128 Cork Street, The Liberties, Dublin 8, D08K5RH
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4301/24 is a planning application for permission at 128 Cork Street, The Liberties, Dublin 8, D08K5RH, received by Dublin City Council on 24 Sept 2024 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: The development consists of: reinstatement of the Dutch Billy Elevation acknowledging its historical past. Reinstatement of past two storey above existing building via, the raising of existing mid-terrace flat roofed two storey over raised basement building to five storey over raised basement building with a new flat roof. The fabric of the existing two storey house which is c. 300 years old and consists of original brick walls with sand and cement render is to be retained and the new external and internal walls above the first floor are to be a mixture of new solid and non-solid construction. The terrace to the west of No 128 consists of early 20 th century red brick two storey houses with pitched slated roofs and uPVC windows and doors, while the housing to the east consists of deck access two storey housing with a concrete tiled pitched roof, developed, owned and managed by Dublin City Council for housing for older people. The existing solid party wall between No 126 and no 128, wholly located within the red line of the applicant site, is to be retained and raised to the fifth floor parapet level of the raised building. The new building will have the following accommodation: At ground floor, an entrance hall accessing a lift and stair core located to the existing rear return of the building, providing vertical circulation for the new raised building with emergency and other ingress and egress to public domain at Robinsons Court, as well as an office unit. At first floor level two short term let residential units served via the new rear lift/stair core. At second floor level a new long term let two bedroom residential unit served by the lift/stair core. At third floor level a similar new long term let one bedroom residential unit served by the lift/stair core. At fourth floor level a new long term let one bedroom residential penthouse unit with south facing terrace private open space served by the lift/stair core. Addition of balconies to rear wall of all long term let residential units. Reinstatement of Basement Level for storage, plant and services use. At roof level there is a zinc parapet and sedum covered flat roof. Windows and doors to be thermally broken aluminium framed units to selected colour with triple glazing. Currently external walls are rendered and painted, new walls to be similarly rendered and painted to selected colours. The walls to the sides and rear including cills are to be wrapped with insulation and rendered to match the existing. All existing cut granite elements including cills, parapet stones and granite entrance steps are to be retained protected and preserved. Existing granite cills to have paint removed and exposed. Cills to new windows to be matching exposed granite. Minor alterations including moving of existing rear door and creation of new plant service only access doors along rear site boundary. The proposed floor areas are as follows: Basement 47.9 sqm, GF 75 sqm, FF 76.3 sqm, SF 77.5 sqm, TF 77.5 sqm, Penthouse 65sqm. The office and residential units have south facing views over Weaver Park across the road from the site. All units enjoy north/south duel aspect. Provision for all associated equipment and services and internal and external refurbishment and site works. The council refused permission on 15 Nov 2024. The five-week observation window closed on 29 Oct 2024. An Coimisiún Pleanála decided appeal 321430 on 4 Jul 2025 (refuse). The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 125 other decided applications in the last five years and 29 appeals.
Proposal
The development consists of: reinstatement of the Dutch Billy Elevation acknowledging its historical past. Reinstatement of past two storey above existing building via, the raising of existing mid-terrace flat roofed two storey over raised basement building to five storey over raised basement building with a new flat roof. The fabric of the existing two storey house which is c. 300 years old and consists of original brick walls with sand and cement render is to be retained and the new external and internal walls above the first floor are to be a mixture of new solid and non-solid construction. The terrace to the west of No 128 consists of early 20 th century red brick two storey houses with pitched slated roofs and uPVC windows and doors, while the housing to the east consists of deck access two storey housing with a concrete tiled pitched roof, developed, owned and managed by Dublin City Council for housing for older people. The existing solid party wall between No 126 and no 128, wholly located within the red line of the applicant site, is to be retained and raised to the fifth floor parapet level of the raised building. The new building will have the following accommodation: At ground floor, an entrance hall accessing a lift and stair core located to the existing rear return of the building, providing vertical circulation for the new raised building with emergency and other ingress and egress to public domain at Robinsons Court, as well as an office unit. At first floor level two short term let residential units served via the new rear lift/stair core. At second floor level a new long term let two bedroom residential unit served by the lift/stair core. At third floor level a similar new long term let one bedroom residential unit served by the lift/stair core. At fourth floor level a new long term let one bedroom residential penthouse unit with south facing terrace private open space served by the lift/stair core. Addition of balconies to rear wall of all long term let residential units. Reinstatement of Basement Level for storage, plant and services use. At roof level there is a zinc parapet and sedum covered flat roof. Windows and doors to be thermally broken aluminium framed units to selected colour with triple glazing. Currently external walls are rendered and painted, new walls to be similarly rendered and painted to selected colours. The walls to the sides and rear including cills are to be wrapped with insulation and rendered to match the existing. All existing cut granite elements including cills, parapet stones and granite entrance steps are to be retained protected and preserved. Existing granite cills to have paint removed and exposed. Cills to new windows to be matching exposed granite. Minor alterations including moving of existing rear door and creation of new plant service only access doors along rear site boundary. The proposed floor areas are as follows: Basement 47.9 sqm, GF 75 sqm, FF 76.3 sqm, SF 77.5 sqm, TF 77.5 sqm, Penthouse 65sqm. The office and residential units have south facing views over Weaver Park across the road from the site. All units enjoy north/south duel aspect. Provision for all associated equipment and services and internal and external refurbishment and site works.
- Status
- Appeal Decided
- Decision
- Refuse permission on 15 Nov 2024
- Site (from polygon)
- 104 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 24 Sept 2024New applicationObservation window closed 29 Oct 2024
- 15 Nov 2024DecisionAppeal window closed 13 Dec 2024
- 12 Dec 2024Appeal lodged
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Zoning at the site
Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
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
OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.
- NIAH-recorded building · 17
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 21
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 66958). 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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