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Exempt — no permission neededAlterationsDecided 31 July 2025

42-44, Drumcondra Road Lower, Drumcondra, Dublin 9

Removal of a modern timber shopfront to restore the original brick facade in Drumcondra.

0282/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 7 July 2025

Reference
0282/25
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Decided
Received
7 July 2025

Summary

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This application seeks a declaration for the removal of a non-original modern timber shopfront at ground floor level. The works aim to expose and reinstate the building's original brick facade to restore its historic character within an Architectural Conservation Area.

Alterationsconservationshopfrontrestoration

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Development description

  • Expp: the proposed works comprise the removal of an existing non-original modern shopfront, constructed of timber, at ground floor level at 42-44 lower drumcondra road, dublin
  • The works will involve exposing and reinstating the building's original brick façade. No new works, replacement shopfront installation, or structural alterations are proposed. The objective is to restore the building's original architectural expression and visually reintegrate it with the surrounding historic streetscape within the architectural conservation area. It is submitted that the works constitute maintenance and improvement under section 4(1)(h) of the planning and development act 2000 (as amended), as they do not materially affect the external appearance so as to render the structure with neighbouring properties, and are conservation-led enhancements that restore rather than alter the streetscape character

Key dates

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  1. Application received7 July 2025
  2. Decision due1 August 2025
  3. Decision issued31 July 2025

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