40 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 W449
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WEB1724/25 is a planning application for permission at 40 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 W449, received by Dublin City Council on 3 Apr 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: 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. The council granted permission on 14 Aug 2025. The five-week observation window closed on 8 May 2025. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. The scheme is for 2 units. Within 500 m there are 140 other decided applications in the last five years and 32 appeals.
Proposal
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.
- Status
- Decision Notice Issued
- Decision
- Grant permission on 14 Aug 2025
- Final grant
- 18 Sept 2025
- Units
- 2
- Site (from polygon)
- 228 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 3 Apr 2025New applicationObservation window closed 8 May 2025
- 28 May 2025Further information requested
- 18 Jul 2025Further information received
- 14 Aug 2025DecisionAppeal window closed 11 Sept 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.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
- Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
- NIAH-recorded building · 192
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 1
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.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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