site at junction of Gardiner Street Upper and Sherrard Street Upper , Mountjoy, Dublin 1
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3878/24 is a planning application for permission at site at junction of Gardiner Street Upper and Sherrard Street Upper , Mountjoy, Dublin 1, received by Dublin City Council on 19 Jun 2024 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Permission for development at the site at the junction of Gardiner Street Upper and Sherrard Street Upper, Mountjoy, Dublin 1, within part of the garden bounded by a limestone wall, adjacent to St Francis Xavier Church and Presbytery (54-74 Gardiner Street Upper, Dublin 1). and within its curtilage, all Protected Structures (RPS No 3138) The proposed development will consist of the demolition of 2 no. single storey maintenance sheds (combined area 62sq.m.) to facilitate the construction of a two-storey archive storage building at the corner of the walled garden at the junction of Gardiner Street Upper and Sherrard Street Upper, with a new entrance through the existing boundary wall on Gardiner Street Upper. The proposed development, area c. 358 sq.m, will consist of a new entrance gate with associated signage, an open air entrance area with bicycle storage and access to the building; the building itself consists of a reception area, with split level access to the archive storage room, research reading room , ancillary offices, staff facilities, accessible sanitary facilities, platform lift, and plant room and ancillary spaces including a heat pump located in the existing adjoining service yard. Some alteration works are proposed to the limestone boundary wall on Gardiner Street Upper to accommodate an entrance into the building, including the formation of an opening. The development includes the provision of photovoltaic panels at roof level; 3 no. cycle parking spaces; and all associated site development works. The council granted permission on 12 Aug 2024. The five-week observation window closed on 24 Jul 2024. A commencement notice (CN0128401DC) was lodged on 12 May 2025, so works have started on site. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 152 other decided applications in the last five years and 27 appeals.
Proposal
Permission for development at the site at the junction of Gardiner Street Upper and Sherrard Street Upper, Mountjoy, Dublin 1, within part of the garden bounded by a limestone wall, adjacent to St Francis Xavier Church and Presbytery (54-74 Gardiner Street Upper, Dublin 1). and within its curtilage, all Protected Structures (RPS No 3138) The proposed development will consist of the demolition of 2 no. single storey maintenance sheds (combined area 62sq.m.) to facilitate the construction of a two-storey archive storage building at the corner of the walled garden at the junction of Gardiner Street Upper and Sherrard Street Upper, with a new entrance through the existing boundary wall on Gardiner Street Upper. The proposed development, area c. 358 sq.m, will consist of a new entrance gate with associated signage, an open air entrance area with bicycle storage and access to the building; the building itself consists of a reception area, with split level access to the archive storage room, research reading room , ancillary offices, staff facilities, accessible sanitary facilities, platform lift, and plant room and ancillary spaces including a heat pump located in the existing adjoining service yard. Some alteration works are proposed to the limestone boundary wall on Gardiner Street Upper to accommodate an entrance into the building, including the formation of an opening. The development includes the provision of photovoltaic panels at roof level; 3 no. cycle parking spaces; and all associated site development works.
- Status
- Decision Notice Issued
- Decision
- Grant permission on 12 Aug 2024
- Final grant
- 24 Sept 2024
- Site (from polygon)
- 642 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 19 Jun 2024New applicationObservation window closed 24 Jul 2024
- 12 Aug 2024DecisionAppeal window closed 9 Sept 2024
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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
- Commencement notice CN0128401DC
Zoning at the site
Zone Z9 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services.
Land zoned to stay open — parks, playing fields, amenity corridors. Built development is very hard to justify, which also means the view is protected.
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 · 212
- 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 83231). 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.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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