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Dublin City Council · 3977/24

The Bad Ass Cafe, 9-11 Crown Alley, Dublin 2

  1. 8 Jul 2024Received
  2. 30 Aug 2024Refuse permission
  3. 26 Sept 2024Appealed
  4. 19 Mar 2025Appeal: Granted with conditions
  5. 19 Mar 2025Final grant
Status
Appeal decided — granted
Decision
Refuse permission · 30 Aug 2024
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Site
236 m²
Appeal
ACP 320915 · Granted with conditions

What’s proposed

PERMISSION AND RETENTION for development at this site; Bad Ass Café, 9-11 Crown Alley, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02ED77 and Unit 2/3, Temple Bar Square, Dublin 2, DO2 X738. 9-11 Crown Alley is a Protected Structure. The development will consist of; a) on the Crown Alley façade, the retention of the illuminated "Bad Ass" fascia sign; b) on the Crown Alley façade, the replacement on the fascia sign of the 2D black lettering "Guinness" and "Temple Bar" with new 3D lettering; c) on the Temple Bar Square façade, the removal of the illuminated signage comprising a gold harp and the words "Bad Ass" and its replacement with whole new fascia and associated signage and d) on the Temple Bar Square façade a new metal screen to replace the existing roller shutter to the stairwell. All as described in detail in the drawings

3977/24 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for pERMISSION AND RETENTION for development at this site; Bad Ass Café, 9-11 Crown Alley, received on 8 Jul 2024; permission was refused on 30 Aug 2024.

Planning details

Reference
3977/24
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Appeal decided — granted · register status “Appeal Decided”
Received
8 Jul 2024
Observations close
12 Aug 2024 (closed 777 days ago)
Decision due
30 Aug 2024 · decided 30 Aug 2024
Decision
Refuse permission on 30 Aug 2024
Proposed development
PERMISSION AND RETENTION for development at this site; Bad Ass Café, 9-11 Crown Alley, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02ED77 and Unit 2/3, Temple Bar Square, Dublin 2, DO2 X738. 9-11 Crown Alley is a Protected Structure. The development will consist of; a) on the Crown Alley façade, the retention of the illuminated "Bad Ass" fascia sign; b) on the Crown Alley façade, the replacement on the fascia sign of the 2D black lettering "Guinness" and "Temple Bar" with new 3D lettering; c) on the Temple Bar Square façade, the removal of the illuminated signage comprising a gold harp and the words "Bad Ass" and its replacement with whole new fascia and associated signage and d) on the Temple Bar Square façade a new metal screen to replace the existing roller shutter to the stairwell. All as described in detail in the drawings
As published by the register.
Site area
236 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name

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Appeal

ACP 320915 · Planning Appeal · decided · Granted with conditions 19 Mar 2025
received by the Commission 26 Sept 2024 · inspector's report · board order

Commencement

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    Zoning at the site

    Zone Z5 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

    M2 — Major town centre

    Z5: City Centre: To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design character and dignity.

    The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

    Designations within 250 m

    OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.

    • NIAH-recorded building · 269
      Knightsbridge Bar/Arlington Hotel; Irish Architecture Foundation; Ha’penny Bridge Café
    • Radon risk area · 2
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 51
      Gateway; Religious house - Augustinian friars; Religious house - Augustinian, of Arrouaise nuns

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 72542). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here.

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