53 Dawson Street, Dublin 2, D02 HX33
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4982/23 is a planning application for permission at 53 Dawson Street, Dublin 2, D02 HX33, received by Dublin City Council on 15 Dec 2023 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: 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. The council granted permission on 15 Feb 2024. The five-week observation window closed on 29 Jan 2024. A commencement notice (SN0014275DC) was lodged on 8 Jun 2026, so works have started on site. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. The scheme is for 3 units. Within 500 m there are 145 other decided applications in the last five years and 39 appeals.
Proposal
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.
- Status
- Decision Notice Issued
- Decision
- Grant permission on 15 Feb 2024
- Final grant
- 19 Mar 2024
- Units
- 3
- Site (from polygon)
- 148 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 15 Dec 2023New applicationObservation window closed 29 Jan 2024
- 15 Feb 2024DecisionAppeal window closed 14 Mar 2024
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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
- Seven day notice SN0014275DC
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
No OPW flood extent nearby.
- NIAH-recorded building · 274
- Radon risk area · 2
- Recorded monument · 38
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 66714). 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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