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Dublin City Council · WEB5360/25

St Patrick’s Cathedral, St Patrick's Close, Dublin, Dublin 8, D08 H6X3

Approved in Jan 2026. No sign of building yet.

  1. 9 Oct 2025Received
  2. 2 Dec 2025Approved
  3. 14 Jan 2026Final approval
  4. 14 Jan 2031Approval runs out

Earlier approval here ran out with no sign of building: 3110/21 (2021)

Status
Approved
Decision
Approved · 2 Dec 2025
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Site
8,049 m²

What’s proposed

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: We, the Board of St Patrick's Cathedral, intend to apply for permission for works at St Patrick's Cathedral, Minot Tower (Toilets), St. Patrick's Close, Dublin 8 (a protected structure RPS ref. no. 6443 & 6444 and a Recorded Monument DU018-020269). The works will include the following: 1. Removal of all partitions and toilet fittings/fixtures from the disabled WC and three-cubicle unisex toilets. 2. Removal of tiled floor finish and installation of a new stone floor finish. 3. Removal of plasterboard wall linings to expose the historic masonry on the north, east and west walls, which will be finished with limewash. 4. Enclosure of the staff canteen staircase with fire-resistant partitions and fire doors. 5. Installation of four self-contained cubicles, one cleaner's store and one accessible WC and changing area, all with new fittings and fixtures. 6. Removal of modern oak and glass door assembly. 7. Removal of two steps, or recent construction to expose bases of medieval doorway and facilitate Installation of a new compliant ramp to replace the existing non-compliant ramp. 8. All new foul drainage to be connected to existing drains that run under the concrete slab, under the suspended ground floor of the Minot Tower. 9. All new extract to connect into existing ducting in the existing riser in the NW corner, that will be reduced in size

Planning details

Reference
WEB5360/25
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Granted · register status “Decision Notice Issued”
Received
9 Oct 2025
Decision due
3 Dec 2025 · decided 2 Dec 2025
Decision
Grant permission on 2 Dec 2025
Site area
8,049 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure

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Zoning

Zone Z8 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

O2 — Green belt

Zoned to protect the open land between urban areas. Development is strongly resisted.

Protections nearby 250 m

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  • NIAH-recorded building · 60
    lamp standard; Donaghy & Dimond
  • Recorded monument · 132
    Mural tower (Historic Town); Gateway

Where this comes from

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51.

Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 18:51open
Summary

WEB5360/25 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for PROTECTED STRUCTURE: We, the Board of St Patrick's Cathedral, intend to apply for, received on 9 Oct 2025; permission was granted on 2 Dec 2025.