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McDonald's Restuarant, Nos. 14-16 Mary Street (at the corner of Jervis Street), North City, Dublin 1, D01 DH59

GRANT PERMISSION

Planning application WEB2398/26

Dublin - Dublin City Council

Proposed Development

We, McDonald’s Restaurants of Ireland Ltd., intend to apply for permission for development at McDonalds’s restaurant, Nos. 14-16 Mary Street (at the corner of Jervis Street), North City, Dublin 1, D01 DH59. The development will consist of the replacement of an external door on Mary Street with new bi-folding doors with fixed glazing panel, with an associated flashing beacon and automated alarm system.

Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    8 Jun 2026

  2. Decision: GRANT PERMISSION

    24 Jul 2026

  3. Decision due

    31 Jul 2026

Application Details

Location
McDonald's Restuarant, Nos. 14-16 Mary Street (at the corner of Jervis Street), North City, Dublin 1, D01 DH59
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
Permission
Planning Authority
Dublin City Council
Site Area
402.47 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
8 June 2026
Status
Decision Notice Issued
Decision
GRANT PERMISSION
Decision Date
24 July 2026

Location

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We, JSC Properties Ltd, intend to apply for permission for development at Unit 20 (First Floor Level), Jervis Shopping Centre, Abbey Street Upper, Jervis Street and Mary Street, Dublin 1. The development will consist of the change of use of Unit 20 at first floor level from retail use to restaurant use. The proposed development includes associated internal alterations to the subject unit, including works to internal mall elevations and internal mall signage, and all associated works.

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3476/19GRANT PERMISSION12 Jul 2019

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4655/22REFUSE PERMISSION11 Aug 2022

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3049/24REFUSE RETENTION PERMISSI17 Jan 2024

RETENTION. PROTECTED STRUCTURE. Retention permission for development at this site The Church Bar and Restaurant, Mary Street, Dublin 1. The site is bounded by Mary Street, Jervis Street, Wolf Tone Street, and Wolfe Tone Square, Dublin 1. The development consists of retention of a single storey glazed extension abutting the south elevation of The Church Bar and Restaurant formerly called St Mary's Church, which is a Protected Structure RPS No. 5056, for a temporary period of three years.

The Church Bar and Restaurant, Mary Street, Dublin 1

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5038/23APPLICATION DECLARED INVA21 Dec 2023

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: RETENTION: The development consists of retention of a single storey glazed extension abutting the south elevation of the Church Bar and Restaurant, formerly called St Marys Church, which is a protected structure RPS No. 5056, for a temporary period of three years.

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3672/22GRANT PERMISSION5 Apr 2022

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for subdivision of an existing retail unit and first floor mezzanine, (459m2) to a smaller retail unit (82m2) including new entrance door/alterations to shopfront at No. 50 Mary Street (A Protected Structure) and change of use to a restaurant with ancillary staff and customer facilities at the rear mezzanine (371m2) at 49 Mary Street. New shopfront and signage to No. 49 Mary Street, and all associated site works and services, all at no. 49-50 Mary Street, Dublin 1. The change of use was previously granted as part of Planning Reg. Ref. 4033/17, the other works for which that grant of permission permits are no longer proposed to be carried out.

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49, Mary Street, Dublin 1

65m
2479/20GRANT PERMISSION12 Mar 2020

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will include (a) the addition of 24 build to rent residential units located at car park level 3 to car park level 4 level on the Jervis Street and Abbey Street Upper frontages of the building. The two floors of this element will have a floor area of 2390 sq.m. and will have 20 no. one bed units and 4 no. two bed units. These units will be accessed from entrances on Jervis Street and Abbey Street Upper. There will also be additional amenity open spaces provided at car park level 1A, 2A & 3A adjacent to the protected structures at Upper Abbey Street to serve these units. (b) it is proposed to demolish retail floor area, storage and car parking area totalling 4355 sq.m. facing Mary Street at first floor level, first floor upper, car park level 1, car park levels 2/2A; 3/3A; 4/4A and mansard surrounds facing Mary Street, Jervis Street and Abbey Street Upper. In replacement, it is proposed to construct a 6 storey building of 8,208 sq.m. behind the Mary Street frontage, from first floor upper level to car park level 5 for use as a co-living development with 127 units. This would be accessed from an entrance on Jervis Street. Communal Amenity space of 1,499sq.m is proposed to serve this development. (c) it is also proposed to construct 3 floors above the roof car park level 5A level for office use. The lowest office floor will replace car parking and plant at level 5A. the office use will have a floor area of 16,568 sq.m. and will be accessed from Jervis Street. In addition there will be 696 sq.m. of outdoor amenity open space to service the offices as well as an internal atrium of 1,224 sq.m. The following changes are proposed to the existing retail units, existing apartments and ancillary services; a reduction in size of retail unit 11/12 so as to create a switch room and 2 ESB substations facing Abbey Street Upper, change of retail unit 17 at ground and first floor level to create reception area facing Jervis Street for the offices at ground level and bicycle parking for the offices at first floor level, removal of retail unit at first floor level at Mary Street so as to provide the ground floor of the co-living development, to include foyer, lounges, gym and common areas and the elimination of 2 no. apartments to allow for the construction of a Part M compliant staircore. The 750 car parking spaces on site will be reconfigured, but not reduced by the development proposed. A total of 390 no. bicycle spaces will be provided to serve the new development. The ground floor elevations on Abbey Street Upper will be amended and the copper dome at the entrance at ground level on Mary Street will be removed. New access points through existing openings on Jervis Street are proposed to provide access to the development. The total floor area of the centre at present is 82,011 square metres including parking. It is proposed to decommission the use of 5,433 sq.m. roof top parking and plant use and replace these areas by 16,568 square metres in three floor of offices. It is proposed to demolish 2,549 sq.m and replaced by co-living building of 8208 sq.m. at Mary Street frontage. The new total of the building including parking will be 109,058 sq.m.

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WEB2549/26Registered Application22 Jun 2026

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: A new glazed shopfront within existing structural openings and signage to include 1no. new facade logo sign with individually illuminated letters on a Protected Structure under the 2022-2028 Dublin City development plan Ref No. 5059 (Upper floor facade only) within an architectural conservation area.

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