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Dublin City Council · 3938/21 · Permission

Site at the corner of Macken Street and Pearse Street, Dublin 2

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Council received 25 Nov 2021We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (1752 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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3938/21 is a planning application for permission at Site at the corner of Macken Street and Pearse Street, Dublin 2, received by Dublin City Council on 25 Nov 2021 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Planning permission for development on a 0.0107 Ha (107 sq m) site at the corner of Macken Street and Pearse Street. The site is bounded to the south by No. 109b Pearse Street and Pearse Street, to the east by Macken Street, to the north by No. 32a Macken Street, and to the west by No. 57 Pearse Square. The proposed development will principally consist of the demolition of a single storey warehouse (96 sq m) and the construction of a 3 No. Storey live-work unit (216.4 sq m) providing office space at ground (83.4 sq m) and first floor level (76.1 sq m) and a studio apartment at the second-floor level (56.9 sq m). This development will also include a mural on the western elevation, a westerly facing balcony, bicycle parking, a bin store, hard and soft landscaping and all other associated site works above and below ground. The council granted permission on 28 Jan 2022. The five-week observation window closed on 10 Jan 2022. An Coimisiún Pleanála decided appeal 312829 on 12 Oct 2023 (grant conditions). The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 140 other decided applications in the last five years and 19 appeals.

Appeal window closes 25 Feb 2022 closed 1661 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (28 Jan 2022) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)

Proposal

Planning permission for development on a 0.0107 Ha (107 sq m) site at the corner of Macken Street and Pearse Street. The site is bounded to the south by No. 109b Pearse Street and Pearse Street, to the east by Macken Street, to the north by No. 32a Macken Street, and to the west by No. 57 Pearse Square. The proposed development will principally consist of the demolition of a single storey warehouse (96 sq m) and the construction of a 3 No. Storey live-work unit (216.4 sq m) providing office space at ground (83.4 sq m) and first floor level (76.1 sq m) and a studio apartment at the second-floor level (56.9 sq m). This development will also include a mural on the western elevation, a westerly facing balcony, bicycle parking, a bin store, hard and soft landscaping and all other associated site works above and below ground.

Status
Decision Appealed
Decision
Grant permission on 28 Jan 2022
Site (from polygon)
108 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 25 Nov 2021
    New application
    Observation window closed 10 Jan 2022
  • 28 Jan 2022
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 25 Feb 2022
  • 24 Feb 2022
    Appeal lodged

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Appeal

ACP 312829 · Planning Appeal · decided · Granted with conditions 12 Oct 2023
received by the Commission 22 Feb 2022 · inspector's report · board order

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    Zoning at the site

    Zone Z2 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

    R2 — Existing residential

    Z2: Residential Neighbourhoods (Conservation Areas): To protect and/or improve the amenities of residential conservation areas.

    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

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

    • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
      Grand Canal
    • NIAH-recorded building · 8
      Pearse Square; bridge; St. Andrew's Resource Centre
    • Radon risk area · 1
      About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 67999). 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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