Observation pack · Dublin City Council

1-3, Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2, D02 NX60

RETENTION PERMISSION: We, Mer Blanc Properties ULC, intend to apply for Retention and Planning Permission for development at 1-3 Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2. The development will consist of changes to previously approved permission ref. 3679/21, namely: RETENTION for: (a) revised layout to fifth floor mansard roof, increasing the floor area by 52sq.m and associated changes to front, side and rear elevations, (b) 1no. additional bedroom to the fifth floor and (c) 2 no. additional windows to the fifth floor to the front and side. PLANNING PERMISSION to: (d) install an additional fifth floor corner window to front/side elevation, (e) change the orientation and enclosure of the rear fire escape stairs, (f) install a new ground floor corridor from fire escape stair through Fexco premises to front exit door, (g) revise the ground floor shopfronts including 2no. new fire escape doors, (h) omit one of the passenger lifts, (i) to install new windows to rear elevation on 1st to 5th floor, (j) amalgamate the Fexco basement into hotel use, (k) install a commercial kitchen and staff facilities in the Fexco basement and a hotel restaurant in the existing basement, and (l) Omit permitted fifth floor overhang to rear.

Observations close 13 Oct 2026 3 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 8 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference: WEB3218/26 · full record
Authority: Dublin City Council
Type: Permission
Status: Registered Application
Applicant: Mer Blanc Properties ULC
Units: —
Floor area: —
Site area: —
Received: 8 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 4 Oct 2026, 23:38
Decision due: —
Decision: not yet decided

The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.

How to submit an observation

Read the file on the council register.No register URL is recorded for this reference; search the Dublin City Council planning register for WEB3218/26.
Write your observation.Quote WEB3218/26 at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on.
Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Dublin City Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
Submit before 13 Oct 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Dublin City Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.

Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.

After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.

What the site is zoned

No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.

Designations on or near the site

NIAH-recorded building × 29
Paddy Power · KFC · Carroll's Irish Gifts
Radon risk area × 2
About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels · About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
Recorded monument × 6
Water mill - unclassified · Bridge · Hospital

