8, Fitzwilliam Street Upper, Dublin 2, D02 E033
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WEB1132/25 is a planning application for retention permission at 8, Fitzwilliam Street Upper, Dublin 2, D02 E033, received by Dublin City Council on 23 Jan 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: PROTECTED STRUCTURE / RETENTION : 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 refused permission on 20 Nov 2025. The five-week observation window closed on 27 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.
Proposal
PROTECTED STRUCTURE / RETENTION : 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
- Refuse retention permission on 20 Nov 2025
- Site (from polygon)
- 308 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 23 Jan 2025New applicationObservation window closed 27 Feb 2025
- 13 Mar 2025Further information requested
- 24 Oct 2025Further information received
- 20 Nov 2025DecisionAppeal window closed 18 Dec 2025
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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
Zone Z8 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
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.
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
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 2
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 76573). 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.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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