St Patrick’s Cathedral, St Patrick's Close, Dublin, Dublin 8, D08 H6X3
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WEB5360/25 is a planning application for permission at St Patrick’s Cathedral, St Patrick's Close, Dublin, Dublin 8, D08 H6X3, received by Dublin City Council on 9 Oct 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: 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. The council granted permission on 2 Dec 2025. The five-week observation window closed on 13 Nov 2025. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 133 other decided applications in the last five years and 43 appeals.
Proposal
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.
- Status
- Decision Notice Issued
- Decision
- Grant permission on 2 Dec 2025
- Final grant
- 14 Jan 2026
- Site (from polygon)
- 8,049 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 9 Oct 2025New applicationObservation window closed 13 Nov 2025
- 2 Dec 2025DecisionAppeal window closed 8 Jan 2026
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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
OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.
- NIAH-recorded building · 60
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 132
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 88251). 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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