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Dublin City Council · WEB1642/26

Unit 2, Temple Bar Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Approved in Jun 2026. Building started in 2026.

  1. 19 Mar 2026Received
  2. 11 May 2026Approved
  3. 15 Jun 2026Final approval
  4. 9 Sept 2026Building started
Status
Building startedi
Decision
Approved · 11 May 2026
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Site
91 m²

What’s proposed

In plain English

Change of use from financial services unit to a restaurant

The applicant wants to convert an existing financial services unit into a restaurant. This includes installing a new shopfront and kitchen facilities.

  • Removes two existing ATMs from the front
  • Installs new ventilation ducting and a roof-level extractor fan
  • Adds new signage to the north side 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

The development will consist of the following: (1) Change of use of an existing financial services unit to a restaurant. (2) Removal of two existing ATMs and installation of a new façade treatment fronting onto Temple Bar Square, including a new shopfront window. (3) Provision of internal restaurant facilities, including kitchen accommodation, waste storage, ventilation, staff welfare areas, customer seating, and an accessible restroom. (4) Installation of ventilation ducting on the south elevation to serve the proposed kitchen, together with an extractor fan at roof level. (5) Erection of signage on the north elevation. (6) All associated site development and services work on a site of c.0.0067ha

Planning details

Reference
WEB1642/26
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Commenced · register status “Decision Notice Issued”
Received
19 Mar 2026
Observations close
23 Apr 2026 (closed 200 days ago)
Decision due
13 May 2026 · decided 11 May 2026
Decision
Grant permission on 11 May 2026
Site area
91 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure

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Building started

  • 9 Sept 2026 · Builder told the council work was starting (seven-day notice) SN0014761DC

Zoning

Zone Z5 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

M2 — Major town centre

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

Protections nearby 250 m

Flood area nearby (OPW maps). floodinfo.ie ↗

  • NIAH-recorded building · 261
    Irish Architecture Foundation; Ha’penny Bridge Café
  • Recorded monument · 50
    Gateway; Religious house - Augustinian friars

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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National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 18:51open
Summary

WEB1642/26 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for the development will consist of the following: (1) Change of use of an existing, received on 19 Mar 2026; permission was granted on 11 May 2026.