Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedChange of useDecided 27 January 2023

Promenade Road, Dublin Port, Dublin 1

Conversion and extension of an office building and industrial sheds into artist workspaces at Dublin Port.

5283/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 24 November 2022

Reference
5283/22
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
24 November 2022

Summary

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The development involves a change of use, material alterations, and a 30.4 sqm extension to a two-storey office building and parts of two industrial sheds. The completed spaces will be used as artist workspaces and ancillary storage.

Change of useartist workspacedublin portconversion
Storeys
2
Floor area
30 m²

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Development description

  • Permission for change of use, material alterations and extension to an existing two storey office building and part of 2no. Industrial sheds for use as artist workspaces on a site at promenade road, dublin port, dublin
  • The development will consist of a) material alterations to the existing two storey office building to provide a ground, first and second floor extension of 30.4 sqm area total, to include a passenger lift providing access to first floor. Material alterations to the north, south, east and west facades by closing up 19no. Windows and 1no. Door, enlarging 2no. Existing window openings to the south and west facade and 1no. New window to the west facade, provide external cladding to all facades with an entrance canopy to the west elevation and fixed signage to the north elevation b) material alterations and partial removal to the northern ends of 2no. Existing industrial sheds partially to be retained resulting in 124sqm area of the shed to the east and 135sqm area of the shed to the west for use as ancillary storage by providing new doors into the yard and partial upgrade of existing building fabric and construction of new north and south gable facades for each shed to match existing metal cladding c) removal of existing promenade road boundary wall, fence and sliding gate, and erection of steel railing boundary between artist studio building and east industrial shed d) construction of a 4m high east-west masonry art wall to define the site boundary to the south e) reconfigure existing yard to provide hard landscaped areas with 3no. Car parking spaces, 10no. Covered cycle spaces and all associated site works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z7: Employment (Heavy)SI
“To provide for the protection and creation of industrial uses, and facilitate opportunities for employment creation including Port Related Activities.”

National zoning type: General industry

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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Key dates

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  1. Application received24 November 2022
  2. Decision due27 January 2023
  3. Decision issued27 January 2023
  4. Permission expiry22 April 2028

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