53A, Dorset Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01 WN80

Sep 29 2026

Application Received

Submitted: 29 / 09 / 2026
Dublin City Council
Application Type:
New
Application Status:
New
Council Decision:
N/A (Unknown)

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Development Description:

The proposed development consists of: The change of use of the former GAA ticket-office premises to a massage and treatment salon (personal-services use); Internal alterations and reconfiguration comprising: (i) At ground-floor level, alterations to the existing layout to provide a reception and waiting area, hallway, foot-massage room, three treatment rooms and a rear office/large treatment room; and (ii) At first-floor level, alterations to the existing open-plan layout to provide three treatment rooms to the rear/southeast and two treatment rooms to the front/northwest; Alterations to the front facade and shopfront, including the provision of new business signage and an illuminated overhead light, together with all associated ancillary works.

Nearby Applications:

Distance:	Received:	Decision:	Development Address:	Development Description:
420m	02/10/2026	N/A	Mater Private Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, D07 WKW8	Mater Private Hospital intends to apply for permission for development on this 0.7ha site, approximately, comprising the following buildings:?Mater Private Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7,?D07 WKW8; No. 106 Dorset Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01 VE84; No. 107 Dorset Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01 YT59/D01 RX46/D01 R2K6; No. 108 Dorset Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01 P6Y0; No. 109 Dorset Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01 X953; No. 110 Dorset Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01 C1F2; No. 111 Dorset Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01 YC61; and No. 112 Dorset Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01 YE14. The site is bound by: Eccles Street to the south; Dorset Street Lower to the east; Eccles Place to the north; and a car park access / egress ramp to the west with the Mater Misericordiae Hospital beyond. The development will consist of additional hospital/ medical-related use comprising the following works: the partial demolition of the existing Mater Private Hospital building (from Level 00 to Level 05 and roof plant areas), including the Eccles Street and Dorset Street Lower corner (c. 1,355sqm total), the removal of the associated car park driveway, redundant crane base, and redundant lift shaft, and the demolition of Nos. 109, 110, 111, and 112 Dorset Street Lower (c. 860sqm total), part of the Second Floor Level of 106 Dorset Street Lower (c. 30sqm) and part of the Ground to Second Floor of 108 Dorset Street Lower (c. 64.5sqm); and the construction of a new 5-storey hospital extension (with set-backs) (over Lower Ground Floor (Level 00)) onto Dorset Street Lower and the corner of Eccles Street (c. 5,683sqm (of which c. 1385 sqm comprises plant)), along with the refurbishment and adaptive reuse of 106, 107 and 108 Dorset Street Lower comprising the change of use to hospital use (c. 457.5sqm) (from vacant residential and medical consultancy/offices). The overall new hospital floor area now proposed (comprising new build and change of use) is c. 6140.5 sqm. The development will also comprise: enhanced ambulance pick-up and drop-off, with access via Eccles Place and egress via an unnamed laneway (which will be altered as part of the proposal) and Eccles Place beyond; expanded emergency department and urgent care centre, with street level access via new additional reception area from Dorset Street Lower; operating theatres with adjoining anaesthetic patient areas, holding areas and recovery bays; laboratory and acute medical unit; intensive care unit department; replacement ward rooms; visitor lounge; staff amenity space with cafe / restaurant and outdoor terrace in the east at Level 05; training and conference centre; new external wheelchair accessible lift to the rear of No. 107 Dorset Street Lower; connection to the new Mater Private Hospital extension at Level 01 via lobby to the rear of No. 108 Dorset Street Lower at First Floor Level; a wheelchair accessible ramp to the front of the new-build extension with internal connection at Level 00 to the ground floor lobby of No. 108 Dorset Street Lower; and ancillary areas (offices, storage rooms, cleaning rooms, kitchens, etc.) and plant areas. The proposed development will result in a net increase of 22 no. inpatient beds. The overall GFA of the Mater Private Hospital will increase from c. 21,310 sqm to c. 26,095.5 sqm. The development?will include: the removal of existing car parking spaces; the internal renovation of existing hospital floor space to facilitate the proposed development; alterations to existing hospital plant equipment and associated infrastructure and the provision of new hospital plant equipment and associated infrastructure; screening and balustrades; staff and visitor bicycle parking; new ground floor facade to part of the existing elevation at Eccles Street; associated elevational and internal changes; hard and soft landscaping and planting removal; SuDS measures and green roofs; provision of photovoltaic panels on existing hospital roof; alterations to existing site services (foul/surface water drainage, surface water attenuation and water supply); changes in levels and all other associated site development works above and below ground.	Details...
