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site at the former ‘Player Wills’ Site, South Circular Road, St. Catherine’s Avenue and Donore Avenue, Dublin 8

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development consists of amendments to the development at the former 'Player Wills' site, South Circular Road, St. Catherine's Avenue and Donore Avenue, Dublin 8, as permitted under ABP-308917-20 (DCC Ref: SHD0031/20) and as amended under DCC Reg. Ref.: 3406/25. The proposed amendments relate only to the permitted Block PW1, which includes the former Player Wills Factory (a Protected Structure, RPS Ref: 8796), Block PW2 and Block PW5 only. The proposed amendments include for alteration of the permitted ground floor layouts of PW1 and PW2 including the relocation of permitted amenity spaces and retail/restaurant spaces, some minor amendments to unit mix and layouts, and amenity spaces at upper levels. It also includes for the reconfiguration of the permitted Block PW5. The proposed amendments result in no increase in the overall permitted 492 residential units and 240 shared living units but alters the permitted unit mix across the scheme to consist of 26 No. Studios, 303 No. 1-Bed, 111 No. 2-Bed- 4-Person and 52 No. 3-Bed- 5-Person. The proposed amendments are set out as follows: 1. Amendments to permitted Block PW1 (which includes the former Player Wills Factory (a Protected Structure, RPS Ref: 8796)) to include: • Reduction of permitted ground floor commercial uses and a subsequent increase in tenant amenity space at ground floor level. This results in a ground floor containing 2 no. retail/bar/restaurant units of 533 sq.m and 531 sq.m, tenant amenity space to include a gym, management offices and reception of c. 906 sq.m, community unit (478 sq.m as permitted) and cultural unit (312 sq.m as permitted). Subsequent elevational changes to the western façade to provide for revised access to amendment layout. • Removal of permitted tenant amenity lounge at Level 8, and subsequent increase in external amenity terrace at Level 8 from c. 285 sq.m to 313 sq.m.,• Relocation of permitted sub-station from internally within the ground floor of PW1 to the permitted standalone plant/bin store area at the northwest corner of PW1. • Minor increase in the permitted basement below PW1 of c.41 sq.m, containing plant areas only. • Alteration of permitted plant areas at roof level of PW1 and the addition of PV panels. 2. Amendments to permitted PW2 to include: • Alteration of permitted substation and provision of an additional substation in place of a permitted residential unit at ground level and alterations to permitted cores and basement access. Addition of 1 additional residential unit at ground level. • Reconfiguration of permitted retail unit, to c. 77.6 sq.m, located at ground level on the north-east corner to accommodate a relocated entrance lobby. • Alteration of permitted retail unit to c.71.3 sq.m and cafe unit to c. 94.5 sq.m on the southwest corner of the block to accommodate amended access and alteration of 2 no. permitted bicycle lifts at ground level to dedicated bicycle stairs with automated ramps to basement level. • At levels 1, 3 and 5 the conversion of a 2-no. permitted 1- bed units to 2-bed units and on level 2, 1 no. permitted 1- bed unit to 2-bed unit, as a result of the additional stair core. • At level 15 & 16, the reconfiguration of 4 no. 2-bed units to 4 no. 1-bed units to facilitate an additional stair core and reconfiguration of 1 no. 1-bed duplex unit to 2 no. 1 bed units. • At level 17 the reconfiguration of 1 no. 2-bed unit to 1 no. 1-bed unit to facilitate an additional stair core. • Removal of plant screen at Level 8. • The proposed amendments result in an increase in permitted units within PW2 from 415 to 416 and a minor alteration of the permitted unit mix as set out above. 3. Amendments to permitted PW5 to include: • Reconfiguration of permitted block containing 21 no. residential units to a block containing 20 no. units of 15 no. 1-bed, 2 no. 2-bed - 4 Person and 3 no. 3-bed- 5-Person units. The footprint remains largely consistent with the permitted block, with no increase in overall heights. • The revised block is provided around the permitted communal amenity space located to the east of the block. 4. All associated works to accommodate the proposed changes, including minor alterations to landscaping, waste management, ESB Substation locations and associated ancillary works. The LRD application may also be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.playerwillslrd1.ie

Observations close 2 Dec 2026 17 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 28 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
WEBLRD9020/26-S3 · full record
Authority
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Status
Registered Application
Applicant
respect of its sub fund the DBTR SCR1 Fund
Received
28 Oct 2026

How to submit an observation

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/dublincity/application-details/?ref=WEBLRD9020%2F26-S3.
  2. Write your observation.Quote WEBLRD9020/26-S3 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Submit before 2 Dec 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.
  5. 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.

