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Dublin City Council · WEB2522/24 · Permission

Rear of 115-117 The Coombe, to the rear of BIMM Music Institute, Dublin 8, D08 A970

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Council received 16 Nov 2024We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (665 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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WEB2522/24 is a planning application for permission at Rear of 115-117 The Coombe, to the rear of BIMM Music Institute, Dublin 8, D08 A970, received by Dublin City Council on 16 Nov 2024 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: The proposed development will consist of the refurbishment, extension and change of use of the former school building to accommodate 9 no. own-door apartments. The development will include: -A second floor roof level extension increasing the building from 2 to 3 storeys; -Residential accommodation comprising of 1 no. 1-bedroom and 8 no. 2-bedroom units; -3 no. ground floor units with private gardens and 6 no. duplex units at first and second floors with balconies accessed via new external stairs; -Pedestrian and cycle access via the existing shared access laneway adjacent to BIMM Music Institute; -Demolition of existing non-original ground floor extensions, canopies, and stairway; -Reinstatement of original fenestration configuration with some alteration of opes to accommodate apartment entrance doors; -Communal open space, bin and bicycle storage, PV panels and all associated site development works and services. The council refused permission on 14 Jan 2025. The five-week observation window closed on 23 Dec 2024. An Coimisiún Pleanála decided appeal 321833 on 16 Jun 2025 (refuse). The site is zoned S5 — sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure under the Dublin City Council development plan. The scheme is for 9 units. Within 500 m there are 149 other decided applications in the last five years and 34 appeals.

Appeal window closes 11 Feb 2025 closed 578 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (14 Jan 2025) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
Site report

Proposal

The proposed development will consist of the refurbishment, extension and change of use of the former school building to accommodate 9 no. own-door apartments. The development will include: -A second floor roof level extension increasing the building from 2 to 3 storeys; -Residential accommodation comprising of 1 no. 1-bedroom and 8 no. 2-bedroom units; -3 no. ground floor units with private gardens and 6 no. duplex units at first and second floors with balconies accessed via new external stairs; -Pedestrian and cycle access via the existing shared access laneway adjacent to BIMM Music Institute; -Demolition of existing non-original ground floor extensions, canopies, and stairway; -Reinstatement of original fenestration configuration with some alteration of opes to accommodate apartment entrance doors; -Communal open space, bin and bicycle storage, PV panels and all associated site development works and services.

Status
Appeal Decided
Decision
Refuse permission on 14 Jan 2025
Units
9
Location precision
point (coords_point)

Timeline

  • 16 Nov 2024
    New application
    Observation window closed 23 Dec 2024
  • 14 Jan 2025
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 11 Feb 2025
  • 11 Feb 2025
    Appeal lodged

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Appeal

ACP 321833 · Planning Appeal · decided · Refused 16 Jun 2025
received by the Commission 10 Feb 2025 · inspector's report · board order

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    Zoning at the site

    S5 — Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure

    Z15: Community and Social Infrastructure: To protect and provide for community uses and social infrastructure.

    Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.

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    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 84010). 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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