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Dublin City Council · 4642/19

Wharton Hall, Wharton Terrace, Harold's Cross, Dublin 6

  1. 6 Dec 2019Received
  2. 16 Dec 2019Commenced
  3. 18 Jun 2020Grant permission
  4. 6 Aug 2020Final grant
Status
Commenced
Decision
Grant permission · 18 Jun 2020
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Site
111 m²
Free report

What’s proposed

Permission is sought for the change of use of ground and first floors from commercial to residential; demolition of parts of the existing building including removal of: the roof, rooflights and solar panel frames; internal walls; part of the annex at the rear of the building; windows on the north-west and south-east elevations; and reconstruction of the existing building to provide for 4 no. residential apartments (1 no. studio and 3 no. 1 bed units) including the construction of a new ridged roof with a height of c. 11.4 metres at the apex and slope of 23 degrees, 2 no. roof lights and 8 no. solar panels, an additional floor within this structure, an extension of the third floor area (c.12.4 sqm) to provide for a lift and staircase, blocking up of spaces on the existing external walls left by the removal of windows, a pedestrian entrance to the building off Wharton Terrace at the ground floor, secure bicycle store, and c.12.5 sqm balconies for each apartment

4642/19 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for permission is sought for the change of use of ground and first floors from commercial to, received on 6 Dec 2019; permission was granted on 18 Jun 2020.

Planning details

Reference
4642/19
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Commenced · register status “Decision Notice Issued”
Received
6 Dec 2019
Observations close
20 Jan 2020 (closed 2446 days ago)
Decision due
19 Jun 2020 · decided 18 Jun 2020
Decision
Grant permission on 18 Jun 2020
Proposed development
Permission is sought for the change of use of ground and first floors from commercial to residential; demolition of parts of the existing building including removal of: the roof, rooflights and solar panel frames; internal walls; part of the annex at the rear of the building; windows on the north-west and south-east elevations; and reconstruction of the existing building to provide for 4 no. residential apartments (1 no. studio and 3 no. 1 bed units) including the construction of a new ridged roof with a height of c. 11.4 metres at the apex and slope of 23 degrees, 2 no. roof lights and 8 no. solar panels, an additional floor within this structure, an extension of the third floor area (c.12.4 sqm) to provide for a lift and staircase, blocking up of spaces on the existing external walls left by the removal of windows, a pedestrian entrance to the building off Wharton Terrace at the ground floor, secure bicycle store, and c.12.5 sqm balconies for each apartment
As published by the register.
Site area
111 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

  • Seven day notice SN0004957DC
    16 Dec 201980 Bóthar an Gharráin, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6, D06 V566matched by spatial

Zoning at the site

Zone Z3 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

M3 — Neighbourhood centre

Z3: Neighbourhood Centres: To provide for and improve neighbourhood facilities.

A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing.

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

OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.

  • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
    Grand Canal
  • NIAH-recorded building · 24
    Griffith College Dublin; Griffith College Dublin; Griffith College Dublin
  • Radon risk area · 1
    About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Recorded monument · 1
    R187636

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 67559). 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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