Dublin City Council · WEB1681/26
32-33 Blessington Street, Dublin 7
Under appeal.
- 24 Mar 2026Received
- 26 Jun 2026Approved
- 23 Jul 2026Appealed
- Status
- Under appeal
- Decision
- Approved · 26 Jun 2026
- Council
- Dublin City Council
- Type
- Permission
- Site
- 284 m²
- Appeal
- ACP 501755 · open
What’s proposed
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: RETENTION AND PERMISSION: Planning Permission is sought to consolidate Change of Use from Tourist hostel to Community Services Administration Offices (440 sq m) and to complete minor works 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. Floors, walls and ceilings to be made good with new painted finishes and carpet tile floor finishes. Existing electrical installation to be repaired and replaced with new energy efficient lighting (suspended track lights under historic ceilings / surface mounted on modern ceilings under attic) and electrical services (including surface mounted dado 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. Retention Permission is sought for works undertaken to date being the removal of modern sanitary installations within the meeting rooms of all the main upper floors, associated removal of modern stud partitions and doors, removal of modern sheet floor finishes and loose insulations
Planning details
- Reference
- WEB1681/26
- Local authority
- Dublin City Council
- Status
- Under appeal · register status “Decision Appealed”
- Received
- 24 Mar 2026
- Observations close
- 28 Apr 2026 (closed 197 days ago)
- Decision due
- 29 Jun 2026 · decided 26 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Grant permission on 26 Jun 2026
- Site area
- 284 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
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- Open90, Dorset Street Upper, Dublin 1
- Open8, Primrose Avenue, Dublin 7
- Open305-309, North Circular Road, Dublin 7, D07 VX4K
- OpenNo. 297 North Circular Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07 XD88., The site incorporates a Protected Structure, known as ‘Stone Villa’ (RPS Ref. No. 1727)., The application site also extends to include a section of North Circular Road to facilitate the prov
- WithdrawnNo. 297 North Circular Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07 XD88, The site incorporates a Protected Structure, known as ‘Stone Villa’ (RPS Ref. No. 1727)
- Awaiting decision36 North Circular Road, fronting onto the Crescent O'Devaney Gardens, Dublin 7
- Awaiting decision242, Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7
- Withdrawn36 North Circular Road, fronting onto the Crescent O'Devaney Gardens Dublin 7
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- Withdrawn298, North Circular Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7
- Withdrawn19 Berkeley Street & Blessington Street, Dublin 7
- Awaiting decision18 St. Peter’s Road, Phibsborough, Dublin7, D07 W026
- Withdrawn36, Geraldine Street, Phibsborough Dublin 7 D07 F5H2
- Refused22, Cherrymount Park, Phibsborough, Dublin 7
- Granted287, North Circular Road, Phibsborough Dublin 7, D07 AN20
- Awaiting decisionTús Nua, 136 North Circular Road, Dublin 7
- GrantedDublin One Hotel, 493-511 North Circular Road, Dublin 1
- Granted4 Palmerston Place, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07P2N8
- Granted11, Emmet Street, North Circular Road, Dublin 1, D01 C7X6
- Withdrawn42, Shandon Park, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07 FP26
- Awaiting decision253,255,257,259 and 261 North Circular Road, Dublin 7.
- Withdrawn136, Tus Nua, North Circular Road, Dublin 7
- WithdrawnDublin One Hotel , 493-511 North Circular Road, Dublin 1.