Designations on or near the site within 100 m

  • NIAH-recorded building × 4
    Irish National War Memorial Gardens · barracks · officer's house
  • 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 × 3
    Burial · R149553 · R149572

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedDistanceDescription
WEB3228/26Grant permission3 Nov 20260 mThe development will consist of the refurbishment of the existing shopfront, reconfiguration of the existing entrance, installation of awnings, new lighting and signage, facade refurbishment and all ancillary works.
WEB3422/26Application declared invalid2 Oct 20260 mPROTECTED STRUCTURE. Panacea Ventures Limited intends to apply for Planning Permission for development comprising works to Bellevue Mill, 765 South Circular Road, Dublin 8, D08 PE89, a Protected Structure (RPS Ref. 1852). The development will comprise the adaptive reuse, repair, refurbishment and extension of the existing protected structure, including change of use from the previously permitted multimedia centre to provide 11 residential apartments. The proposed development includes repair and retention of the existing historic building fabric; removal of inappropriate modern interventions; selective reinstatement, alteration and formation of window and door openings; construction of two contemporary additional upper floors; provision of a new stair and lift core; replacement windows and doors; internal alterations; provision of a communal roof terrace; cycle parking; bin storage; plant; landscaping; boundary treatments; drainage; and all associated site development works. ______________________________________________________________________________
WEB2969/26Grant permission1 Oct 20260 mThe development will consist of the replacement of the existing advertising display (6m wide x 3m high) on the northwest-facing gable wall of 331 South Circular Road, with a digital advertising display (4m wide x 3m high with a depth of 0.25m) including all associated site works and services.
WEB2927/26Refuse permission25 Sept 20260 m1.The CHANGE OF USE of part of the ground floor of an existing dwelling house to a take away facility with a 4m2 extension to the front of same. 2.New signage to the proposed take away facility. 3.Permission for a single storey rear extension, conversation and alterations to the existing roof space to habitable accommodation to include a new dormer window to the front elevation 4.And associated site development works.
WEB3345/26Application declared invalid24 Sept 20260 mPROTECTED STRUCTURE: Panacea Ventures Limited intends to apply for Planning Permission for development comprising works to Bellevue Mill, 765 South Circular Road, Dublin 8, D08 PE89, a Protected Structure (RPS Ref. 1852). The development will comprise the adaptive reuse, repair, refurbishment and extension of the existing protected structure, including change of use from the previously permitted multimedia centre to provide 11 residential apartments. The proposed development includes repair and retention of the existing historic building fabric; removal of inappropriate modern interventions; selective reinstatement, alteration and formation of window and door openings; construction of two contemporary additional upper floors; provision of a new stair and lift core; replacement windows and doors; internal alterations; provision of a communal roof terrace; cycle parking; bin storage; plant; landscaping; boundary treatments; drainage; and all associated site development works.
WEB3173/26Application declared invalid4 Sept 20260 mPROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for development comprising works to Bellevue Mill, 765 South Circular Road, Dublin 8, a Protected Structure (RPS Ref. 1852). The development will comprise the adaptive reuse, repair, refurbishment and extension of the existing protected structure, including change of use from the previously permitted multimedia centre to provide 11 residential apartments. The proposed development includes repair and retention of the existing historic building fabric; removal of inappropriate modern interventions; selective reinstatement, alteration and formation of window and door openings; construction of two contemporary additional upper floors; provision of a new stair and lift core; replacement windows and doors; internal alterations; provision of a communal roof terrace; cycle parking; bin storage; plant; landscaping; boundary treatments; drainage; and all associated site development works.
WEB1477/26Grant permission24 Apr 2026283 mThe proposed development will consist of the demolition of an existing single storey rear extension, two-storey bay window, existing side gate and outbuildings and the construction of a single-story extension to the rear and side of the building comprising; an extension to the teaching and meditation room, convivial community area (126m2), new entrance lobby to the side (14m2) with new stepped and ramped access, reconstruction of existing first floor bay window (2.6m2), alterations to existing front gate, and all associated site works
WEB1759/26Application declared invalid2 Apr 2026417 mRETENTION: 10 square metres single storey kitchen extension with pitch roof with two Velux roof windows incorporated. All to the rear of the existing two storey dwelling.

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
500632Planning AppealRefused12 May 2026300 m
500110Planning AppealRefused9 Feb 2026442 m
323444Planning AppealRefused13 Jan 2026458 m
322966Planning AppealRefused24 Oct 2025456 m
321683Planning AppealGranted with conditions22 Apr 2025487 m
321149Planning AppealGranted with conditions10 Mar 2025331 m
320073Planning AppealGranted with conditions13 Nov 2024410 m
316119Railway Order ApplicationOther13 Nov 20240 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

  • 28 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 2 Dec 2026

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