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105, 107, 109, Emmet Road, Dublin 8

REFUSE PERMISSION

Planning application WEB2122/25

Dublin - Dublin City Council

Proposed Development

Planning permission is sought by Orbitiz Ltd. for a mixed-use residential & commercial development on land measuring approximately 0.053ha hectares at 105, 107, 109 Emmet Road, Dublin 8. This site is bounded by Pocket Park to the east, Myra Close to the north, and Kilmainham Banks apartment development to the north and west. The development will consist of: i) demolition of a) 2 no. existing 2-3 storey derelict buildings at no.’s 105 & 107 Emmet Road, and b) 1 no. 2-3 storey existing residential building at 109 Emmet Road; ii) construction of a 3-5 storey mixed-use semi-detached development comprising of 16 no. residential units over 5-storeys, (9 no. 1-bedroom, and 7 no. 2-bedroom units), and 1 no. commercial unit at ground floor level, all with balconies to east or south; iii) construction of detached single storey bin store to north of site at lower ground floor level; iv) boundary treatments; v) provision of bicycle parking; vi) landscaping, SuDS drainage and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.

Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    22 May 2025

  2. Further information requested

    15 Jul 2025

  3. Further information received

    28 Aug 2025

  4. Decision due

    24 Sept 2025

  5. Decision: REFUSE PERMISSION

    24 Sept 2025

  6. Appeal submitted

    22 Oct 2025

  7. Appeal decided: REFUSE PERMISSION

    23 Feb 2026

Application Details

Location
105, 107, 109, Emmet Road, Dublin 8
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
Permission
Planning Authority
Dublin City Council
Site Area
526.88 ha
Residential Units
16

Timeline

Registration Date
22 May 2025
Status
Appeal Decided
Decision
REFUSE PERMISSION
Decision Date
24 September 2025

An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal

Appeal Reference
PL-500117-DS
Decision
REFUSE PERMISSION
Submitted
22 October 2025
Decided
23 February 2026

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2269/20REFUSE PERMISSION14 Feb 2020

The development consists of the construction of two new houses (one 3-bed, one 4-bed) that are each two-storey, split-level, semi-detached with 2 car spaces and 4 cycle spaces on the site to the rear of 122 and 122A, and the conversion of the first floor of the existing building into two one-bedroom apartments each with a balcony to the rear incorporated into the existing building. The existing shop unit at 122 is to be retained and refurbished. The proposal involves making a vehicular and pedestrian entrance, with new metal gates, through the vacant shop at 122A Emmet Road and the demolition of the existing two storey extension to the rear of no. 122.

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WEB1441/24APPLICATION DECLARED INVA15 Apr 2024

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WEB1932/26APPLICATION DECLARED INVALID22 Apr 2026

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