GrantedChange of useDecided 17 January 2020

2-3, Mary's Abbey, Dublin 7, D07 X6R6

Conversion of a protected structure into a museum and construction of a new two-storey museum building to the rear.

3069/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 23 May 2019

Reference: 3069/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 23 May 2019

Summary

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The project involves converting 2-3 Mary's Abbey from artist studios, a shop, and storage into a museum. It includes demolishing non-protected rear structures to build a new two-storey building for the National Leprechaun Museum.

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Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: the proposed development will comprise the conservation, repair and adaption of the protected structure at 2-3 mary's abbey, dublin 7 to facilitate a change of use from artist studios at first, second and third floors, shop at ground floor and storage at basement level of the protected structure to museum and ancillary use at ground first second and third floors and storage at basement level of the protected structure and the demolition of existing structures to the rear of the protected structure to allow the development of new ancillary museum building on lands to the rear of the protected structure as follows
Buildings to the rear of the site which are not protected structures are to be demolished, all boundary party walls to be maintained
The construction of a new building on lands to the rear of the existing protected structure as the new premises of the national leprechaun museum, two storeys in height to an overall height of 13.5m (exclusive of roof mounted pv panels), landscaping works to internal courtyard lightwell. Roof to new building at rear to be a combination of flat semi intensive green roof with pv panels and a pitched reflective insulated metal deck roof with brick slip cladding to external perimeter walls and roof top plant with louvered enclosure
Structural intervention works to stabilise the building fabric of the protected structure
Alterations to rear facade of protected structure at ground, first and second floors to facilitate new escape and access stairs to facilitate access from garden, to repair and reinstate original windows, to dismantle and re-build destabilised segment of wall at top floor level, reinstatement of cast iron rain water goods
Repairs to the roof, gutters, rear eaves and front parapet of the protected structure
Works to the front facade of the protected structure at all levels comprising brick, stone, render and jointing cleaning and repair, removal of existing modern shopfront and installation of new shopfront and external articulated shutters, repairs to all existing metal framed windows above ground level, dismantling and re-building destabilised segment of parapet at top floor level. 7 removal of modern interventions to the interior of the protected structure including partitions, stud walling, false ceilings and modern stairs and installation of new partitions, doors and lift shaft to facilitate proposed new museum use

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z5: City CentreUC

“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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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 4 August 2023.

Notified floor area: 211 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
8 Jervis Place, Abbey St Upper, Dublin 1	May 2026	€285,000	95 m
Apt 51 - Jervis Place, Upper Abbey Street, Dublin 1	Apr 2026	€310,000	95 m
134 Jervis Place, Capel St, Dublin 7	Jun 2026	€200,000	114 m
136 Jervis Place, Jervis St, Dublin	Dec 2025	€240,000	114 m
132 Jervis Place, Jervis St, Dublin 1	Aug 2025	€257,000	114 m
133 Jervis Place, Jervis St, Dublin 1	Dec 2025	€290,000	114 m
2 Mary Street, Dublin 1	Jun 2025	€450,000	115 m
17 Strand Street Little, Smithfield, Dublin 7	Apr 2025	€636,000	116 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

Timeline

Application received23 May 2019
Further information requested17 July 2019
Further information received12 December 2019
Decision due17 January 2020
Decision issued17 January 2020
Grant issued27 February 2020

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