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72 Middle Abbey Street (site with Frontage to North Lotts to rear) Dublin 1

SPLIT DECISION(PERMISSION & REFUSAL)

Planning application WEB2664/24

Dublin - Dublin City Council

Proposed Development

(i) omission of existing recessed mezzanine floor areas atop third floor level and reinstatement of full fourth floor level; (ii) works to external elevations including paint removal and repairing of pointing on Middle Abbey Street elevation; and replacement of sand cement plaster with insulating lime plaster and increasing height of ground level window openings to North Lotts elevation; (iii) removal of existing internal staircases, relocation of entrance door to North Lotts, provision of new internal staircases and reconfiguration of internal floor plans through provision of new wall partitions; (iv) change of use of building from retail (at basement/ground floor level) and retail storage (at all above ground floor levels) to a mixed-use building comprising a commercial retail unit at basement floor level, a café at ground floor level and a tourist accommodation development (comprising 9 no. short-stay apartments) from ground to fourth floor level; and, (v) all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.

Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    6 Dec 2024

  2. Further information requested

    5 Feb 2025

  3. Further information received

    4 Jun 2025

  4. Decision: SPLIT DECISION(PERMISSION & REFUSAL)

    30 Jun 2025

  5. Decision due

    1 Jul 2025

  6. Appeal submitted

    31 Jul 2025

  7. Grant issued

    1 Dec 2025

  8. Appeal decided: SPLIT DECISION

    1 Dec 2025

Application Details

Location
72 Middle Abbey Street (site with Frontage to North Lotts to rear) Dublin 1
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
Permission
Planning Authority
Dublin City Council
Site Area
167 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
6 December 2024
Status
Appeal Decided
Decision
SPLIT DECISION(PERMISSION & REFUSAL)
Decision Date
30 June 2025
Grant Date
1 December 2025

An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal

Appeal Reference
ACP-323161-25
Decision
SPLIT DECISION
Submitted
31 July 2025
Decided
1 December 2025

Location

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Planning Applications Nearby

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6m
4346/22GRANT PERMISSION29 Jun 2022

Planning permission for change of use from retail premises to restaurant/cafe including alterations to rear elevation to North Lotts and ancillary onsite services at ground floor and basement levels only.

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5034/23GRANT PERMISSION21 Dec 2023

Permission for the removal of existing shopfront and facia and replacement with new shopfront and facia at 71 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1, D01 E7K5.

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6m
4263/22APPLICATION DECLARED INVA20 Jun 2022

Permission for change of use from Retail premises to Restaurant/ Cafe including alterations to rear elevation to North Lotts and ancillary onsite services at ground floor and basement levels only .

71, Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1, D01E7K5

35m
WEB5034/25APPLICATION DECLARED INVALID4 Sept 2025

Change of use of the ground and first floors to a safe haven space for the LGBTQ community and for replacement of the pitched roof with a flat roof and construction of parapet wall to the rear of the property.

27 North Lotts, Dublin 1

35m
WEB5126/25GRANT PERMISSION12 Sept 2025

CHANGE OF USE: change of use of the ground and first floors to a safe haven space for the LGBTQ community and for replacement of the pitched roof with a flat roof and construction of parapet wall to the rear of the property.

27 North Lotts, Dublin 1

44m
3542/24APPLICATION DECLARED INVA17 Apr 2024

RETENTION: permission is sought for the continuance of the previously approved time limited table and chairs permission reg ref 4126/16, including the erection of a wind barrier with umbrellas and approximately 4 to 6 tables and up to 20 chairs in an area approximately 20 sq.m. to the front of The Oval public house at number 78 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1. The wind barrier is steel and glass and demountable, bearing the logo The Oval Bar.

78 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1

44m
3696/24WITHDRAWN ARTICLE 33 (NO16 May 2024

PROTECTED STRUCTURE / RETENTION: retention planning permission is sought for the continuance of the previously approved time limited table and chairs permission reg ref 4126/16, including the erection of a wind barrier with umbrellas and approximately 4 to 6 tables and up to 20 chairs in an area approximately 20sq. m. to the front of The Oval public house at number 78 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1, a protected structure RPS No. 17. The wind barrier is steel and glass self supporting and demountable, bearing the logo The Oval Bar.

The Oval Public House, 78 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1

45m
WEB2271/24GRANT PERMISSION9 Oct 2024

McDonald’s Restaurants of Ireland Ltd. intend to apply for planning permission for development at Nos. 50/51 O’Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1. The development will consist of proposed improvement works to the existing shopfront/front eastern elevation to include new window frames and glazing to the upper floors to replace existing frames, new window fascias to match existing, new bay window fascias to high level shopfront decorated to match existing, new marble fascia to match existing, revised entrance design to include new sliding entrance doors, new full height glazing and low stall riser to match existing, new shopfront signage to replace existing signage to include internally illuminated projecting sign, wall mounted golden arch and ‘McDonald’s’ text signage, new orb, new digital window poster, and all associated site works necessary to facilitate the development.

50/51, O'Connell Street Lower, North City, Dublin 1

50m
4139/24GRANT PERMISSION9 Aug 2024

PROTECTED STRUCTURE : Permission for the development at 3 Bachelors Way, Dublin, DO1 W298 and The Bachelor Inn (a Protected Structure RPS Ref. 327), 31 Bachelors Walk, Dublin, DO1 FA48. The proposed development is for a bar and 22-bed hotel in lieu of previously permitted bar and 28-bed hotel (in recently expired approved application Ref 3577/18). The works will consist of: (a) the subdivision of the 2 upper floors of the existing 'Smallmans Warehouse' into hotel bedrooms, as previously permitted; (b) the conversion of the 2 upper floors to 'The Bachelor Inn' (Protected Structure) from function rooms to hotel rooms, as previously permitted; (c) the conversion of the existing first floor of the middle portion of the property from licensed premises to hotel accommodation, as previously permitted; (d) the construction of an additional 2nd floor to the existing 2 storey middle portion of the property for hotel accommodation, as previously permitted; (e) relocation of the toilets to the basement, as previously permitted; (f) alterations to the shop-front including alterations to the ground floor windows and the reinstatement of the corner entrance to improve, the entrance from Bachelors Walk, as previously permitted; (g) the new proposal for the conversion of the ground floor of existing Smallmans Warehouse' into dining facilities, reception and kitchen facilities.

3 Bachelors Way, Dublin D01 W928, and The Bachelor Inn (A Protected Structure) 31 Bachelors Walk, D01 FA48

52m
3099/21GRANT RETENTION PERMISSIO6 Jul 2021

Retention permission for use as a martial arts studio.

40 North Lotts, Dublin 1, D01 C8C9

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