The Magazine Fort, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8

Planning details

Reference

3624/21

Local authority

Dublin City Council

Status

Withdrawn or invalid · register status “Decision Notice Issued”

Received

1 Oct 2021

Observations close

5 Nov 2021 (closed 1775 days ago)

Decision due

25 Nov 2021 · decided 11 Oct 2021

Decision

Application declared inva on 11 Oct 2021

Proposed development

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission for the development will consist of repair, conservation, change of use, and minor additions and alterations to, and ancillary works to a number of buildings in the Magazine Fort (a Protected Structure, RPS 6896, and on the Record of Monuments and Places RMP nos. DU018007019 and DU018007013) to facilitate access and use to the public, and will include: 1. The repair, conservation, change of use and minor alteration of the Johnston Ravelin Buildings (Buildings K & L) The repair and conservation work of the Fort's domestic quarters includes reroofing with slate and lead flashings, new castiron rainwater goods, and general repairs; The repair and conservation works at the courtyard and moat areas will consist of the refurbishment and augmentation of the existing cobbles and stone paving and the reinstatement of gates and railings to the courtyard; A change of use of Buildings K & L (329+213 m2) is proposed to accommodate new Visitor and Staff Facilities, including, at ground floor level, Visitor Reception, Locker Room, Tea Room, Accessible wc's and Staff Offices; and, at basement level, Kitchen, Staff Facilities (toilets, changing rooms, lockers), additional Visitor wc's, Plant Rooms and general storage areas; Alterations to the internal existing fabric will consist of 2 nos. openings in 2 nos. walls, and the partial demolition of timber flooring at ground floor level to provide for new staff stairs, the removal of damaged timber flooring at basement and replacing with concrete; Alterations to the external fabric will include the demolition of derelict subsidiary stair, wall and toilets, the removal of damaged external concrete ground surfaces, the removal of modern external gate, the removal of the Men's Hut (Building O - 40 m2), the removal of the metal shed to Ablution Room (Building H - 21 m2); New built work includes the provision of new staff stairs and new partitioning for the new wc's toilets; the replacing of existing external concrete surface and limited cobbled areas with new textured concrete ; the provision of new guardrails and addition of new external stairs to moat area, a new postern gate at the south moat wall, and a new metal external entrance gate and bridge with signage; 2. The restoration of the Duke of Dorset archway, using original stonework. Interventions to the inner entrance bridge consist of the removal of existing metal grating and provision of proposed metal walkway and guardrails; 3. The insertion of a new metal walkway at the Inner Fort ground level and at the Rampart Walls to facilitate a universally accessible circumnavigational tour of the Fort and Ramparts (809 m2); At ground level, this consists of the removal of damaged concrete paths and repair of surrounding cobble surfaces and the insertion of the proposed 1.8m wide perforated metal walkway following the existing layout of concrete paths and concealing electrical services distribution; At rampart level, the new perforated metal walkway (& guarding) will run along the West and South rampart walls, and includes the provision of steel frames and railings at existing gun embrasures and a new flagpole at the southeast bastion. Alterations to the existing fabric of the rampart walls consist of the opening up of gun embrasures by the removal of later additions of concrete blockwork; Change of levels between ground and rampart walkways involve the erection of 2 nos. steel truss ramps at the northwest and southeast bastions; and a Part M accessible lift and access lobbies (15 m2) at the northwest bastion; 4. The repair, conservation, change of use and minor alteration of the corrugated iron Bakery Building consisting of local repairs to the wall sheeting and the replacement of roof coverings, cleaning of the steel frame and stanchion structural remedial works, the provision of new metal rainwater goods, and the restoration and weatherproofing of windows and doors. The change of use consists of new Exhibition and visitor orientation/gathering spaces (total of 296 m2). Alterations to the existing fabric include the removal of 1 no. corrugated sheeting wall; 5. The repair, conservation, change of use and minor alteration of the Magazine Gunpowder Store Buildings. Repair and conservation works include the recovering of slate roofing with new felt and timber battens and reuse of existing slate, with new slate as required to match existing, the restoration of stone capping, the repair of external wall harling and stonework, the restoration of rainwater goods and new to match existing where required, the repair of existing timber flooring, and the repair of the brick vaulted structure, including structural stitching to corners; The change of use of the Magazine vaults consists of new exhibition spaces, including exhibition space (296 m2) in Vault A, and audiovisual installations in Vaults B & C (total of 408 m2); Alterations to the existing fabric consist of the provision of a connection between Vaults B and C and the demolition of relevant wall section, the removal of later added concrete flooring in Vault C and the removal of later added brickwork to the front of Vault C. New build consists of the insertion of a new metal walkway, seating and railings, in Vaults B & C and the porch of Vault A; and the provision of a new dark room door at the front of Vault C.; 6. The repair, conservation and change of use of the Shifting Room Building (25 m2) to provide a switchroom and an A/V room; 7. The provision of electrical servicesfollowing the new walkways; which consists of the removal of existing switchboards in the Sentry Box (22 m2) and provision of switchroom in the Officers' quarters' building, the provision of surface ducting (below proposed metal walkway); 8. The repair of existing drainage networks as necessary and provision of new connections from the Johnston Ravelin visitor facilities to the existing network

As published by the register.

Site area

8,304 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure

Applicant

Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name

Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

No commencement notice matched to this reference.

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 88044). 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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