Ground Floor Unit, La Rochelle, High Street, The Liberties, Dublin 8, D08 YW72
Retention of a change of use from a restaurant to escape rooms, with new external signage.
WEB2549/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 20 November 2024
- Reference
- WEB2549/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention Permission
- Received
- 20 November 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for the change of use of a ground floor unit from a restaurant to escape rooms, alongside internal window signage. Planning permission is also sought for new external signage on the front, corner, and side elevations.
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
Permission & retention: retention of the change of use from restaurant to escape rooms (leisure facility) and internal window signage on the ground floor. Planning permission is also sought for new external signage on the front and corner elevations, along with a new projecting sign on the side elevation.
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
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 47 La Rochelle, Christchurch, Dublin 8 | May 2026 | €370,000 | 4 m |
| Apt 66 La Rochelle, Christchurch, Dublin 8 | May 2026 | €295,000 | 4 m |
| 44 La Rochella, Christchurch, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €316,000 | 4 m |
| 42 La Rochelle, High St, Dublin 8 | May 2026 | €300,000 | 4 m |
| 22 La Rochelle, Church St, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €491,573 | 4 m |
| Apt 10 La Rochelle, Christchurch, Dublin 8 | May 2026 | €345,000 | 31 m |
| Apt 12 La Rochelle, Christchurch, Dublin 8 | May 2026 | €415,000 | 31 m |
| 71 Bertram Court, Christchurch, Dublin 8 | Jan 2026 | €350,000 | 41 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 received20 November 2024
- Decision due23 January 2025
- Decision issued25 November 2024
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