370m	29/09/2026	N/A	43 Whitworth Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9.	For the change of use of the existing single storey office and garden room to the rear of the existing two storey dwelling to a self contained one bedroom unit auxiliary to the main dwelling along with all other ancillary works at 43 Whitworth Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9.	Details...
140m	28/09/2026	N/A	81-82, Dorset Street Lower, Dublin 1	PERMISSION & RETENTION: Retention permission and planning permission is sought for alterations to a development originally approved under Reg. Ref. 4596/18. The approved development (Reg. Ref. 4596/18) provided for 6 no. residential apartments at first and second floor levels with a restaurant/coffee shop with ancillary takeaway at ground floor level of 81-82 Dorset Street Lower, Dublin 1. The as construction layouts at first and second floor levels of the subject site comprise a total of 10 no. residential units, with 5 no. units located at first floor level and 5 no. units located at second floor level. Retention permission is therefore sought for: (i) alterations to the approved layouts at first and second floor levels together with the uplift in apartments from 6 no. (as approved) to 10 no. (current layout). The current application seeks to reduce the number of apartment units from 10 no. (current layout) to 8 no. Planning permission is therefore sought for: (ii) internal modifications and reconfiguration of the first and second floor levels to provide for a total of 8 no. apartment units as follows: (a) 3 no. studio units and 1 no. 1 bedroom apartment at first floor level; and (b) 3 no. studio units and 1 no. 1 bedroom apartment at second floor level. Planning permission is also sought for (iii) all associated works including boundary treatments, drainage and engineering works necessary to facilitate the development. The alterations proposed result in the provision of a total of 8 no. apartment units, increased from 6 no. as originally approved under Reg. Ref. 4596/18, and reduced from 10 no. as per the current layout.	Details...
80m	08/09/2026	GRANT PERMISSION	98 St. Ignatius Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7	A two storey extension at the rear, comprising of a ground floor extension to the existing ground floor commercial/retail unit and a first floor extension to the existing first floor residential unit.	Details...
170m	26/06/2026	N/A	the rear of no. 11, Sherrard Street Lower, Dublin 1	PROTECTED STRUCTURE The development will consist of modification of existing 2bed apartment to 1bed apartment including relocation of existing external wall of the apartment by 2.1m to increase the size of the existing rear yard, internal modifications, revisions to elevations and all associated site works.	Details...
370m	26/06/2026	N/A	42, Whitworth Road, Dublin 9, D09 Y3C1	RETENTION:The development consists of a single-storey extension to rear with associated internal alterations, groundworks and landscaping. The development was constructed in general accordance with the development previously permitted under Planning Register Reference WEB1647/24, except for the omission of the previously permitted first-floor rear extension.	Details...
370m	23/06/2026	N/A	5, Saint Clement's Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, D09 P8N6	The application seeks permission for: a) The demolition of existing single storey rear return and associated extensions to the rear of the building. b) The provision of a partial two storey extension and screened first floor terrace to the rear of the property. c) All ancillary works roof lights, privacy screens associated gates, perimeter fences, drainage and all associated site works.	Details...
430m	22/06/2026	N/A	3, Gardiner Street Upper, Dublin 1	PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development consists of the restoration of the building at No. 3 Gardiner Street Upper, Dublin 1, D01 K2R9 (A Protected Structure RPS 3091) and includes: External works as follows: (i.) removal of non-original PVC windows and replacement with hardwood sliding sash windows, (ii.) removal of non-original front door and replacement with historically correct panelled door. (iii.) reinstatement of missing sidelights and fanlight to front entrance door. (iv.) provision of an AOV to the roof above the stair core, (v.) provision of an entrance gate to front lightwell railing, (vi.) paving and rationalisation of external drainage at the front and rear lightwells, (vii.) provision of 1 no. painted steel stairs in the front well to serve the lower ground floor unit and a new balconette and gallery to provide access from the upper ground floor unit to the rear garden. (viii.) lowering of the window cill to the rear window at upper ground floor level to accommodate French doors. (ix.) at basement