National Museum of Ireland, Merrion Street Upper, Dublin 2, D02 F627
Investigative and opening-up works at the National Museum of Ireland on Merrion Street.
0184/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 5 May 2025
- Reference
- 0184/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Received
- 5 May 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed works include trial pits, boreholes, and soil core samples within the ground floor and adjacent external site. It also involves temporary lifting of roof slates, removal of wall and ceiling plaster, and opening up floorboards in selected locations of this protected structure.
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Official record
Development description
Expp: protected structure: proposed investigative / opening-up works to include : trial pits, boreholes and soil core samples within ground floor of building and on adjacent external site; temporary lifting of area of roof slates in selected roof locations; removal of wall plaster and opening-up of wall masonry in selected locations at various floor levels; removal of ceiling plaster in selected locations at various floor levels; opening-up of floorboards in selected locations, at various floor levels -please refer to conservation report and proposed works document enclosed for further details.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with the conservation objective.”
National zoning type: General
Objective set by the Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Dunloe Hall 27 Merrion St, Dublin 2, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €950,000 | 152 m |
| Apt 14, Dunloe Hall, Merrion St | Sept 2025 | €830,000 | 152 m |
| Apt 3, 12b Merrion Court, Merrion Row | Dec 2025 | €1,700,000 | 159 m |
| 16 Hume Street, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €400,000 | 178 m |
| Apartment 3, 74 Fitzwilliam Lane, Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €1,350,000 | 263 m |
| Apartment 2, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 276 m |
| Apartment 1, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 276 m |
| Apartment 3, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 276 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received5 May 2025
- Decision due30 May 2025
- Decision issued30 May 2025
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