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Dublin City Council · WEB1861/26 · Permission

Arts Building (Lecky Library) and the Eavan Boland Library and Ussher Library The University of, Dublin Trinity College Dublin 2, DO2DP29

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Council received 15 Apr 2026We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (150 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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WEB1861/26 is a planning application for permission at Arts Building (Lecky Library) and the Eavan Boland Library and Ussher Library The University of, Dublin Trinity College Dublin 2, DO2DP29, received by Dublin City Council on 15 Apr 2026 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: We, Trinity College Dublin (c/o the Estates and Facilities Directorate, Trinity Central, 152 Pearse Street, Dublin 2), intend to apply for permission for internal wayfinding works to the Arts Building (Lecky Library), and the Eavan Boland Library and Ussher Library, reference 2006 and 2003 on the Record of Protected Structures at The University of Dublin Trinity College, College Street, Dublin 2. Proposal consists of: •The removal of all existing non-original wayfinding signage including temporary ad hoc notices throughout. • The light cleaning, repair and reinstatement of lettering to existing acrylic fixed signage in the Eavan Boland where maintained. • The removal of redundant or conflicting historic signage or wall and shelving mounted paper holders for storage and reuse as required. • New high quality wayfinding signage throughout the three libraries and connecting spaces. The council declared the application invalid on 16 Apr 2026. The five-week observation window closed on 20 May 2026. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 144 other decided applications in the last five years and 37 appeals.

Observations close 20 May 2026 closed 115 days ago
5 weeks from receipt (15 Apr 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · €20 to the council
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Proposal

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: We, Trinity College Dublin (c/o the Estates and Facilities Directorate, Trinity Central, 152 Pearse Street, Dublin 2), intend to apply for permission for internal wayfinding works to the Arts Building (Lecky Library), and the Eavan Boland Library and Ussher Library, reference 2006 and 2003 on the Record of Protected Structures at The University of Dublin Trinity College, College Street, Dublin 2. Proposal consists of: •The removal of all existing non-original wayfinding signage including temporary ad hoc notices throughout. • The light cleaning, repair and reinstatement of lettering to existing acrylic fixed signage in the Eavan Boland where maintained. • The removal of redundant or conflicting historic signage or wall and shelving mounted paper holders for storage and reuse as required. • New high quality wayfinding signage throughout the three libraries and connecting spaces.

Status
Decision Notice Issued
Decision
Application declared invalid on 16 Apr 2026
Site (from polygon)
4,474 m²
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Timeline

  • 15 Apr 2026
    New application
    Observation window closed 20 May 2026
  • 16 Apr 2026
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 14 May 2026

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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.

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    • NIAH-recorded building · 217
      Bank of Ireland; Henry Grattan Monument; The Barber's
    • Radon risk area · 2
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 43
      Religious house - Augustinian canons; Ritual site - holy well; Water mill - unclassified

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    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 87574). 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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