The site is generally bounded by a Dublin City Council car park and multi-use games area…

Proposed development

The site is generally bounded by a Dublin City Council car park and multi-use games area to the north; Chancery Street to the south; 19-20 Chancery Street and St. Michan's Place to the west; and 8-12 St. Michan's Street and St. Michan's Street to the east. The development will consist of: a) The demolition of all existing buildings and structures on site (1-4 storeys) including reconfiguration of part basement level (total GFA approx. 1,794 sq m) and the construction of a 7 - 8 storey (approx. 26.4 m overall height) over part basement level building (total GFA approx. 5,635 sqm) accommodating 12 no. residential apartment units (approx. 1,180 sq m) and a 96 no. bedroom tourist hostel (approx. 4,455 sq m) with additional plant, tank room and ESB substation. b) The 12 no. residential apartment units will consist of 6 no. 1-bed units and 6 no. 2-bed units located across first to sixth floor level, each with an associated private open space area in the form of a balcony. Pedestrian access to the residential apartment units is proposed via St. Michan's Street. Communal open space (approx. 76 sqm) for the residential units is provided at seventh floor level in the form of a roof terrace. A total of 28 no. bicycle parking spaces are proposed for the residential units (22 no. at basement level and 6 no. at ground floor). c) Provision of a 96 no. bedroom tourist hostel accommodating 599 no. bedspaces in a mixture of accessible, twin and 4 - 10 no. person bedrooms from first to seventh floor level. The hostel development will comprise a reception / lobby amenity area with ancillary café / bar / co-working space (with a main entrance via Chancery Street and secondary service entrance points at Chancery Street, St. Michan's Place and St. Michan's Street) (approx. 196 sq m), a gym (approx. 54 sq m), staff office (approx. 9 sq m) and a WC, luggage area (approx. 8 sq m), a kitchen (approx. 32 sq m), food and beverage area (approx. 12 sq m), laundry store (approx. 12 sq m), comms room (approx. 1o sq m), bicycle store (approx. 14 sq m) providing for 20 no. bicycle spaces, refuse store (approx. 35 sq m), plant level (approx. 38 sq m) with generator, tank room (62 sq m) all at ground floor level. The first floor level will accommodate a guest kitchen / dining area (approx. 79 sq m), cinema room (approx. 33.5 sq m), guest laundry room (approx. 35 sq m), staff lounge (approx. 24 sq m), staff room (approx. 22 sq m) and linen store (approx. 7 sq m). Additional linen stores are proposed from second to seventh floor levels. d) Reconfiguration of the existing basement level (approx. 115 sq m) is proposed to accommodate a new tank / plant room and a bicycle store (approx. 54 sq m). The development will also provide for all associated site development works and infrastructure including ESB substation and switch room (approx. 30 sq m), green roofs, roof plant, PV panels, site services and connections for foul drainage, surface water infrastructure and water supply.

What happens next

Permission was granted on 31 Mar 2025. Third parties may appeal within four weeks; after that the permission is final and works can start once a commencement notice is lodged.

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