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Corner of Brunswick Street North and Church Street Upper, Dublin 7

GRANT PERMISSION

Planning application WEB2502/24

Dublin - Dublin City Council

Proposed Development

PERMISSION The development will consist of the following: 1) The demolition of existing walls within the subject site and the construction of a housing development scheme divided into 2 no. apartment blocks (A and B) ranging between 3 - 6 no. storeys in height. 2) The new development comprises 34 no. residential units (each with private balconies/winter gardens/rear gardens): • Block A (6 no. storeys): - Comprises an entrance lobby (c.44.2 sqm - fronting Brunswick Street North), a commercial retail unit (c.114.4 sqm - fronting both Church Street Upper and Brunswick Street North) including a bin store (13 sqm) and circulation space (3.6 sqm), a bike store (28.5 sqm) for a total of 28 no. bicycle parking spaces (including 2 no. cargo spaces), a bin store (19.4 sqm), and a plant room (13.8 sqm) all located at ground floor level, and - 28 no. residential units (16 no. 1 bed units & 12 no. 2 bed units). • Block B (3 no. storeys): - 6 no. residential units (3 no. 1 bed units & 3 no. 2 bed units). 3) 2 no. pedestrian access points to residential units, from Brunswick Street North and Church Street and 1 no. public pedestrian access point to the commercial retail unit from the corner of Brunswick Street North. 4) Communal open space in the form of a courtyard area (208.3 sqm) for residential use, including 3 no. separate areas for bicycle parking for a total of 38 no. bicycle parking spaces in the form of a bicycle shelter (30 no. spaces) and 2 no. separate bicycle parking areas (4 no. spaces in each - totalling to 8 no. bicycle parking spaces). 5) The associated site and infrastructural works include provision for surface water drainage services and connections, attenuation proposals, green/blue roofs, landscaping/public realm works, boundary treatment and all associated site development works.

Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    14 Nov 2024

  2. Further information requested

    9 Apr 2025

  3. Further information received

    11 Aug 2025

  4. Decision due

    5 Sept 2025

  5. Decision: GRANT PERMISSION

    5 Sept 2025

  6. Grant issued

    10 Oct 2025

Application Details

Location
Corner of Brunswick Street North and Church Street Upper, Dublin 7
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
Permission
Planning Authority
Dublin City Council
Site Area
1100 ha
Residential Units
33

Timeline

Registration Date
14 November 2024
Status
Decision Notice Issued
Decision
GRANT PERMISSION
Decision Date
5 September 2025
Grant Date
10 October 2025

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