LAW: Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) Planning and Development Regulations…

Proposed development

LAW: Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) - Part 8 Pursuant to the requirements of the above, notice is hereby given of the proposed refurbishment and adaptive reuse of a 3-storey vacant office building located at 14-15 Fitzwilliam Quay, to provide 15no. new 1-bedroom apartments. All apartments meet Universal Design space standards. Works will include: • Internal layout alterations for residential conversion • Increases to the existing window openings • Replacement of the existing carpark with a communal landscaped garden • A single-storey refuse and bicycle store with 15no. long-stay and 8no. short-stay bicycle parking spaces • Removal of existing vehicular gates and installation of new central pedestrian access gate • A new boundary wall, fencing, and flood prevention measures • Thermal upgrading works and sustainability measures including the replacement of all existing windows, new internal wall, floor and attic insulation, and renewable heating systems. The proposal has undergone Appropriate Assessment Screening in accordance with Article 6(3) of the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and screening for Environmental Impact Assessment under the EIA Directive 2011/92/EU, as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU. In accordance with Article 81 of the Planning & Development Regulations 2001, as amended, the Planning Authority has made a determination and concluded that: (a) The proposed development, either individually or in combination with other plans and projects, is not likely to have a significant effect on any European site(s) and therefore a Stage 2 Appropriate Assessment is not required. (b) There is no real likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development and that the proposed development is not of a class set out under Schedule 5 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, and therefore does not require an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR). Any person may, within 4 weeks from the date of publication of this notice, apply to An Coimisiún Pleanála for a screening determination as to whether the development would be likely to have significant effects on the environment. Plans and Particulars of the proposed development may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy for a period of 4 weeks from 26/03/2026, during public opening hours at the offices of Dublin City Council, Public Counter, Planning and Property Development Department, Block 4, Ground Floor, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8, Monday - Friday 9.00 am to 4.30pm and online: https://engage.dublincity.ie on the City Council’s website www.dublincity.ie. A submission or observation in relation to the proposed development, dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area in which the development would be situated, may be made, in writing, to the Executive Manager, Planning and Property Development Department, Dublin City Council, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8, before 4.30pm on 11/05/2026 Submissions or observations may also be made online https://engage.dublincity.ie on the City Council’s website www.dublincity.ie. before 23.59hrs on 11/05/2026.

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The council recorded a decision on 6 Jul 2026. The official file has the outcome; a third-party appeal is possible within four weeks of the decision.

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