GrantedDecided 14 December 2023Dublin City Council

St. Stephen's Green Shopping Centre, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, D02 X309

Planning application 3012/23
DecisionGrant permission
Decided14 December 2023
Application typePermission
Source documentsPending

Site

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Proposed development

Application description published by Dublin City Council.
The site is bounded by St. Stephen's Green West to the east, King Street South to the north, Glovers Alley to the south (in part) and Mercer Street Lower to the west on a site area of 1,452 ha. The proposal is for the rejuvenation of the Stephen's Green Shopping Centre, involving the internal reconfiguration and partial redevelopment of the centre, while maintaining a number of existing retail units and elements of the existing building structure. The proposal will result in a building of up to 8 no. storeys over basement of retail, cafe/restaurant/bar and office uses (excluding mezzanines in retail/cafe/ restaurant/bar units at ground floor and basement and car park level). The proposal includes the construction of three storeys of offices over the existing car parking structure (with the omission of the existing uppermost car park level). The proposal includes retail and office uses at first floor and the provision of office use at proposed 2nd to 7th floor levels. There is a general increase in height across the development over the existing shopping centre and multi-storey car park, which varies across the site. The maximum height increase over the existing multi-storey car park (which includes plant screen parapets and when measured from the low point on King Street South) is 11.18 metres (existing 30.59m to a proposed 41.77m). The maximum height increase over the existing shopping centre (excluding the multi storey car park) (which includes plant screen parapets/glazed atrium roof and when measured from the low point on King Street South) is 13.27 metres (existing 25.5m to a proposed 38.77m). A total gross floor area of 87,932 sq.m. is proposed, which includes a net reduction of retail floor area to 19,049 sq.m. a net reduction of the existing cafe/restaurant uses to 1,740 sq.m. and a net reduction of bar (public house) uses to 789 sq.m. 35,043 sq.m. of offices and ancillary spaces (including existing floor area where retained) are proposed. The overall net increase in GFA over the existing development is 21,419 sq.m. The proposal will include a reconfigured internal mall opening onto St. Stephen's Green providing access to new and existing retail and cafe/restaurant units at ground and first floor. Retail, cafe/restaurant and bar (public house) units and office entrances area provided on the King Street South frontage and on the St. Stephens' Green West frontage. The proposed development will include 551 no. car parking spaces and 512 no. bicycle-parking spaces. This represents a reduction in 138 no. car parking spaces from the number of spaces at present. The proposed development includes all associated works including demolition of existing structures, utilities connections, roof level plant and telecommunications infrastructure, temporary construction works and site hoarding and public realm works.

Application and appeal history

Structured appeal stages, outcomes and source documents currently tied to this application.
ABP-318865-24Submitted 18 January 2024 / decided 24 July 2025
Status not recordedREFUSE PERMISSION
  1. Appeal submittedAppeal reference ABP-318865-24
    18 January 2024
  2. Appeal decisionREFUSE PERMISSION
    24 July 2025
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