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Planning application · Co. Dublin

32-33 Blessington Street, Dublin 7

Granted 26 Jun 2026

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This application has left our current planning lists, so this page is no longer updated. We last saw it in the council's register on 26 Jul 2026. The details below are as they were then. The council's register has the current status.

What and where

PROTECTED STRUCTURE

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: RETENTION AND PERMISSION: Planning Permission is sought to consolidate Change of Use from Tourist hostel to Community Services Administration Offices (440 sq m) and to complete minor works comprising of: the amalgamation of front meeting rooms and lobbies on all levels replacing 4 no. access doors with fire rated studs within existing openings, amalgamation of kitchen & dining at basement level of unit 32. Floors, walls and ceilings to be made good with new painted finishes and carpet tile floor finishes. Existing electrical installation to be repaired and replaced with new energy efficient lighting (suspended track lights under historic ceilings / surface mounted on modern ceilings under attic) and electrical services (including surface mounted dado trunking). Existing windows to be repaired with replacement of any damaged windowpanes. External basement areas and steps to be repaired and repainted. Water ingress to external rear walls to be remedied including removal of redundant surface mounted external pipework- repairing/ sealing existing rainwater downpipes, making good to all associated internal and external surfaces. Retention Permission is sought for works undertaken to date being the removal of modern sanitary installations within the meeting rooms of all the main upper floors, associated removal of modern stud partitions and doors, removal of modern sheet floor finishes and loose insulations.

Location
Dublin 7, Co. Dublin Map
Planning reference
WEB1681/26

Key facts

Floor area
440 m²
Indicative value
€250k–500kPlanningBrief estimate
Received
24 Mar 2026
Granted
26 Jun 2026
Protected structure
Yes

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Further information requested
  3. Granted

Outlook

What happens next

Permission was granted on 26 Jun 2026 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

Work packages named so far

  • Conservation work to a protected structureNamed in the application description
  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

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  • Council planning registerSearch planning.agileapplications.ie for reference WEB1681/26.Search the register

How we know this

From the Dublin City Council planning register, as last seen on 26 Jul 2026. The council's own file is the official record.

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