Kalabasa Market, 60-61 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1, D01 Y4N8
Enlargement of the existing restaurant area into the current retail space at the rear of the unit.
WEB2312/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 16 October 2024
- Reference
- WEB2312/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 16 October 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes to expand the existing restaurant use area to the rear of the unit. This will replace the current retail use in this area. There will be no additional floor area added to the unit.
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Official record
Development description
Enlarging the existing restaurant use area to rear of the unit replacing the retail use in this area at present. There is no additional floor area to the unit.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design character and dignity.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 319 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €265,000 | 37 m |
| Apt 336, Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €280,000 | 45 m |
| 324 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1 | Jul 2025 | €290,000 | 45 m |
| Apt 1, 94 Middle Abbey St, Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €2,000,000 | 46 m |
| 303 The Lotts, Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €250,000 | 68 m |
| 84 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 | May 2025 | €1,000,000 | 73 m |
| 363 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 2, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €358,000 | 74 m |
| 171 Batchelors Walk, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €277,000 | 81 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received16 October 2024
- Decision due10 December 2024
- Decision issued21 October 2024
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3833/22Dublin CityLodged 27 Apr 2022Retention
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