GrantedDecided 22 October 2024Dublin City Council

Site bound by Vicar Street to the east and Molyneux Yard to the west, the site adjoins public space to the south that fronts onto Swift's Alley further to the South, Dublin 8

Planning application 3536/24
DecisionGrant permission
Decided22 October 2024
Application typePermission
Source documentsPending

Site

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Proposed development

Application description published by Dublin City Council.
Planning permission for demolition of all existing buildings/structures on site (approximately 1,020 sq.m GFA) and the relocation of an existing ESB substation to the ground floor of the proposed building fronting onto Molyneux Yard together with new switchroom. The proposed development comprises the erection of a part 5, part 8-storey mixed use building over single basement (approximately 7,509 sq.m GFA) to provide principally for a new hotel (182 bedrooms) and ancillary development at basement to seventh floor level. A total of 22 bicycle parking spaces are provided at ground floor level. A Creative Art Studio (approximately 122 sq.m GFA) is proposed at ground floor level and basement level. The proposed building is set back at ground and first floor level from the southern, eastern and western site boundaries to provide lightwells serving basement level. The hotel entrance is accessed off an arched, internal, shared pedestrian and vehicular street running east-west across the northern part of the site connecting Vicar Street and Molyneux Yard. The upper levels of the building (from first floor and above) cantilever over the proposed internal street and the upper levels (from second floor and above) cantilever over the proposed lightwells along the southern, eastern and western site boundaries, respectively. The development will include all site works that comprise of all boundary treatments and associated site works, at site bound by Vicar Street to the east and Molyneux Yard to the west, the site adjoins public space to the south that fronts onto Swift's Alley further to the South, Dublin 8.

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