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
WEB3136/26	Application declared invalid	3 Sept 2026	—	478 m	Lemon Pepper Ireland Ltd intend to apply for permission for development at Unit Nos. 1 & 2, Nos. 41-46 South Great George’s Street and Nos. 51–53 Stephen’s Street Lower, Dublin 2. The development will consist of: the change of use and amalgamation of Unit Nos. 1 & 2 from retail to restaurant (c. 435 sq m) and associated internal fit-out works at basement and ground floor level; new signage; repositioning of the 2 No. entrance doors back by 960mm; new kitchen extract to existing riser at roof level; new pipework & external condensers to existing screened compound at roof level; and all associated works above and below ground
WEB3137/26	Application declared invalid	3 Sept 2026	—	0 m	RETENTION & PERMISSION: The development will consist of changes to previously approved permission ref. 3679/21, namely: RETENTION for: (a) revised layout to fifth floor mansard roof, increasing the floor area by 52sq.m and associated changes to front, side and rear elevations, (b) 1no. additional bedroom to the fifth floor and (c) 2 no. additional windows to the fifth floor to the front and side. PLANNING PERMISSION to: (d) install an additional fifth floor corner window to front/side elevation, (e) change the orientation and enclosure of the rear fire escape stairs, (f) install a new ground floor corridor from fire escape stair through Fexco premises to front exit door, (g) revise the ground floor shopfronts including 2no. new fire escape doors, (h) omit one of the passenger lifts, (i) to install new windows to rear elevation on 1st to 5th floor, (j) amalgamate the Fexco basement into hotel use, (k) install a commercial kitchen and staff facilities in the Fexco basement and a hotel restaurant in the existing basement, and (l) Omit permitted fifth floor overhang to rear.
WEB2939/26	Application declared invalid	10 Aug 2026	—	404 m	PROTECTED STRUCTURE, RETENTION AND PERMISSION: We, Olympia Productions Unlimited Company, intend to apply for retention permission and permission for development at 3Olympia Theatre, No. 72 Dame Street, Dublin 2, D02 K135 (a Protected Structure listed under RPS Ref. No. 2127). This application relates to amendments to the development permitted under Reg. Ref.: WEB5372/25. The proposed development sought for retention permission consists of alterations to previously permitted roof ventilation works including the replacement of permitted flush roof vents with dormer-type roof structure to accommodate the vents, together with associated roof access measures, safety railings and edge protection works. The proposed development sought for permission consists of conservation repairs to 5 no. historic external timber doors, comprising 3 no. doors fronting Sycamore Street and 2 no. doors fronting Crampton Court, together with all associated and ancillary works. ______________________________________________________________________________
WEB2842/26	Application declared invalid	28 Jul 2026	—	441 m	CHANGE OF USE:Huntstown Bioenergy Unlimited Company intend to apply for permission for development at 28 / 29 Grafton Street, Dublin 2, D02 C953. The development will consist of the change of use from retail use to retail use for the sale of cosmetics and beauty products use at basement, ground and first floor levels only to include the removal of the internal retail fit-out across all levels from basement to third floor level (no change of use at second or third floor level); and the removal of existing external signage. No further alterations or further works are proposed to the building as part of this application. The site is located within the Proposed Special Planning Control Scheme for Grafton Street and Environs 2026-2036.
WEB2557/26	Application declared invalid	24 Jul 2026	—	438 m	Replacement of the existing illuminated building identity signage, with new illuminated signage reflective of the new tenant Mint Velvet.
WEB2798/26	Application declared invalid	23 Jul 2026	—	309 m	We, Greybirch Limited, intend to apply for planning permission at this site, of c. 0.1346 ha, at Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 Tara Street, Dublin 2 (D02X995, D02EP64, D02YD53, D02YD52, D02Y662, D02F991) and Nos. 5, 6, 7 George’s Quay, Dublin 2, (D02FR63, D02KW29). The proposed development will amend DCC Reg Ref 5042/22 and will include • Demolition of Nos. 5, 6, 7 George’s Quay and replacement with a new two storey building, which includes a retractable roof. • The omission of the roof garden and minor alterations to the elevations on the retained and refurbished Tara Street buildings. • Reduction in the number of permitted concessions from 13 no. units to 9 no. units. • Omit permitted basement extension, resulting in no changes to the existing basement. The proposal also includes all associated works to enable the development of the proposal. The remainder of the development will remain as permitted by Reg. Ref. 5042/22.
WEB2792/26	Application declared invalid	22 Jul 2026	—	369 m	PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning Application is sought for proposed vertical sash opening section to new ground floor bay window to street at 27 Eustace Street, Dublin 2, a Protected Structure, for Pu Yuan Group Ltd
WEB2296/26	Split decision(permission & refusal)	17 Jul 2026	—	396 m	PROTECTED STRUCTURE: RETENTION/PERMISSION : Works of alteration to the shopfront and front facade of a Protected Structure (RPS Ref. No. 2387) including (i) retention permission for the painting of the front facade and for the erection of lighting and new fascia signage and (ii) permission for installation of retractable awnings and the erection of a new blade sign.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
324045	Referral	Split	13 Aug 2026	396 m
501846	Planning Appeal	pending	5 Aug 2026	153 m
501721	Planning Appeal	open	20 Jul 2026	161 m
324185	Disability Certificate	Granted with conditions	7 Jul 2026	290 m
501667	Planning Appeal	pending	6 Jul 2026	392 m
500953	Planning Appeal	Refused	18 Jun 2026	394 m
324086	Licences S89/S254(6)(A)	Refused	17 Jun 2026	392 m
500853	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	17 Jun 2026	105 m

If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.

What has happened on this file

8 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 13 Oct 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:38. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dublin City Council before relying on it.