23 Ashtown Grove, Off Navan Road, North City Centre, Dublin 7, D07 E4EK
Change of use from a vacant retail unit to a restaurant, including a single-storey rear extension.
WEB5229/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 25 September 2025
- Reference
- WEB5229/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 25 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes converting a vacant ground-floor retail unit into a restaurant with a kitchen, dining area, and toilets. It also includes a new single-storey rear extension of approximately 18.2 square metres for storage, a new rear access gate, and updated front signage.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 18 m²
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Official record
Development description
The development will consist of change of use of the existing vacant retail unit to a restaurant at the ground floor level of the existing two storey property comprising new toilet facilities, kitchen and dining area, a new single storey extension (c. 18.2m. Sq) to the rear for storage, new rear access gate leading to existing car parking area, change to the front entrance screen design, new signage to the front and gable end and all other associated site development works at 23 ashtown grove, off navan road, north city centre, dublin 7
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve neighbourhood facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Ashtown Grove, Navan Rd, Dublin 7 | Apr 2026 | €630,000 | 57 m |
| 68 Park Rd, Dublin 7, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €255,000 | 97 m |
| 343 Navan Rd, Dublin 7, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €585,000 | 107 m |
| 7 Ashtown Grove, Navan Rd, Dublin 7not full market price | Jun 2026 | €560,000 | 111 m |
| 339 Navan Rd, Dublin 7, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €695,000 | 113 m |
| 89 Park Rd, Dublin 7, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €757,000 | 151 m |
| 82 Kinvara Rd, Dublin 7, Dublin | May 2026 | €300,000 | 160 m |
| 84 Kinvara Rd, Navan Rd, Dublin 7not full market price | May 2025 | €460,000 | 162 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 received25 September 2025
- Decision due19 November 2025
- Decision issued20 February 2026
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