Dublin City Council grants permission for 82-home scheme at 62-64, Fenian Street, Dublin

In context

It is one of 140 housing scheme applications Dublin City Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,557 nationally. Of the 3,030 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% 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 18 December 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.

PERMISSION For a revision to the previously granted reg. ref. 3164/23, including. Extending the application site from c.0.183ha to c. 0.190 ha, which now includes for the demolition of 11 Bass place an end of terrace 2 Storey house in addition to those previously granted permission for demolition and replacing the previously granted 3 storey, Block 2 aspect, which incorporated a gym / yoga studio, with a larger footprint 3 storey residential block providing 8 one bed apartments with balconies facing north west, west and south, and a ground floor garden / balcony to the east. Accordingly, omission of Condition 5 referring to the yoga / gym use of this block is also sought. Modifications are sought to the ground, basement, 6th floor and roof terrace of Block 1 to include the relocation of the bin store serving all blocks to the basement / lower ground (19.5sqm) together with a new backup generator room (20sqm) for the life safety systems, provision at ground floor of a gym facility facing Bass Place and a coffee / retail outlet to the south west corner facing Fenian Street, provision of an additional one bedroom apartment at ground floor facing Bass Place with a western facing balcony and relocation of the ESB Substation & switch room from the western façade at Bass Place to the eastern façade laneway, including minor layout alterations to the previously granted one bedroom ground floor apartment and eastern facing balcony on the eastern façade. Proposed minor increase to the 6th floor area (additional 12sqm) to facilitate provision of a 3 bedroom and 1 bedroom apartment in the area previously proposing two 2 bedroom apartments. Accordingly the omission of condition 4 is also sought. Minor revision to the roof terrace of Block 1 to include a cold water storage tank and ancillary plant. Modifications and minor extension at ground (7.65sqm) first floor (5.4sqm) & second floor (2.5sqm) to Block 3 together with replacement of the ground floor Bin and Bicycle store with a new 1 bedroom apartment with a south facing balcony. A new total of 82 apartments is proposed, consisting of 65 units in Block 1 (consisting of 27 one bedroom, 37 two bedroom & 1 three bedroom units) 8 one bedroom apartments in Block 2 and 9 apartments in Block 3 (consisting of 4 one bedroom, 3 two bedroom & 2 three bedroom units). Together with minor modifications to the public and communal open space areas. All at 62-64, Fenian Street, Nos. 2,3,4,9,10 & 11 Bass Place and Nos. 1-3 Sandwith Street Upper, Dublin.