- Awaiting decision1-2 Royal Canal Terrace, Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7, D07 NP74
- Withdrawn1-2 Royal Canal Terrace, Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7, D07 NP74
- Awaiting decision50, Blessington Lane, Dublin 7, D07 X585, to the rear of 50 Blessington Street, Dublin 7
- Awaiting decision23 Primrose Street, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07 AD6K
- Withdrawn23, Primrose Street, Dublin 7
- Withdrawn50 Blessington Lane at the rear of 50 Blessington Street, Dublin 7
- Withdrawn50 Blessington Lane at the rear of 50 Blessington Street,Dublin 7 D07 X585
- Awaiting decision47/47A Dorset Street Upper, Dublin 1
- WithdrawnLands to rear of 28, Frederick Street North, Dublin 1, D01 T2W5
- Granted10, Leo Street, Dublin 7, D07 C6T1
- GrantedUnits 1 & 2, 107 Dorset Street Upper, Dublin 1
- WithdrawnUnits 1 & 2, 107 Dorset Street Upper, Dublin 1
- WithdrawnUnit 2/3A, 157 Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7, D07 YN73
- Awaiting decisionUnit 2/3A, 157 Phibsborough Road, Block A, Phibsborough Place, Dublin 7, D07YN73
- Granted6, Josephine Avenue, Dublin 7
- Granted16 Goldsmith Street, Phibsboro, Dublin 7, D07P2C1
- WithdrawnLe Gazin Restaurant, 60 Dorset Street Upper, Rotunda, Dublin 1, D01 K6W6
- Withdrawn32-33 Blessington Street, Dublin 7, D07 PF20
- Withdrawn16 Goldsmith Street, Phibsboro, Dublin 7, D07 P2C1
- Refused162-165, Phibsborough Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07RX3P
- Appeal decided2 Western Way, Dublin 7, D07K1WX
- Withdrawn162-165 Phibsborough Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7
- Granted5-6, Henrietta Street, Dublin 1
- Withdrawn5-6 Henrietta Street, Dublin 1
- Refused242, Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7, D07PKR9
- Refused243, Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7, D07 AH5V
- Refused241 Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7, D07 W2C4
- Withdrawn243 Phibsboro Road, Dublin 7, D07 AH5V
- Withdrawn241 Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7
- Withdrawn243 Phibsboro Road, Dublin 7, D07 AH5V
- Commenced13, Glengarriff Parade, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07 X2H3
- Commenced23, Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7, D07 W20W
- Withdrawn23, Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7
- Granted20 Primrose Avenue, Broadstone, Dublin 7, D07 K0H9
- Withdrawn20, Primrose Avenue, Broadstone, Dublin 7
- Commenced17 Geraldine Street, Phibsboro, Dublin 7, D07 F59T
- CommencedBroadstone Bus Depot, Constitution Hill, Dublin 7
- WithdrawnBroadstone Bus Depot, Constitution Hill, Dublin 7
- Granted15 Blessington Lane, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07 P7Y0
- Appeal decided5 and 6 Henrietta Street, Dublin 1
- Withdrawn5 and 6 Henrietta Street, Dublin 1
- CommencedJunior House, Belvedere College SJ, Denmark Street Great, Dublin 1
- Granted199/200, Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7
- Granted59 Eccles Street, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07 E2NT
- Withdrawn17 Great Western Square, Phibsborough, Dublin 7
- Granted4 Synnott Place, Dublin 7, D07F8W3 .
- GrantedNo. 54 Mountjoy Street, Dublin 7
- Withdrawn17, Great Western Square, Phibsboro, Dublin 7
- GrantedRear of Nos. 42-43 Blessington Street (Mews along Blessington Lane),, Phibsborough , Dublin 7, D07 K
- Refused71, Upper Dorset Street, Dublin 1, D01KR29
- Withdrawn59, Eccles Street, Dublin 7
- Granted43 Saint Joseph's Place, Dorset Street Upper, Dublin 7, D07 T2T7
- WithdrawnRear of Nos. 42-43 Blessington Street, (Mews along Blessington Lane), Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07 KP08
- Commenced36, Blessington Street, Dublin 7 , D07X4AY
- Withdrawn43 Saint Joseph's Place, Dorset Street Upper, Dublin 7
- GrantedUnit 10A Blessington place, Blessington Place, Dublin 7
- Granted397 North Circular Road, Dublin 7
- Appeal decided41 Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin 1
- GrantedMater Misercordiae Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, D07 R2WY
- WithdrawnMater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7
- Withdrawn397 North Circular Road, Dublin 7
- Withdrawn41 Upper Gardiner Street , Dublin 1
- Granted15 St Vincent Street, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07 H318
- Granted67, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, D07 Y76V
- Commenced2, Myrtle Street, Dublin 7
- Granted6 Blessington Street, Dublin 7, D07RX4N
- Awaiting decision4, Berkeley Street, Dublin 7, D07 C2RX
- Granted48, Fontenoy Street, Broadstone, Dublin 7, D07 F7A4
- Appeal decided29 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1
- Withdrawn29 Parnell Square West,, Dublin 1.
