& RETENTION. Xerico Limited, Nubeno Limited and Gravel Walk Court Owners Management…

Proposed development

PERMISSION & RETENTION. Xerico Limited, Nubeno Limited and Gravel Walk Court Owners Management Company Limited by Guarantee, intend to apply for (A) retention permission and (B) planning permission for alterations at the development known as Gravel Walk Court, located at 50 Blackhall Place, 13/14 Hendrick Street & Oxmantown Lane, Dublin 7 (register references 0116/00 & 4972/03), comprising 47 apartments in a four & part five storey building as follows: A. (i) The retention of all the existing windows and doors at ground, first, second, third and fourth floors in the internal courtyard elevations (ii) the retention of the windows at first, second and third floors in the easternmost escape stair lobby on to Oxmantown Lane. These windows at (i) & (ii) were not shown on the approved planning drawings (reg. ref. 4972/03) which was submitted to regularise the planning permission for the building as constructed on foot of the original planning permission (reg. ref. 0116/00). (iii) The retention of the omission of the original basement as agreed during initial construction works in 2001 with the Dublin City Council Senior Archaeologist. The omission of the basement was noted on the drawings accompanying reg. ref. 4972/03, however the omission was not described in the development description. B. Permission is sought for (i) the replacement of the glazed sliding doors from the living rooms of the ground floor apartments facing on to Oxmantown Lane with full height windows with inward opening top casement sections; (ii) alterations to the stair core leading from Hendrick Street to comply with Part B Fire of the Building Regulations, (iii) the provision of a new external stair from the ground floor half landing into the internal courtyard with consequent alterations to the first floor balconies and adjacent windows (iv) various alterations to the apartments and corridors at ground, first, second, third and fourth floor levels to comply with Part B Fire of the Building Regulations (v) provision of a new sprinkler water storage tank and pump room at ground floor level in the internal courtyard (vi) the provision of PV solar panels on the flat roof at fourth floor level and (vii) all associated site works.

What happens next

The application was declared invalid by the council. A corrected application may be lodged again.

• Open the official file on the Dublin planning register ↗
• Street View at this location ↗
• More applications in Dublin
• Planning a smaller project? Since 27 July 2026 many need no permission: check yours
• How the application process works