72-74 Francis Street, Dublin 8
REFUSE PERMISSIONPlanning application 2587/21
Dublin - Dublin City Council
Proposed Development
The development will consist of: (i) Demolition of Nos. 73-74 Francis Street and demolition of No. 72 Francis Street with the exception of this building's original front (western) facade; (ii) The refurbishment of the front (western) facade of No. 72, the construction of a replacement facade to the front of No.74 to match the height of No. 72 and the construction of a replacement facade to the front of No.73 (from first to third floor level) to match the height of Nos. 72 and 74; (iii) The redevelopment of Nos. 72-74 from basement to third floor level (No. 74 will be of similar height to Nos. 72-73 whilst containing three levels over basement only); (iv) The amalgamation of the redeveloped Nos. 72-74 and the construction of a three storey contemporary extension above; (v) all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the proposed development. The works will allow for the provision of a seven storey over basement level mixed-use building comprising (a) 24 no. apartments (6 no. studio, 6 no. one bedroom, 9 no. two-bedroom and 3 no. three bedroom) each served by private amenity space and provided with access to a first floor level communal garden and cycle parking at ground and basement floor level; (b) 505sq. m of commercial space, in the form of a cafe (156sq.m), 3 no. retail units (184sq.m) co-working space (73sq.m) and a multi-purpose space for education exercise and community uses (92sq.m), served by cycle parking at ground floor level; (c) basement level storage/plant room.
Application Timeline
Application received
14 Apr 2021
Decision due
8 Jun 2021
Decision: REFUSE PERMISSION
8 Jun 2021
Appeal submitted
6 Jul 2021
Appeal decided: REFUSE PERMISSION
2 Sept 2022
Application Details
- Location
- 72-74 Francis Street, Dublin 8
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- Permission
- Planning Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Site Area
- 659.37 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 14 April 2021
- Status
- Appeal Decided
- Decision
- REFUSE PERMISSION
- Decision Date
- 8 June 2021
An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal
- Appeal Reference
- ABP-310755-21
- Decision
- REFUSE PERMISSION
- Submitted
- 6 July 2021
- Decided
- 2 September 2022
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