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40, Harrington Street, Dublin 8

GRANT PERMISSION AND RETE

Planning application 3643/19

Dublin - Dublin City Council

Proposed Development

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: PERMISSION & RETENTION: The development will consist of the retention of amendments to the fenestration arrangement in the form of high level windows to the rear elevation of the four storey return permitted under Reg. Ref. 3460/11 at ground, first , second and third floor level to rear of the main house (a protected structure). The four storey dwelling will remain sub-divided into four no. apartments (1 no. 2 bed unit; 2 no. 1 bed plus study units; and 1 no. 1 bed unit) as permitted under Reg. Ref. 3460/11. The development will also consist of the construction of a new three storey 2 bedroom mews dwelling to the rear of the site and bounding Grantham Place that will include a single integrated off-street car parking space with vehicular access off Grantham Place as well as all ancillary and site development works associated with the development, including a revised garden arrangement for the main house to serve the apartments.

Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    31 Jul 2019

  2. Decision due

    24 Sept 2019

  3. Decision: GRANT PERMISSION AND RETE

    24 Sept 2019

  4. Grant issued

    6 Nov 2019

Application Details

Location
40, Harrington Street, Dublin 8
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
Retention Permission
Planning Authority
Dublin City Council
Site Area
307.51 ha
Residential Units
1

Timeline

Registration Date
31 July 2019
Status
Decision Notice Issued
Decision
GRANT PERMISSION AND RETE
Decision Date
24 September 2019
Grant Date
6 November 2019

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Change of use of an existing three-storey over lower ground floor office building at No. 36-37 Harrington Street, to use as a 27-bedroom guest house; and  the demolition of Matthew Byrne Hall and ancillary structures to the rear of No. 36-37 Harrington Street and facing Synge Street, to facilitate: (i) Works to the three-storey over lower ground floor building at No. 36-37 Harrington Street including: a) alterations and refurbishment of existing window openings, door openings, and entrances; b) replacement of all existing non-original PVC windows to hardwood sash windows; c) reconfiguration of internal partition walls; d) removal of internal staircase; e) refurbishment of existing external railings; f) provision of external lift/goods hoist; g) provision of new escape stairs; and h) alterations to existing embankment onto Harrington Street, to form an external landscaped and seating area; (ii) Construction of a four-storey extension to the rear of the proposed guest house including, additional bedrooms for the guest house, new staircase, 1 no. external lift, fire escape corridors, and a permeable courtyard;  (iii) Construction of 4 no. three-storey, four-bedroom, terraced houses in place of Matthew Byrne Hall, to be accessed via Synge Street. Each house will comprise of private courtyards and gardens at ground floor level, terraces at first and second floor levels and roof terraces at third floor level; (iv) Provision of 21 no. bicycle parking spaces including 10 no. short stay and 3 no. long-stay spaces for guest house use and 8 no. spaces for residential use (2 no. per house); and (v) All ancillary works including site clearance, boundary treatments, SuDS and other drainage infrastructure, external signage, hard and soft landscaping, and provision of bin stores as necessary for the development.

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3245/24REFUSE PERMISSION21 Feb 2024

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WEB1812/25GRANT PERMISSION AND RETENTION PERMISSION11 Apr 2025

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