26, 27 & 28, Upper Sherrard Street, Dublin 1
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2896/19 is a planning application for permission at 26, 27 & 28, Upper Sherrard Street, Dublin 1, received by Dublin City Council on 2 May 2019 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Permission is sought for works to consist of the following: Change of use of the three properties from office use to residential (other) (807m2), to provide 12 no. 1 bed apartments in 3 no. three storey over raised basement buildings. Internal works: material alterations throughout, including the removal of the single stair from lower ground to ground floor in all properties to create accessible units at lower ground floor, removal of the party wall at first floor return between No. 27 and 28 to provide a communal space for residents; and repairs and services internally to all properties. External Works: remove existing clear corrugated sheet covered pergolas to the rear of No. 26 and 27; replacement of existing uPVC windows with new vertical sliding timber sash windows to the front and rear of No. 28, details to match the existing windows No. 26 and 27; conversion of the window off the main staircase at second floor rear return to a doorway on all properties to provide access to the new roof terraces formed at the return with glazed balustrades, replacing the modern glazed roof structure to No. 26 and 28 and adaption of the existing slate roof to No. 27; conversion of four windows on the rear returns to doorways to provide access to the four new external staircases providing the upper floors with access to the communal garden; adaption of the north face of the rear main roof pitch to allow for a new automatic opening vent (AOV) over the main staircase in all properties; formation of new opes in garden walls at the rear between properties; new accessible ramp to the front of No. 26 and 27 to replace the existing ramp; new accessible external platform lift at the front of No. 28 providing access to the lower ground floor; new hard and soft landscaping proposal; eight new bicycle parking spaces; new enclosed ventilated refuse store; and all associated site services. the proposal will result in residential (other) use throughout No. 26, No. 27 and No. 28 providing accommodation in the form of twelve one-bedroom units, shared communal space and caretakers office. The council granted permission on 27 Sept 2019. The five-week observation window closed on 6 Jun 2019. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. The scheme is for 12 units. Within 500 m there are 142 other decided applications in the last five years and 23 appeals.
Proposal
Permission is sought for works to consist of the following: Change of use of the three properties from office use to residential (other) (807m2), to provide 12 no. 1 bed apartments in 3 no. three storey over raised basement buildings. Internal works: material alterations throughout, including the removal of the single stair from lower ground to ground floor in all properties to create accessible units at lower ground floor, removal of the party wall at first floor return between No. 27 and 28 to provide a communal space for residents; and repairs and services internally to all properties. External Works: remove existing clear corrugated sheet covered pergolas to the rear of No. 26 and 27; replacement of existing uPVC windows with new vertical sliding timber sash windows to the front and rear of No. 28, details to match the existing windows No. 26 and 27; conversion of the window off the main staircase at second floor rear return to a doorway on all properties to provide access to the new roof terraces formed at the return with glazed balustrades, replacing the modern glazed roof structure to No. 26 and 28 and adaption of the existing slate roof to No. 27; conversion of four windows on the rear returns to doorways to provide access to the four new external staircases providing the upper floors with access to the communal garden; adaption of the north face of the rear main roof pitch to allow for a new automatic opening vent (AOV) over the main staircase in all properties; formation of new opes in garden walls at the rear between properties; new accessible ramp to the front of No. 26 and 27 to replace the existing ramp; new accessible external platform lift at the front of No. 28 providing access to the lower ground floor; new hard and soft landscaping proposal; eight new bicycle parking spaces; new enclosed ventilated refuse store; and all associated site services. the proposal will result in residential (other) use throughout No. 26, No. 27 and No. 28 providing accommodation in the form of twelve one-bedroom units, shared communal space and caretakers office.
- Status
- Decision Notice Issued
- Decision
- Grant permission on 27 Sept 2019
- Final grant
- 11 Nov 2019
- Units
- 12
- Location precision
- point (coords_point)
Timeline
- 2 May 2019New applicationObservation window closed 6 Jun 2019
- 26 Jun 2019Further information requested
- 2 Sept 2019Further information received
- 27 Sept 2019DecisionAppeal window closed 25 Oct 2019

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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
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Zoning at the site
Zone Z8 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
Z8: Georgian Conservation Areas: To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with the conservation objective.
Zoned to protect the open land between urban areas. Development is strongly resisted.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
- NIAH-recorded building · 186
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 2
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 80810). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here.
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