Dublin City Council · 2022/19
5 Echlin Street, Dublin 8
Approved in Jun 2019. The approval ran out in 2024.
- 7 Jan 2019Received
- 1 Mar 2019Approved
- 15 Mar 2019Appealed
- 12 Jun 2019Appeal: Approved with conditions
- 12 Jun 2019Final approval
- 12 Jun 2024Approval ran out
- Status
- Appeal decided — granted
- Decision
- Approved · 1 Mar 2019
- Council
- Dublin City Council
- Type
- Permission
- Site
- 266 m²
- Appeal
- ACP 303959 · Approved with conditions
What’s proposed
The development will consist of 1. Demolition of existing derelict two storey property and workshop located to the rear of the existing property 2. Construction of a retail unit (100sq.m) at ground floor level 3. Construction of 3 number two bedroom apartments (73 sq.m) at first, second and third floor levels, and for construction of 1 number one bedroom apartment ()58sq.m) at fourth floor level, including for the provision of private balconies to each apartment 4. For the provision of all access hallways, stairs and lift to the proposed residential units (4 in total) 5. For the provision of private open space amenities by the way of a walled garden 6. To connect the proposed development to adjoining public services, such as foul and surface water sewer and also to the adjoining public water main 7. The floor area of the entire 5 storey development will be 511 sq.m with the overall height of 14.5m 8. And for all associated site development works
Planning details
- Reference
- 2022/19
- Local authority
- Dublin City Council
- Status
- Appeal decided — granted · register status “Appeal Decided”
- Received
- 7 Jan 2019
- Observations close
- 11 Feb 2019 (closed 2805 days ago)
- Decision due
- 1 Mar 2019 · decided 1 Mar 2019
- Decision
- Grant permission on 1 Mar 2019
- Site area
- 266 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Nearby 104 · 500 m · 5 years
- OpenEnergy Centre, St. James's Hospital, James's Street, Dublin 8, D08 NHY1
- OpenDiageo Brewery, bounded by James's Street, Victoria Quay, Watling Street, and Steeven's Lane, Dublin 8
- Awaiting decision1, Saint James's Avenue, Dublin 8
- Awaiting decision107, James's Street, Dublin 8
- Awaiting decisionDiageo Brewery bounded by James's Street, Watling Street, Victoria Quay and Steeven's Lane, Dublin 8
- Awaiting decisionSaint James's National School, Basin View, Dublin 8
- Awaiting decisionThe Maltings Business Park, 54/55 Marrowbone Lane, Dublin 8
- GrantedDiageo Brewery bounded by James's Street, Watling Street, Victoria Quay and Steeven's Lane, Dublin 8
Show all 104
- WithdrawnThe Maltings Business Park , 54/55 Marrowbone Lane,, Dublin 8.
- Appeal decidedSite at Thomas Street, including No. 144 Thomas Street (the site is bounded by No. 143 Thomas Street, and Marshalsea Lane to the east and No's 151-156 Thomas Street to the west), Dublin 8
- CommencedBlock 5 (now known as The Maltings Building), Grand Canal Harbour, Grand Canal Place, Dublin 8
- WithdrawnBlock 5 (now known as the Maltings Building), Grand Canal Harbour, Grand Canal Place, Dublin 8
- CommencedBlock 6 (now known as The Lock Keeper's Building), Grand Canal Harbour, Grand Canal Place, Dublin 8
- Commenced29 Bow Lane West, Dublin 8, D08V44T
- Withdrawn29 Bow Lane West, Dublin 8, D08V44T
- Withdrawn29, Bow Lane West, Dublin 8, D08V44T
- GrantedGuiness Storehouse, Market Street, Dublin 8, D08 VF8H
- Withdrawn29, Bow Lane West, Dublin 8, D08 V44T
- Granted161 - 163 Thomas Street, Dublin 8
- WithdrawnContainer Coffee, Thomas Street, Dublin 8
- Withdrawn161 - 163 Thomas Street, Dublin 8, Dublin, D08FF6A
- GrantedBrewery at St. James's Gate and adjacent to the Guinness Storehouse, Dublin 8, D08AX97
- WithdrawnGuinness Storehouse, Market Street, Dublin 8
- Withdrawn161-163 Thomas Street, Dublin 8
- Refused16-17 Grand Canal Place, The Liberties, Dublin 8, D08 AY88
- CommencedDiageo Brewery, bounded by James's Street, Watling Street, Victoria Quay and Steven's Lane, Dublin 8
- RefusedBow Bridge Business Centre, Bow Bridge, Kilmainham Dublin 8
