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Dublin City Council · WEB1104/25 · Retention Permission

8, Fitzwilliam Street Upper, Dublin 2

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Council received 21 Jan 2025We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (599 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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WEB1104/25 is a planning application for retention permission at 8, Fitzwilliam Street Upper, Dublin 2, received by Dublin City Council on 21 Jan 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: PROTECTED STRUCTURE RETENTION of the use of the premises as Medical and Related Consultants and of alterations to the interior and exterior areas of the property comprising: 1) external metal stairs, glass balustrade and platform lift from street level to basement level to the front of the building; 2) modifications to two storey return at rear consisting of blocking up some opes at basement and ground floor level; 3) a single storey timber clad extension to return at rear accommodating plant and equipment; 4) plant and ductwork installed to the rear of building; 5) replacement of windows and some external doors; 6) localised repairs of front and rear façades; 7) repairs to main roof; 8) amendments to the internal layout to suit fire safety and tenant requirements including partition walls at basement level to form treatment rooms and laboratories, a new toilet layout and the re-instatement of opening between two rooms at ground floor level, partition walls and alterations to opening between two rooms at first floor level to form a scan room, partition walls opening in an internal wall and blocking up of existing door at second floor level to form a bathroom, and repositioning of an existing partition wall in the front room at third floor level; 9) upgrades to existing mechanical and electrical installations; 10) replacement of existing internal joinery and fittings and refurbishment of existing shutters, linings and front door; and 11) general repair and refurbishment works including decoration and upgrading of finishes and floor coverings over existing. The council declared the application invalid on 23 Jan 2025. The five-week observation window closed on 25 Feb 2025. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 155 other decided applications in the last five years and 42 appeals.

Observations close 25 Feb 2025 closed 564 days ago
5 weeks from receipt (21 Jan 2025) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · €20 to the council

Proposal

PROTECTED STRUCTURE RETENTION of the use of the premises as Medical and Related Consultants and of alterations to the interior and exterior areas of the property comprising: 1) external metal stairs, glass balustrade and platform lift from street level to basement level to the front of the building; 2) modifications to two storey return at rear consisting of blocking up some opes at basement and ground floor level; 3) a single storey timber clad extension to return at rear accommodating plant and equipment; 4) plant and ductwork installed to the rear of building; 5) replacement of windows and some external doors; 6) localised repairs of front and rear façades; 7) repairs to main roof; 8) amendments to the internal layout to suit fire safety and tenant requirements including partition walls at basement level to form treatment rooms and laboratories, a new toilet layout and the re-instatement of opening between two rooms at ground floor level, partition walls and alterations to opening between two rooms at first floor level to form a scan room, partition walls opening in an internal wall and blocking up of existing door at second floor level to form a bathroom, and repositioning of an existing partition wall in the front room at third floor level; 9) upgrades to existing mechanical and electrical installations; 10) replacement of existing internal joinery and fittings and refurbishment of existing shutters, linings and front door; and 11) general repair and refurbishment works including decoration and upgrading of finishes and floor coverings over existing.

Status
Decision Notice Issued
Decision
Application declared inva on 23 Jan 2025
Site (from polygon)
308 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 21 Jan 2025
    New application
    Observation window closed 25 Feb 2025
  • 23 Jan 2025
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 20 Feb 2025

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    Zoning at the site

    Zone Z8 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

    O2 — Green belt

    Z8: Georgian Conservation Areas: To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with the conservation objective.

    Zoned to protect the open land between urban areas. Development is strongly resisted.

    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

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    • NIAH-recorded building · 255
      house; house; house
    • Radon risk area · 1
      About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 2
      Inscribed stone (present location); R149532

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 76572). 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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