Four & Five Park Place, Adelaide Road, Dublin 2
REFUSE PERMISSIONPlanning application WEB1377/25
Dublin - Dublin City Council
Proposed Development
(Part) CHANGE OF USE. Permission for development at Four and Five Park Place, Adelaide Road, Dublin 2 (scheme permitted under Reg. Ref. 2388/18 (ABP-301931-19), as amended under Reg. Ref. 3292/21; 5019/22; and 3005/24 (ABP-319376-24)). The proposed development consists of the following: - Subdivision and part change of use of retail/restaurant/café unit at ground floor and first floor level. The unit was permitted as a retail/restaurant/café unit of 345 sq.m. at ground level and 309 sq.m. at first floor level. As a result of the proposed subdivision and part change of use, a retail/restaurant/café unit fronting Adelaide Road of 93 sq.m. at ground floor is proposed and office amenity space fronting the pedestrian route through the building of 252 sq.m. at ground floor and 309 sq.m. at first floor level is proposed. All associated site development works and consequential amendments to the permitted development, including installation of manifestation on the glazing at the ground floor window bay along the pedestrian link between Adelaide Road and Hatch Street Upper.
Application Timeline
Application received
26 Feb 2025
Decision: REFUSE PERMISSION
17 Apr 2025
Decision due
22 Apr 2025
Appeal submitted
15 May 2025
Grant issued
9 Sept 2025
Appeal decided: GRANT PERMISSION
9 Sept 2025
Application Details
- Location
- Four & Five Park Place, Adelaide Road, Dublin 2
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- Permission
- Planning Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Site Area
- 37 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 26 February 2025
- Status
- Appeal Decided
- Decision
- REFUSE PERMISSION
- Decision Date
- 17 April 2025
- Grant Date
- 9 September 2025
An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal
- Appeal Reference
- ABP-322533-25
- Decision
- GRANT PERMISSION
- Submitted
- 15 May 2025
- Decided
- 9 September 2025
Location
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Four Park Place, Adelaide Road, Dublin 2
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site located at One and Two Park Place, Hatch Street Upper, Dublin 2
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Site located at One and Two Park Place, Hatch Street Upper, Dublin 2, including the adjoining plaza and vaulted foundations of the Platform Building of the former Harcourt Railway Station
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