49-53 North Great Charles Street, Dublin 1, Located at the junction of Great Charles Street / Charles Lane / Tyrrell Place
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2017/21 is a planning application for permission at 49-53 North Great Charles Street, Dublin 1, Located at the junction of Great Charles Street / Charles Lane / Tyrrell Place, received by Dublin City Council on 8 Jan 2021 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: The development will consist of (i) Demolition of existing derelict structures comprising multiple interconnected one and two storey buildings of various age; the removal of existing vehicular entrances at North Great Charles Street and at Tyrrells Places; the removal of security gates and railings at the site perimeter. (ii) Construction of 2 no. apartment blocks ranging from 3 to 6 storeys, connected and served by external access decks and consisting of 52 no. apartments comprising 28 no. one-bed and 24 no. two-bed apartments, along with ancillary circulation cores, plant rooms, cycle store, and bin store, all arranged around a central courtyard amenity space. Upper floor apartments will have balconies onto Great Charles Street, Charles Lane, and Tyrrell Place. Ground floor apartments will have enclosed front yards and private terraces to the rear which adjoin the shared courtyard garden. The development will be served by 76 no. resident cycle space plus 22 no. visitor cycle spaces. Pedestrian/cyclist access to the development will be on Charles Lane. Ground floor apartments located along public street will have own door access from the street. (iii) Construction of a new ESB substation and switchroom adjacent to an existing ESB kiosk to the northern corner of site. (iv) Carrying out of associated site works, works to existing footpaths/kerbs, and landscaping works. (v) Replacement of existing railings at the boundary to Pavee Point (a Protected Structure, RPS Ref: 1370 ‘The Free Church’), railings which are positioned within the development site and outside the curtilage of that structure. The site partially located within the Mountjoy Square Architectural Conservation Area. The council granted permission on 25 Jun 2021. The five-week observation window closed on 12 Feb 2021. Appeal 310939 is before An Coimisiún Pleanála (lodged 23 Jul 2021). A commencement notice (CN0112440DC) was lodged on 8 Apr 2024, so works have started on site. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. The scheme is for 52 units. Within 500 m there are 116 other decided applications in the last five years and 22 appeals.
Proposal
The development will consist of (i) Demolition of existing derelict structures comprising multiple interconnected one and two storey buildings of various age; the removal of existing vehicular entrances at North Great Charles Street and at Tyrrells Places; the removal of security gates and railings at the site perimeter. (ii) Construction of 2 no. apartment blocks ranging from 3 to 6 storeys, connected and served by external access decks and consisting of 52 no. apartments comprising 28 no. one-bed and 24 no. two-bed apartments, along with ancillary circulation cores, plant rooms, cycle store, and bin store, all arranged around a central courtyard amenity space. Upper floor apartments will have balconies onto Great Charles Street, Charles Lane, and Tyrrell Place. Ground floor apartments will have enclosed front yards and private terraces to the rear which adjoin the shared courtyard garden. The development will be served by 76 no. resident cycle space plus 22 no. visitor cycle spaces. Pedestrian/cyclist access to the development will be on Charles Lane. Ground floor apartments located along public street will have own door access from the street. (iii) Construction of a new ESB substation and switchroom adjacent to an existing ESB kiosk to the northern corner of site. (iv) Carrying out of associated site works, works to existing footpaths/kerbs, and landscaping works. (v) Replacement of existing railings at the boundary to Pavee Point (a Protected Structure, RPS Ref: 1370 ‘The Free Church’), railings which are positioned within the development site and outside the curtilage of that structure. The site partially located within the Mountjoy Square Architectural Conservation Area.
- Status
- Decision Notice Issued
- Decision
- Grant permission on 25 Jun 2021
- Final grant
- 12 Aug 2021
- Units
- 52
- Site (from polygon)
- 2,422 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 8 Jan 2021New applicationObservation window closed 12 Feb 2021
- 4 Mar 2021Further information requested
- 31 May 2021Further information received
- 25 Jun 2021DecisionAppeal window closed 23 Jul 2021
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Appeal
Commencement
- Commencement notice CN0112440DC
Zoning at the site
Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
- NIAH-recorded building · 136
- Radon risk area · 1
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 86842). 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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