level: replacement of non-original door to front light well. Existing rear window and door opening will be widened to accommodate a larger double door opening to the rear light well. Internal works as follows: (x.) removal of non-original fabric including liners, partitions, doors, and staircase at lower ground level (xi.) reinstatement of missing staircase to serve the upper floors within the original location. (xii.) treatment of existing floor joists and stiffening with new joists. (xiii.) repair to extant original cornicing and provision of matching cornicing where missing. (xiv.) provision of new partition walls, (xv.) provision of wet rooms and kitchens for each unit with coordinated services for foul waste, (xvi.) original timber floors are to be retained and reused where possible. Timber joist floors are to be upgraded for fireproofing and acoustics, (xvii.) internal doors to original openings in the corridors are to be replaced with fire doors matching in detail extant doors. (xviii.) provision of modern flush doors in new openings, (xix.) patching and restoration of lath and plaster ceilings where feasible, (xx.) external walls are to be lined with breathable insulation and plastered over internally (xxi.) plastering of internal brick walls, (xxii.) provision of an internal protected Lobby with fire rated doors (upgraded existing doors or new doors where required) in each unit accessed off the communal hallways from the Upper Ground Floor level to Third Floor level, (xxiii.) at Upper Ground Floor: remnants of the architrave to the corridor are to be surveyed, moulded and replicated, (xxiv.) at First Floor Level: one remaining shutter and architrave to be retained and restored, and an extant door and architrave to be restored, (xxv.) at Basement Level: a new replacement insulated floor will be provided throughout with new drainage to serve the unit and each unit above, (xxvi.) removal and replacement of non-original plastered ceilings and wall liners. The development includes all ancillary site works, inclusive of landscaping, lighting and engineering works necessary to facilitate the development. The proposed suite of works will result in the provision of a 5 no. unit residential building.	Details...
370m	16/06/2026	APPLICATION DECLARED INVALID	5, Saint Clement's Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9	The application seeks permission for; a) The demolition of existing single storey rear return and associated extensions to the rear of the building. b) The provision of a partial two storey extension and screened first floor terrace to the rear of the property. c) All ancillary works roof lights, privacy screens associated gates, perimeter fences, drainage and all associated site works.	Details...
200m	08/06/2026	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	80, Saint Ignatius Road, Dublin 7	Focus Housing Association CLG intend to apply for permission for development at 80 Saint Ignatius Road, Dublin 7, D07 C6K4. The proposed development consists of: demolition of all existing 1-2 storey light industrial buildings on the site (c. 2529 sq.m) and associated boundary fencing and gate along St. Ignatius Road and the construction of 39 no. 1 bed apartment units in 4 no. new blocks ranging in height from 1-3 storeys (Block A 2 storeys, Block B, 1-3 Storeys, Block C 1-3 storeys, Block D 2 storeys). All units are intended to provide general needs age friendly homes for independent living residents. Block A provides 1 no. 1 bed apartment unit and a residents communal room with associated W/C (c. 36 sq.m), Block B provides 21 no. 1 bed apartment units, Block C provides 11 no. 1 bed apartment units and Block D provides 6 no. 1 bed apartment units. Pedestrian access to the development will be from the existing site access point along St. Ignatius Road. A new pedestrian access gate and associated boundary fencing will be provided at this location. The development also provides for c. 562 sq.m of communal open space, balconies/ terraces associated with individual apartment units, provision of an ESB substation within Block A, provision of a water tank room, meter room, cleaners storerooms, M&E room and secure bicycle storage area within Block B, provision of a meter room, cleaners storeroom and secure bicycle storage area within Block C, access deck and external stairs associated with Block D, secure independent bin store area, hard and soft landscaping and proposed boundary treatment works, and provision of all other associated required site works and services above and below ground on an overall site area of c. 0.275ha.	Details...
