Site at the corner of Macken Street and Pearse Street, Dublin 2
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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.
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 2021New applicationObservation window closed 10 Jan 2022
- 28 Jan 2022DecisionAppeal window closed 25 Feb 2022
- 24 Feb 2022Appeal lodged

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Zoning at the site
Zone Z2 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
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
- NIAH-recorded building · 8
- Radon risk area · 1
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.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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