- Granted91, Dorset Street Upper, Dublin 1
- RefusedFlat 1, 1 Saint Mary's Place North, Dublin 7 , D07 X642
- Granted17, Dorset Street Lower, Dublin 1
- Commenced23, Blessington Street, Dublin 7
- Withdrawn17, Dorset Street Lower, Dublin 1
- Granted32, Frederick Street North, Dublin 1
- Commenced12-16A Wellington Street Lower, Dublin 7
- Appeal decided243 Phibsboro Road, Dublin 7, D07 AH5V
- Granted32, Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7
- Withdrawn13 Synnott Place, Dublin 7, D07 E7N5
- Commenced425, North Circular Road, Dublin 7
- Granted4 & 5 Fontenoy Street, Dublin 7
- Granted48 Dorset Street Upper, Dublin 1 , D01 NW50
- Granted368-372 North Circular Road, Royal Canal Bank, Phibsborough, Dublin 7
- GrantedRear of No 56 Blessington Street facing on to Blessington Lane, Dublin 7
- WithdrawnSite on Fontenoy Lane / off Western Way, Dublin 7
- Withdrawn368-372 North Circular Road, Royal Canal Bank, Phibsborough, Dublin 7
- Withdrawn56, Blessington Street, Facing on to Blessington Lane, Dublin 7
- Appeal decidedRear of nos. 42-43, Blessington Street, (Mews along Blessington Lane) Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07 KP08
- Appeal decided36 Blessington Street, Dublin 7, D07 A4XY
- GrantedHotel 7 (No. 7 Gardiner Row) and Barrys Hotel (No's 1 & 2 Great Denmark Street), Dublin 1
- Withdrawn36, Blessington Street, Dublin 7, D07 A4XY
- Withdrawn243, Phibsboro Road, Dublin 7 , D07AH5V
- Withdrawn50 Blessington Lane, rear 50 Blessington Street , Dublin 7, D07 X585
- Withdrawn50 Blessington Lane, rear of 50 Blessington Street, Dublin 7, D07X585
- Granted368, 370 & 372 North Circular Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7
- Commenced18/19, Dorset Street Lower, Dublin 1
- Appeal decidedSite to the rear of 9 Fontenoy Street, Dublin, 7
- Withdrawn243, Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7
- Commenced26/27, Dorset Street Lower, Dublin 1
- Granted7 Berkeley Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7
- Granted93/94 Dorset Street Upper, Dublin 1, D01 T688
- Withdrawn26-27 Dorset Street Lower, Rotunda, Dublin 1, D01 PT66
- Withdrawn425, North Circular Road, Dublin 7
- Withdrawn93/94 Dorset Street, Dublin 1
- Withdrawn243 Phibsboro Road, Dublin 7, D07 AH5V
- Withdrawn13, Synnott Place, Dublin 7, D07 E7N5
- Withdrawn9, Fontenoy Street, Dublin 7
- CommencedMater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7
- Withdrawn13, Synnott Place, Dublin 7, D07 E7N4
- CommencedUnit 1 & 2, 107 Dorset Street Upper, Dublin 1
- GrantedBlack Church View, comprising of number 16, Mountjoy Street and bounded by Mountjoy Street to the west, St. Mary's Place North to the south, and Paradise Place to the east, Phibsborough, Dublin 7
- Withdrawn9, Fontenoy Street, Dublin 7
- WithdrawnBlackchurch View , Mountjoy Street, St. Mary's Place North, Paradise Place, Phibsborough, Dublin 7.
