InvalidCommercialDecided 5 October 2022

Catholic University School, 89-92, Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2

Demolition of prefabs for a new school building and internal modifications to a protected chapel/gym.

4942/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 28 September 2022

Reference: 4942/22
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 28 September 2022

Summary

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The project involves removing two-storey prefabricated buildings to construct a new two-storey over basement school building with a fitness suite, canteen, and classrooms. It also includes internal modifications and conservation works to the existing protected Chapel/Gym building to create a social space and lecture theatre.

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Storeys: 2

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Development description

Protected structure: the works include the removal of the two storey prefabricated buildings on the northern side of the campus to facilitate the construction of a new two storey over basement building parallel to and with high level glazed link to the existing chapel/gym. This new building is to incorporate a fitness suite + technology room at basement level, a new canteen at ground floor level and classrooms with associated office at first floor level. Solar panels are to be installed on the roof of this building, the existing chapel/gym building is to be modified internally to provide student social space at the western end and a tiered lecture theatre at the eastern end. Specific modifications to this building will include the addition of toilet facilities under the gallery at the western end, the creation of new under window cill access's midway on the northern and southern facades to link the proposed social space to both the canteen and to a new external landscaped area. In addition, glazed roof lighting is to be provided in the central bay together with double doors in the eastern gable to provide access from the upper level of the lecture theatre to the first floor level of the classroom. Blocks. The existing three storey canteen and classroom building in the south/east corner of the campus is to be demolished to make way for a new three storey over basement building incorporating a new gym with equipment storage rooms at basement level, 6 classrooms at first floor level and 2 classrooms+2 science rooms at second and third floor levels. Plant rooms are to be located at basement and ground floor level at the western end to include direct access to stable lane. Other ancillary spaces, including toilets, locker areas and science preparation rooms, are to be provided at each level as appropriate. To facilitate means of escape from the new basement gym, a staircase is also to be provided at the western end to give direct escape to stable lane. Escape doors are to be provided on the eastern end to quinn's lane from the stair core between this building and the existing examination hall. There are no works envisaged to this examination hall. For connectivity, a tunnel is to be constructed from the existing administration/classroom building on the northern side to provide direct access to the stair+lift cores in this new building from the changing rooms in the basement of this existing building and to the proposed fitness suite. In order to construct a student entrance to the overall new facility, modifications will be required to the western end of the existing administration/classroom building. 89 +90 leeson street lower are to be refurbished for use as administration and support offices to the school. The adjoining houses, 91 +92 leeson street lower are to be refurbished to provide a total of 10no. Apartments consisting of 1no. One bedroomed apartments in each house at basement, ground and first floor levels and 2no. Two bedroomed apartments in each house at second + third floor levels with other associated ancillary uses in the two storey over basement return building at
Numbers 89, 90, 91 +92 leeson street lower are protected structures - ref. Numbers 4444, 4445, 4446 and 4447 in the dcc record of protected structures. The works will include the removal of all subterranean ancillary extensions to the rear of 89 to 92 to create a soft landscaped garden for the full width of the houses for use by staff and students to the rear of 89 +90 and to provide private open space for the residential units in 91 +92. The western gable wall of the chapel/gym building is to be linked to the existing student access corridor from leeson street lower by way of a fully glazed suspended bridge over the new landscaped garden. Other ancillary works are to include some internal modifications to the classroom block and to the stand alone junior school building together with extensive on site landscaping. A temporary construction access is to be formed from quinns lane to the site for the duration of the build

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	101 m
Apt 10, St Stephens, Leeson Lane	Aug 2025	€550,000	101 m
Flat 1, 75 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2	Apr 2026	€2,300,000	139 m
Apt No 1, 4 Upper Ely Place, Dublin 2	Jan 2025	€525,000	158 m
3 Upper Ely Place, Dublin 2, Dublin	Mar 2025	€500,000	165 m
65 Leeson Close, Dublin 2	Jul 2025	€1,750,000	206 m
27 Lower Hatch Street, Dublin 2, Dublin2	Jun 2026	€1,925,000	211 m
23 Earlsfort Court, Hatch St Lower, Dublin 2	Apr 2026	€325,000	216 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 received28 September 2022
Decision due22 November 2022
Decision issued5 October 2022

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