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Planning application · Co. Dublin

72 Middle Abbey Street (site with Frontage to North Lotts to rear) Dublin 1

Refused 30 Jun 2025

Key facts

  • Planning application WEB2664/24 at 72 Middle Abbey Street (Site With Frontage To North Lotts To Rear) Dublin 1: ~9 homes.
  • It was received by Dublin City Council on 6 Dec 2024.
  • Status: Refused 30 Jun 2025.
  • The application was refused on 30 Jun 2025. Work is not expected unless the decision is overturned on appeal or a new application is granted.

Source: the Dublin City Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. Search the council's register

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What and where

~9 homes

(i) omission of existing recessed mezzanine floor areas atop third floor level and reinstatement of full fourth floor level; (ii) works to external elevations including paint removal and repairing of pointing on Middle Abbey Street elevation; and replacement of sand cement plaster with insulating lime plaster and increasing height of ground level window openings to North Lotts elevation; (iii) removal of existing internal staircases, relocation of entrance door to North Lotts, provision of new internal staircases and reconfiguration of internal floor plans through provision of new wall partitions; (iv) change of use of building from retail (at basement/ground floor level) and retail storage (at all above ground floor levels) to a mixed-use building comprising a commercial retail unit at basement floor level, a café at ground floor level and a tourist accommodation development (comprising 9 no. short-stay apartments) from ground to fourth floor level; and, (v) all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.

Location
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Planning reference
WEB2664/24
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Numbers and dates

Homes
~9estimated from the application
Estimated construction value
€1.9m to €2.8mOur estimate from stated homes and project type, at January 2026 prices, building works only. Not a stated figure. How we estimate
Received
6 Dec 2024
Refused
30 Jun 2025

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Refused
  3. Appeal lodged
  4. Appeal decidedRefuse Permission

Outlook

What happens next

The application was refused on 30 Jun 2025. Work is not expected unless the decision is overturned on appeal or a new application is granted.

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

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How we know this

From the Dublin City Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.

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