- Appeal decidedRear of No. 23 Blessington Street, Dublin 7, D07DT6D
- GrantedSamosa Somali Traditional Cuisine, 60, Dorset Street Upper, Dublin 1, D01 K6W6
- Withdrawn8 & 9, Dorset Street Lower, Dublin 1
- Granted57, Fontenoy Street, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07 PTF3
- Withdrawn60, Dorset Street Upper, Dublin 1
- WithdrawnTo the rear of 23, Blessington Street, Dublin 7, D07 DT6D
- Granted121, Dorset Street Upper, Dublin 1
- Commenced14 Berkeley Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07 VE82
- Withdrawn22 North Frederick Street, Dublin 1
- Granted418 North Circular Road, Dublin 7, D07 A2E4
- GrantedMaldron Hotel, Parnell Square, Dorset Street Upper, Granby Row, Dublin 1, D01 HX02
- Refused12 - 16A, Wellington Street Lower, Dublin 7
- CommencedKing's Inns, Henrietta Street, Dublin 1, Ireland, D01KF59
- WithdrawnMaldron Hotel, Parnell Square, Dorset Street Upper, Granby Row, Dublin 1
- WithdrawnKing's Inns, Henrietta Street, Dublin 1, D01KF59
- Granted14 St. Joseph’s Parade, Dublin 7
- CommencedRear of 31 Dominick Street Upper, Fronting Stable Lane, Dublin 7
- Granted15, Monck Place, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07 XH50
- GrantedMater Misericordiae Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, D07 R2WY
- WithdrawnThe Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, 37, Eccles Street, Dublin 7
- CommencedMater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7
- Commenced57, Fontenoy Street, Phibsborough, Dublin 7
- GrantedMater Private Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, D07 WKW8
- Withdrawn7, Stable Lane, Phisboro, Dublin 7
- Appeal decided51 Donnybrook Road, Dublin 4, D04 T9X7
- WithdrawnMater Private Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, D07 WKW8
- Withdrawn5 Stable Lane, Phibsboro, Dublin 7
- GrantedOn the public footpath adjacent to 1-50 Sheridan Court, on the southern side of Dorset Street Upper at the junction, with Bethesda Place, Dublin 1
- Granted16, Frederick Street North, Dublin 1 D01 P8N2
- Appeal decided61 Royal Canal Bank, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07 FY58
- Granted65 Eccles Street, Dublin 7, D07 TD35
- Granted23 Blessington Street, Dublin 7, D07 DT6D
- Withdrawn65, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, D07TD35
- Granted18, Palmerston Place, Dublin 7
- Commenced16, Monck Place, Phibsborough, Dublin 7
- Withdrawn16, Frederick Street North, Dublin 1 D01 P8N2
- Granted9-11, Wellington Street Lower, Dublin 7
- Granted10 Royal Canal Terrace, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07 AD7N
- Refused18, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1, D01 T3V8
- GrantedMater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7
- Withdrawn425, North Circular Road, Dublin 7 D07 F865
- Withdrawn18 Parnell Square North, Dublin 1, D01 T3V8
- WithdrawnRear of 31 Dominick Street Upper, fronting Stable Lane, Dublin 7
- GrantedHotel 7, (No. 7 Gardiner Row)and Barry's Hotel (No's 1 & 2 Denmark Street Great, Dublin 1
- Withdrawn26, Royal Canal Bank, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07 NX8Y
- WithdrawnMater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7
- Withdrawn31 Dominick Street Upper, Dublin 7 , fronting Stable Lane.
- Granted23, Monck Place, Dublin 7 D07 AP86
- GrantedSite to side and rear 17 Mountjoy Street Middle, Dublin 7
- CommencedBroadstone Bus Depot, Constitution Hill, Dublin 7
- Withdrawn16a, Mountjoy Street Middle Dublin 7, on vacant infill site to end of terrace adjoining no. 17 Mountjoy, Street Middle
- RefusedRear of 9, Fontenoy Street, Dublin 7, D07 P6V6
- Granted9-11, Wellington Street Lower, Dublin 7
- Granted9-11, Wellington Street Lower, Dublin 7
- Withdrawn9-11 Wellington Street Lower, Dublin 7
- Refused13, Synnott Place, Dublin 7, D07 E7N5
- Commenced386 North Circular Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7
- Granted19, Berkeley Street, Dublin 7, D07 NR74 & 18, Berkeley Street, Dublin 7, D07 TK76
- Appeal decided8 & 9 Dorset Street Lower, Dublin 1
- Refused30, Geraldine Street, Dublin 7
- Withdrawn13, Synnott Place, Dublin 7
- Appeal decided42, Royal Canal Bank, Dublin 7, D07 W8P3
- Granted1 & 2 O'Connell Ville, O'Connell Avenue, Dublin 7
- Granted378A, North Circular Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7
- Withdrawn386 North Circular Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7
- Withdrawn378A North Circular Road, Dublin 7
- RefusedThe front of 397, North Circular Road, Dublin 7
- Withdrawn1 & 2 O'Connell Ville, O'Connell Avenue, Dublin 7
- Commenced41, Goldsmith Street, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07X8R5
- WithdrawnSite at the front of 397 North Circular Road, Dublin 7
- Granted35, Goldsmith Street, Phibsboro, Dublin 7
- Granted35/35A Bolton Street, and 6 Henrietta Lane, Dublin 1
- Appeal decidedLands to the rear of No. 29 Frederick Street North, (within the curtilage of a protected structure, RPS. 2978), Dublin 1, D01 NW86 with development access off Frederick Lane North.
