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Dublin City Weekly Planning29 Jun 2026

WEB2608/26

148 , Capel Street, Dublin 1

Lead potentialMedium

Well-defined change of use to restaurant with new shopfront, mezzanine extension and kitchen fit-out representing concrete moderate work.

Planning stageNew Application
Project typeConversion Change Of Use
Development sectorHospitality
Matched trades5

Source description

What is being proposed

CHANGE OF USE: Permission is being sought for change of use from retail to street food restaurant and take away with extended mezzanine, new shop front and signage and all associated site works.

Opportunity fit

Why these trades match

5 evidence-led matches
01

Fitout Shopfront

High

New shop front and signage explicitly part of the change of use to street food restaurant.

02

Kitchens

High

Change of use to street food restaurant and take away requires commercial kitchen installation.

03

Electrical

Medium

Restaurant conversion implies new electrical installations for kitchen and serving areas.

04

HVAC

Medium

Street food restaurant and takeaway requires extraction and ventilation systems.

05

Plumbing Heating

Medium

Restaurant/takeaway conversion implies water and drainage connections for food preparation.