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Dublin City Council · WEB2214/24

Site of approx. 0.09 ha on lands at Fegan's, 13-18, Chancery Street and 1-1a St. Michan's Place, Dublin 7, D07 A275

  1. 27 Sept 2024Received
  2. 31 Mar 2025Grant permission
  3. 28 Apr 2025Appealed
  4. 17 Jun 2025Commenced
  5. 16 Jan 2026Appeal: Withdrawn
  6. 28 Jan 2026Final grant
Applications only for this county. Appeals, zoning, RZLT and consultations: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown and Fingal only for now.
Status
Commenced
Decision
Grant permission · 31 Mar 2025
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Units
12
Site
913 m²
Appeal
ACP 322385 · Withdrawn

What’s proposed

The site is generally bounded by a Dublin City Council car park and multi-use games area to the north; Chancery Street to the south; 19-20 Chancery Street and St. Michan's Place to the west; and 8-12 St. Michan's Street and St. Michan's Street to the east. The development will consist of: a) The demolition of all existing buildings and structures on site (1-4 storeys) including reconfiguration of part basement level (total GFA approx. 1,794 sq m) and the construction of a 7 - 8 storey (approx. 26.4 m overall height) over part basement level building (total GFA approx. 5,635 sqm) accommodating 12 no. residential apartment units (approx. 1,180 sq m) and a 96 no. bedroom tourist hostel (approx. 4,455 sq m) with additional plant, tank room and ESB substation. b) The 12 no. residential apartment units will consist of 6 no. 1-bed units and 6 no. 2-bed units located across first to sixth floor level, each with an associated private open space area in the form of a balcony. Pedestrian access to the residential apartment units is proposed via St. Michan's Street. Communal open space (approx. 76 sqm) for the residential units is provided at seventh floor level in the form of a roof terrace. A total of 28 no. bicycle parking spaces are proposed for the residential units (22 no. at basement level and 6 no. at ground floor). c) Provision of a 96 no. bedroom tourist hostel accommodating 599 no. bedspaces in a mixture of accessible, twin and 4 - 10 no. person bedrooms from first to seventh floor level. The hostel development will comprise a reception / lobby amenity area with ancillary café / bar / co-working space (with a main entrance via Chancery Street and secondary service entrance points at Chancery Street, St. Michan's Place and St. Michan's Street) (approx. 196 sq m), a gym (approx. 54 sq m), staff office (approx. 9 sq m) and a WC, luggage area (approx. 8 sq m), a kitchen (approx. 32 sq m), food and beverage area (approx. 12 sq m), laundry store (approx. 12 sq m), comms room (approx. 1o sq m), bicycle store (approx. 14 sq m) providing for 20 no. bicycle spaces, refuse store (approx. 35 sq m), plant level (approx. 38 sq m) with generator, tank room (62 sq m) all at ground floor level. The first floor level will accommodate a guest kitchen / dining area (approx. 79 sq m), cinema room (approx. 33.5 sq m), guest laundry room (approx. 35 sq m), staff lounge (approx. 24 sq m), staff room (approx. 22 sq m) and linen store (approx. 7 sq m). Additional linen stores are proposed from second to seventh floor levels. d) Reconfiguration of the existing basement level (approx. 115 sq m) is proposed to accommodate a new tank / plant room and a bicycle store (approx. 54 sq m). The development will also provide for all associated site development works and infrastructure including ESB substation and switch room (approx. 30 sq m), green roofs, roof plant, PV panels, site services and connections for foul drainage, surface water infrastructure and water supply

WEB2214/24 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for the site is generally bounded by a Dublin City Council car park and multi-use games area, received on 27 Sept 2024; permission was granted on 31 Mar 2025.

Planning details

Reference
WEB2214/24
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Commenced · register status “Appeal Decided
Received
27 Sept 2024
Observations close
1 Nov 2024 (closed 682 days ago)
Decision due
31 Mar 2025 · decided 31 Mar 2025
Decision
Grant permission on 31 Mar 2025
Proposed development
The site is generally bounded by a Dublin City Council car park and multi-use games area to the north; Chancery Street to the south; 19-20 Chancery Street and St. Michan's Place to the west; and 8-12 St. Michan's Street and St. Michan's Street to the east. The development will consist of: a) The demolition of all existing buildings and structures on site (1-4 storeys) including reconfiguration of part basement level (total GFA approx. 1,794 sq m) and the construction of a 7 - 8 storey (approx. 26.4 m overall height) over part basement level building (total GFA approx. 5,635 sqm) accommodating 12 no. residential apartment units (approx. 1,180 sq m) and a 96 no. bedroom tourist hostel (approx. 4,455 sq m) with additional plant, tank room and ESB substation. b) The 12 no. residential apartment units will consist of 6 no. 1-bed units and 6 no. 2-bed units located across first to sixth floor level, each with an associated private open space area in the form of a balcony. Pedestrian access to the residential apartment units is proposed via St. Michan's Street. Communal open space (approx. 76 sqm) for the residential units is provided at seventh floor level in the form of a roof terrace. A total of 28 no. bicycle parking spaces are proposed for the residential units (22 no. at basement level and 6 no. at ground floor). c) Provision of a 96 no. bedroom tourist hostel accommodating 599 no. bedspaces in a mixture of accessible, twin and 4 - 10 no. person bedrooms from first to seventh floor level. The hostel development will comprise a reception / lobby amenity area with ancillary café / bar / co-working space (with a main entrance via Chancery Street and secondary service entrance points at Chancery Street, St. Michan's Place and St. Michan's Street) (approx. 196 sq m), a gym (approx. 54 sq m), staff office (approx. 9 sq m) and a WC, luggage area (approx. 8 sq m), a kitchen (approx. 32 sq m), food and beverage area (approx. 12 sq m), laundry store (approx. 12 sq m), comms room (approx. 1o sq m), bicycle store (approx. 14 sq m) providing for 20 no. bicycle spaces, refuse store (approx. 35 sq m), plant level (approx. 38 sq m) with generator, tank room (62 sq m) all at ground floor level. The first floor level will accommodate a guest kitchen / dining area (approx. 79 sq m), cinema room (approx. 33.5 sq m), guest laundry room (approx. 35 sq m), staff lounge (approx. 24 sq m), staff room (approx. 22 sq m) and linen store (approx. 7 sq m). Additional linen stores are proposed from second to seventh floor levels. d) Reconfiguration of the existing basement level (approx. 115 sq m) is proposed to accommodate a new tank / plant room and a bicycle store (approx. 54 sq m). The development will also provide for all associated site development works and infrastructure including ESB substation and switch room (approx. 30 sq m), green roofs, roof plant, PV panels, site services and connections for foul drainage, surface water infrastructure and water supply
As published by the register.
Site area
913 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
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Appeal

ACP 322385 · Planning Appeal · decided · Withdrawn 16 Jan 2026
received by the Commission 28 Apr 2025

Commencement

  • Commencement notice CN0129748DC
    17 Jun 20258 Saint Michan's Street, DUBLIN, Dublin 7, D07 NRC6matched by spatial

Zoning at the site

Zone Z5 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

M2 — Major town centre

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.

  • NIAH-recorded building · 102
    Soup Dragon; Jack Nealon; Wolfes Irish Artisan Bistro
  • Radon risk area · 1
    About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Recorded monument · 43
    Mural tower (Historic Town); Mural tower (Historic Town); Religious house - Cistercian monks

Provenance

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