Planning application · Dublin City Council

Change of use of the existing property from hostel, residential

1/2 Royal Canal Terrace, Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7.

3203/22 · DublinOn SiteGranted on appeal

0.0688 ha · Granted on appeal, April 2024

Planning application 3203/22 to Dublin City Council: Change of use of the existing property from hostel, residential and office to use as 'Bed, at 1/2 Royal Canal Terrace, Phibsborough Road. Granted by the council on 19 January 2023; granted on appeal by An Coimisiún Pleanála on 9 April 2024. Work commenced on 27 January 2026.

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Further information requested
  3. Further information received
  4. Council granted
  5. Appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. Granted on appeal
  7. Work commenced

Key facts

Reference
3203/22
Planning authority
Dublin City Council
Received
3 Feb 2022
Decided
19 Jan 2023
Status
On Site
Use
Hospitality
Floor area
463 m²
Site area
0.0688 ha
Further information requested
27 Sept 2022
Further information received
14 Dec 2022
Commenced
27 Jan 2026
Appeal
ABP-315814-23 · Granted on appeal

Homes and mix

  • 6 cycle parking spaces

Read from the description, not stated on the register. Shown only where the parts add up to the total.

Proposed development

[name removed] - The proposed development will consist of: The change of use of the existing property from hostel, residential and office to use as 'Bed and Breakfast' accommodation consisting of 13 no. guest rooms with ensuite, dining room, kitchen and staff facilities. The following works are proposed: (i) Demolition of existing external staircase and single storey structure at ground floor level and the construction of a new single storey flat-roof structure to the rear featuring 3 no. rooflights; (ii) internal alterations at basement, ground, first and second floor levels comprising (a) replacement/relocation/reinstatement of doorways, window opes and wall partitions (b) extension of existing lightwell to front of building (c) replacement of kitchenette with ensuite partitions and (d) provision of new painted timber sash windows at existing opes to the front and rear of the building; (iii) provision of 2 no. carparking spaces at ground level to the front of the building and 6 no. bicycle parking spaces to the rear of the building; and (iv) all ancillary site and landscaping works necessary to facilitate the development.

Planning status

Permission was granted on appeal by An Coimisiún Pleanála on 9 Apr 2024, and a commencement notice has been lodged: works are under way or about to start.

Appeal ABP-315814-23 on the An Coimisiún Pleanála website ↗

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