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62-64, Fenian Street, Nos. 2, 3, 4, 9 & 10 Bass Place and Nos. 1-3 Sandwith Street Upper, Dublin 2

Construction of 87 apartments, a café, and a gym across three blocks.

3164/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 2 February 2023

Reference: 3164/23
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 2 February 2023

Summary

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The development on a 0.1834 ha site will consist of 87 apartments, a café, and a gym/yoga studio across three blocks. Block 1 will range from 8 to 10 storeys over a basement containing 20 car parking spaces, while Block 2 will house the gym and Block 3 will contain 8 apartments.

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Residential units: 87
Storeys: 10
Floor area: 8,041 m²

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Official record

Development description

Development on a site (site area 0.1834 ha). The development will consist of: - the construction of 87 apartments (7,795.2 sq. M total residential gross floor area) comprising of 38 no. 1-bed units, 41 no. 2-bedroom units and 8 no. 3-bed units; café and a gym/ yoga studio in 3 blocks. The proposed development, with a total gross floor area (gfa) of 8,041 sq. M is described below on a block-by-block basis: - block 1 (7,109 sq. M total gfa): 79 apartments (7,059.20 sq. M total residential gfa) comprising 35 no. 1-bed units, 38 no. 2-bedroom units and 6 no. 3-bed units in a block ranging from 8-10 storeys over basement, all with private amenity space in the form of terraces/ balconies, together with a café (49.8 sq. M total gfa) at ground level. Communal amenity space is provided on rooftop terraces. Car parking (20 spaces), motorbike (2 spaces) and cycle parking (142 spaces) is provided in the basement of block 1, with access via bass place. -block 2 gym/ yoga studio (196 sq. M total gfa) in 3 storey block fronting bass place. -block 3 (736 sq. M gfa): 8 residential apartments including 3 no. 1-bed units, 3 no. 2-bed units and 2 no. 3-bed units, all with private amenity space in the form of terraces/ balconies in a block ranging from 3-4 storeys. Block 3 is proposed at nos. 1-3 sandwith street upper and includes the demolition of part of the existing 2-storey vacant terraced houses. The front facade onto sandwith street upper and the southern facade onto the adjoining laneway will be retained, with modifications to the window and door openings, and an additional 1-2 storeys added over. 10 long-stay secure cycle parking spaces are provided at ground floor level. A total of 20 car parking spaces, 2 motorbike spaces and 198 cycle parking spaces (comprising 142 long stay spaces in basement of block 1; 10 long-stay spaces in block 3; with 44 short-stay spaces and 2 cargo bike spaces in the public realm) is provided on site. Permission is also sought for the demolition of all existing buildings on site (2,104 sq. M total gfa) including two-storey over basement commercial building at 62-64 fenian street, 5 terraced houses at nos. 2,3,4, 9 and 10 bass place, and nos. 1-3 sandwith street upper (excluding the existing front facade onto sandwith street upper and south facade onto the adjoining lane which are retained) associated sheds and surface car park to the rear of these properties; landscaping, public and communal amenity space (comprising of rooftop terraces and at grade), and all associated site and development works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z1: Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsRS

“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”

National zoning type: Existing residential

Objective set by the Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 3 - Alexander Court, 11 - 14 Fenian Street, Dublin 2	Dec 2025	€384,000	63 m
16 Alexander Court, Fenian St, Dublin 2	Mar 2026	€382,500	63 m
Apt 25, Alexander Court Apts, 11 14 Fenian St Dublin 2	Feb 2025	€395,000	63 m
33 Erne St Upper, Dublin 2, Dublin	Apr 2026	€840,000	118 m
Apt 5 Holemeade House, Holles St, Dublin 2	Jun 2025	€390,000	146 m
2 Holmeade House, Holles St, Dublin 2	Oct 2025	€380,000	146 m
25 Erne Terrace Front, Dublin 2, Dublin	Feb 2025	€426,000	162 m
149 Pearse St, Dublin 2	Nov 2025	€840,000	171 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

Application received2 February 2023
Decision due18 January 2024
Decision issued17 January 2024
Permission expiry13 April 2029

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