Dublin City Council grants permission for 87-home scheme at 62-64, Fenian Street, Dublin

In context

It is one of 139 housing scheme applications Dublin City Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,641 nationally. Of the 3,067 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 78% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 17 January 2024. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Dublin City Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

Development on a site (site area 0.1834 ha). The development will consist of: - The construction of 87 apartments (7,795.2 sq.m total residential gross floor area) comprising of 38 no. 1-bed units, 41 no. 2-bedroom units and 8 no. 3-bed units; café and a gym/ yoga studio in 3 blocks. The proposed development, with a total gross floor area (GFA) of 8,041 sq.m is described below on a block-by-block basis: - Block 1 (7,109 sq.m total GFA): 79 apartments (7,059.20 sq.m total residential GFA) comprising 35 no. 1-bed units, 38 no. 2-bedroom units and 6 no. 3-bed units in a block ranging from 8-10 storeys over basement, all with private amenity space in the form of terraces/ balconies, together with a café (49.8 sq.m total GFA) at ground level. Communal Amenity space is provided on rooftop terraces. Car parking (20 spaces), motorbike (2 spaces) and cycle parking (142 spaces) is provided in the basement of Block 1, with access via Bass Place. -Block 2 gym/ yoga studio (196 sq.m total GFA) in 3 storey block fronting Bass Place. -Block 3 (736 sq.m GFA): 8 residential apartments including 3 no. 1-bed units, 3 no. 2-bed units and 2 no. 3-bed units, all with private amenity space in the form of terraces/ balconies in a block ranging from 3-4 storeys. Block 3 is proposed at Nos. 1-3 Sandwith Street Upper and includes the demolition of part of the existing 2-storey vacant terraced houses. The front facade onto Sandwith Street Upper and the southern facade onto the adjoining laneway will be retained, with modifications to the window and door openings, and an additional 1-2 storeys added over. 10 long-stay secure cycle parking spaces are provided at ground floor level. A total of 20 car parking spaces, 2 motorbike spaces and 198 cycle parking spaces (comprising 142 long stay spaces in basement of Block 1; 10 long-stay spaces in Block 3; with 44 short-stay spaces and 2 cargo bike spaces in the public realm) is provided on site. Permission is also sought for the demolition of all existing buildings on site (2,104 sq.m total GFA) including two-storey over basement commercial building at 62-64 Fenian Street, 5 terraced houses at Nos. 2,3,4, 9 and 10 Bass Place, and Nos.1-3 Sandwith Street Upper (excluding the existing front facade onto Sandwith Street Upper and south facade onto the adjoining lane which are retained) associated sheds and surface car park to the rear of these properties; landscaping, public and communal amenity space (comprising of rooftop terraces and at grade), and all associated site and development works.