GrantedAlterationsDecided 22 November 2024

43 Fitzwilliam Square West, Dublin 2

Internal and external refurbishment of a protected structure, including the removal of a rear extension.

WEB2228/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 1 October 2024

Reference: WEB2228/24
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 1 October 2024

Summary

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The development consists of internal reconfigurations across basement, lower ground, and upper ground floor levels of a protected structure. It also includes extensive refurbishment of the front, rear, and side elevations, alongside the removal of a non-original flat-roofed extension.

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: the development will consist of: (i) internal reconfiguration (inclusive of the blocking up of existing opes and enlarging non-original window opes for doorways, removal of non-original doors and frames, provision of new partition walls, new kitchen and new washroom facilities and replacement of non-original fanlight above the front door) at basement, lower ground and upper ground floor levels; (ii) refurbishment of front/southeast elevation (inclusive of repairing/upgrading of original windows as appropriate, cleaning/repairing/re-pointing of brickwork, cleaning/repairing/painting metal window railings and front boundary railings and painting front door); (iii) refurbishment of rear/northwest elevation (inclusive of the replacement of 2 no. Non-original windows with similar, removal of non-original flat-roofed extension, repairing/upgrading of original windows as appropriate, repainting render, removal of 1 no. Original door and ope infilled); (iv) refurbishment of side/southwest elevation to rear (inclusive of the replacement of 1 no. Non-original window with similar, modification of existing window ope to allow for new doorway to basement courtyard); (v) demolition of existing raised patio and courtyard area, railings and non-original stone wall to the rear at basement and lower ground floor levels; (vi) the provision of a three-storey extension to the rear to facilitate a new gym and external courtyard at basement level, a new staff room and external patio at lower ground floor level and an enlarged meeting room and external terrace at upper ground floor level; and, (vii) all ancillary works and drainage necessary to facilitate the development including provision of replacement stone wall to carparking area to rear. The subject property, 43 fitzwilliam square west, dublin 2, is a protected structure (rps no. 2838).

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

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt No 1, 4 Upper Ely Place, Dublin 2	Jan 2025	€525,000	115 m
3 Upper Ely Place, Dublin 2, Dublin	Mar 2025	€500,000	120 m
Apartment 9, Saint Stephens, Leeson Lane	Jan 2026	€585,000	130 m
Apt 10, St Stephens, Leeson Lane	Aug 2025	€550,000	130 m
Apt 2 Windsor Court, Windsor Place, Pembroke St Dublin 2	Oct 2025	€315,000	188 m
Flat 1, 75 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2	Apr 2026	€2,300,000	196 m
19 Pembroke Lane, Pembroke St Lower, Dublin 2	Jan 2025	€602,000	198 m
65 Leeson Close, Dublin 2	Jul 2025	€1,750,000	224 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 received1 October 2024
Decision due25 November 2024
Decision issued22 November 2024
Permission expiry6 March 2030

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