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Dublin City Council · 3069/19

2-3, Mary's Abbey, Dublin 7, D07 X6R6

  1. 23 May 2019Received
  2. 17 Jan 2020Grant permission
  3. 17 Feb 2020Appealed
  4. 27 Feb 2020Final grant
  5. 4 Aug 2023Commenced
Status
Commenced
Decision
Grant permission · 17 Jan 2020
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Site
447 m²
Appeal
ACP 306674 · pending

What’s proposed

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development will comprise the conservation, repair and adaption of the protected structure at 2-3 Mary's Abbey, Dublin 7 to facilitate a change of use from artist studios at first, second and third floors, shop at ground floor and storage at basement level of the protected structure to museum and ancillary use at ground first second and third floors and storage at basement level of the protected structure and the demolition of existing structures to the rear of the protected structure to allow the development of new ancillary museum building on lands to the rear of the protected structure as follows: 1. Buildings to the rear of the site which are not protected structures are to be demolished, all boundary party walls to be maintained. 2. The construction of a new building on lands to the rear of the existing protected structure as the new premises of the National Leprechaun Museum, two storeys in height to an overall height of 13.5m (exclusive of roof mounted PV panels), landscaping works to internal courtyard lightwell. Roof to new building at rear to be a combination of flat semi intensive green roof with PV panels and a pitched reflective insulated metal deck roof with brick slip cladding to external perimeter walls and roof top plant with louvered enclosure. 3. Structural intervention works to stabilise the building fabric of the protected structure. 4. Alterations to rear facade of protected structure at ground, first and second floors to facilitate new escape and access stairs to facilitate access from garden, to repair and reinstate original windows, to dismantle and re-build destabilised segment of wall at top floor level, reinstatement of cast iron rain water goods. 5. Repairs to the roof, gutters, rear eaves and front parapet of the protected structure. 6. Works to the front facade of the protected structure at all levels comprising brick, stone, render and jointing cleaning and repair, removal of existing modern shopfront and installation of new shopfront and external articulated shutters, repairs to all existing metal framed windows above ground level, dismantling and re-building destabilised segment of parapet at top floor level. 7 Removal of modern interventions to the interior of the protected structure including partitions, stud walling, false ceilings and modern stairs and installation of new partitions, doors and lift shaft to facilitate proposed new museum use

3069/19 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for pROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development will comprise the conservation, repair and, received on 23 May 2019; permission was granted on 17 Jan 2020.

Planning details

Reference
3069/19
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Commenced · register status “Decision Notice Issued”
Received
23 May 2019
Observations close
27 Jun 2019 (closed 2648 days ago)
Decision due
17 Jan 2020 · decided 17 Jan 2020
Decision
Grant permission on 17 Jan 2020
Proposed development
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development will comprise the conservation, repair and adaption of the protected structure at 2-3 Mary's Abbey, Dublin 7 to facilitate a change of use from artist studios at first, second and third floors, shop at ground floor and storage at basement level of the protected structure to museum and ancillary use at ground first second and third floors and storage at basement level of the protected structure and the demolition of existing structures to the rear of the protected structure to allow the development of new ancillary museum building on lands to the rear of the protected structure as follows: 1. Buildings to the rear of the site which are not protected structures are to be demolished, all boundary party walls to be maintained. 2. The construction of a new building on lands to the rear of the existing protected structure as the new premises of the National Leprechaun Museum, two storeys in height to an overall height of 13.5m (exclusive of roof mounted PV panels), landscaping works to internal courtyard lightwell. Roof to new building at rear to be a combination of flat semi intensive green roof with PV panels and a pitched reflective insulated metal deck roof with brick slip cladding to external perimeter walls and roof top plant with louvered enclosure. 3. Structural intervention works to stabilise the building fabric of the protected structure. 4. Alterations to rear facade of protected structure at ground, first and second floors to facilitate new escape and access stairs to facilitate access from garden, to repair and reinstate original windows, to dismantle and re-build destabilised segment of wall at top floor level, reinstatement of cast iron rain water goods. 5. Repairs to the roof, gutters, rear eaves and front parapet of the protected structure. 6. Works to the front facade of the protected structure at all levels comprising brick, stone, render and jointing cleaning and repair, removal of existing modern shopfront and installation of new shopfront and external articulated shutters, repairs to all existing metal framed windows above ground level, dismantling and re-building destabilised segment of parapet at top floor level. 7 Removal of modern interventions to the interior of the protected structure including partitions, stud walling, false ceilings and modern stairs and installation of new partitions, doors and lift shaft to facilitate proposed new museum use
As published by the register.
Site area
447 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name

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Appeal

ACP 306674 · Planning Appeal · pending
received by the Commission 17 Feb 2020

Commencement

  • Seven day notice SN0008847DC
    4 Aug 2023Mary's Abbey, Dublin, Dublin 7, D07 X6R6matched by ref_exact
  • Commencement notice CN0052970DC
    17 Jun 2019146 & 148 Capel Street, Dublin 1, D01 XR58matched by spatial

Zoning at the site

Zone Z5 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

M2 — Major town centre

Z5: City Centre: To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design character and dignity.

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

Designations within 250 m

OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.

  • NIAH-recorded building · 167
    house; Morrison Hotel; Morrison Hotel
  • Radon risk area · 1
    About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Recorded monument · 31
    Mural tower (Historic Town); Mural tower (Historic Town); Religious house - Cistercian monks

Provenance

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