3404/25
Application Details
Description
LAW: Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) Pursuant to the requirements of the above, notice is hereby given of proposed development of Dolphin House Block 1B. The proposed development, which will be managed by Dublin City Council, comprises of: • 30 no. new dwellings units, 11 houses, 1 duplex and 18 apartments on a site facing Dolphin’s Barn and adjacent to the Grand Canal in 2,3 & 5 storey blocks • New pedestrian entrance to the houses from footpath on Dolphin’s Barn Road • New gated entrance to the courtyard • Provision of loading bay/ set down area adjacent to the entrance door to the apartment building on the north of the site from the existing access road. • Provision of temporary turning circle for fire tender access. • Upgrade of communal amenity space to inner courtyard, new landscaping, associated site infrastructure works/ supporting infrastructure, public lighting, CCTV, revision to access, pavements, boundary treatments and all other necessary enabling works and associated public realm improvements. The proposal has undergone Appropriate Assessment Screening in accordance with Article 6(3) of the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and screening for Environmental Impact Assessment under the EIA Directive 2011/92/EU, as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU. In accordance with Article 81 of the Planning & Development Regulations 2001, as amended, the Planning Authority has made a determination and concluded that: (a) The proposed development, either individually or in combination with other plans and projects, is not likely to have a significant effect on any European site(s) and therefore a Stage 2 Appropriate Assessment is not required. (b) There is no real likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development and that the proposed development is not of a class set out under Schedule 5 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, and therefore does not require an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR). Any person may, within 4 weeks from the date of publication of this notice, apply to An Coimisiún Pleanála for a screening determination as to whether the development would be likely to have significant effects on the environment. Plans and Particulars of the proposed development may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy for a period of 4 weeks from, 02/10/2025 during public opening hours at the offices of Dublin City Council, Public Counter, Planning and Property Development Department, Block 4, Ground Floor, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8, Monday - Friday 9.00am to 4.30pm. The plans and particulars are also available for inspection online: engage.dublincity.ie/enIE/ on the City Council’s website www.dublincity.ie A submission or observation in relation to the proposed development, dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area in which the development would be situated, may be made, in writing, to the Executive Manager, Planning and Property Development Department, Dublin City Council, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8, before 4.30pm on 14/11/2025 Submissions or observations may also be made online: www.engage.dublincity.ie/en-IE/ on the City Council’s website www.dublincity.ie before 23.59hrs on 14/11/2025.
Council
Dublin New
Date Validated
02 Oct 2025
Decision Date
12 Jan 2026
Council Website
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Address
Dolphin House Estate, Dolphin's Barn, Rialto, Dublin 8
Quick Info
- UID
- 171928
- Reference
- 3404/25
- Status
- Granted
- Last Updated
- 23 Jan 2026