10 and 11 Ushers Island, Dublin 8, Dublin, D08 A586
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WEB1262/26 is a planning application for permission at 10 and 11 Ushers Island, Dublin 8, Dublin, D08 A586, received by Dublin City Council on 9 Feb 2026 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: The refurbishment and change of use of existing buildings from commercial/light industrial to use as an immersive arts centre with complementary educational facilities focusing on audiovisual technology at 10 and 11 Ushers Island, Dublin 8. The main entrance to the immersive arts centre will be from Ushers Island, while the entrance to the educational facility will be from Island Street, to the rear. The development will include; (i) Alteration of quay-front facades to nos 10 and 11, including a new glazed single storey public entrance at number 10 with glazed canopy and the façade refurbishment of no 11, to include; the rendering of the existing elevational non-original tile cladding (no 11); new windows and doors in existing openings (no 11); new granite steps, ramp and low boundary plinth (nos 10,11); new external metal railings at entrance area (no 10) to side boundary at the adjoining site (no 9) and new external signage to no 11. (ii) Alteration of the rear façade to no 10 at Island Street, including a new metal gate and new render to existing walls and a new planted courtyard containing bicycle and bin storage facilities. (iii) Reinstatement of the first-floor to the rear of number 10, with replacement walls and flat roof, where the original roof was previously removed, and only remnants of the first-floor walls currently remain. The council granted permission on 2 Apr 2026. The five-week observation window closed on 16 Mar 2026. A commencement notice (SN0014188DC) was lodged on 26 May 2026, 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 17 appeals.
Proposal
The refurbishment and change of use of existing buildings from commercial/light industrial to use as an immersive arts centre with complementary educational facilities focusing on audiovisual technology at 10 and 11 Ushers Island, Dublin 8. The main entrance to the immersive arts centre will be from Ushers Island, while the entrance to the educational facility will be from Island Street, to the rear. The development will include; (i) Alteration of quay-front facades to nos 10 and 11, including a new glazed single storey public entrance at number 10 with glazed canopy and the façade refurbishment of no 11, to include; the rendering of the existing elevational non-original tile cladding (no 11); new windows and doors in existing openings (no 11); new granite steps, ramp and low boundary plinth (nos 10,11); new external metal railings at entrance area (no 10) to side boundary at the adjoining site (no 9) and new external signage to no 11. (ii) Alteration of the rear façade to no 10 at Island Street, including a new metal gate and new render to existing walls and a new planted courtyard containing bicycle and bin storage facilities. (iii) Reinstatement of the first-floor to the rear of number 10, with replacement walls and flat roof, where the original roof was previously removed, and only remnants of the first-floor walls currently remain.
- Status
- Decision Notice Issued
- Decision
- Grant permission on 2 Apr 2026
- Final grant
- 7 May 2026
- Site (from polygon)
- 797 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 9 Feb 2026New applicationObservation window closed 16 Mar 2026
- 2 Apr 2026DecisionAppeal window closed 30 Apr 2026
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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
- Seven day notice SN0014188DC
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.
- EPA-licensed facility · 4
- NIAH-recorded building · 60
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 26
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 85292). 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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