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Dublin City Council · 3027/20

20 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

Approved, built and signed off.

  1. 15 Jul 2020Received
  2. 3 Nov 2020Approved
  3. 15 Dec 2020Final approval
  4. 11 May 2021Building started
  5. 27 Nov 2023Signed off

Earlier approval here ran out with no sign of building: 4603/19 (2020)

Status
Building started
Decision
Approved · 3 Nov 2020
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Site
3,335 m²

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What’s proposed

The development consists of the amendment of previous permission Reg. Ref. 4658/18, as amended by Reg. Ref. 4603/19, as follows: 1. Relocation and reconfiguration of substation and switchroom from the north west corner of the site to the north east corner in a two storey structure; 2. Relocation of plant to a screened area at roof level; 3. Relocation of the cycle lift to a new external structure to the east of the building. A fire stair is also proposed within this structure; 4. Enlargement of basement by 135m2 at both basement level -1 and basement level -2 (a total increase of 270m2); 5. Exterior wall thickness increased by 275mm to accommodate precast concrete panels; 6. Alterations to the atrium and core at all levels and resulting in the reduction in the café/restaurant from 178m2 to 164m2 at ground floor level; 7. Minor alterations to the layout at all floors including basement level -1 and -2; and 8. Minor alterations to the elevations, landscaping plans at ground and terrace level and all other associated works. Surface car parking is reduced from three spaces to two. Basement level -1 car parking is reduced from 40 to 39. The proposals are adjacent to a Protected Structure

Planning details

Reference
3027/20
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Commenced · register status “Decision Notice Issued”
Received
15 Jul 2020
Observations close
19 Aug 2020 (closed 2241 days ago)
Decision due
3 Nov 2020 · decided 3 Nov 2020
Decision
Grant permission on 3 Nov 2020
Proposed development
The development consists of the amendment of previous permission Reg. Ref. 4658/18, as amended by Reg. Ref. 4603/19, as follows: 1. Relocation and reconfiguration of substation and switchroom from the north west corner of the site to the north east corner in a two storey structure; 2. Relocation of plant to a screened area at roof level; 3. Relocation of the cycle lift to a new external structure to the east of the building. A fire stair is also proposed within this structure; 4. Enlargement of basement by 135m2 at both basement level -1 and basement level -2 (a total increase of 270m2); 5. Exterior wall thickness increased by 275mm to accommodate precast concrete panels; 6. Alterations to the atrium and core at all levels and resulting in the reduction in the café/restaurant from 178m2 to 164m2 at ground floor level; 7. Minor alterations to the layout at all floors including basement level -1 and -2; and 8. Minor alterations to the elevations, landscaping plans at ground and terrace level and all other associated works. Surface car parking is reduced from three spaces to two. Basement level -1 car parking is reduced from 40 to 39. The proposals are adjacent to a Protected Structure
As published by the register.
Site area
3,335 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name

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Building started

  • 11 May 2021 · Builder told the council work was starting (seven-day notice) SN0006030DC

Zoning

Zone Z6 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

C2.1 — Economic development and employment

Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.

Protections nearby 250 m

Flood area nearby (OPW maps). floodinfo.ie ↗

  • Radon risk area · 2
    About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Recorded monument · 2
    Bridge; R149510

Where this comes from

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Summary

3027/20 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for the development consists of the amendment of previous permission Reg. Ref. 4658/18, as, received on 15 Jul 2020; permission was granted on 3 Nov 2020.