34/35, Liffey Street Upper, Dublin 1
Change of use from retail to a salad bar restaurant and café on Liffey Street Upper.
WEB2493/26 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 16 June 2026
- Reference
- WEB2493/26
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 16 June 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of converting 114 sqm of ground floor retail space and 111 sqm of first floor space into a salad bar restaurant and café. Works include modifications to the front façade, new signage, and installing a rear extraction unit.
- Floor area
- 225 m²
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
- Sprout food co. , intend to apply for planning permission for development at this site, 34/35 liffey street upper, dublin
- The development will consist of works for the change of use at ground floor level (114 sq,m) from retail to salad bar restaurant /café use & first floor (111 sq,m), area to provide sit down eating area and ancillary toilets and services ( restaurant/café use). Works will also comprise of kitchen, waste storage, cold store, wcs at ground floor level, and staff and wcs at first floor level as well as modifications to the front façade and new projecting signage and planter boxes. It is also proposed to install a new extraction unit and ducting to the rear roof of the property
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 307, Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1 | Mar 2026 | €293,500 | 127 m |
| 198 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €260,000 | 127 m |
| 201 Bachelors Walk Apts, Liffey St Lower, Dublin 1 | Jul 2026 | €400,000 | 127 m |
| 265 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €305,000 | 128 m |
| 213 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €262,000 | 128 m |
| Apt 215 Bachelors Walk, Norths Lotts, Dublin 1 | Jul 2026 | €257,000 | 130 m |
| 219 Bachelors Walk Apts, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €254,000 | 133 m |
| 303 The Lotts, Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €250,000 | 146 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 June 2026
- Decision due10 August 2026
- Decision issued17 June 2026
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