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Dublin City Council · 4982/23

53 Dawson Street, Dublin 2, D02 HX33

  1. 15 Dec 2023Received
  2. 15 Feb 2024Grant permission
  3. 19 Mar 2024Final grant
  4. 8 Jun 2026Commenced
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Status
Commenced
Decision
Grant permission · 15 Feb 2024
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Units
3
Site
148 m²

What’s proposed

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: the development will consist of the following: (1) change of use of the first, second and third floors from office to residential and the construction of the 3no. apartment, 1no. on each level, (2) replacement of the shopfront and associated improvements to the area to the front, refurbishment of the facade over including repainting, (3) renewal of services with sustainable options, upgrade of existing staff WC on ground floor and inclusion of new additional staff services at basement level, (4) conservation works including - removal of inappropriate modern insertions including partitions, bulkheads, fixtures and fittings and internal secondary glazing - removal of two toilet spaces projecting from the rear wall of the building, - overhaul and repair of historic joinery including window cases and door cases, - overhaul and repair of 4no. timber up-and-down sash windows on first and second floors facing Dawson Street, - in locations where historic windows are missing, installation of 8 no. timber up-and-down sash windows complete with window cases, detailed to match the historic examples in the building: 2no. non-original windows at third-floor level facing Dawson Street with new to match existing 6no. to rear facade to match surviving original window on the second-floor rear facade, reinstatement of historic pattern doors and doorcases where these are missing, 6 no., - local repair of plaster cornices on the first floor and in the staircase and restatement of a cornice on the second floor, - local repair of the roof, - removal of fake greenery from the front railings and repair and reinstatement of railings

4982/23 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for pROTECTED STRUCTURE: the development will consist of the following: (1) change of use of, received on 15 Dec 2023; permission was granted on 15 Feb 2024.

Planning details

Reference
4982/23
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Commenced · register status “Decision Notice Issued
Received
15 Dec 2023
Observations close
29 Jan 2024 (closed 960 days ago)
Decision due
16 Feb 2024 · decided 15 Feb 2024
Decision
Grant permission on 15 Feb 2024
Proposed development
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: the development will consist of the following: (1) change of use of the first, second and third floors from office to residential and the construction of the 3no. apartment, 1no. on each level, (2) replacement of the shopfront and associated improvements to the area to the front, refurbishment of the facade over including repainting, (3) renewal of services with sustainable options, upgrade of existing staff WC on ground floor and inclusion of new additional staff services at basement level, (4) conservation works including - removal of inappropriate modern insertions including partitions, bulkheads, fixtures and fittings and internal secondary glazing - removal of two toilet spaces projecting from the rear wall of the building, - overhaul and repair of historic joinery including window cases and door cases, - overhaul and repair of 4no. timber up-and-down sash windows on first and second floors facing Dawson Street, - in locations where historic windows are missing, installation of 8 no. timber up-and-down sash windows complete with window cases, detailed to match the historic examples in the building: 2no. non-original windows at third-floor level facing Dawson Street with new to match existing 6no. to rear facade to match surviving original window on the second-floor rear facade, reinstatement of historic pattern doors and doorcases where these are missing, 6 no., - local repair of plaster cornices on the first floor and in the staircase and restatement of a cornice on the second floor, - local repair of the roof, - removal of fake greenery from the front railings and repair and reinstatement of railings
As published by the register.
Site area
148 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

  • Seven day notice SN0014275DC
    8 Jun 202653 Dawson Street, Dublin 2, D02 HX33matched by ref_exact

Zoning at the site

Zone Z5 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

M2 — Major town centre

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

No OPW flood extent nearby.

  • NIAH-recorded building · 274
    Trinity College; Examination Hall; Provost's House
  • Radon risk area · 2
    About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Recorded monument · 38
    Religious house - Augustinian, of Arrouaise nuns; Ritual site - holy well; Church

Provenance

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