Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 14 December 2023

St. Stephen's Green Shopping Centre, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, D02 X309

Major rejuvenation and expansion of St. Stephen's Green Shopping Centre.

3012/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 6 January 2023

Reference
3012/23
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Appealed
Type
Permission
Received
6 January 2023

Summary

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The proposal involves the internal reconfiguration, partial redevelopment, and expansion of the shopping centre to create a building of up to 8 storeys over basement. It includes retail, cafe, restaurant, bar, and office uses, featuring three storeys of offices built over the existing car park structure.

Commercialretailofficeredevelopmentcity centre
Storeys
8

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Official record

Development description

The site is bounded by st. Stephen's green west to the east, king street south to the north, glovers alley to the south (in part) and mercer street lower to the west on a site area of 1,452 ha. The proposal is for the rejuvenation of the stephen's green shopping centre, involving the internal reconfiguration and partial redevelopment of the centre, while maintaining a number of existing retail units and elements of the existing building structure. The proposal will result in a building of up to 8 no. Storeys over basement of retail, cafe/restaurant/bar and office uses (excluding mezzanines in retail/cafe/ restaurant/bar units at ground floor and basement and car park level). The proposal includes the construction of three storeys of offices over the existing car parking structure (with the omission of the existing uppermost car park level). The proposal includes retail and office uses at first floor and the provision of office use at proposed 2nd to 7th floor levels. There is a general increase in height across the development over the existing shopping centre and multi-storey car park, which varies across the site. The maximum height increase over the existing multi-storey car park (which includes plant screen parapets and when measured from the low point on king street south) is 11.18 metres (existing 30.59m to a proposed 41.77m). The maximum height increase over the existing shopping centre (excluding the multi storey car park) (which includes plant screen parapets/glazed atrium roof and when measured from the low point on king street south) is 13.27 metres (existing 25.5m to a proposed 38.77m). A total gross floor area of 87,932 sq. M. Is proposed, which includes a net reduction of retail floor area to 19,049 sq. M. A net reduction of the existing cafe/restaurant uses to 1,740 sq. M. And a net reduction of bar (public house) uses to 789 sq. M. 35,043 sq. M. Of offices and ancillary spaces (including existing floor area where retained) are proposed. The overall net increase in gfa over the existing development is 21,419 sq. M. The proposal will include a reconfigured internal mall opening onto st. Stephen's green providing access to new and existing retail and cafe/restaurant units at ground and first floor. Retail, cafe/restaurant and bar (public house) units and office entrances area provided on the king street south frontage and on the st. Stephens' green west frontage. The proposed development will include 551 no. Car parking spaces and 512 no. Bicycle-parking spaces. This represents a reduction in 138 no. Car parking spaces from the number of spaces at present. The proposed development includes all associated works including demolition of existing structures, utilities connections, roof level plant and telecommunications infrastructure, temporary construction works and site hoarding and public realm works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z5: City CentreUC
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design character and dignity.”

National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
1 Prouds Lane, St Stephens Green, Dublin 2May 2026€605,000152 m
12 Cuffe Lane, Cuffe St, Dublin 2Aug 2025€460,000196 m
38 Drury Hall, Lower Stephen St, Dublin 2Apr 2026€340,000207 m
39 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2Jun 2025€360,000207 m
29 Drury Hall, 23 27 Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2not full market priceApr 2026€208,676207 m
20 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2Apr 2026€340,000207 m
16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2Aug 2025€340,000207 m
16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2Apr 2026€340,000207 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

  1. Application received6 January 2023
  2. Decision due14 December 2023
  3. Decision issued14 December 2023
  4. Appeal submitted16 January 2024
  5. Appeal decided24 July 2025

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