Britain Place, Dublin 1, to the rear of Cumberland Street North and Parnell Street, Dublin 1
GRANT PERMISSIONPlanning application 3980/24
Dublin - Dublin City Council
Proposed Development
The development will consist of the construction of a 7-level apartment building with setbacks at the penthouse level to present a 6-level apartment building to the Lane. The development will consist of 17 no. apartments, comprising of 4 studio units, 4 1-bed units, 6 2-bed units and 3 3-bedsunits. Ancillary residential functions including a resident's foyer lounge, resident's meeting rooms, plant area, bin storage and bicycle storage to accommodate 38 no. bicycles are located at ground level. The development resident entrance is accessed directly from Britain Place, with separate entrances for the bicycle and bin stores. The total gross internal area of the development is 1,595msq.
Application Timeline
Application received
8 Jul 2024
Further information requested
28 Aug 2024
Further information received
21 Feb 2025
Decision due
20 Mar 2025
Decision: GRANT PERMISSION
20 Mar 2025
Appeal submitted
9 Apr 2025
Grant issued
31 Jul 2025
Appeal decided: GRANT PERMISSION
31 Jul 2025
Application Details
- Location
- Britain Place, Dublin 1, to the rear of Cumberland Street North and Parnell Street, Dublin 1
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- Permission
- Planning Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Site Area
- 270 ha
- Residential Units
- 17
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 8 July 2024
- Status
- Appeal Decided
- Decision
- GRANT PERMISSION
- Decision Date
- 20 March 2025
- Grant Date
- 31 July 2025
An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal
- Appeal Reference
- ABP-322235-25
- Decision
- GRANT PERMISSION
- Submitted
- 9 April 2025
- Decided
- 31 July 2025
Location
Planning Applications Nearby
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The proposed development will consist of the following: • The refurbishment and change of use of the existing Telephone House, a vacant 8 storey building with 9th storey setback and plant at roof level above basement, from office to use as an aparthotel. • The development includes revisions to and refurbishment of the elevations, including new façade treatment to Telephone House. The development includes an extension to the existing eighth floor, a proposed set-back ninth floor level (a maximum height of ten storeys over basement) • The development includes the demolition of the existing core from basement to eighth floor level to the rear of the building and the construction of a new extension from ground to ninth floor level to the rear of the existing building. The proposed extension comprises an additional c. 5,057 sq.m of aparthotel floorspace. The proposed aparthotel will accommodate a total of 296 no. bedrooms/suites comprising 282 no. 1 beds/suites, ranging in size from 21-31 sq.m, and 14 no. 2 bed suites, ranging in size from 38-42 sq.m. • The development includes associated facilities including a gym, cycle store, staff facilities, storage rooms plant and back of house areas at basement level and lobby/lounge, dining room, a café/restaurant unit at ground floor level. The development includes 36 no, cycle spaces within the basement, PV panels at roof level and plant at basement, eighth and ninth. • The proposed development provides all hard and soft landscaping and all associated site development and ancillary works.
Telephone House, Nos 43-46, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1. Site is located to the south of 56 Marlborough Street, north of Gresham House, Sean MacDermott Street Upper & bounded by Britain Place to the west.
The proposed amendments to the permitted aparthotel development consist of the following: • Internal alterations to the permitted layout from basement to ninth floor level resulting from the introduction of a new stair core. • Alterations to the permitted layout at basement level including reconfiguration of storage areas, staff facilities, plant and back of house area and relocation of cycle parking; • Alterations to the permitted layout at ground floor level including the relocation of the gym from basement to ground floor level, replacement of café / restaurant with a shop (68 sq.m), and associated reconfiguration of lobby / lounge including introduction of a licensed bar area; • Internal alterations to the permitted layout from ground floor level to ninth floor level to provide minor changes to the aparthotel bedrooms/suites, resulting in the reduction and reconfiguration of the total number of permitted bedrooms/suites from 296 no. to 290 no. bedrooms/suites, which will comprise of 222 no. studio suites, ranging in size from 22-32 sq.m, and 68 no. 1 bedroom suites, ranging in size from 29-43 sq.m; • The development includes minor changes to the plant and PV panels at roof level (with no change to the permitted building height and no change to the permitted number of storeys); • The development includes minor alterations to the facades, provision of 2 no. additional signage zones on the north and south elevations, and alterations to the signage at the permitted entrance doors on the west elevation; and • All associated development.
Telephone House, No’s 43-46 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1
Amendments to the development permitted under Reg Ref 4962/22 as amended under Reg Ref WEB2764/24 . The proposed amendments to the permitted aparthotel development consist of the following: • Replacement of a permitted shop at ground floor level with business lounge / co-working space (68 sq.m) serving aparthotel guests and visitors. • The development includes minor alterations to the facades, provision of 3 no. additional signage zones on the west elevation; and • All associated development.
Telephone House, 43-46 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1
CHANGE OF USE: We, Carra Shore (Telephone House) Limited, intend to apply for planning permission at Home2 Suites, Telephone House, No’s 43-46 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1. The application site is located to the south of No. 56 Marlborough Street, north of Gresham House and Sean MacDermott Street Upper and west of Britain Place. The proposed development will consist of the change of use of the permitted co-working space unit of GFA of 68 sq.m at ground floor level, to Class 1 (shop) / café / restaurant and/or co-working use. The proposal includes associated internal reconfiguration at ground floor level and all associated development.
Home2 Suites, Telephone House, No's 43-46 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1
Permission for part off-licence at existing Centra Shop at ground floor
Ground floor of Units 1/3 Gresham House at northeast corner of Sean MacDermott Street Upper and Marlborough Street, Dublin 1
PROTECTED STRUCTURE (Ref: 6433) : The remodelling of the existing basement and ground floor. The development will consist of internal remodelling of basement interior (28m2) to provide storage space for the ground floor unit (41m2) with change of use from retail use to coffee shop with ancillary takeaway with 5 internal seats and servery with robot coffee machine with new parcel post office with service counter with street access from existing side door and ancillary staff accommodation with retention and making good of existing shopfront with new openable concertina glazed shopfront with service counter with new coffee hatch to side elevation facing North Great Georges Street with new natural ventilation openings to basement and ground floor with new external signage and lighting.
145 Parnell Street, Dublin 1
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: For the remodelling of the Ground floor of 145 Parnell Street, Dublin 1. (Protected Structure -Ref 6433). The development will consist of internal remodelling of Ground Floor with change of use from retail use to coffee shop with ancillary takeaway with 5 internal seats and servery with robot coffee machine with service counter and ancillary staff accommodation with retention and making good of existing shopfront with new external signage and lighting.
Ground floor of 145 Parnell Street, Dublin 1
The development will consist of the installation of an ATM machine to the existing shop front to the West Elevation.
108/109, Parnell Street, Dublin 1
The development will consist of the installation of an ATM machine to the existing shop front to the West elevation.
108, Parnell Street, Dublin 1, D01 YE62
The development will consist of: ground floor change of use from retail to private members card playing club.
108, Parnell Street, Rotunda Dublin D01 YE62
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