Fitzgibbon Street Development
19 apartments5 storeysIrish School of Motoring LimitedDublin City Council
- 19 Mar 2021Received
- 9 Aug 2021Approved
- 3 Sept 2021Appealed
- 29 Apr 2022Appeal: Approved with conditions
- 29 Apr 2022Final approval
- 21 May 2025Building started
Earlier approval here ran out with no sign of building: 4083/19 (2020)
- Status
- Building started
- Decision
- Approved · 9 Aug 2021
- Size
- 19 apartments · up to 5 storeys
- Uses
- residential, apartments
- Applicant
- Irish School of Motoring Limited
- Site
- 1,091 m²
- Appeal
- ACP 311307 · Approved with conditions
Building progress councils’ figures, Q2 2026
- 2022Approved
- 2025Building started
- Not yetFirst homes signed off
22 under construction of 22 permitted homes (Q2 2026).
completed · under construction · not started · 0 houses and 22 apartments permitted
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Permitted | Under construction | Completed | Completed share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | 22 | 22 | 0 | |
| Q3 2025 | 22 | 22 | 0 | |
| Q4 2025 | 22 | 22 | 0 | |
| Q1 2026 | 22 | 22 | 0 | |
| Q2 2026 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
The scheme
Irish School of Motoring Limited proposes the construction of a five-storey apartment block at the site to the rear of Fitzgibbon Street, Emmet Street and Charles Street Great. The development includes 19 residential units and the demolition of existing commercial and derelict structures. The project also provides for communal amenity space, bicycle parking and a new vehicular entrance.
it involves the demolition of structures and the construction of a new apartment block on a site containing a protected structure
What the register says
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning for the development will consist of (i) removal of existing vehicular entrance gate off Fitzgibbon Street and demolition of two-storey commercial structure comprising former workshop/service garage and an adjoining derelict two storey dwelling which is bound to the south-east by an existing two-storey derelict structure situated within the grounds of No. 46 Charles Street Great (A Protected Structure - RPS No. 1371); (ii) construction of a five-storey flat/green-roofed apartment block served by 1 no. rooflights and comprising 19 no. units (1 no. studio, 14 no. one-bedroom units and 4 no. two-bedroom units) with each unit provided private amenity space, in the form of balcony and having access to communal amenity space (158sqm) at ground level. The development is to be served by 4 no. vehicular parking spaces 32 no. bicycle parking spaces and covered bin storage located within shared access yard accessible via a new vehicular entrance gate, of width 3.85m, off Fitzgibbon Street. The proposal also includes all ancillary works, inclusive of landscaping and SuDS drainage, necessary to facilitate the development
Summary from the register record.
Planning timeline 7 steps
- 3 Mar 2021Appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála — ABP-311307-21
- 19 Mar 2021Application lodged — Standard
- 9 Aug 2021Council decision — Grant
- 29 Apr 2022Commission decision — Granted
- 29 Apr 2022Final approval
- Q2 2025Building started
- 12 Jun 2027Approval runs out (estimate)
The site 1,091 m²
Boundary of Fitzgibbon Street Development as the Dublin councils map it in the housing pipeline.
Planning applications inside the site 3 applications in the last 10 years
- CommencedSite to the rear of Nos. 20-22 Fitzgibbon Street, Nos. 6-10 Emmet Street, D01Y207, D01Y207
- CommencedSite to the rear of Nos. 20-22 Fitzgibbon Street, Nos. 6-10 Emmet Street and No. 46 Charles Street Great, Dublin 1, D01 Y207.
- GrantedSite to the rear of Nos.20-22, Fitzgibbon Street, Nos. 6-10 Emmet Street and No. 46 Charles Street Great, Dublin 1
Appeals inside the site 1 with An Coimisiún Pleanála
Building work started inside the site 1 commencement notice
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