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Dublin City Council · WEB5468/25

1-4 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02PX82

  1. 22 Oct 2025Received
  2. 12 Dec 2025Refuse permission
  3. 19 Jan 2026Appealed
  4. 21 May 2026Appeal: Granted
  5. 21 May 2026Final grant
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Status
Appeal decided — granted
Decision
Refuse permission · 12 Dec 2025
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Site
888 m²
Appeal
ACP 500649 · Granted

What’s proposed

PROTECTED STRUCTURE. CHANGE OF USE. Balrath Investments ULC intend to apply for permission for development at a site of c. 0.09 ha at Nos. 1-4 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 PX82 (a Protected Structure RPS Ref. No. 1146). The development will consist of the change of use of the existing building from retail and gym to tourist hostel with ancillary communal space at basement level and retail and cafe at ground floor level (total gross floor area c. 3,777 sqm). The development will consist of the refurbishment, extension and alteration of the existing structures on site comprising the renovation of the existing Protected Structure at Nos. 1-4 Camden Street Lower (including internal alterations and re-configuration); the relocation of the existing 19th century staircase to serve the new communal space; the provision of one additional setback floor above the existing three floor building facing Camden Street Lower; the provision of two additional floors above the existing 5 bay four floor building facing Montague Street; the provision of four additional floors above the existing 4 bay two floor building facing Montague Street; and the removal of non-original features from the structure. The development will result in a six floor over basement building comprising a 463 no. bedspace tourist hostel accessed via Montague Street with external courtyard (c. 2,680 sqm); a ground floor café unit (c. 37 sqm); and a retail unit accessed via Camden Street Lower (c. 418 sqm); all with ancillary cycle parking at ground floor level, plant room at basement level, substation, attenuation storage, bin storage, lift core, signage, SuDs features including green and blue roof, elevational amendments and all associated site development and excavation works above and below ground

WEB5468/25 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for pROTECTED STRUCTURE. CHANGE OF USE. Balrath Investments ULC intend to apply for, received on 22 Oct 2025; permission was refused on 12 Dec 2025.

Planning details

Reference
WEB5468/25
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Appeal decided — granted · register status “Appeal Decided
Received
22 Oct 2025
Observations close
26 Nov 2025 (closed 292 days ago)
Decision due
16 Dec 2025 · decided 12 Dec 2025
Decision
Refuse permission on 12 Dec 2025
Proposed development
PROTECTED STRUCTURE. CHANGE OF USE. Balrath Investments ULC intend to apply for permission for development at a site of c. 0.09 ha at Nos. 1-4 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 PX82 (a Protected Structure RPS Ref. No. 1146). The development will consist of the change of use of the existing building from retail and gym to tourist hostel with ancillary communal space at basement level and retail and cafe at ground floor level (total gross floor area c. 3,777 sqm). The development will consist of the refurbishment, extension and alteration of the existing structures on site comprising the renovation of the existing Protected Structure at Nos. 1-4 Camden Street Lower (including internal alterations and re-configuration); the relocation of the existing 19th century staircase to serve the new communal space; the provision of one additional setback floor above the existing three floor building facing Camden Street Lower; the provision of two additional floors above the existing 5 bay four floor building facing Montague Street; the provision of four additional floors above the existing 4 bay two floor building facing Montague Street; and the removal of non-original features from the structure. The development will result in a six floor over basement building comprising a 463 no. bedspace tourist hostel accessed via Montague Street with external courtyard (c. 2,680 sqm); a ground floor café unit (c. 37 sqm); and a retail unit accessed via Camden Street Lower (c. 418 sqm); all with ancillary cycle parking at ground floor level, plant room at basement level, substation, attenuation storage, bin storage, lift core, signage, SuDs features including green and blue roof, elevational amendments and all associated site development and excavation works above and below ground
As published by the register.
Site area
888 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
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Appeal

ACP 500649 · Planning Appeal · decided · Granted 21 May 2026
received by the Commission 19 Jan 2026 · inspector's report · board order

Commencement

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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.

    Designations within 250 m

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    • NIAH-recorded building · 165
      Superintendent's Lodge; church/chapel; Jam
    • Radon risk area · 1
      About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 22
      Gateway; Church; Cross - Market cross

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 86033). 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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