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38-42 Hill Street and 36A North Great George's Street, Dublin 1

APPLICATION DECLARED INVALID

Planning application WEB2367/26

Dublin - Dublin City Council

Proposed Development

The development consists of the installation of signage on the Hill Street elevation of the permitted and under construction development, as permitted under DCC Reg. Ref: 3546/19 (ABP-306181-19) and DCC Reg. Ref :3061/20 (ABP-308836-20). The proposed development relates to permission for:• 1 no. entrance sign with individual polyester powder coated aluminium acrylic lettering, fixed on a projecting shelf of 150mm, with an overall area of 7.51m x 0.25m, illuminated by a concealed LED light within the shelf. The entrance sign is located over the main entrance onto Hill St. • Amendments to previously permitted signage zone above the permitted café unit onto Hill St. It is proposed to amend the permitted café sign to include for a sign with individual polyester powder coated aluminium acrylic lettering, secret fixed onto an aluminium fascia panel, with an overall area of 1.06m x 0.30m.

Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    5 Jun 2026

  2. Decision: APPLICATION DECLARED INVALID

    8 Jun 2026

  3. Decision due

    30 Jul 2026

Application Details

Location
38-42 Hill Street and 36A North Great George's Street, Dublin 1
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
Permission
Planning Authority
Dublin City Council
Site Area
1618.68 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
5 June 2026
Status
Decision Notice Issued
Decision
APPLICATION DECLARED INVALID
Decision Date
8 June 2026

Location

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WEB2391/26GRANT PERMISSION8 Jun 2026

The development consists of the installation of signage on the Hill Street elevation of the permitted and under construction development, as permitted under DCC Reg. Ref: 3546/19 (ABP-306181-19) and DCC Reg. Ref :3061/20 (ABP-308836-20). The proposed development relates to permission for: • 1 no. entrance sign with individual polyester powder coated aluminium acrylic lettering, fixed on a projecting shelf of 150mm, with an overall area of 7.51m x 0.25m, illuminated by a concealed LED light within the shelf. The entrance sign is located over the main entrance onto Hill St. • Amendments to previously permitted signage zone above the permitted café unit onto Hill St. It is proposed to amend the permitted café sign to include for a sign with individual polyester powder coated aluminium acrylic lettering, secret fixed onto an aluminium fascia panel, with an overall area of 1.06m x 0.30m.

38-42 Hill Street and 36A North Great George's Street, Dublin 1

3m
3546/19GRANT PERMISSION19 Jul 2019

Permission for development on a site of 0.14 ha at 39-42 Hill Street and 36a North Great George's Street, Dublin 1. The development consists of the following: The demolition of the existing former light industrial structures on the site (floor area of c. 2735 sq.m) and the construction of a shared accommodation scheme, containing 132 no. bedspaces and ranging in height from 3 storeys to 7 storeys plus roof plant. The total gross floor area of this building will be c.4,980 sq.m. The proposed shared accommodation development provides communal facilities and amenities for all residents comprising, at ground floor level of reception area, laundry, gym, communal lounge/social space, co-working spaces, activities room, storage and a publicly accessible cafe unit of 79 sq.m. A communal kitchen and living space is proposed at each level from ground to fifth floor. An external courtyard is provided at ground floor and a roof terrace is provided on the sixth floor facing, south, east and west. Two projecting elements of the building will overhang the public footpath at second and third floor and sixth and seventh floor. Primary pedestrian access to the development will be from Hill Street with secondary pedestrian and cycle access from existing access on North Great George's Street. The development includes for a new replacement timber entrance door onto North Great George's Street. A total no. of 72 bike parking spaces with covered shelter are provided the external courtyard at ground floor. The proposed development also includes for the provision of green roofs; plant at roof level; signage; new ESB substation and switch room; associated site servicing (foul and surface water drainage and water supply); and all other associated site development works above and below ground.

