Rear of the Old Storehouse, 3 Crown Alley, Dublin 2, and To the rear of 8 Cope Street, Dublin 2.
Construction of a covered outdoor dining area and change of use of a ground floor store to a food and bar servery.
WEB5302/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 3 October 2025
- Reference
- WEB5302/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 3 October 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at this protected structure consists of constructing a covered area for licensed external dining with a timber and slate roof on cast-iron columns, including a new masonry fireplace and chimney. It also includes altering the existing building to change the ground floor use from a store to a food and bar servery, with associated window and door adjustments.
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: development to consist of construction of a covered area for licensed external-dining consisting of trussed-timber and hipped mono-pitch roof with slate finish, cast iron rainwater goods, lead flashings and 3 no. Conservation rooflights, all on cast-iron columns and with new masonry fireplace & chimney plus, alterations to existing building (permitted under planning ref 4426/24) consisting of a change of use at ground floor level from store to food and bar-servery, also adjustments to door gf-d1 and omission of 2 no. Above-counter infills including windows gf-w1 & gf-w2 and replacement with demountable timber shutters, plus adjustments to hard standing and all associated works.
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 7, Temple Bar Sq, Dublin 2 | Jun 2026 | €465,000 | 43 m |
| Apt 6 Temple Bar Sq, Dublin 2, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €330,000 | 43 m |
| Apt 1, 3 4 Cope St, Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €2,250,000 | 56 m |
| The Friary, Cecilia St, Temple Bar Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €266,666 | 80 m |
| Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 89 m |
| Apt 1 Aston Court, Bedford Row, Dublin 2 | Apr 2025 | €421,000 | 100 m |
| 5 Aston Court, Bedford Row, Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €950,000 | 100 m |
| Apt 10 Aston Court, Bedford Row, Temple Bar | May 2025 | €397,000 | 100 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 received3 October 2025
- Decision due27 November 2025
- Decision issued7 October 2025
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: PERMISSION & RETENTION: Permission in respect of a two- storey storage building (69 m²)…
The Old Storehouse, 3 Crown Alley, Dublin 2 and to the rear of 8 Cope Street, Dublin 2
4426/24Dublin CityLodged 2 Dec 2024Retention
- GrantedAt this site
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Emgen Four Gp Limited intend to apply for permission in respect of a two-storey storage…
Rear of the Old Storehouse, 3 Crown Alley, Dublin 2 and to the Rear of 8 Cope Street, Dublin 2
WEB5331/25Dublin CityLodged 6 Oct 2025Commercial
- InvalidAt this site
Retention and Permission in respect of a two- storey storage building (69 sqm) with undercroft, located in a…
The Old Storehouse, 3 Crown Alley, Dublin 2, and to the rear of 8 Cope Street, Dublin 2
4412/24Dublin CityLodged 22 Nov 2024Retention
- RefusedAt this site
Change of use from a retail shop or as a restaurant to an outlet for the sale of hot food (burgers and hot…
5A, Crown Alley, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
WEB1508/24Dublin CityLodged 26 Apr 2024Change of use
- InvalidAt this site
Change of use from a retail shop or as a restaurant to an outlet for the sale of hot food (burgers and hot…
5A, Crown Alley, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 VK88
WEB1470/24Dublin CityLodged 22 Apr 2024Change of use
- Granted40 m away
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The Auld Dubliner, No. 17 Anglesea Street / 24-25 Temple Bar, Dublin 2
WEB2943/25Dublin CityLodged 22 Aug 2025Change of use
- Invalid40 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Perfect Pubs 3 Limited T/A The Auld Dubliner seek Change of Use from Restaurant / Bar to…
The Auld Dubliner, No. 17 Anglesea Street / 24-25 Temple Bar, Dublin 2
WEB2933/25Dublin CityLodged 21 Aug 2025Change of use
- Granted40 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Perfect Pubs 3 Limited T/A The Auld Dubliner seek Permission for the Retention of six…
The Auld Dubliner, 17 Anglesea Street/24-25 Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 DX09
4106/24Dublin CityLodged 1 Aug 2024Retention
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