Tailors Hall, 8 Back Lane, Dublin 8, D08X2A3
Addition of a restaurant use to the lower ground floor of Tailors Hall, a protected structure.
WEB2815/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 1 August 2025
- Reference
- WEB2815/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 1 August 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission to add a restaurant use to the lower ground floor of Tailors Hall, which is a protected structure. The restaurant will be open daily and accessed directly from High Street, complementing previously approved uses for private events and theatrical performances.
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
Protected structure. Change of use. Liberty renaissance ltd. Having received planning permission (ref 4021/24) for fixtures and fittings in the rear yard and front garden of tailors hall (a protected structure rps ref. 332), 8 back lane, dublin 8, to support the permitted uses (ref. Pl 29s. 235911) in the lower ground floor, is hereby applying for planning permission to include the addition of a restaurant use in the lower ground floor to be open daily and accessed directly off high street. For the purposes of clarity, the previous approved uses are “lower ground floor for dancing at private events and permission to use the basement and ground floors for small theatrical events and concerts”. All at tailors hall (a protected structure rps ref. 332), 8 back lane, dublin 8, d08 x2a3.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Deanscourt, Christchurch Sq, Dublin 8 | Feb 2026 | €280,000 | 24 m |
| Apartment 2 Dean'S Court, Christchurch Square, Back Lane | May 2026 | €265,000 | 24 m |
| Apt 22 Deans Court, Christchurch Square, Dublin 8 | Feb 2026 | €321,000 | 29 m |
| Apartment 32, Christchurch Hall, High Street | May 2025 | €330,000 | 37 m |
| Apt 23, Christchurch Hall, High St Dublin 8 | Nov 2025 | €320,000 | 37 m |
| Apt 6, 13 High St, Dublin 8 | Mar 2025 | €375,000 | 57 m |
| Apt 1, High Street, Christchurch | Sept 2025 | €350,000 | 57 m |
| 1b John Dillon St, Dublin 8, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €350,000 | 61 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received1 August 2025
- Decision due2 December 2025
- Decision issued2 December 2025
- Permission expiry28 February 2031
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