GrantedApartmentsDecided 29 June 2026

Westward House, 10, 10A and 10B, Russell Street, Dublin 1, D01 F300

Large-scale residential development with 54 apartments and 365 student bedspaces in Dublin 1.

WEBLRD6089/26-S3 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 27 April 2026

Reference: WEBLRD6089/26-S3
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Large Residential Development
Received: 27 April 2026

Summary

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The proposed mixed-use development ranges from 1 to 14 storeys. It includes 54 apartments, 365 student accommodation bedspaces, commercial units, a cultural space, and the partial demolition of the former Mountjoy Brewery.

Apartmentsstudent housingdemolitionhigh rise

Residential units: 54

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Official record

Development description

Westward property limited intend to apply for planning permission for development of a large-scale residential development on a site of approx. 0.433 ha at westward house, 10, 10a, and 10b russell street, dublin 1, do1 f300. The proposed development will consist of a mixed-use large-scale residential development comprising 54 no. Residential apartment units, 365 no. Purpose-built student accommodation bedspaces, 2 no. Commercial units and a cultural / community use all in 3 no. Blocks ranging in height from 1-14 storeys (above lower ground floor level) with associated bicycle parking, car parking, public plaza, communal open spaces, internal amenity spaces and all ancillary works. The development shall comprise: a) demolition of all existing buildings on site (total gfa approx. 2,905 sqm) and the part demolition works to the former mountjoy brewery structure (removal of non-original fabric of approx. 114 sqm and approx. 49 sqm of original fabric) and the removal of the majority of the existing boundary walls and railings. B) construction of 365 no. Student bedspaces arranged in 53 no. Clusters of 6, 7, and 8-bedroom units and 26 no. Studio units (including 7 no. Accessible units) each with associated shared kitchen/living/dining areas in 2 no. Interconnected blocks (block a and b) ranging in height from 1 to 9 storeys (above lower ground floor level); (i) internal amenity spaces (approx. 849.9 sqm) including reception / common lounge / social area, parcel store, games room, cinema / media room, laundry room, meeting room, music practice room, recording studio, multi-purpose arts room, 2 no. Private study rooms, study area, and 1 no. Accessible bathroom at ground floor level in block a, a gym at ground floor level in block b and a students lounge and accessible bathroom at sixth floor level in block b. (ii) external amenity areas (approx. 978.8 sqm) including external patio at surface level, a roof terrace at first floor level, and 2 no. Roof terraces at sixth floor level. (iii) a total of 436 no. Bicycle parking spaces to serve the student accommodation units (368 no. Long term spaces at lower ground floor and ground floor levels and 68 no. Visitor spaces at surface and ground floor level including 12 no. Cargo bike spaces) (iv) back of house areas including admin room, security room, staff canteen, 1 no. Storeroom and bin store for the amenity areas in block a; and a general bin store in block b. (v) it is proposed that the development will be used for short term tourist or visitor accommodation outside of academic term times, in accordance with the definition of student accommodation. C) construction of 54 no. Apartment units in 1 no. Block (block c) ranging in height from 6 to 14 storeys (above lower ground floor) comprising 18 no. 1 bedroom units, 5 no. 2 bedroom (3 person) units, 18 no. 2 bedroom (4 person) units and 13 no. 3 bedroom (5 person units). Each residential unit will have access to private open space in the form of a balcony. (i) total residential communal open space of approx. 367.9 sqm including a landscaped courtyard at surface level and roof terrace at sixth floor level. (ii) a total of 130 no. Bicycle parking spaces to serve the residential units (103 no. Long term spaces at lower ground floor level and 27 no. Visitor spaces at lower ground floor level and surface level) (iii) a total of 11 no. Car parking spaces (incl. 6 no. Ev spaces) and 2 no. Motorbike parking spaces are proposed to serve the residential units at lower ground floor level accessible via a car lift and 1 no. Ev accessible car parking space is proposed at surface level. (iv) a residential bin store is proposed at lower ground floor level. D) 2 no. Commercial spaces including an office / we work unit (approx. 284.5 sqm) and café / retail unit (approx. 102 sqm) at ground floor level in block b, each with an associated bin store. E) a cultural / community use unit (approx. 845.2 sqm) at lower ground, ground floor (partial double height) and mezzanine levels in block c. F) a total of 18 no. Bicycle parking spaces are proposed to serve the commercial units at surface level (4 no. Bicycle spaces for the café / retail unit; 4 no. Bicycle spaces for the office unit and 10 no. Bicycle spaces for the cultural / community use). G) approx. 409.4 sqm of public open space in the form of a public plaza between block b and c fronting onto russell street. H) an esb substation, 2 no. Switch rooms and comms room at ground floor in block a. A switch room and generator room at ground floor in block b. An esb substation, switch room and riser room at ground floor in block c. 2 no. Plant rooms and sprinkler plant room at lower ground floor in block b. 2 no. Plant rooms, a generator room, mech vent exhaust room and comms room at lower ground floor in block c. I) vehicular access/egress to be provided off russell street for a new internal street allowing access to the proposed ev accessible car parking space and the car lift. J) provision of 2 no. Drop off / loading bay spaces and an area of on-street parallel parking bays on russell street. The development will also provide for all associated service connections, public lighting, hard and soft landscaping, planting, road markings, tactile paving, boundary treatments, traffic bollards, nature-based suds features, green and blue roofs, roof level pv panels, plant areas and equipment, heat pumps, condenser units and acoustic louvred screens, and all associated site clearance, excavation and development works above and below ground. All application documentation and information is available for public viewing at the following website set up by the applicant: www. Russellstreetlrd. Ie.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z10: Inner Suburban and inner City Sustainable Mixed-UsesRE

“To consolidate and facilitate the development of inner city and inner suburban sites for mixed-uses.”

National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
15 St Patricks Tce, Russell St, C Rd Dublin 1	Sept 2025	€525,000	54 m
Apt 16 Behan Sq, 11-16 Russell St, Dublin 1	Jun 2025	€350,000	55 m
Apt 38, Behan Square, Russell Street	Jun 2025	€350,000	72 m
Apt 12, Behan Sq, 10 Russell St	Apr 2025	€434,000	77 m
Apt 23, The Wheat Barn, Bakers Yard	Nov 2025	€407,000	98 m
16 Portland St, Dublin 1, Dublin	Mar 2026	€875,000	131 m
500 North Circular Rd, Dublin 1, Dublin	Jul 2025	€620,000	182 m
7 Emmet St, Dublin 1, Dublin	Feb 2025	€450,000	195 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

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Application received27 April 2026
Decision due1 July 2026
Decision issued29 June 2026

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