39-42, Hill Street, and 36a North Great George's Street, Dublin 1

3m
3061/20GRANT PERMISSION20 Jul 2020

Permission for development on a site of 0.16 ha. The development consists of the amendment and extension of a shared accommodation scheme as permitted under DCC Reg. Ref.: 3546/19, An Bord Pleanala Ref.: ABP-306181-19. The application proposes to incorporate the adjacent site at 38 Hill Street into permitted development and make subsequent internal alterations. The development consists of: 1. The demolition of existing structure on the site of 38 Hill Street (floor area of c.186sqm) and the construction of an extension to the existing permitted scheme containing an additional 21no. bed spaces and ranging in height from 1 to 6 storeys. The total no. of bed spaces for the scheme will be increased from 129 as permitted to 150 including an increase in accessible bed spaces from 2 to 8. 2. The reconfiguration of the permitted ground floor layout to incorporate the additional site area and to include additional communal facilities and amenities for all residents comprising, reception area, laundry, communal lounge/social space, co-working spaces, activities room, storage. A decrease in the permitted publicly accessible café unit from c.79sqm to c.73sqm is also proposed. 3. The first to fifth floors will contain an additional 4-5 no. bed spaces on each level and the second to fourth floors will each contain a new shared amenity space of c.35sqm fronting onto Hill Street. 4. Reconfiguration of the permitted shared amenity space at second to fourth floors to provide for additional cooking stations. An additional c.35sqm shared amenity space at roof level to the existing permitted external roof terrace onto Hill Street. 5. Primary pedestrian access to the development will continue to be from Hill Street with secondary controlled pedestrian and cycle only access from existing access on North Great George’s Street. An increase in permitted cycle parking from 72 to 78 spaces. 6. The total additional floor space is c.885sqm. The proposed development also includes for amendments to the provision of green roofs, signage and other associated site development works above and below ground. Permission is also sought for the removal of Condition 2 of the Order, as issued by An Bord Pleanala, Ref.: ABP-306181-19 relating to the requirement for cooking hobs in all units.

38-42 Hill Street and 36A Great George's Street, Dublin 1

74m
5029/23GRANT PERMISSION20 Dec 2023

PROTECTED STRUCTURE (RPS. 3880) : permission for development at this site that is bounded by Hill Street to its west and Temple Lane North to its north that includes the Hill Street Family Resource Centre that abuts the Tower of the former church (which is a protected structure - RPS Ref. no. 3880) on the overall site at 1 Hill Street, Rotunda, Dublin. The development will consist of : demolition of the existing two storey family resource centre (357 sqm) and removal of existing basketball court to its south and playground at the north-west corner of the site; construction of a new three storey family resource centre (839sqm), that will contain a 1st and 2nd floor that will oversail the ground floor along the Hill Street elevation and will include pre-school classrooms, crèche, play therapy, counselling, staff areas and training spaces as well as ancillary and circulation spaces across all three floors and will include an external staircase incorporating a balcony at both 1st and 2nd floor level of the southern elevation and PV panels on the southern slope of the roof . The new family resource centre will be served by (i) an outdoor play area to its south that will be separated from the remaining Dublin City Council playground by a new 3m high metal fence, and (ii) a community garden at the north west corner of the site, pedestrian access to the family resourse centre will be via the exiting pedestrian entrance off Hill Street. A new gate in the internal metal railing will provide pedestrian access to the proposed community garden. No works area proposed in the area enclosed by the entrance gate on Hill Street, the tower (a protected structure) and the existing metal railings, a sliding meshed screen will secure the recessed part of the Hill Street elevation of the centre at ground floor level to create a secure barrier when the centre is not in use, modification to the existing metal railing boundary along Temple Lane North to create a new pedestrian emergency access gate to the Family Resource Centre, and all associated site development and landscape works.

1 Hill Street, Rotunda, Dublin 1

83m
3786/20GRANT PERMISSION23 Nov 2020

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for restoration and refurbishment of the front and rear facades. The proposed works to the front facade consist of the following: Steam cleaning of facade brickwork to remove heavy carbon staining, the ranking out of cementitious pointing, brickwork repair to badly damaged or spalled bricks, repointing using hydraulic lime and application of a colour wash, cementitious render to be removed from window reveals on third floor and repaired with new lime feathered reveals, and removal of paint from granite cills on 2nd and 3rd floors. The proposed works to the rear facade consist of the following: Steam cleaning of facade brickwork to remove heavy carbon staining, the raking out of cementitious pointing and repointing using hydraulic lime, brickwork repair to badly damaged bricks including stitching of cracking, removal of foam insulation from window reveals on second and third floors and repointing using hydraulic lime. The works will include the painting and decoration of all windows.

17, North Great Georges Street, Dublin 1 D01 DK65

86m
WEB5946/25GRANT PERMISSION11 Dec 2025

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development works, to the residential dwelling at no 27, will consist of the re-opening of 2 no blocked-up original window openings and the replacement of recent metal security doors, all at pavement level, and the insertion of new timber framed windows and metal privacy screening.

27, North Great George's Street, Dublin 1

92m
2425/20REFUSE PERMISSION6 Mar 2020

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of the installation of an ATM machine to the existing shop front to the south-east elevation. No. 145 is listed in Dublin City Council's record of protected structures - Ref 6433.

145, Parnell Street, Dublin 1

97m
4998/23REFUSE PERMISSION19 Dec 2023

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

97m
3653/24REFUSE PERMISSION9 May 2024

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

99m
2358/19GRANT PERMISSION26 Feb 2019

The development will consist of: Planning Permission is sought for change of use on ground floor from Public Bar to residential facility consisting of kitchen, lounge and bedroom. New sunroom to first floor over existing ground floor extension, all services retained, no changes to original first and second floor and all associated site works.

27, Hill Street, Dublin 1

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