1-3 Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin 6
Section 5 declaration regarding the use of a residential building to house homeless persons in Rathmines.
0123/26 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 30 March 2026
- Reference
- 0123/26
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Received
- 30 March 2026
Summary
AI-generatedA Section 5 referral asking whether the use of an existing residential building (where care is not provided) to house homeless persons constitutes development, and if so, whether it is exempted development.
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Development description
Expp: whether the use of the residential building, where care is not provided, to house homeless persons, is or is not development and whether development constitutes exempted development or does not constitute exempted development?
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received30 March 2026
- Decision due24 April 2026
- Decision issued23 April 2026
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