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Dublin City Council · 3798/23

11, Parnell Square East, Dublin 1

  1. 22 May 2023Received
  2. 2 Jun 2023Application declared inva
Status
Withdrawn or invalid
Decision
Application declared inva · 2 Jun 2023
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Site
1,039 m²

What’s proposed

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: PERMISSION: To Dublin City Council for development at 11 Parnell Square East (Protected Structure- No. 6376, Dublin City Council's Record of Protected Structures). The development consists of refurbishment, part change of use, and minor additions to the Georgian building (1,371m2), currently used as offices. The refurbishment and alterations to the existing structure are to include the construction of the following works: 1. A new external stair from Parnell Square to basement level with a new access point. Existing access to be made good. 2. A new platform lift to the front of the building on Parnell Square, servicing the basement and ground floor level, with new access points. 3. New lift enclosure to rear façade, serving ground to 3rd floor level. It will be finished in a semi-circular shape with a brickwork skin to match the existing brickwork and necessitates opes to be formed between the existing windows on the rear façade to cater for lift access at first, second and third floors, and provision of a lift lobby at ground, second and third floors. 4. Widening of the ope between front and rear rooms at ground floor level. 5. Replacement of 20th century windows to the rear elevation with appropriate Georgian up-and-down sash windows. 6. New AOV to be provided at roof level over the secondary staircase at 3rd floor level of the main house. 7. Fire upgrading of existing doors and screens throughout, and fire upgrade of the building floor by floor. 8. Removal of some internal walls at basement level to create larger opes between rooms, and insertion of new glass partitions. 9. Reopening of blocked window opes at ground and basement level. 10. Conversion of existing window opes at basement to create new doors for fire escape. 11. Partial demolition of the 20th Century extension including toilet block and back corridor between the 20th Century extension and the boundary wall. 12. New WC accommodation at ground floor level. 13. New WCs within existing stores to the rear of the building at basement level with new glazed link corridor. 14. Refurbishment of the remainder of the 20th century extension and alterations to the existing floor level to accommodate universal access, dropping of existing cills, amendments to windows at first floor level and small plant element behind screening at roof level of the single-storey extension to the rear. 15. Alterations to existing stone slabs at the entrance doorway to facilitate level access. 16. New stone flags in basement lightwells. 17. New partitions at 2nd and 3rd floors. 18. Removal of aluminium and steel external escape staircase to the rear of the building.19. New 1100mm railing to rear elevation at ground floor level. 20. Removal of 20th century additional small windows inserted at second and third floors to the rear elevation. 21. Provision of new bin storage facilities in the external courtyard. 22. Landscaping works to the rear garden including the reduction in the number of car parking spaces from 17 to 8, including provision of a universally accessible parking space. 23. Provision of 19 bicycle parking spaces. Change of use is sought for the ground floor of the main building (front and back rooms) and rear extension, converting the spaces from office use to cultural, and at first floor level, changing from office to library (cultural), including the provision of integrated timber shelving. The application includes all site landscaping works and associated ancillary works

3798/23 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for pROTECTED STRUCTURE: PERMISSION: To Dublin City Council for development at 11 Parnell, received on 22 May 2023; it was withdrawn on 2 Jun 2023.

Planning details

Reference
3798/23
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Withdrawn or invalid · register status “Decision Notice Issued
Received
22 May 2023
Observations close
26 Jun 2023 (closed 1181 days ago)
Decision due
14 Jul 2023 · decided 2 Jun 2023
Decision
Application declared inva on 2 Jun 2023
Proposed development
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: PERMISSION: To Dublin City Council for development at 11 Parnell Square East (Protected Structure- No. 6376, Dublin City Council's Record of Protected Structures). The development consists of refurbishment, part change of use, and minor additions to the Georgian building (1,371m2), currently used as offices. The refurbishment and alterations to the existing structure are to include the construction of the following works: 1. A new external stair from Parnell Square to basement level with a new access point. Existing access to be made good. 2. A new platform lift to the front of the building on Parnell Square, servicing the basement and ground floor level, with new access points. 3. New lift enclosure to rear façade, serving ground to 3rd floor level. It will be finished in a semi-circular shape with a brickwork skin to match the existing brickwork and necessitates opes to be formed between the existing windows on the rear façade to cater for lift access at first, second and third floors, and provision of a lift lobby at ground, second and third floors. 4. Widening of the ope between front and rear rooms at ground floor level. 5. Replacement of 20th century windows to the rear elevation with appropriate Georgian up-and-down sash windows. 6. New AOV to be provided at roof level over the secondary staircase at 3rd floor level of the main house. 7. Fire upgrading of existing doors and screens throughout, and fire upgrade of the building floor by floor. 8. Removal of some internal walls at basement level to create larger opes between rooms, and insertion of new glass partitions. 9. Reopening of blocked window opes at ground and basement level. 10. Conversion of existing window opes at basement to create new doors for fire escape. 11. Partial demolition of the 20th Century extension including toilet block and back corridor between the 20th Century extension and the boundary wall. 12. New WC accommodation at ground floor level. 13. New WCs within existing stores to the rear of the building at basement level with new glazed link corridor. 14. Refurbishment of the remainder of the 20th century extension and alterations to the existing floor level to accommodate universal access, dropping of existing cills, amendments to windows at first floor level and small plant element behind screening at roof level of the single-storey extension to the rear. 15. Alterations to existing stone slabs at the entrance doorway to facilitate level access. 16. New stone flags in basement lightwells. 17. New partitions at 2nd and 3rd floors. 18. Removal of aluminium and steel external escape staircase to the rear of the building.19. New 1100mm railing to rear elevation at ground floor level. 20. Removal of 20th century additional small windows inserted at second and third floors to the rear elevation. 21. Provision of new bin storage facilities in the external courtyard. 22. Landscaping works to the rear garden including the reduction in the number of car parking spaces from 17 to 8, including provision of a universally accessible parking space. 23. Provision of 19 bicycle parking spaces. Change of use is sought for the ground floor of the main building (front and back rooms) and rear extension, converting the spaces from office use to cultural, and at first floor level, changing from office to library (cultural), including the provision of integrated timber shelving. The application includes all site landscaping works and associated ancillary works
As published by the register.
Site area
1,039 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

Not appealed.

Commencement

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    Zoning at the site

    Zone Z8 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

    O2 — Green belt

    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.

    R2 — Existing residential

    Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.

    An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

    Designations within 250 m

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    • NIAH-recorded building · 216
      bollard; Charles Stewart Parnell Monument; Allied Irish Bank
    • Radon risk area · 1
      About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 11
      Burial ground; Church; Brickworks

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 85880). 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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