Vacant site St. Alphonsus Avenue & 48-50a Drumcondra Road Lower, Dublin 9, DO9 R3P9 & 46 Drumcondra Road Lower, Dublin 9
Erection of temporary timber and screen fencing at a vacant site on Drumcondra Road Lower.
0386/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 21 October 2025
- Reference
- 0386/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Received
- 21 October 2025
Summary
AI-generatedAn application for a declaration of exempted development to replace existing Heras fencing with a temporary timber fence to prevent unauthorised access. It also includes installing a screen fence along the boundary with an adjoining public house.
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Development description
- Expp: the proposed works comprise: (i) the erection of a temporary timber fence 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, of
- (a) any fence (not being a hoarding or sheet metal fence)…' (ii) furthermore, it is proposed to install a screen fence along the boundary between the subject site and the rear of the adjoining public house premises at 42-44 drumcondra road lower (identified as location ‘a’ on the attached site plan) to create a physical separation between the two properties. (iii) we are also requesting a declaration that the temporary shoring and infill of the shopfronts (with glazed timber screens) to stabilise the retained facades of 48-50a drumcondra road lower, dublin 9 is exempted development under section 4(1)(h) of the planning and development act 2000. We submit that the temporary shoring and infill of the shopfronts will not materially alter the external appearance permanently and that they are temporary and necessary to prevent endangerment and protect public safety. (iv) a section 5 declaration is also sought for the replacement of the existing shopfront to no. 46 drumcondra road lower with a new painted hardwood shopfront. The replacement shopfront reinstates the existing proportions, scale, and overall appearance of the former shopfront. We submit that submit that the replacement of the deteriorated shopfront constitutes exempted development under section 4(1)(h) of the planning & development act 2000 (as amended)
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received21 October 2025
- Decision due12 November 2025
- Decision issued12 November 2025
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