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Dublin City Council · 5432/22 · Permission

61, O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1

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5432/22 is a planning application for permission at 61, O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1, received by Dublin City Council on 13 Dec 2022 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission at a site (c.0.02Ha), at No. 61 O'Connell Street Upper (a Protected Structure), including rear onto Henry Place, Dublin 1. The site is otherwise bound by No. 62 O'Connell Street Upper to the south, the east side of Henry Place to the west, the west side of O'Connell Street Upper to the east and No. 60 O'Connell Street Upper to the north. The proposed development comprises the conservation, repair, refurbishment and adaptive reuse of an existing commercial building (4 storey over basement) to include: - a 'licensed restaurant/cafe unit with takeaway/collection facility' (c.35 sq. m gfa) at ground floor level on O'Connell Street Upper and a 'licensed restaurant/ cafe unit with takeaway/collection facility' (c.10 sq. m gfa) at ground floor level on Henry Place; 3 no. 2 bed apartments from 1st to 3rd floor (1no. unit per storey); 1no. gym/leisure studio (c.172 sq. m gfa) at basement level; All associated and ancillary site development works, conservation, demolition, landscaping, temporary works, including: - the creation of a new pedestrian link through part of the ground floor connecting O'Connell Street Upper and Henry Place; bicycle (8no.) and bin storage to rear of No. 61 O'Connell Street Upper at ground floor level; building signage zones and retractable canopy. The application site is within the O'Connell Street Architectural Conservation Area. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) accompanies this application. The council granted permission on 27 Sept 2023. The five-week observation window closed on 26 Jan 2023. An Coimisiún Pleanála decided appeal 318268 on 8 Apr 2025 (grant conditions). The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 162 other decided applications in the last five years and 51 appeals.

Appeal window closes 25 Oct 2023 closed 1053 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (27 Sept 2023) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)

Proposal

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission at a site (c.0.02Ha), at No. 61 O'Connell Street Upper (a Protected Structure), including rear onto Henry Place, Dublin 1. The site is otherwise bound by No. 62 O'Connell Street Upper to the south, the east side of Henry Place to the west, the west side of O'Connell Street Upper to the east and No. 60 O'Connell Street Upper to the north. The proposed development comprises the conservation, repair, refurbishment and adaptive reuse of an existing commercial building (4 storey over basement) to include: - a 'licensed restaurant/cafe unit with takeaway/collection facility' (c.35 sq. m gfa) at ground floor level on O'Connell Street Upper and a 'licensed restaurant/ cafe unit with takeaway/collection facility' (c.10 sq. m gfa) at ground floor level on Henry Place; 3 no. 2 bed apartments from 1st to 3rd floor (1no. unit per storey); 1no. gym/leisure studio (c.172 sq. m gfa) at basement level; All associated and ancillary site development works, conservation, demolition, landscaping, temporary works, including: - the creation of a new pedestrian link through part of the ground floor connecting O'Connell Street Upper and Henry Place; bicycle (8no.) and bin storage to rear of No. 61 O'Connell Street Upper at ground floor level; building signage zones and retractable canopy. The application site is within the O'Connell Street Architectural Conservation Area. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) accompanies this application.

Status
Decision Appealed
Decision
Grant permission on 27 Sept 2023
Final grant
8 Apr 2025
Site (from polygon)
196 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 13 Dec 2022
    New application
    Observation window closed 26 Jan 2023
  • 31 Jul 2023
    Further information requested
  • 3 Aug 2023
    Further information received
  • 27 Sept 2023
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 25 Oct 2023
  • 19 Oct 2023
    Appeal lodged

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Appeal

ACP 318268 · Planning Appeal · decided · Granted with conditions 8 Apr 2025
received by the Commission 18 Oct 2023 · inspector's report · board order

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    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.

    • EPA-licensed facility · 1
      Independent Newspapers Ltd.
    • NIAH-recorded building · 195
      Shoe Zone/Pillar Bed & Breakfast; HPJ Jewellers; Shu Krazy
    • Radon risk area · 1
      About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 10
      Brickworks; House - 18th/19th century; Monumental structure

    Provenance

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