Site of c. 0.08 ha at nos. 17-21 Foley Street, Dublin 1. The application site is located north of Block B, Joyce's Court, south of Foley Street, east of Joyce's Walk and west of Ulysses House.
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5022/23 is a planning application for permission at Site of c. 0.08 ha at nos. 17-21 Foley Street, Dublin 1. The application site is located north of Block B, Joyce's Court, south of Foley Street, east of Joyce's Walk and west of Ulysses House., received by Dublin City Council on 20 Dec 2023 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: The development will consist of: A) The demolition of the existing building on site (c. 1,065 sq. m) and the construction of a 10-no. storey tourist hostel (overall height c. 32.5m above ground level to parapet along with plant and lift overrun above (c. 33.0m above ground level) with setbacks provided at sixth and eighth floor level (with a gross floor area proposed of c. 5,724 sqm) B) Provision of a reception area (with pedestrian access from the corner of Foley Street and Joyce's Walk) with ancillary café/bar/restaurant use (c. 260 sqm) at ground floor level, and other ancillary amenities including a gym (c. 66 sqm), kitchen/ dining space (c. 75 sqm), guest laundry room (c. 30 sqm), plant (c. 150sqm) and staff facilities (c. 64 sqm) at first floor level; C) Provision of 140 no. guest rooms in a mixture of accessible (1-bed), 2-bed, 4-bed, 6-bed, 8-bed, and 10 bedrooms across the upper 8 no. floors; and, D) Provision of landscaping to external courtyard (c. 151 sqm) at ground floor level with access to the proposed dedicated, secure cycle parking storage (20 no. spaces), refuse storage (c. 28 sqm), switch room (c. 20 sqm), generator and single MV substation (c. 13 sqm) utilities located to the rear of the courtyard, with green/blue roof/PV panels at roof level and all associated works to facilitate the development. The council granted permission on 22 Feb 2024. The five-week observation window closed on 2 Feb 2024. An Coimisiún Pleanála decided appeal 319305 on 10 Jul 2024 (withdrawn). A commencement notice (SN0012215DC) was lodged on 18 Mar 2025, so works have started on site. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 125 other decided applications in the last five years and 19 appeals.
Proposal
The development will consist of: A) The demolition of the existing building on site (c. 1,065 sq. m) and the construction of a 10-no. storey tourist hostel (overall height c. 32.5m above ground level to parapet along with plant and lift overrun above (c. 33.0m above ground level) with setbacks provided at sixth and eighth floor level (with a gross floor area proposed of c. 5,724 sqm) B) Provision of a reception area (with pedestrian access from the corner of Foley Street and Joyce's Walk) with ancillary café/bar/restaurant use (c. 260 sqm) at ground floor level, and other ancillary amenities including a gym (c. 66 sqm), kitchen/ dining space (c. 75 sqm), guest laundry room (c. 30 sqm), plant (c. 150sqm) and staff facilities (c. 64 sqm) at first floor level; C) Provision of 140 no. guest rooms in a mixture of accessible (1-bed), 2-bed, 4-bed, 6-bed, 8-bed, and 10 bedrooms across the upper 8 no. floors; and, D) Provision of landscaping to external courtyard (c. 151 sqm) at ground floor level with access to the proposed dedicated, secure cycle parking storage (20 no. spaces), refuse storage (c. 28 sqm), switch room (c. 20 sqm), generator and single MV substation (c. 13 sqm) utilities located to the rear of the courtyard, with green/blue roof/PV panels at roof level and all associated works to facilitate the development.
- Status
- Appeal Decided
- Decision
- Grant permission on 22 Feb 2024
- Final grant
- 16 Jul 2024
- Site (from polygon)
- 819 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 20 Dec 2023New applicationObservation window closed 2 Feb 2024
- 22 Feb 2024DecisionAppeal window closed 21 Mar 2024
- 19 Mar 2024Appeal lodged
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Appeal
Commencement
- Seven day notice SN0012215DC
Zoning at the site
Zone Z5 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
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 · 114
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 2
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 85054). 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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