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70A Upper Leeson Street, Dublin 4, D04 V6X7

GRANT PERMISSION

Planning application 3680/21

Dublin - Dublin City Council

Proposed Development

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of change of use from office to residential dwelling house, removal of modern window and reinstatement of door to side of basement rear return, replacement of modern pvc doors and window at rear return, removal of rear basement window security bars, repair to chimneys, gutters and render at the rear return, replacement of fire escape with terrace and steps from rear return to garden, replacement of modern entry door at front basement, damp proofing walls and replacement of artex ceilings at basement level, new door opening in original structure at basement level, removal of modern partitions, new partitions at basement and rear return, new heating, plumbing and electrical installations, draft proofing existing sliding sash windows, repair to staircase, reinstatement of chimney pieces, insulation of roof spaces, associated repairs, decorative and site works.

Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    13 Oct 2021

  2. Decision due

    7 Dec 2021

  3. Decision: GRANT PERMISSION

    7 Dec 2021

  4. Grant issued

    19 Jan 2022

Application Details

Location
70A Upper Leeson Street, Dublin 4, D04 V6X7
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
Permission
Planning Authority
Dublin City Council
Site Area
424.09 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
13 October 2021
Status
Decision Notice Issued
Decision
GRANT PERMISSION
Decision Date
7 December 2021
Grant Date
19 January 2022

Location

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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.

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WEB1939/22GRANT PERMISSION11 Oct 2022

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WEB1930/22APPLICATION DECLARED INVA10 Oct 2022

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WEB5609/25APPLICATION DECLARED INVALID6 Nov 2025

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of internal and external alterations to No. 5 Wellington Place, a protected structure, which is currently in two separate residential units, to restore it to a single family home. At entrance level the internal alterations comprise: reinstatement of stairs from entrance level to basement level; removal of the existing kitchen from the entrance level back room, restoration of fireplaces and breaking through a new opening between front and back rooms. A new en-suite WC will be provided in the back room at first floor level. The existing kitchen and bathroom at basement level will be removed and a new kitchen will be provided in the front room with a new WC in the rear return. The external alterations comprise provision of solar panels to the internal valley of the roof, and provision of an enlarged sunken terrace in front of the proposed basement level kitchen.

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WEB5631/25GRANT PERMISSION10 Nov 2025

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3562/21REFUSE PERMISSION24 Sept 2021

Planning permission for development at a 0.092 hectare site at the junction of Appian Way and Leeson Street Upper, Dublin 6 (adjacent to No. 1 Leeson Street Village and the Mitchel House Apartments). The development will consist of the construction of a 10 storey over lower ground floor building with set back at ninth floor level (c.3,083 sq.m. total GFA), residential amenities and services at ground floor and ninth floor level. The proposed development will comprise: • Construction of 44 no. 'Build-to-Rent' apartment units over 10 no. storeys with a dwelling mix of 29 studio and 15 one-bed units; • Guest suite with 2 No. visitor rooms at lower ground level; • Provision of private open space in the form of balconies or terraces to all individual units to all elevations; • Landscaped garden on the northern corner of the site at ground floor level; • Provision of outdoor communal terraces and residential amenity in set back ninth floor level; • Provision of 66 No. bicycle parking spaces are provided including 16 No. visitor spaces externally and 50 No. within a dedicated bicycle storage room at ground floor level; • Pedestrian and cyclist access is provided to the north east of the site via Leeson Street Upper and to the south west via Mitchel House; • Other ancillary residential amenities such as reception, parcel lockers, management facilities, bicycle storage and bin storage. • Provision of switchroom and substation at ground floor level of the north eastern elevation, plant at roof level, photovoltaic panels, hard and soft landscaping, bin storage and all associated works and infrastructure to facilitate the development. The proposed residential development is a “Build to Rent” scheme in accordance with Specific Planning Policy 7 and 8 as set out in the "Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments 2020".

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4050/23REFUSE RETENTION PERMISSI29 Jun 2023

RETENTION: The development consists of the erection of hoarding featuring branding graphics fixed to existing metal railings facing Appian Way and Leeson Street Upper.

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WEB1428/23APPLICATION DECLARED INVA22 May 2023

RETENTION:The development consists of the erection of hoarding featuring branding graphics fixed to existing metal railings facing Appian Way and Leeson Street Upper.

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