- Withdrawn134 Thomas Street West, Dublin 8
- Withdrawn134 Thomas Street West, Dublin 8, D08 T6H9
- WithdrawnBow Bridge Business Centre, Bow Bridge, Kilmainham, Dublin 8
- Appeal decided42 Marrowbone Lane, Dublin 8, D08 FY6W
- Withdrawn42 Marrowbone Lane, Dublin 8, D08 FY6W
- RefusedRainsford Avenue, The Liberties, Dublin 8
- GrantedDiageo Brewery bounded by James's Street, Watling Street, Victoria Quay and Steeven's Lane, Dublin 8
- Commenced134, Thomas Street West, Dublin 8
- Withdrawn134 Thomas Street West, Dublin 8, D08 T6H9
- GrantedBlock E Binary Hub, Roe's Lane, Bonham Street, Dublin 8
- WithdrawnBlock E Binary Hub, Roe’s Lane, Bonham Street, Dublin 8
- WithdrawnSite to the rear of St James's Roman Catholic Church, James's Street and Echlin Street, Dublin 8
- Commenced1-3 Thomas Court, Dublin 8; at the rear of 10-13 Thomas Street West, Dublin 8 with vehicular access, to Rainsford Street to the south;a vacant site between 13 &17 Thomas Street West, Dublin 8; and a, surface car park to the rear of 17 to 25 Thomas Street
- GrantedGuiness Brewery, bounded by James's Street, Victoria Quay, Watling Street and Steevens Lane, Dublin 8
- Granted180, 182-184 James's Street, Dublin 8, F08 FF21
- Commenced23 James Street, Dublin 8, D08 V3P2
- Withdrawn23 James Street, Dublin 8, D08 V3P2
- GrantedDr Steeven's Hospital, Steeven's Lane, Dublin 8, D08 W2A8
- GrantedTrinity Centre for Health Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8
- Appeal decidedSite at Thomas Street, including No. 144 Thomas Street (the site is bounded by No. 143 Thomas Street, and Marshalsea Lane to the east and No's 151-156 Thomas Street to the west), Dublin 8
- WithdrawnTrinity Centre for Health Sciences at St. James Hospital, James's Street, Dublin 8
- CommencedBlock 1, ground floor retail unit, Grand Canal Harbour , Grand Canal Place, Dublin 8
- CommencedMace, 45-47, James's Street, The Liberties, Dublin 8, D08 K59A
- GrantedBlock B, 133, The Maltings, Bonham Street, Dublin 8
- CommencedThe Culvert Apartments, 7 Pim Street, The Liberties, Dublin 8
- WithdrawnThe Culvert Apartments, 7 Pim Street, The Liberties, Dublin 8
- WithdrawnFlat 133, Block B, The Maltings, Bonham Street, Dublin 1, D08 TP65
- WithdrawnFlat 133, Block B, The Maltings, Bonham Street, Dublin 8, D08 TP65
- Granted13-16 Long's Place, Dublin 8
- GrantedDiageo Brewery, bounded by James's Street, Watling Street, Victoria Quay and Steven's Lane, Dublin 8
- WithdrawnDiageo Ireland, bounded by James's Street, Watling Street, Victoria Quayand Steven's Lane, Dublin 8
- Granted10-13 Thomas Street, Dublin 8
- Refused16-17 Grand Canal Place, The Liberties, Dublin 8
- Withdrawn10-13 Thomas Street, Dublin 8, D08 PX8H
- Commenced14, Loreto Road, Dublin 8, D08 H5V6
- Appeal decided177-179, James Street, Dublin 8
- Withdrawn177 to 179, James Street, Dublin 8
- Withdrawn14, Loreto Road, Dublin 8 D08 H5V6
- Appeal decided134, James's Street and the corner of Steeven's Lane, Dublin 8, D08 YV6H
- GrantedTaylor's Lane, The Liberties, Dublin 8, D08 YP0E
- Granted53 James's Street, Dublin 8 D08 X20N
- Withdrawn53 Saint James's Street, Dublin 8 D08 X20N
- WithdrawnTaylor's Lane, The Liberties, Dublin 8, D08 YPOE
- GrantedGrand Canal Harbour, Grand Canal Place, Dublin 8
- WithdrawnBus Stop No. 4413, in front of Heuston Station on the public footpath on the Northern side of Saint John's Road West, Dublin 8
- GrantedCorner site (known as Lawlor's Corner), at the junction of Summer Street South and Marrowbone Lane encompassing 72 Marrowbone Lane and 3 Summer Street South, Dublin 8, D08 XV2K
- GrantedThe Malt House, 27-28 James's Street, Dublin 8
- CommencedBow Bridge Business Centre, Bow Bridge, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, D08 K2NP
- WithdrawnCorner site (known as Lawlor’s Corner), at the junction of Summer Street South and Marrowbone Lane encompassing 72 Marrowbone Lane, 3 Summer Street South, Dublin 8, D08 XV2K
- Appeal decided29, Bow Lane West, Dublin 8, D08V44T
