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Dublin City Council · WEB1724/25

40 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 W449

  1. 3 Apr 2025Received
  2. 14 Aug 2025Grant permission
  3. 18 Sept 2025Final grant
Status
Granted
Decision
Grant permission · 14 Aug 2025
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Units
2
Site
228 m²

What’s proposed

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: a) Change of use from office building (two units), with apartment at third floor, to a residential building consisting of two separate dwellings, one at basement level and the other one comprising the rest of the upper floors (ground to third floor). b) Demolition of non-original shed and lean-to porch in front basement area with reinstatement of wall, alterations to existing steps and provision of new balustrade. c) Creation of a new opening at rear hall-level terrace (approx. 5sqm) to partially restore historic lightwell to basement. d) Minor alterations to include installation of 2 no. WCs and kitchens, relocation of non-original partitions and reinstatement of double doors at first floor. e) Insertion of new window in previously blocked-up original opening at basement floor

WEB1724/25 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for pROTECTED STRUCTURE: a) Change of use from office building (two units), with apartment, received on 3 Apr 2025; permission was granted on 14 Aug 2025.

Planning details

Reference
WEB1724/25
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Granted · register status “Decision Notice Issued
Received
3 Apr 2025
Observations close
8 May 2025 (closed 499 days ago)
Decision due
14 Aug 2025 · decided 14 Aug 2025
Decision
Grant permission on 14 Aug 2025
Proposed development
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: a) Change of use from office building (two units), with apartment at third floor, to a residential building consisting of two separate dwellings, one at basement level and the other one comprising the rest of the upper floors (ground to third floor). b) Demolition of non-original shed and lean-to porch in front basement area with reinstatement of wall, alterations to existing steps and provision of new balustrade. c) Creation of a new opening at rear hall-level terrace (approx. 5sqm) to partially restore historic lightwell to basement. d) Minor alterations to include installation of 2 no. WCs and kitchens, relocation of non-original partitions and reinstatement of double doors at first floor. e) Insertion of new window in previously blocked-up original opening at basement floor
As published by the register.
Site area
228 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

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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.

    Designations within 250 m

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
      Grand Canal
    • NIAH-recorded building · 192
      house; house; house
    • Radon risk area · 1
      About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 1
      R184161

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 73622). 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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