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Dublin City Council · 3609/20

162-164a (inclusive) Capel Street and 33-36 (inclusive) Strand Street Little, Dublin 7

  1. 22 Oct 2020Received
  2. 15 Dec 2020Refuse permission
  3. 19 Jan 2021Appealed
  4. 6 Sept 2021Appeal: Granted with conditions
  5. 6 Sept 2021Final grant
  6. 22 May 2023Commenced
Status
Commenced
Decision
Refuse permission · 15 Dec 2020
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Site
801 m²
Appeal
ACP 309215 · Granted with conditions

What’s proposed

Planning permission for development to include demolition of buildings and redevelopment of partly vacant site for hotel with ancillary bar/cafe lobby fronting Capel Street/ Strand Street Little junction and shop in 162 Capel Street. The development consists of the following:- -Demolition of 33-36 Strand Street Little (Working Men's Club) and buildings to the rear of the shop at 162 Capel Street; -Construction of a 5 to 9-storey over basement mixed use development with setbacks at 5th and 7th floor levels from the Capel Street and Little Strand Street frontages; -Internal reconfiguration of No.162 Capel Street with retail unit at ground floor and hotel accommodation on the floors above, linked into the new building at 1st and 2nd and 3rd floor levels; -Basement level accommodating staff facilities, meeting room, admin office, store, toilets, plant rooms, gym, linen store, bicycle parking and basement to shop in No. 162 Capel Street; -Ground floor accommodating hotel reception and foyer accessed from Strand Street Little; Hotel dining, kitchen, toilets; Licensed cafe/ bar lobby front Capel Street / Strand Street Little; Service yard; Shop unit in no.162 Capel Street; bin store, ESB substation, generator and switchroom accessed from side lane off Strand Street Little; -1st to 8th floors accommodating 142 no. hotel bedrooms and ancillary facilities with set back at 1st floor rear, screened plant enclosure at 5th floor recess level and 7th floor rear; -Signage and all associated site works and services

3609/20 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for planning permission for development to include demolition of buildings and redevelopment, received on 22 Oct 2020; permission was refused on 15 Dec 2020.

Planning details

Reference
3609/20
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Commenced · register status “Appeal Decided”
Received
22 Oct 2020
Observations close
26 Nov 2020 (closed 2132 days ago)
Decision due
16 Dec 2020 · decided 15 Dec 2020
Decision
Refuse permission on 15 Dec 2020
Proposed development
Planning permission for development to include demolition of buildings and redevelopment of partly vacant site for hotel with ancillary bar/cafe lobby fronting Capel Street/ Strand Street Little junction and shop in 162 Capel Street. The development consists of the following:- -Demolition of 33-36 Strand Street Little (Working Men's Club) and buildings to the rear of the shop at 162 Capel Street; -Construction of a 5 to 9-storey over basement mixed use development with setbacks at 5th and 7th floor levels from the Capel Street and Little Strand Street frontages; -Internal reconfiguration of No.162 Capel Street with retail unit at ground floor and hotel accommodation on the floors above, linked into the new building at 1st and 2nd and 3rd floor levels; -Basement level accommodating staff facilities, meeting room, admin office, store, toilets, plant rooms, gym, linen store, bicycle parking and basement to shop in No. 162 Capel Street; -Ground floor accommodating hotel reception and foyer accessed from Strand Street Little; Hotel dining, kitchen, toilets; Licensed cafe/ bar lobby front Capel Street / Strand Street Little; Service yard; Shop unit in no.162 Capel Street; bin store, ESB substation, generator and switchroom accessed from side lane off Strand Street Little; -1st to 8th floors accommodating 142 no. hotel bedrooms and ancillary facilities with set back at 1st floor rear, screened plant enclosure at 5th floor recess level and 7th floor rear; -Signage and all associated site works and services
As published by the register.
Site area
801 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 309215 · Planning Appeal · decided · Granted with conditions 6 Sept 2021
received by the Commission 19 Jan 2021 · inspector's report · board order

Commencement

  • Short commencement notice CN0100807DC
    22 May 202333-36 STRAND STREET LITTLE, Dublin, Dublin 7, D07 F861matched by ref_exact

Zoning at the site

Zone Z5 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

M2 — Major town centre

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

OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.

  • NIAH-recorded building · 181
    house; house; Morrison Hotel
  • Radon risk area · 2
    About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Recorded monument · 58
    Mural tower (Historic Town); Mural tower (Historic Town); Mural tower (Historic Town)

Provenance

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