- WithdrawnBow Bridge Business Centre, Bow Bridge, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, D08 K2NP
- Withdrawn29, Bow Lane West, Dublin 8, D08 V44T
- GrantedFlat 70, Block A, The Maltings, Bonham Street, Dublin 8
- Refused134, James's Street, and the corner of Steeven's Lane, Dublin 8, D08 YV6H
- GrantedArthurs House, 1 Thomas Street, Dublin 8, D08 AX97
- WithdrawnArthurs House, 1 Thomas Street, Dublin 8, D08 AX97
- WithdrawnFlat 70, Block A, The Maltings, Bonham Street, Dublin 8
- Granted12, Thirlestane Terrace, Thomas Court, Dublin 8
- CommencedLands at Guinness Brewery to the South of James Street, Dublin 8
- GrantedGuinness Open Gate Brewery, 53 James's Street, Dublin 8, D08 X2N
- GrantedDiageo Brewery bounded by James's Street, Watling Street, Victoria Quay and Steeven's Lane, Dublin 8
- WithdrawnDiageo Brewery, bounded by James's Street, Watling Street, Victoria Quay and Steven's Lane, Dublin 8
- Withdrawn12, Thirlestance Terrace, Thomas Court, Dublin 8
- GrantedSt. James's Hospital, James's Street, Dublin 8
- CommencedFormer An Post Building, 109 James's Street, Dublin 8, D08 H9E4
- CommencedNewport Street Apartments, 17-19 Newport Street, (at the corner of Newport Street and Pim Street), Dublin 8
- GrantedSite of former No. 2 Brewery, which incorporates the Brew Hall Building and connected Front Wing Building, and which is part of the existing Guinness Brewery lands to the South of James's Street, Dublin 8
- Withdrawn12 Thirlestane Terrace, Thomas Court, Dublin 8, D08 X3X6
- Commenced98 James's Street, Dublin 8, D08 W5HW
- Withdrawn98 James's Street, Dublin 8
- GrantedSt. Patrick's University Hospital Campus, James's Street, Dublin 8
- RefusedSite to the rear of St. James Roman Catholic Church, James's Street, Dublin 8 with access onto Echlin Street .
- GrantedDiageo Brewery, bounded by James's Street, Watling Street, Victoria Quay and Steeven's Lane, Dublin 8
- CommencedDiageo Brewery, bounded by James's Street, Watling Street, Victoria Quay and Steeven's Lane, Dublin 8
- WithdrawnSite to the rear of St. James's Roman Catholic Church , James's Street, Dublin 8
- WithdrawnDiageo Brewery, bounded by James's Street, Watling Street, Victoria Quay and Steeven's Lane, Dublin 8
- GrantedBlock E, Binary Hub, at the corner of Bonham Street and Roe's Lane, Dublin 8.
Homes nearby
- For saleApartment 40, Saint James'S Court, St. James Gate, Dublin 8, D08 YV08
- For saleApartment 30, Block 2, Steeven'S Gate Apartments, Dublin 8, D08 W542
- For saleApt 47 Steevens Gate, James St, Dublin 8, D08 X2A8
- For saleFIXED PRICE 370, 000 NO BIDDING Apartment 15, Liberty View, St. James Gate, Dublin 8, D08 A433
- For saleFIXED PRICE 360, 000 NO BIDDING, Apartment 28, Liberty View, St. James Gate, Dublin 8, D08 NF24
- For saleThe Granary, Dublin 8
Development land nearby
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- Permission running out · 399 homes granted 31 Mar 2022, expires 31 Mar 2027 — Heuston South Quarter (0.7 km)
- Permitted, not started · 15 homes granted 23 Jan 2025, expires 23 Jan 2030 — James's Street and the corner of Steeven's Lane (0.2 km)
- Permitted, not started · 51 homes granted 03 Jun 2026, expires 03 Jun 2031 — 42 Marrowbone Lane (0.3 km)
- Residential land off St Steevens Gate, Thomas Street, Dublin 8 (0.1 km)
- Mixed-use land off St Steevens Gate, Thomas Street, Dublin 8 (0.1 km)
Appeal
ACP 303959 · Planning Appeal · decided · Approved with conditions 12 Jun 2019
Zoning
Zone Z4 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
M3 — Neighbourhood centre
A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing.
R2 — Existing residential
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.
Protections nearby 250 m
- EPA-licensed facility · 4
- NIAH-recorded building · 47
- Recorded monument · 12
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
2022/19 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for the development will consist of 1. Demolition of existing derelict two storey property, received on 7 Jan 2019; permission was granted on 1 Mar 2019.