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Site planning risk brief

Former An Post Building, 109 James's Street, Dublin 8, D08 H9E4

One-off house / within 5 km where a location match is available

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Local planning pattern

13% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 12,620 decisions within 5 km, 13 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 1985 structured appeals.

Matched source
4140/22
Project type
One-off house
Coverage
5 km radius

What this site brief can substantiate today

Each section reports its own coverage, per county. “Not yet covered” means the source dataset is not loaded for this local authority, so the brief draws no conclusion there and says where to check — it never reads as “no constraint found”.

Applications tied to the site

Partial coverage

13 register records are within the point-match tolerance; a parcel boundary is needed to treat this as exact.

13 matched

Zoning and settlement

Partial coverage

1 of 2 layers are loaded for Dublin City Council and were intersected with the site; settlement boundary is not loaded and no conclusion is drawn for it.

1 matched

Rural-housing policy

Not yet covered

No verified rural-housing citation is loaded for Dublin City Council, so this brief makes no current policy claim and relies on decision history.

Flood, heritage, ecology and archaeology

Partial coverage

2 of 4 layers are loaded for Dublin City Council and were intersected with the site; flood and built heritage are not loaded and no conclusion is drawn for them.

2 matched

Access, road and wastewater prompts

Partial coverage

0 prompts are backed by extracted nearby decision evidence; all prompts remain checks, not predictions.

Structured appeal history

Confirmed coverage

1985 structured nearby appeal records.

1,985 matched

Current policy citations

Confirmed coverage

Citations are current-dated and carry policy name, section, page and source URL from the Dublin City Council development plan.

1 matched
12,620Nearby applications
13Site-linked candidates
13%Nearby refused
1,985Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

Residential Amenity1
Traffic Sightlines1

Nearest planning decisions

4140/22

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of amendments to a previous permission (Reg. Ref: 2881/21) as follows: Construction of a basement plant area (c. 71m2) and access stairs. Enlargement of the permitted bin store from 16m2 to 18m2. The permitted entrance lobby to the west of the building is to be replaced with an extension of 29m2 which will provide a revised dishwashing area to the south of the building. The internal layout is altered to allow a revised kitchen and dining area layout. Minor alterations at roof level are proposed including new ventilation ducts, new louvre wall, the addition of a handrail, new sky lights, replacement of the existing non-original roof slates with new natural roof slates, and the raising of the flat roof parapet. And all associated works. The proposal is located within a site which has an approved IE (Industrial Emissions) Licence (Ref No. P0301-04).

Granted0.0 km03 November 2022
2881/21

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Modification and reuse of the existing building to provide staff canteen, welfare facilities and associated services. Demolition of an existing non-original single storey rear extension comprising toilets, WC and lobby and erection of a new single storey flat roof rear extension with rendered finish and painted mural, to provide new kitchen, stores and toilet facilities. The elevations of the protected structure, including the shopfront onto James's street will be fully conserved. A window will be replaced with a door at first floor level, to the rear of the building to provide fire escape and access to plant. Minor alterations are proposed to the internal layout including the removal of partitions at ground floor, the removal of a small mezzanine floor to the front of the building and the installation of locker rooms and staff facilities at first floor to the rear of the building. All associated works including a bin store, screened plant on the flat roof to the rear, access ways, patio area and reduction in height of the side boundary wall. The proposal is located within a site which has an approval IE (Industrial Emissions) Licence (Ref No. P0301-04).

Granted0.0 km28 July 2021
WEB5920/25

The development will consist of alterations to existing masonry wall adjacent to Gate 112 on James Street with the insertion of a new pedestrian gateway for staff to safely enter the South Lotts of the Brewery. The proposal also involves a new pedestrian gateway in an existing metal fence over brick wall adjacent to Gate 4 for staff to safely pass from Grand Canal Place through to Portland Street West.

Granted0.0 km17 April 2026
4114/21

The proposed development will consist of the demolition of an existing unused and derelict squash court and replacement with hardstanding. The space will be used for storage and general brewery use, ancillary to the overall use of the site as a brewery. The proposal is located within a site which has an approved IE (Industrial Emissions) Licence (Ref. No. P0301-04).

Granted0.0 km18 February 2022
2270/20

Permission for proposed change of use to Pharmacy from existing Primary Care/Medical Centre use for a proportion of the ground floor (approximately 167m2) within the existing Guinness Medical Centre Building, James's Street, Dublin 8.

Granted0.1 km23 April 2020
3291/20

Planning permission is sought for erection of 7 no. internally illuminated light box signage. 1 no. 2.40m (W) x 0.85m (H) to left side & 1 no. 3.52m (W) x 0.85m (H) to right side of vehicular entrance gate on south west corner, 1 no. 1.00m (W) x 1.20m (H) above pedestrian entrance gate to south, 1 no. 1.10m (H) x 1.20m (W) above pedestrian entrance gate to south east site off of James's Street. 1 no. 2.80m (W) x 0.80m (H) to west, 1 no. 2.00m (W) x 0.80m (H) to centre & 1 no. 4.00m (W) x 0.80m (H) to east of south facing elevation to St. James's Medical Building.

Granted0.1 km23 October 2020

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 12,620 matched decisions within 5 km and includes up to 80 detailed comparables (40 nearest refusals and 40 nearest grants), with extracted reasons, quotes, and available source links. €39 incl. VAT.

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