72-74 Francis Street, Dublin 8
- 14 Apr 2021Received
- 8 Jun 2021Refuse permission
- 5 Jul 2021Appealed
- 2 Sept 2022Appeal: Refused
- Status
- Appeal decided — refused
- Decision
- Refuse permission · 8 Jun 2021
- Council
- Dublin City Council
- Type
- Permission
- Site
- 662 m²
- Appeal
- ACP 310755 · Refused
What’s proposed
The development will consist of: (i) Demolition of Nos. 73-74 Francis Street and demolition of No. 72 Francis Street with the exception of this building's original front (western) facade; (ii) The refurbishment of the front (western) facade of No. 72, the construction of a replacement facade to the front of No.74 to match the height of No. 72 and the construction of a replacement facade to the front of No.73 (from first to third floor level) to match the height of Nos. 72 and 74; (iii) The redevelopment of Nos. 72-74 from basement to third floor level (No. 74 will be of similar height to Nos. 72-73 whilst containing three levels over basement only); (iv) The amalgamation of the redeveloped Nos. 72-74 and the construction of a three storey contemporary extension above; (v) all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the proposed development. The works will allow for the provision of a seven storey over basement level mixed-use building comprising (a) 24 no. apartments (6 no. studio, 6 no. one bedroom, 9 no. two-bedroom and 3 no. three bedroom) each served by private amenity space and provided with access to a first floor level communal garden and cycle parking at ground and basement floor level; (b) 505sq. m of commercial space, in the form of a cafe (156sq.m), 3 no. retail units (184sq.m) co-working space (73sq.m) and a multi-purpose space for education exercise and community uses (92sq.m), served by cycle parking at ground floor level; (c) basement level storage/plant room
2587/21 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for the development will consist of: (i) Demolition of Nos. 73-74 Francis Street and, received on 14 Apr 2021; permission was refused on 8 Jun 2021.
Planning details
- Reference
- 2587/21
- Local authority
- Dublin City Council
- Status
- Appeal decided — refused · register status “Appeal Decided”
- Received
- 14 Apr 2021
- Observations close
- 19 May 2021 (closed 1948 days ago)
- Decision due
- 8 Jun 2021 · decided 8 Jun 2021
- Decision
- Refuse permission on 8 Jun 2021
- Proposed development
- The development will consist of: (i) Demolition of Nos. 73-74 Francis Street and demolition of No. 72 Francis Street with the exception of this building's original front (western) facade; (ii) The refurbishment of the front (western) facade of No. 72, the construction of a replacement facade to the front of No.74 to match the height of No. 72 and the construction of a replacement facade to the front of No.73 (from first to third floor level) to match the height of Nos. 72 and 74; (iii) The redevelopment of Nos. 72-74 from basement to third floor level (No. 74 will be of similar height to Nos. 72-73 whilst containing three levels over basement only); (iv) The amalgamation of the redeveloped Nos. 72-74 and the construction of a three storey contemporary extension above; (v) all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the proposed development. The works will allow for the provision of a seven storey over basement level mixed-use building comprising (a) 24 no. apartments (6 no. studio, 6 no. one bedroom, 9 no. two-bedroom and 3 no. three bedroom) each served by private amenity space and provided with access to a first floor level communal garden and cycle parking at ground and basement floor level; (b) 505sq. m of commercial space, in the form of a cafe (156sq.m), 3 no. retail units (184sq.m) co-working space (73sq.m) and a multi-purpose space for education exercise and community uses (92sq.m), served by cycle parking at ground floor level; (c) basement level storage/plant roomAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 662 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name
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Appeal
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
Zone Z4 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban Villages: To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.
A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing.
Designations within 250 m
OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.
- NIAH-recorded building · 46
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 118
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 84419). 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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