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Exempt — no permission neededOtherDecided 13 March 2026

Vacant site St. Alphonsus Avenue and 48-50A Drumcondra Road Lower and 46 Drumcondra Road Lower, Dublin 9

Erection of a temporary 2-metre timber fence on a vacant site in Drumcondra.

0060/26 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 18 February 2026

Reference
0060/26
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Decided
Received
18 February 2026

Summary

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The applicant is seeking a declaration of exemption for a temporary timber fence with a maximum height of 2 metres. The fence will replace existing heras fencing along the side boundary of a vacant site located within an Architectural Conservation Area.

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Development description

  • Expp: the proposed works comprise the erection of a temporary timber fence with a maximum height of 2 metres to replace the existing heras fencing along the side boundary of the site at the rear of 50 & 50a saint alphonsus avenue, dublin
  • The purpose of this fence is to prevent unauthorised access and ensure public safety given the currently vacant and unsecured nature of the property. The property is located within an architectural conservation area (aca). We submit that the proposed temporary perimeter fence is considered exempted development under schedule 2, part 1, class 11 of the planning and development regulations 2001 (as amended), which provides for: the construction, erection, lowering, repair or replacement, other than within or bounding the curtilage of a house
  • (a) any fence (not being a hoarding or sheet metal fence)

Key dates

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  1. Application received18 February 2026
  2. Decision due16 March 2026
  3. Decision issued13 March 2026

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