200m	03/06/2026	APPLICATION DECLARED INVALID	80, Saint Ignatius Road, Dublin 7	Focus Housing Association CLG intend to apply for permission for development at 80 Saint Ignatius Road, Dublin 7, D07 C6K4. The proposed development consists of: demolition of all existing 1-2 storey light industrial buildings on the site (c. 2529 sq.m) and associated boundary fencing and gate along St. Ignatius Road and the construction of 39 no. 1 bed apartment units in 4 no. new blocks ranging in height from 1-3 storeys (Block A 2 storeys, Block B, 1-3 Storeys, Block C 1-3 storeys, Block D 2 storeys). All units are intended to provide general needs age friendly homes for independent living residents. Block A provides 1 no. 1 bed apartment unit and a residents communal room with associated W/C (c. 36 sq.m), Block B provides 21 no. 1 bed apartment units, Block C provides 11 no. 1 bed apartment units and Block D provides 6 no. 1 bed apartment units. Pedestrian access to the development will be from the existing site access point along St. Ignatius Road. A new pedestrian access gate and associated boundary fencing will be provided at this location. The development also provides for c. 562 sq.m of communal open space, balconies/ terraces associated with individual apartment units, provision of an ESB substation within Block A, provision of a water tank room, meter room, cleaners storerooms, M&E room and secure bicycle storage area within Block B, provision of a meter room, cleaners storeroom and secure bicycle storage area within Block C, access deck and external stairs associated with Block D, secure independent bin store area, hard and soft landscaping and proposed boundary treatment works, and provision of all other associated required site works and services above and below ground on an overall site area of c. 0.275ha.	Details...
490m	06/05/2026	REFUSE PERMISSION	Vacant Former Methodist Church site, Jones’s Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 3	RETENTION & PERMISSION: Located to the west of Jones’s Road and bounded by residential properties along Robert Street to the south and properties backing onto Clonliffe Road to the north, with vehicular access from Jones’s Road. The development seeking retention permission consists of the provision of a car parking facility. The development seeking permission will consist of: • the extension of the existing car parking facility, • the erection of a 2.4 metre high boundary fence along the perimeter of the site, • the installation of an entry/exit access barrier and ticket kiosk, • the provision of a pedestrian access gate, • and all associated site development works, including lighting and drainage.	Details...
340m	30/04/2026	GRANT PERMISSION	10, Leo Street, Dublin 7, D07 C6T1	Construction of a single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling.	Details...
170m	28/04/2026	APPLICATION DECLARED INVALID	Rear of 11, Sherrard Street Lower, Dublin 1	PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of modification of existing 2 bed apartment to 1 bed apartment including relocation of existing external wall of the apartment by 2.1m to increase the size of the existing rear yard, internal modifications, revisions to elevations and all associated site works.	Details...
320m	20/04/2026	GRANT PERMISSION	6, Josephine Avenue, Dublin 7	Renovation and extension of the existing two storey terraced house - The development will consist of the renovation of an existing single-story rear extension, the construction of a new first floor with flat roof above the existing extension, the construction of a single-storey flat roof extension directly adjacent to the existing extension and associated modifications to the existing house and fenestration to the rear of the building.	Details...
280m	16/04/2026	GRANT PERMISSION	5 Saint Brigids Road Lower, Dublin 9, Dublin 9, D09Y2V8	Planning permission for attic conversion with hip to gable roof and dormer to rear roof to accommodate stairs to allow access to attic conversion as non habitable storage space with roof windows to front all with associated ancillary works	Details...
490m	10/04/2026	APPLICATION DECLARED INVALID	Jones's Road, Dublin 3	RETENTION AND PERMISSION: The development seeking retention permission consists of the provision of a car parking facility. The development seeking permission will consist of the extension of the existing car parking facility, the erection of a 2.4m high boundary fence along the perimeter of the site, the installation of an access barrier and ticket kiosk, along with all associated site works.	Details...
140m	01/04/2026	APPLICATION DECLARED INVALID	81-82 Dorset Street Lower, Dublin 1	Planning permission for alterations to a development originally approved under Reg. Ref. 4596/18. The alterations for which planning permission is sought includes: (i) internal modifications and reconfiguration of the first and second floor levels to provide an additional 2 no. units and a revised unit mix; and (ii) all associated works, including boundary treatments, drainage and engineering works necessary to facilitate the development. The alterations result in an increase from 6 no. one-bed units (as originally approved under Reg. Ref. 4596/18) to 8 no. units (3 no. studio and 1 no. one-bed units at first floor level, and 3 no. studio and 1 no. one-bed units at second floor level).	Details...
430m	24/03/2026	GRANT PERMISSION	1, Gardiner Street Upper, Dublin 1, D01 Y9T1	PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Works at 1 Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin 1, a protected structure, the development will consist of removal of cementitious pointing, repair and repointing in lime mortar using wig or historically correct pointing of front brick façade.	Details...

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