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Dublin City Council · 3970/23

2 Herbert Street, Dublin 2

  1. 16 Jun 2023Received
  2. 8 May 2024Withdrawn article 33 (sub
Status
Withdrawn or invalid
Decision
Withdrawn article 33 (sub · 8 May 2024
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Retention Permission
Site
241 m²

What’s proposed

PROTECTED STRUCTURE:PERMISSION/ RETENTION PERMISSION : retention of development and development on lands (c.0.2ha) . Retention permission is sought for change of use of the existing building from office to provide a childcare facility at ground and first floor levels with associated offices at second floor level. Permission is also sought for change of use from vacant office to childcare facility at basement level (93.9 sqm) which includes minor demolition and development works at basement level to return the existing building to original plan form, refit kitchenette units and upgrade bathroom facilities at this level. Permission is sought for fire upgrade works to windows and doors at basement, ground floor and first floor levels, the existing floor at all levels and the provision of a fire escape gate through the rear boundary wall with the adjoining property at No. 3 Herbert Street. Third floor level remains unchanged as residential use. The building is currently arrange as follows: basement (vacant office), ground floor (childcare facility, previously permitted under 5 year permission Reg. Ref. 4813/06, now expired), first floor (childcare facility, previously permitted under 5 year permission Reg. Ref. 4813/06, now expired), second floor (existing office use) and third floor (existing residential use)

3970/23 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for pROTECTED STRUCTURE:PERMISSION/ RETENTION PERMISSION : retention of development and, received on 16 Jun 2023; it was withdrawn on 8 May 2024.

Planning details

Reference
3970/23
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Withdrawn or invalid · register status “Decision Notice Issued”
Received
16 Jun 2023
Observations close
21 Jul 2023 (closed 1167 days ago)
Decision due
10 Aug 2023 · decided 8 May 2024
Decision
Withdrawn article 33 (sub on 8 May 2024
Proposed development
PROTECTED STRUCTURE:PERMISSION/ RETENTION PERMISSION : retention of development and development on lands (c.0.2ha) . Retention permission is sought for change of use of the existing building from office to provide a childcare facility at ground and first floor levels with associated offices at second floor level. Permission is also sought for change of use from vacant office to childcare facility at basement level (93.9 sqm) which includes minor demolition and development works at basement level to return the existing building to original plan form, refit kitchenette units and upgrade bathroom facilities at this level. Permission is sought for fire upgrade works to windows and doors at basement, ground floor and first floor levels, the existing floor at all levels and the provision of a fire escape gate through the rear boundary wall with the adjoining property at No. 3 Herbert Street. Third floor level remains unchanged as residential use. The building is currently arrange as follows: basement (vacant office), ground floor (childcare facility, previously permitted under 5 year permission Reg. Ref. 4813/06, now expired), first floor (childcare facility, previously permitted under 5 year permission Reg. Ref. 4813/06, now expired), second floor (existing office use) and third floor (existing residential use)
As published by the register.
Site area
241 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

No commencement notice matched to this reference.

    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.

    Designations within 250 m

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
      Grand Canal
    • NIAH-recorded building · 167
      house; building misc; house
    • Radon risk area · 1
      About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 1
      R149533

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 72924). 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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