32-33 Blessington Street, Dublin 7, D07 PF20
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WEB1635/26 is a planning application for retention permission at 32-33 Blessington Street, Dublin 7, D07 PF20, received by Dublin City Council on 19 Mar 2026 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: RETENTION & PERMISSION: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development consists of Retention and Permission to consolidate Change of Use from Tourist hostel to community services administration offices (440 sq m) and carry out minor works (subject of recent unsuccessful Section 5 application ref P5118) comprising of : the amalgamation of front meeting rooms and lobbies on all levels replacing 4 no. access doors with fire rated studs within existing openings, amalgamation of kitchen & dining at basement level of unit 32, removal of modern sanitary installations within the meetings rooms of all the main upper floors, associated removal of modern stud partitions and doors. Floors, walls and ceilings to be made good with new painted finishes and carpet tile floor finishes. Existing electrical installation will be upgraded with new energy efficient lighting (suspended track lights under historic ceilings / surface mounted on modern ceilings under attic) and electrical services (including surface mounted dada trunking). Existing windows to be repaired with replacement of any damaged windowpanes. External basement areas and steps to be repaired and repainted. Water ingress to external rear walls to be remedied including removal of redundant surface mounted external pipework- repairing/ sealing existing rainwater downpipes, making good to all associated internal and external surfaces. The council declared the application invalid on 20 Mar 2026. The five-week observation window closed on 23 Apr 2026. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 139 other decided applications in the last five years and 28 appeals.
Proposal
RETENTION & PERMISSION: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development consists of Retention and Permission to consolidate Change of Use from Tourist hostel to community services administration offices (440 sq m) and carry out minor works (subject of recent unsuccessful Section 5 application ref P5118) comprising of : the amalgamation of front meeting rooms and lobbies on all levels replacing 4 no. access doors with fire rated studs within existing openings, amalgamation of kitchen & dining at basement level of unit 32, removal of modern sanitary installations within the meetings rooms of all the main upper floors, associated removal of modern stud partitions and doors. Floors, walls and ceilings to be made good with new painted finishes and carpet tile floor finishes. Existing electrical installation will be upgraded with new energy efficient lighting (suspended track lights under historic ceilings / surface mounted on modern ceilings under attic) and electrical services (including surface mounted dada trunking). Existing windows to be repaired with replacement of any damaged windowpanes. External basement areas and steps to be repaired and repainted. Water ingress to external rear walls to be remedied including removal of redundant surface mounted external pipework- repairing/ sealing existing rainwater downpipes, making good to all associated internal and external surfaces.
- Status
- Decision Notice Issued
- Decision
- Application declared invalid on 20 Mar 2026
- Site (from polygon)
- 284 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 19 Mar 2026New applicationObservation window closed 23 Apr 2026
- 20 Mar 2026DecisionAppeal window closed 17 Apr 2026
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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
Zone Z8 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
Z8: Georgian Conservation Areas: To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with the conservation objective.
Zoned to protect the open land between urban areas. Development is strongly resisted.
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.
- NIAH-recorded building · 91
- Radon risk area · 1
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 76139). 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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