Dublin City Council · 2125/19
117-120 James's Street, Dublin 8
Approved in Apr 2019. The approval ran out in 2024.
- 25 Jan 2019Received
- 21 Mar 2019Approved
- 26 Apr 2019Final approval
- 26 Apr 2024Approval ran out
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Approved · 21 Mar 2019
- Council
- Dublin City Council
- Type
- Permission
- Site
- 168 m²
What’s proposed
Permission for development to amend the previously permitted development (Dublin City Council Reg. Ref. 3750/17) at a site of c. 0.017 ha at Nos. 117-120 James's Street, Dublin 8. The development will consist of: the provision of signage and window manifestations at the front facade of Nos. 118-120 James's Street; the change of use at first floor level of Nos. 117-120 from permitted ancillary office use to gin school (59 sqm) and at part of the second floor level of Nos. 117-120 James's Street from permitted ancillary office use to whiskey school (77 sqm) (associated with the adjoining Pearse Lyons Distillery at Nos. 121-122 James's Street); and the provision of all site development works above and below ground
Planning details
- Reference
- 2125/19
- Local authority
- Dublin City Council
- Status
- Granted · register status “Decision Notice Issued”
- Received
- 25 Jan 2019
- Observations close
- 1 Mar 2019 (closed 2783 days ago)
- Decision due
- 21 Mar 2019 · decided 21 Mar 2019
- Decision
- Grant permission on 21 Mar 2019
- Site area
- 168 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name
Nearby 92 · 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
- Open1, Saint James's Avenue, Dublin 8
- Open107, James's Street, Dublin 8
- OpenDiageo Brewery bounded by James's Street, Watling Street, Victoria Quay and Steeven's Lane, Dublin 8
- OpenSaint James's National School, Basin View, Dublin 8
- GrantedDiageo Brewery bounded by James's Street, Watling Street, Victoria Quay and Steeven's Lane, Dublin 8
- AppealedSite 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
Show all 92
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Appeal decided177-179, James Street, Dublin 8
- Withdrawn177 to 179, James Street, Dublin 8
- 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
- GrantedThe Malt House, 27-28 James's Street, Dublin 8
- CommencedBow Bridge Business Centre, Bow Bridge, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, D08 K2NP
- 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
- 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
- GrantedSite at junction of St. John's Road West and Military Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8
- WithdrawnDiageo Brewery, bounded by James's Street, Watling Street, Victoria Quay and Steven's Lane, Dublin 8
- WithdrawnSite at junction of St. John's Road West and Military Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, with access from Military Road
- 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
- 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 saleApt 47 Steevens Gate, James St, Dublin 8, D08 X2A8
- For saleApartment 30, Block 2, Steeven'S Gate Apartments, Dublin 8, D08 W542
- For saleApartment 40, Saint James'S Court, St. James Gate, Dublin 8, D08 YV08
- 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
From Buildable, our sister site for development land in Dublin.
- Permission running out · 399 homes granted 31 Mar 2022, expires 31 Mar 2027 — Heuston South Quarter (0.6 km)
- Permitted, not started · 15 homes granted 23 Jan 2025, expires 23 Jan 2030 — James's Street and the corner of Steeven's Lane (0.1 km)
- Permitted, not started · 51 homes granted 03 Jun 2026, expires 03 Jun 2031 — 42 Marrowbone Lane (0.5 km)
- Public land off St Steevens Gate, Thomas Street, Dublin 8 (0.1 km)
- Residential land off St Steevens Gate, Thomas Street, Dublin 8 (0.1 km)
Zoning
Zone Z4 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
G5 — Open space and amenity
Land zoned to stay open — parks, playing fields, amenity corridors. Built development is very hard to justify, which also means the view is protected.
M3 — Neighbourhood centre
A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing.
Protections nearby 250 m
Flood area nearby (OPW maps). floodinfo.ie ↗
- EPA-licensed facility · 4
- NIAH-recorded building · 42
- Recorded monument · 13
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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Summary
2125/19 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for permission for development to amend the previously permitted development (Dublin City, received on 25 Jan 2019; permission was granted on 21 Mar 2019.