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Jervis Shopping Centre, bounded by Mary Street, Jervis Street and Abbey Street Upper, Dublin 1

GRANT PERMISSION

Planning application 2479/20

Dublin - Dublin City Council

Proposed Development

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will include (a) the addition of 24 build to rent residential units located at car park level 3 to car park level 4 level on the Jervis Street and Abbey Street Upper frontages of the building. The two floors of this element will have a floor area of 2390 sq.m. and will have 20 no. one bed units and 4 no. two bed units. These units will be accessed from entrances on Jervis Street and Abbey Street Upper. There will also be additional amenity open spaces provided at car park level 1A, 2A & 3A adjacent to the protected structures at Upper Abbey Street to serve these units. (b) it is proposed to demolish retail floor area, storage and car parking area totalling 4355 sq.m. facing Mary Street at first floor level, first floor upper, car park level 1, car park levels 2/2A; 3/3A; 4/4A and mansard surrounds facing Mary Street, Jervis Street and Abbey Street Upper. In replacement, it is proposed to construct a 6 storey building of 8,208 sq.m. behind the Mary Street frontage, from first floor upper level to car park level 5 for use as a co-living development with 127 units. This would be accessed from an entrance on Jervis Street. Communal Amenity space of 1,499sq.m is proposed to serve this development. (c) it is also proposed to construct 3 floors above the roof car park level 5A level for office use. The lowest office floor will replace car parking and plant at level 5A. the office use will have a floor area of 16,568 sq.m. and will be accessed from Jervis Street. In addition there will be 696 sq.m. of outdoor amenity open space to service the offices as well as an internal atrium of 1,224 sq.m. The following changes are proposed to the existing retail units, existing apartments and ancillary services; a reduction in size of retail unit 11/12 so as to create a switch room and 2 ESB substations facing Abbey Street Upper, change of retail unit 17 at ground and first floor level to create reception area facing Jervis Street for the offices at ground level and bicycle parking for the offices at first floor level, removal of retail unit at first floor level at Mary Street so as to provide the ground floor of the co-living development, to include foyer, lounges, gym and common areas and the elimination of 2 no. apartments to allow for the construction of a Part M compliant staircore. The 750 car parking spaces on site will be reconfigured, but not reduced by the development proposed. A total of 390 no. bicycle spaces will be provided to serve the new development. The ground floor elevations on Abbey Street Upper will be amended and the copper dome at the entrance at ground level on Mary Street will be removed. New access points through existing openings on Jervis Street are proposed to provide access to the development. The total floor area of the centre at present is 82,011 square metres including parking. It is proposed to decommission the use of 5,433 sq.m. roof top parking and plant use and replace these areas by 16,568 square metres in three floor of offices. It is proposed to demolish 2,549 sq.m and replaced by co-living building of 8208 sq.m. at Mary Street frontage. The new total of the building including parking will be 109,058 sq.m.

Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    12 Mar 2020

  2. Further information requested

    1 Jul 2020

  3. Further information received

    6 Nov 2020

  4. Decision due

    3 Dec 2020

  5. Decision: GRANT PERMISSION

    3 Dec 2020

  6. Grant issued

    14 Jan 2021

Application Details

Location
Jervis Shopping Centre, bounded by Mary Street, Jervis Street and Abbey Street Upper, Dublin 1
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
Permission
Planning Authority
Dublin City Council
Site Area
11202.27 ha
Residential Units
24

Timeline

Registration Date
12 March 2020
Status
Decision Notice Issued
Decision
GRANT PERMISSION
Decision Date
3 December 2020
Grant Date
14 January 2021

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WEB2398/26GRANT PERMISSION8 Jun 2026

We, McDonald’s Restaurants of Ireland Ltd., intend to apply for permission for development at McDonalds’s restaurant, Nos. 14-16 Mary Street (at the corner of Jervis Street), North City, Dublin 1, D01 DH59. The development will consist of the replacement of an external door on Mary Street with new bi-folding doors with fixed glazing panel, with an associated flashing beacon and automated alarm system.

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3832/19GRANT PERMISSION21 Aug 2019

Permission for change of use of a portion of the Jervis Shopping Centre development at Abbey Street Upper, Jervis Street and Mary Street, Dublin 1. Permission is sought to change the use of unit 12c and unit 13 at first floor level and unit 13 and unit 14 at first floor upper level from retail to recreational use to include a gym facility. The new facility will have a total floor area of 1726 square metres. Access will be via a new entrance lobby created from a converted vacant space at ground floor level close to the Abbey Street Upper corner with Jervis Street and will involve the construction of a new lift and linking stairs in this location. The entrance door at Abbey Street Upper will be configured to provide a new elevation in this location.

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