GrantedCommercialDecided 25 March 2019

Hainault House, 69-71 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2

Amendments and extension to the permitted rooftop plant area at an office building.

2142/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 29 January 2019

Reference: 2142/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 29 January 2019

Summary

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The development at Hainault House consists of omitting a permitted rooftop upstand and extending the screened open-air rooftop plant area by 79 square metres. It also includes increasing the plant screen height, changing its material to solid acoustic panels, and decreasing the green roof area.

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Floor area: 79 m²

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission for development at a site of c. 1,509 sq. M (c. 0.15ha) at a permitted office development at hainault house, 69-71 st. Stephen's green, dublin 2, d02 t856. The development will consist of the omission of the previously permitted 330mm high set back upstand from the northern and southern rooftop elevation and amendments and extension to the screened open air rooftop plant area permitted under reg. Ref. 3068/15 (as amended under reg. Ref. 2691/16). The proposed amendments and extensions will provide for
An increase in footprint of the permitted rooftop plant enclosure by 79 sq. M (from c. 263 sq. M to c. 342 sq. M)
An increase in the height of the permitted plant screen of c. 1,005mm to a total height of c. 1,790mm (an increase of c. 785mm) above parapet level
Change of material to permitted acoustic plant screen from louvered screen to solid panel acoustic screen (no change in permitted height}
A decrease in permitted green roof area from c. 302 sq. M to c. 274 sq. M due to the proposed increased area of enclosed rooftop plant
And the omission of the previously permitted flue on the northern roof elevation, to be replaced by 2 no. Generator flues to be located on the western roof elevation (terminating c. 600mm above proposed plant screen). The proposed development will also include the provision of a c. 1.2m high stone clad door to recessed gas meter cabinet in the ground floor south elevation. There will be no increase in permitted overall building height or gross floor area

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z8: Georgian Conservation Areas

“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

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apartment 9, Saint Stephens, Leeson Lane	Jan 2026	€585,000	183 m
Apt 10, St Stephens, Leeson Lane	Aug 2025	€550,000	183 m
23 Earlsfort Court, Hatch St Lower, Dublin 2	Apr 2026	€325,000	230 m
Apt No 1, 4 Upper Ely Place, Dublin 2	Jan 2025	€525,000	258 m
3 Upper Ely Place, Dublin 2, Dublin	Mar 2025	€500,000	263 m
27 Lower Hatch Street, Dublin 2, Dublin2	Jun 2026	€1,925,000	266 m
Apt 12 Russell Court, 95/96 St Stephens Green, Dublin 2	Jul 2025	€615,000	268 m
Flat 1, 75 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2	Apr 2026	€2,300,000	293 m

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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

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Application received29 January 2019
Decision due25 March 2019
Decision issued25 March 2019
Grant issued30 April 2019

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