- Granted34, North Frederick Street, Dublin 1
- Commenced2 Geraldine Street, Phibsboro, Dublin 7
- Withdrawn34 North Frederick Street, Dublin 1
- Granted41, Goldsmith Street, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07X8R5
- CommencedMater Private Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, D07 WKW8
- Commenced'Former Des Kelly Site' a site of 0.262Ha. bounded by 364-374 North Circular Road, Royal Canal Bank, and 168-169 Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7
- WithdrawnMater Private Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, D07 WKW8
- WithdrawnLands to the rear of No. 29 Frederick Street North, Dublin 1
- CommencedGround Floor Retail Unit at 19A North Frederick Street/45 Dorset Street Upper, Dublin 1, D01 AW02.
- Appeal decided243, Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7
- Granted3, Kenmare Parade, Phibsboro, Dublin 7
- RefusedMaldron Hotel, Parnell Square, Dorset Street Upper, Granby Row, Dublin 1
- Withdrawn3, Kenmare Parade, Phibsborough, Dublin 7 D07 HF44
- Granted14 Josephine Avenue, Phibsborough, Dublin 7.
- Withdrawn67, Eccles Street, Dublin 7
- WithdrawnThe Maldron Hotel, Parnell Square, Dorset Street Upper, Granby Row, Dublin 1
- Withdrawn67, Eccles Street, Dublin 7
- Commenced12, St. Joseph Street, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07 Y9A0
- Commenced12, Temple Cottages, Phibsborough, Dublin 7 D07 T1W8
- Commenced61 Royal Canal Bank, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07 FY58
- Appeal decided8A Henrietta Lane, Dublin 1
- Withdrawn12, Temple Cottages, Phibsborough, Dublin 7
- Commenced1/2 Royal Canal Terrace, Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7.
- WithdrawnThe Maldron Hotel, Dorset Street & Granby Row, Dublin 1
- WithdrawnMater Private Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7
- Granted8, Broadstone Avenue, Broadstone, Dublin 7
- Withdrawn61, Royal Canal Bank, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07 FY58
- GrantedRear 3 Blessington Street, Dublin 7
- WithdrawnMater Private Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7
- Withdrawn67, Eccles Street, Dublin 7
- CommencedDorset Point, 107, Dorset Street Upper, Dublin 1, D01,F6F8.
- GrantedGround Floor Retail Unit at 19A North Frederick Street/45 Dorset Street Upper, Dublin 1, D01 AW02.
- RefusedFormer Des 'Kelly Site', a site of 0.262 Ha. bounded by 364 - 374 North Circular Road, Royal Canal Bank and 168, 169 Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7. Vehicular access will be from 169 Phibsborough Road to lower ground level with egress from Royal Canal Bank.
Homes nearby
- For sale35 Blessington Street, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07 KD52
- For sale40 Blessington Street, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07 T2H0
- For sale23 Geraldine Street, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07 X0H2
- For saleSite With Full Planning Permission, 15 Blessington Lane, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07 P7Y0
- For saleApartment 38, Wellington Court, Mountjoy Street, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07 CC95
- For sale35 Geraldine Street, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07 Y7T8
Development land nearby
- Permission running out · 63 homes granted 08 Aug 2022, expires 08 Aug 2027 — 29 New Cabra Road (0.9 km)
- Permitted, not started · 26 homes granted 19 Oct 2023, expires 19 Oct 2028 — Wellington Street Lower (0.2 km)
- Permitted, not started · 22 homes granted 10 Mar 2023, expires 10 Mar 2028 — 35/35A Bolton Street (0.5 km)
- Residential land off Blessington Street, Dublin 7 (0.0 km)
- Residential land off Nelson Street, Dublin 7 (0.1 km)
Appeal
ACP 501755 · Planning Appeal · open
Zoning
Zone Z8 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
O2 — Green belt
Zoned to protect the open land between urban areas. Development is strongly resisted.
R2 — Existing residential
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.
Protections nearby 250 m
- NIAH-recorded building · 91
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51.
Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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Summary
WEB1681/26 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for PROTECTED STRUCTURE: RETENTION AND PERMISSION: Planning Permission is sought to, received on 24 Mar 2026; permission was granted on 26 Jun 2026.