Vault 8, Station Building, Hatch Street Upper, Dublin 2
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WEB1521/26 is a planning application for retention permission at Vault 8, Station Building, Hatch Street Upper, Dublin 2, received by Dublin City Council on 6 Mar 2026 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: PROTECTED STRUCTURE / RETENTION: We, Shoalwater UC intend to apply for retention permission for development at Vault 8, Station Building, Hatch Street Upper, Dublin 2. The application site is within the vaulted foundations of the platform building for the former Harcourt Street Railway Station, a protected structure (RPS Ref. 3514: former station roof and facade). The proposed retention permission consists of the change of use of Vault 8 from restaurant to recreational use (gym). The area of unit is 205 sqm in size. The proposal does not alter any existing fabric. The council granted permission on 29 Apr 2026 (retention). The five-week observation window closed on 10 Apr 2026. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 146 other decided applications in the last five years and 77 appeals.
Proposal
PROTECTED STRUCTURE / RETENTION: We, Shoalwater UC intend to apply for retention permission for development at Vault 8, Station Building, Hatch Street Upper, Dublin 2. The application site is within the vaulted foundations of the platform building for the former Harcourt Street Railway Station, a protected structure (RPS Ref. 3514: former station roof and facade). The proposed retention permission consists of the change of use of Vault 8 from restaurant to recreational use (gym). The area of unit is 205 sqm in size. The proposal does not alter any existing fabric.
- Status
- Decision Notice Issued
- Decision
- Grant retention permission on 29 Apr 2026
- Final grant
- 4 Jun 2026
- Site (from polygon)
- 242 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 6 Mar 2026New applicationObservation window closed 10 Apr 2026
- 29 Apr 2026DecisionAppeal window closed 27 May 2026
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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
Zone Z6 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
Z6: Employment/Enterprise: To provide for the creation and protection of enterprise and facilitate opportunities for employment creation.
Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.
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.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
- NIAH-recorded building · 89
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 3
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 72982). 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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