30-31 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1.
Retention of an outdoor roof terrace and permission for new access doors on a protected O'Connell Street building.
2332/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 24 February 2020
- Reference
- 2332/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 24 February 2020
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for an outdoor roof terrace with railings on the rear return of a protected structure. Planning permission is also sought to create two new door openings from the first-floor corridor to access the terrace.
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Official record
Development description
Protected strucure: retention & permission: planning permission for a development to the single storey rear return of no. 30-31 o'connell street lower, dublin 1 (a protected structure). Retention permission is sought for an outdoor roof terrace with railing to the roof level of the rear return of the existing four-storey over basement mid terraced building. Planning permission is also sought for alterations to the north elevation of this rear return consisting of 2 no. New door openings to the existing first floor level corridor to provide access to the rear return roof terrace. No works are proposed to the main building.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design character and dignity.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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.
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Recent sales nearby
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received24 February 2020
- Decision due15 June 2020
- Decision issued15 June 2020
- Grant issued28 July 2020
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