Site at the former Player Wills site , South Circular Road , St. Catherines's Avenue and Donore Avenue , Dublin 8
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3406/25 is a planning application for permission at Site at the former Player Wills site , South Circular Road , St. Catherines's Avenue and Donore Avenue , Dublin 8, received by Dublin City Council on 2 Oct 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: The proposed development consists of amendments to the permitted basement under Block PW2 only, as permitted under ABP-308917-20 (DCC Ref: SHD0031/20). The proposed amendments include: Omission of permitted basement -2 level and consolidation of parking, cycle parking, plant and servicing areas into an enlarged basement -1 level. This consolidation includes for removal of previously permitted 81 no. car parking spaces identified for adjacent future development lands (and permitted as storage) and 10. no car parking spaces for the permitted development. This results in a single basement -1 level of c.7,234 sq.m which will include 864 no. cycle parking spaces, 148 no. car parking spaces (138 resident spaces including 13 accessible spaces, and 10 car-club spaces), plant areas, waste stores, access cores to apartments above, residents' storage areas and e-scooter parking. The proposed amendments relate to the permitted basement under Block PW2 only and no amendments are proposed to any permitted above ground elements of Block PW2 or elements of the wider permitted scheme including Block PW1 which relates to the former Player Wills Factory (a Protected Structure, RPS Ref: 8796). The council granted permission on 15 Apr 2026. The five-week observation window closed on 6 Nov 2025. A commencement notice (SN0014367DC) was lodged on 23 Jun 2026, so works have started on site. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 150 other decided applications in the last five years and 28 appeals.
Proposal
The proposed development consists of amendments to the permitted basement under Block PW2 only, as permitted under ABP-308917-20 (DCC Ref: SHD0031/20). The proposed amendments include: Omission of permitted basement -2 level and consolidation of parking, cycle parking, plant and servicing areas into an enlarged basement -1 level. This consolidation includes for removal of previously permitted 81 no. car parking spaces identified for adjacent future development lands (and permitted as storage) and 10. no car parking spaces for the permitted development. This results in a single basement -1 level of c.7,234 sq.m which will include 864 no. cycle parking spaces, 148 no. car parking spaces (138 resident spaces including 13 accessible spaces, and 10 car-club spaces), plant areas, waste stores, access cores to apartments above, residents' storage areas and e-scooter parking. The proposed amendments relate to the permitted basement under Block PW2 only and no amendments are proposed to any permitted above ground elements of Block PW2 or elements of the wider permitted scheme including Block PW1 which relates to the former Player Wills Factory (a Protected Structure, RPS Ref: 8796)
- Status
- Decision Notice Issued
- Decision
- Grant permission on 15 Apr 2026
- Final grant
- 21 May 2026
- Site (from polygon)
- 7,374 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 2 Oct 2025New applicationObservation window closed 6 Nov 2025
- 25 Feb 2026Further information requested
- 20 Mar 2026Further information received
- 15 Apr 2026DecisionAppeal window closed 13 May 2026
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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
- Seven day notice SN0014367DC
Zoning at the site
Zone Z14 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
Z14: Strategic Development and Regeneration Areas (SDRAs): To seek the social, economic and physical development and/or regeneration of an area with mixed-use, of which residential would be the predominant use.
A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.
Designations within 250 m
OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.
- Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
- NIAH-recorded building · 9
- Radon risk area · 2
- Recorded monument · 2
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 87179). 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.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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