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Dublin City Council · WEB1331/26 · Retention Permission

81-82, Dorset Street Lower, Dublin 2, Dublin

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Council received 17 Feb 2026We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (207 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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WEB1331/26 is a planning application for retention permission at 81-82, Dorset Street Lower, Dublin 2, Dublin, received by Dublin City Council on 17 Feb 2026 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: RETENTION PERMISSION Retention permission for alterations to a development originally approved under Reg. Ref. 4596/18. The alterations for which retention permission is sought includes: (i) internal modifications and reconfiguration of the first and second floor levels to provide an additional 2 no. units and a revised unit mix; and (ii) all associated works, including boundary treatments, drainage and engineering works necessary to facilitate the development. The alterations result in an increase from 6 no. one-bed units (as originally approved under Reg. Ref. 4596/18) to 8 no. units (3 no. studio and 1 no. one-bed units at first floor level, and 3 no. studio and 1 no. one-bed units at second floor level). The council declared the application invalid on 19 Feb 2026. The five-week observation window closed on 24 Mar 2026. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 143 other decided applications in the last five years and 22 appeals.

Observations close 24 Mar 2026 closed 172 days ago
5 weeks from receipt (17 Feb 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · €20 to the council

Proposal

RETENTION PERMISSION Retention permission for alterations to a development originally approved under Reg. Ref. 4596/18. The alterations for which retention permission is sought includes: (i) internal modifications and reconfiguration of the first and second floor levels to provide an additional 2 no. units and a revised unit mix; and (ii) all associated works, including boundary treatments, drainage and engineering works necessary to facilitate the development. The alterations result in an increase from 6 no. one-bed units (as originally approved under Reg. Ref. 4596/18) to 8 no. units (3 no. studio and 1 no. one-bed units at first floor level, and 3 no. studio and 1 no. one-bed units at second floor level).

Status
Decision Notice Issued
Decision
Application declared invalid on 19 Feb 2026
Site (from polygon)
257 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 17 Feb 2026
    New application
    Observation window closed 24 Mar 2026
  • 19 Feb 2026
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 19 Mar 2026

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    Zoning at the site

    Zone Z4 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

    M3 — Neighbourhood centre

    Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban Villages: To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.

    A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing.

    R2 — Existing residential

    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

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
      Royal Canal
    • NIAH-recorded building · 102
      house; house; shop/retail outlet
    • Radon risk area · 1
      About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 2
      House - indeterminate date; R178403

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 73186). 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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