St. Stephen's Green Shopping Centre, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, D02 X309
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3012/23 is a planning application for permission at St. Stephen's Green Shopping Centre, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, D02 X309, received by Dublin City Council on 6 Jan 2023 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: The site is bounded by St. Stephen's Green West to the east, King Street South to the north, Glovers Alley to the south (in part) and Mercer Street Lower to the west on a site area of 1,452 ha. The proposal is for the rejuvenation of the Stephen's Green Shopping Centre, involving the internal reconfiguration and partial redevelopment of the centre, while maintaining a number of existing retail units and elements of the existing building structure. The proposal will result in a building of up to 8 no. storeys over basement of retail, cafe/restaurant/bar and office uses (excluding mezzanines in retail/cafe/ restaurant/bar units at ground floor and basement and car park level). The proposal includes the construction of three storeys of offices over the existing car parking structure (with the omission of the existing uppermost car park level). The proposal includes retail and office uses at first floor and the provision of office use at proposed 2nd to 7th floor levels. There is a general increase in height across the development over the existing shopping centre and multi-storey car park, which varies across the site. The maximum height increase over the existing multi-storey car park (which includes plant screen parapets and when measured from the low point on King Street South) is 11.18 metres (existing 30.59m to a proposed 41.77m). The maximum height increase over the existing shopping centre (excluding the multi storey car park) (which includes plant screen parapets/glazed atrium roof and when measured from the low point on King Street South) is 13.27 metres (existing 25.5m to a proposed 38.77m). A total gross floor area of 87,932 sq.m. is proposed, which includes a net reduction of retail floor area to 19,049 sq.m. a net reduction of the existing cafe/restaurant uses to 1,740 sq.m. and a net reduction of bar (public house) uses to 789 sq.m. 35,043 sq.m. of offices and ancillary spaces (including existing floor area where retained) are proposed. The overall net increase in GFA over the existing development is 21,419 sq.m. The proposal will include a reconfigured internal mall opening onto St. Stephen's Green providing access to new and existing retail and cafe/restaurant units at ground and first floor. Retail, cafe/restaurant and bar (public house) units and office entrances area provided on the King Street South frontage and on the St. Stephens' Green West frontage. The proposed development will include 551 no. car parking spaces and 512 no. bicycle-parking spaces. This represents a reduction in 138 no. car parking spaces from the number of spaces at present. The proposed development includes all associated works including demolition of existing structures, utilities connections, roof level plant and telecommunications infrastructure, temporary construction works and site hoarding and public realm works. The council granted permission on 14 Dec 2023. The five-week observation window closed on 10 Feb 2023. An Coimisiún Pleanála decided appeal 318865 on 24 Jul 2025 (refuse). A commencement notice (CN0128594DC) was lodged on 19 May 2025, so works have started on site. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 144 other decided applications in the last five years and 57 appeals.
Proposal
The site is bounded by St. Stephen's Green West to the east, King Street South to the north, Glovers Alley to the south (in part) and Mercer Street Lower to the west on a site area of 1,452 ha. The proposal is for the rejuvenation of the Stephen's Green Shopping Centre, involving the internal reconfiguration and partial redevelopment of the centre, while maintaining a number of existing retail units and elements of the existing building structure. The proposal will result in a building of up to 8 no. storeys over basement of retail, cafe/restaurant/bar and office uses (excluding mezzanines in retail/cafe/ restaurant/bar units at ground floor and basement and car park level). The proposal includes the construction of three storeys of offices over the existing car parking structure (with the omission of the existing uppermost car park level). The proposal includes retail and office uses at first floor and the provision of office use at proposed 2nd to 7th floor levels. There is a general increase in height across the development over the existing shopping centre and multi-storey car park, which varies across the site. The maximum height increase over the existing multi-storey car park (which includes plant screen parapets and when measured from the low point on King Street South) is 11.18 metres (existing 30.59m to a proposed 41.77m). The maximum height increase over the existing shopping centre (excluding the multi storey car park) (which includes plant screen parapets/glazed atrium roof and when measured from the low point on King Street South) is 13.27 metres (existing 25.5m to a proposed 38.77m). A total gross floor area of 87,932 sq.m. is proposed, which includes a net reduction of retail floor area to 19,049 sq.m. a net reduction of the existing cafe/restaurant uses to 1,740 sq.m. and a net reduction of bar (public house) uses to 789 sq.m. 35,043 sq.m. of offices and ancillary spaces (including existing floor area where retained) are proposed. The overall net increase in GFA over the existing development is 21,419 sq.m. The proposal will include a reconfigured internal mall opening onto St. Stephen's Green providing access to new and existing retail and cafe/restaurant units at ground and first floor. Retail, cafe/restaurant and bar (public house) units and office entrances area provided on the King Street South frontage and on the St. Stephens' Green West frontage. The proposed development will include 551 no. car parking spaces and 512 no. bicycle-parking spaces. This represents a reduction in 138 no. car parking spaces from the number of spaces at present. The proposed development includes all associated works including demolition of existing structures, utilities connections, roof level plant and telecommunications infrastructure, temporary construction works and site hoarding and public realm works.
- Status
- Appeal Decided
- Decision
- Grant permission on 14 Dec 2023
- Site (from polygon)
- 1.36 ha
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 6 Jan 2023New applicationObservation window closed 10 Feb 2023
- 6 Oct 2023Further information requested
- 17 Nov 2023Further information received
- 14 Dec 2023DecisionAppeal window closed 22 Jan 2024
- 18 Jan 2024Appeal lodged
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Appeal
Commencement
- Short commencement notice CN0128594DC
Zoning at the site
Zone Z5 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
Z5: City Centre: To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design character and dignity.
The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
- NIAH-recorded building · 256
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 53
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 86960). 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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