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Planning application · Co. Dublin

1-4 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02PX82

Refused 12 Dec 2025

Key facts

  • Planning application WEB5468/25 at 1-4 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02PX82: PROTECTED STRUCTURE.
  • It was received by Dublin City Council on 22 Oct 2025.
  • Status: Refused 12 Dec 2025.
  • The application was refused on 12 Dec 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

PROTECTED STRUCTURE

PROTECTED STRUCTURE. CHANGE OF USE. Balrath Investments ULC intend to apply for permission for development at a site of c. 0.09 ha at Nos. 1-4 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 PX82 (a Protected Structure RPS Ref. No. 1146). The development will consist of the change of use of the existing building from retail and gym to tourist hostel with ancillary communal space at basement level and retail and cafe at ground floor level (total gross floor area c. 3,777 m²). The development will consist of the refurbishment, extension and alteration of the existing structures on site comprising the renovation of the existing Protected Structure at Nos. 1-4 Camden Street Lower (including internal alterations and re-configuration); the relocation of the existing 19th century staircase to serve the new communal space; the provision of one additional setback floor above the existing three floor building facing Camden Street Lower; the provision of two additional floors above the existing 5 bay four floor building facing Montague Street; the provision of four additional floors above the existing 4 bay two floor building facing Montague Street; and the removal of non-original features from the structure. The development will result in a six floor over basement building comprising a 463 no. bedspace tourist hostel accessed via Montague Street with external courtyard (c. 2,680 m²); a ground floor café unit (c. 37 m²); and a retail unit accessed via Camden Street Lower (c. 418 m²); all with ancillary cycle parking at ground floor level, plant room at basement level, substation, attenuation storage, bin storage, lift core, signage, SuDs features including green and blue roof, elevational amendments and all associated site development and excavation works above and below ground.

Location
Dublin 2, Co. Dublin Map
Planning reference
WEB5468/25
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Numbers and dates

Floor area
3,777 m²
Received
22 Oct 2025
Refused
12 Dec 2025
Protected structure
Yes

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Refused
  3. Appeal lodged
  4. Appeal decidedGrant permission

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What happens next

The application was refused on 12 Dec 2025. Work is not expected unless the decision is overturned on appeal or a new application is granted.

Work packages named so far

  • Conservation work to a protected structureNamed in the application description
  • Basement parkingNamed in the application description

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

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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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