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Dublin City Council · 3546/19

39-42 Hill Street and 36a North Great George's Street

This is 39-42 Hill Street and 36a North Great George's Street — 132 homes, up to 7 storeys, by Hill Street Ltd Partnership. Read the scheme page →

  1. 19 Jul 2019Received
  2. 29 Nov 2019Grant permission
  3. 17 Dec 2019Appealed
  4. 16 Jun 2020Appeal: Granted with conditions
  5. 16 Jun 2020Final grant
  6. 25 Mar 2024Commenced
Status
Commenced
Decision
Grant permission · 29 Nov 2019
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Site
1,488 m²
Appeal
ACP 306181 · Granted with conditions

What’s proposed

Permission for development on a site of 0.14 ha at 39-42 Hill Street and 36a North Great George's Street, Dublin 1. The development consists of the following: The demolition of the existing former light industrial structures on the site (floor area of c. 2735 sq.m) and the construction of a shared accommodation scheme, containing 132 no. bedspaces and ranging in height from 3 storeys to 7 storeys plus roof plant. The total gross floor area of this building will be c.4,980 sq.m. The proposed shared accommodation development provides communal facilities and amenities for all residents comprising, at ground floor level of reception area, laundry, gym, communal lounge/social space, co-working spaces, activities room, storage and a publicly accessible cafe unit of 79 sq.m. A communal kitchen and living space is proposed at each level from ground to fifth floor. An external courtyard is provided at ground floor and a roof terrace is provided on the sixth floor facing, south, east and west. Two projecting elements of the building will overhang the public footpath at second and third floor and sixth and seventh floor. Primary pedestrian access to the development will be from Hill Street with secondary pedestrian and cycle access from existing access on North Great George's Street. The development includes for a new replacement timber entrance door onto North Great George's Street. A total no. of 72 bike parking spaces with covered shelter are provided the external courtyard at ground floor. The proposed development also includes for the provision of green roofs; plant at roof level; signage; new ESB substation and switch room; associated site servicing (foul and surface water drainage and water supply); and all other associated site development works above and below ground

3546/19 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for permission for development on a site of 0.14 ha at 39-42 Hill Street and 36a North Great, received on 19 Jul 2019; permission was granted on 29 Nov 2019.

Planning details

Reference
3546/19
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Commenced · register status “Appeal Decided
Received
19 Jul 2019
Observations close
23 Aug 2019 (closed 2589 days ago)
Decision due
29 Nov 2019 · decided 29 Nov 2019
Decision
Grant permission on 29 Nov 2019
Proposed development
Permission for development on a site of 0.14 ha at 39-42 Hill Street and 36a North Great George's Street, Dublin 1. The development consists of the following: The demolition of the existing former light industrial structures on the site (floor area of c. 2735 sq.m) and the construction of a shared accommodation scheme, containing 132 no. bedspaces and ranging in height from 3 storeys to 7 storeys plus roof plant. The total gross floor area of this building will be c.4,980 sq.m. The proposed shared accommodation development provides communal facilities and amenities for all residents comprising, at ground floor level of reception area, laundry, gym, communal lounge/social space, co-working spaces, activities room, storage and a publicly accessible cafe unit of 79 sq.m. A communal kitchen and living space is proposed at each level from ground to fifth floor. An external courtyard is provided at ground floor and a roof terrace is provided on the sixth floor facing, south, east and west. Two projecting elements of the building will overhang the public footpath at second and third floor and sixth and seventh floor. Primary pedestrian access to the development will be from Hill Street with secondary pedestrian and cycle access from existing access on North Great George's Street. The development includes for a new replacement timber entrance door onto North Great George's Street. A total no. of 72 bike parking spaces with covered shelter are provided the external courtyard at ground floor. The proposed development also includes for the provision of green roofs; plant at roof level; signage; new ESB substation and switch room; associated site servicing (foul and surface water drainage and water supply); and all other associated site development works above and below ground
As published by the register.
Site area
1,488 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

ACP 306181 · Planning Appeal · decided · Granted with conditions 16 Jun 2020
received by the Commission 17 Dec 2019 · inspector's report · board order

Commencement

  • Seven day notice SN0009865DC
    25 Mar 202438-42 Hill Street, Dublin, Dublin 1matched by appeal_ref_npad

Zoning at the site

Zone Z8 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

O2 — Green belt

Z8: Georgian Conservation Areas: To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with the conservation objective.

Zoned to protect the open land between urban areas. Development is strongly resisted.

R2 — Existing residential

Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.

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.

Designations within 250 m

No OPW flood extent nearby.

  • NIAH-recorded building · 154
    School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology; Church of Saint George and Saint Thomas; bollard
  • Radon risk area · 1
    About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Recorded monument · 8
    Burial ground; Church; Graveyard

Provenance

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