PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission with a life of 7 years, at a site (c.0.7 ha).

Application details

Planning reference

2062/21

Council

Dublin City Council

Proposal description

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission with a life of 7 years, at a site (c.0.7 ha). The site is generally bounded by Nos. 92-100 St. Stephen's Green (Protected Structures) and small apartment block to the rear of No. 95 St. Stephen's Green to the north and east; Harcourt Street to the west; Nos. 87-91 Harcourt Street (Protected Structures) and buildings on Clonmel Street to the south; and Iveagh Gardens (Protected Structure) to the south east. Proposed development comprises office redevelopment (c. 39,932 sqm total), including: a new 4 to 8 storey office building (c.32,101 sqm gfa office space) over double basement (c.6,347 sqm) with setbacks at 4th, 5th, and 6th floor levels; insert terraces at 1st, 2nd & 3rd floor levels to St. Stephen's Green and Harcourt Street; and roof terraces at 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th floor levels; 1 no retail/cafe/restaurant unit (c.465 sqm gfa); and all associated and ancillary site works, hard and soft landscaping, including: Demolition of existing 5 to 7-storey office complex, including basement (c. 17,550 sqm gfa); vehicular and pedestrian access to site and basement car park at existing site entrances at St. Stephen's Green South and Harcourt Street; new double basement to accommodate 70 no. car parking spaces (of which 4 no. disabled spaces and 35 no. with EV points), 600 no. bicycle spaces, 25 no. motorbike spaces, storage, plant and office welfare facilities; 20 no. surface level visitor bicycle parking spaces; planting and hard landscaping of circulation and amenity spaces at lower ground to 7th floor levels; ancillary plant and stair/lift core at roof level; ESB sub station; 6 no. 300mm microwave link dishes in total, on a 3m steel pole support structure together with associated equipment on the rooftop of Block A; construction management measures at the interface of the proposed works and protected structures, including no. 100 St. Stephens Green and No. 91 Harcourt Street.

Location / address

Stokes Place, St. Stephen's Green South and Harcourt Street, Dublin 2

Application type

Permission

Received / registered

20 Jan 2021

Council decision

GRANT PERMISSION

Council decision date

16 Sept 2021

Final grant date

20 Jan 2023

Appeal lodged

11 Oct 2021

Appeal decision

Grant permission with conditions

Appeal decision date

20 Jan 2023