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Dublin City Council · 4497/22

108/109 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1

Approved in Jan 2023. No sign of building yet.

  1. 18 Jul 2022Received
  2. 30 Nov 2022Approved
  3. 11 Jan 2023Final approval
  4. 11 Jan 2028Approval runs out
Status
Approved
Decision
Approved · 30 Nov 2022
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Site
121 m²

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What’s proposed

In plain English

Change of use and extension for a restaurant at Middle Abbey Street

The applicant wants to convert a retail building into a restaurant and cafe. This includes partially demolishing the rear and building a new extension.

  • Includes partial demolition of the rear from basement to second floor
  • New build areas added from basement to second floor
  • Adds a new ventilation and duct system with a roof level screen
  • Includes a new signage zone on the front of the building
Written by AI from the council’s description

An AI model rewrote the council’s description below in everyday words on 9 Oct 2026. It was told to use only that text, and every number it wrote was checked against it. It says nothing about whether the application will be approved. The council’s wording and planning file are the record.

The council’s description

Planning permission for development at a site of 0.018 ha at nos. 108/109 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1. The proposed development consists of the partial demolition of the rear of the retail / shop building from basement to second floor levels (c. 211 sq m in total), the change of use of the remaining retail / shop building to licensed restaurant / cafe use at all levels and the provision of new build areas to the rear from basement to second floor levels (c. 204 sq m in total) to provide licenced restaurant / cafe use, all resulting in a licensed restaurant / cafe building of c. 580 sq m (including ancillary space such as circulation cores and walls), which includes, provision of a licensed restaurant / cafe area including customer seating, associated ancillary office space, cook/servery, accessible toilets, kitchen (including food preparation area). dumbwaiter and storage and other related spaces. The proposed development also consist of the provision of a signage zone (c.1.2 sq m) on the Middle Abbey Street elevation; a new ventilation and duct system; associated plant; a louvre screen at roof level; associated internal and external alterations; changes in level; associated site servicing (foul and surface water drainage and water supply); and all other associated site excavation and site development works above and below ground

Planning details

Reference
4497/22
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Granted · register status “Decision Notice Issued”
Received
18 Jul 2022
Observations close
22 Aug 2022 (closed 1516 days ago)
Decision due
30 Nov 2022 · decided 30 Nov 2022
Decision
Grant permission on 30 Nov 2022
Site area
121 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure

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Zoning

Zone Z5 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

M2 — Major town centre

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

Protections nearby 250 m

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  • EPA-licensed facility · 1
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  • NIAH-recorded building · 149
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  • Recorded monument · 16
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Where this comes from

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51.

Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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Summary

4497/22 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for planning permission for development at a site of 0.018 ha at nos. 108/109 Middle Abbey, received on 18 Jul 2022; permission was granted on 30 Nov 2022.