177-179, James Street, Dublin 8
Data updated 12 Sept 2026 · register lag up to 7 days · sources & freshness
4439/23 is a planning application for permission at 177-179, James Street, Dublin 8, received by Dublin City Council on 7 Sept 2023 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: PERMISSION:Proposed 1,407 sq.m. health spa (including ancillary cafe bar). Total area made up as follows: Ground floor: Change of use of existing 609 sq.m. warehouse / workshop building. New 104 sq.m. glazed extension (in existing west facing courtyard). New 39 sq.m. external sauna. First floor: New 580 sq.m. floor area and west facing external open terrace. Second floor: New 75 sq.m, floor area. Also external open terrace area and green roof areas. Also ground floor pedestrian paved area with decorative pool and shelter for 12 bicycles. The council granted permission on 4 Mar 2024. The five-week observation window closed on 12 Oct 2023. An Coimisiún Pleanála decided appeal 319430 on 7 Feb 2025 (grant conditions). The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 78 other decided applications in the last five years and 8 appeals.
Proposal
PERMISSION:Proposed 1,407 sq.m. health spa (including ancillary cafe bar). Total area made up as follows: Ground floor: Change of use of existing 609 sq.m. warehouse / workshop building. New 104 sq.m. glazed extension (in existing west facing courtyard). New 39 sq.m. external sauna. First floor: New 580 sq.m. floor area and west facing external open terrace. Second floor: New 75 sq.m, floor area. Also external open terrace area and green roof areas. Also ground floor pedestrian paved area with decorative pool and shelter for 12 bicycles.
- Status
- Appeal Decided
- Decision
- Grant permission on 4 Mar 2024
- Final grant
- 7 Feb 2025
- Site (from polygon)
- 1,330 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 7 Sept 2023New applicationObservation window closed 12 Oct 2023
- 1 Nov 2023Further information requested
- 8 Feb 2024Further information received
- 4 Mar 2024DecisionAppeal window closed 2 Apr 2024
- 3 Apr 2024Appeal lodged

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Appeal
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Zoning at the site
Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
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
OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.
- NIAH-recorded building · 22
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 12
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 85034). 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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