3560/24: Planning permission for development at a site on lands (c. 0.0745 ha) at 49-51 Pleasants Street (D08 XHF2, DO8 VN22, DO8 EF24), Pleasants House (D08 F54N) & 5 Pleasants Lane (D08 HY62), Dublin 8. The development will consist of: A) The demolition of the existing buildings on site (973.4 sq. m) and the construction of a 6-no. storey (over-basement) tourist hostel (overall height c. 19.65m with a plant enclosure screen above to 21.125m) above ground level to parapet along with setback at fifth floor level (with a gross floor area proposed of c. 3,970 sq. m; B) Provision of a reception area (with pedestrian access from Pleasants Street) with ancillary café/bar/restaurant/co-working use (c. 227 sq.m) and kitchen/group dining space (c. 21sq. m) at ground floor level, and other ancillary amenities including a cinema, guest laundry room, plant rooms, storage rooms, and staff facilities at basement level; (with a gym for guest use is located at first floor level); C) Provision of 85 no. guest rooms in a mixture of accessible, twin, family, 4 no., 6 no., 8 no., 10 no., and 12 no. person bedrooms across the upper 5 no. floors; and D) Provision of dedicated, secure cycle parking storage (20 no. spaces), refuse storage, switch room, ESB substation, utilities located to the rear of the ground floor layout, with green/blue roof/PV panels at roof level and all associated works to facilitate the development.
49-51 Pleasants Street, Pleasants House & 5 Pleasants Lane, Dublin 8
DecisionRefuse permission
Decided11 June 2024
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Similar nearby applications linked to this planning decision.- 4221/24Permission for development at a site on lands (c. 0.0745 ha) at 49-51 Pleasants Street (D08 XHF2, DO8 VN22, DO8 EF24). Pleasants House (DO8 F54N) & 5 Pleasants Lane (D08 HY62), Dublin 8. The subject site is bounded by Pleasants Street to the south, Pleasants Lane to the east, O'Neill's Buildings (a laneway) to the west and by the Camden Hotel to the north. The development will consist of amendments to the previously permitted office scheme (DCC Planning Reg. Ref. 3457/22 & ABP Ref. 314353-22) consisting of the construction of an additional set-back storey at fifth floor level (c. 453 sqm GFA) to comprise office floorspace (c. 351 sqm), and ancillary areas including W/C facilities (c.28 sqm) and circulation space. The proposal will increase the height of the overall office scheme to 6 no. storeys over-basement (c. 23.8m) and the permitted floor area from 3,518sqm to 3,971sqm. / 0.0 km away / 23 October 2024Refused
- 2796/21Red Rock Pleasants Street Ltd intends to apply for planning permission for development on lands (c. 0.0744 ha) at 49-51 Pleasants Street (D08 XHF2, D08 VN22, D08 EF24), Pleasants House (D08 F54N) & 5 Pleasants Lane (D08 HY62), Dublin 8. The subject site is currently occupied by a two-storey retail with apartment at 49 Pleasants Street and two storey retail units at 50 and 51 Pleasants Street, a three-storey industrial/commercial building at Pleasants House and a two-storey former dwelling house now in use as a commercial store at 5 Pleasants Lane, and is bound by Pleasants Street to the south, Pleasants Lane to the east, O’Neill’s Buildings (a laneway) to the west and by the ‘Camden Hotel’ to the north. The development will consist of the demolition of the existing structures on site and construction of a part seven / six / five / four storey (maximum height 23.4m) over basement building (c. 3,966.9 sq.m. total GFA including basement of c. 253.8 sq.m) with commercial/restaurant/café use (c. 155.2 sq.m.), commercial storage (c. 37.7 sqm) and residents amenity facilities (98.2 sqm sqm) at ground floor level and a “Build to Rent” residential development of 45 no. residential units at 1st to 6th floor levels (c. 2,128.9 sq.m.). The proposed development will comprise: • Demolition of the existing buildings including 1 no. apartment unit at first floor level of 49 Pleasants Street and associated structures on site c. 973.4 sq.m. GFA; • Provision of 1 no. commercial/café/restaurant unit at ground floor level c. 155.2 sq.m (with an indoor terrace area), commercial store of 37.7 sq.m GFA with pedestrian access from the south of the site on Pleasants Street and residential amenity areas including outdoor terraces facing onto O’Neill’s Buildings; • Construction of 45 no. ‘Build-to-Rent’ apartment units over 7 no. storeys with a dwelling mix of 30 no. studio units, 1 no. one-bed units, 9 no. one-bed + study units and 5 no. two-bed units; • Provision of 235.4 sqm of private open space in the form of winter gardens/terraces to all individual units; • Provision of 206.5 sqm of outdoor communal terraces at ground floor level on the western elevation, at the 4th and 5th floor level on the southern elevation and at 6th floor level on the eastern elevation; • Provision of 72 no. bicycle parking spaces in a secure bike store at ground floor level which will be accessed via Pleasants Lane, with residential access to the apartments; • Provision of 220.5 sqm of internal communal residential amenities and facilities in the form of a screening room, co-working space, lounge, function room and additional communal space; • Provision of a green roof at roof level; • Provision of storage room and plant room at basement floor level, refuse store, ESB substation, switchroom and commercial refuse store at ground floor level, plant and lift pop-up at roof level concealed by the building’s parapet; • Provision of hard and soft landscaping, and all ancillary site services and associated works to facilitate the development. The development will provide a gross floor area of 3,966.9 sqm (including basement of 253.8 sqm). / 0.0 km away / 08 July 2021Refused
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