Saint Patrick's Tower, The Digital Hub, Thomas Street, Dublin 8
- 23 Dec 2020Received
- 25 Feb 2021Grant permission
- 8 Apr 2021Final grant
- 23 Dec 2025Commenced
- Status
- Commenced
- Decision
- Grant permission · 25 Feb 2021
- Council
- Dublin City Council
- Type
- Permission
- Site
- 279 m²
What’s proposed
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Change of use of St. Patrick's Tower from a vacant building to exhibition space and associated works. St. Patrick's Tower is located at the Digital Hub, Thomas Street, Dublin 8. Proposed works include necessary repairs and adaptation of the tower for public use including: 1. Proposed external works: gently sloping access ramps, pedestrian crossings, cobblestone area with benches to the front entrance area, removal of bars from existing ground floor window, replacement of damaged rear window with new louvred vent, new entrance doors, new illuminated signage. 2. Proposed internal works to ground and first floor only, necessary minor repairs to brickwork and repairs to internal roof of entrance lobby area, new floor finish throughout ground floor, new lightweight ceiling finish mounted to underside of existing concrete slab, surface mounted lighting and wiring, mechanical ventilation system with 4 new opes to concrete slab and localized plant on first floor slab, removal of non-historic existing timber stairs, with new fold-down access stairs provided in its place. New firestopping provided to inner side of historic brick partition wall
4040/20 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for pROTECTED STRUCTURE: Change of use of St. Patrick's Tower from a vacant building to, received on 23 Dec 2020; permission was granted on 25 Feb 2021.
Planning details
- Reference
- 4040/20
- Local authority
- Dublin City Council
- Status
- Commenced · register status “Decision Notice Issued”
- Received
- 23 Dec 2020
- Observations close
- 5 Feb 2021 (closed 2047 days ago)
- Decision due
- 25 Feb 2021 · decided 25 Feb 2021
- Decision
- Grant permission on 25 Feb 2021
- Proposed development
- PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Change of use of St. Patrick's Tower from a vacant building to exhibition space and associated works. St. Patrick's Tower is located at the Digital Hub, Thomas Street, Dublin 8. Proposed works include necessary repairs and adaptation of the tower for public use including: 1. Proposed external works: gently sloping access ramps, pedestrian crossings, cobblestone area with benches to the front entrance area, removal of bars from existing ground floor window, replacement of damaged rear window with new louvred vent, new entrance doors, new illuminated signage. 2. Proposed internal works to ground and first floor only, necessary minor repairs to brickwork and repairs to internal roof of entrance lobby area, new floor finish throughout ground floor, new lightweight ceiling finish mounted to underside of existing concrete slab, surface mounted lighting and wiring, mechanical ventilation system with 4 new opes to concrete slab and localized plant on first floor slab, removal of non-historic existing timber stairs, with new fold-down access stairs provided in its place. New firestopping provided to inner side of historic brick partition wallAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 279 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name
Full planning report for 53.34399, -6.28405
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage constraints — everything for this area in one PDF.
No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
- Seven day notice SN0013527DC
Zoning at the site
Zone Z5 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
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.
- EPA-licensed facility · 4
- NIAH-recorded building · 71
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 36
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 79573). 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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