Site at Former AIB Bank, 37 & 38, O'Connell Street Upper and 74 Parnell Street, Dublin 1, D01XR67

Protected structure: permission for change of use, extensions and internal allerations to an existing 4 storey over basement with mezzanine floor between ground and first floor building at the former aib bank, no 37 & 38 o connell street upper and 74 parnell street. Dublin d01 xr67. The building is a protected structure - rps 6021 and in an architectural conservation area. The change of use consists of change from a bank and associated offices and storage use to restaurant / bar and associated kitchen, toilets and storage use at ground floor and part of the basement with residential use consisting of 20 no. One bedroom studio apartments on upper floors, 1st, 2nd & 3rd floors respectively, with associated storage use in part of the basement. The residential use is to be accessed from an existing entrance off parnell street with bicycle and storage facilities serving the residential use at basement level. The restaurant /bar use is to be accessed off an existing entrance off o'connell street upper, a new entrance off o'connell street upper and an existing entrance at the junction of o'connell street upper and parnell street with storage and staff facilities, including bicycle storage, at basement level. The extensions and alterations are to consist of the extension and remodelling of the existing 20th century stairs and lift to the rear of the building, extensions within the footprint of the building to accommodate residential use at third floor level and a new mezzanine floor between the ground and first floor to serve the proposed restaurant / bar, the removal of 3 no existing 20th century staircases and number of internal walls at each level to facilitate the restaurant / bar and residential use. The alterations to the elevations are to consist of a new entrance, remodelling of two no existing bays containing existing atms to match the existing openings and glazing, new canopies, new glazed screens to new outdoor seating area to the ground floor of o'connell street upper and signage to o'connell street upper and parnell street and a new cellar hatch door in foothpath to parnell street together with all associated site works.

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.

1. Application received11 July 2025
2. Decision due27 April 2026
3. Decision issued24 April 2026

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