15, Usher's Island, Dublin 8
Change of use from a visitor centre to a 10-unit apartment development.
0259/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 17 July 2024
- Reference
- 0259/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Received
- 17 July 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project proposes converting a visitor centre into 10 apartments, comprising 3 studios and 7 one-bedroom units. Works include internal alterations, a communal rear terrace, partial demolition of a rear return, and extensive window and brickwork repairs.
- Residential units
- 10
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Official record
Development description
Shec: (i) change of use from visitor centre to residential development comprising 10 no. Apartments (3 no. X studio's and 7 no. X one-bed units); (i) provision of a communal external terrace to rear at ground floor level; (il) internal alterations to facilitate apartment layouts including erection of partition walls to facilitate fire lobbies & bathrooms in each unit; (iv) part removal of non-original eastern ground floor return; (v) replacement of roof light and installation of roof vents; (vi) cleaning of existing brickwork to front and repair and repointing of brickwork to rear; (vii) repair and replacement where required of existing guttering and downpipes; (viii) replacement of non-original external staircase leading to basement to front; (ix) replacement of non-original sash windows with new timber sash windows and repair of existing window frames and shutter boxes; (x) installation of air vents on front and rear facades; (xi) re-location of internal doors and closing of door opes where required; (xii) removal of non-original internal staircase from basement to ground floor level; (xiii) removal of non-original external staircase to rear; (xiv) provision of thermal upgrade works to external walls at basement and third floor levels; (xv) provision of fire and acoustic upgrade works to existing floors as required (xvi) all associated ancillary works necessary to facilitate the proposed development.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received17 July 2024
- Decision due14 August 2024
- Decision issued14 August 2024
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