corner of 75a, Leeson Street Upper and Swan Place, north Morehampton Square, Dublin 4
GRANT PERMISSIONPlanning application 3267/19
Dublin - Dublin City Council
Proposed Development
The development will consist of the demolition of the existing single-storey commercial building, change of use to residential, and the construction of a terrace of three, three-storey, two-bedroom dwelling houses with a total gross internal floor area of 295.2m2 (98.4m2 per unit). The terrace has a maximum parapet height of 9 metres with set-backs to the upper level on the Leeson Street Upper, Swan Place and Morehampton Square facades. The provision of private open space is accommodated for each house at the upper level, with three individual loggias facing Swan Place and a planted terrace addressing Leeson Street Upper. No vehicular parking is to be required but two bicycle parking spaces are located within each unit. Bin storage is also accounted for within each unit, externally accessed. A new one metre wide footpath is to be created along the full length of the Swan Place facade, for public use, allowing pedestrian access to each of the three dwellings and to Swan Place generally. All associated hard landscaping and site works are to be included.
Application Timeline
Application received
14 Jun 2019
Further information requested
8 Aug 2019
Further information received
10 Oct 2019
Decision due
6 Nov 2019
Decision: GRANT PERMISSION
6 Nov 2019
Appeal submitted
4 Dec 2019
Grant issued
27 Mar 2020
Appeal decided: GRANT PERMISSION
27 Mar 2020
Application Details
- Location
- corner of 75a, Leeson Street Upper and Swan Place, north Morehampton Square, Dublin 4
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- Permission
- Planning Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Site Area
- 148.02 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 14 June 2019
- Status
- Appeal Decided
- Decision
- GRANT PERMISSION
- Decision Date
- 6 November 2019
- Grant Date
- 27 March 2020
An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal
- Appeal Reference
- ABP-306040-19
- Decision
- GRANT PERMISSION
- Submitted
- 4 December 2019
- Decided
- 27 March 2020
Location
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