Land parcel 1736356

Area

275 m²

Buildings

6 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 742 m².

Zoning

O2 Z8: Georgian Conservation Areas (Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No. 11)) The objective

Townland

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Planning applications on this parcel

• 21 Aug 2023Refuse permission

  PROTECTED STRUCTURE: the development will consist of a change of use from office to residential and comprise the sub-division of residential units, including 2 x 1 bed units (measuring 47 sq.m. and 52 sq.m.) and 9 studio units with an average area of 29 sq.m. The proposed works extend to an overall site area of circa. 210 sq.m. and shall comprise the following: (1) removal of non-original elements to the rear. This includes (i) the modern L-shaped basement structure at basement level; (ii) the modern plan room structure at ground floor level and brick flue enclosure to above eaves level; (iii) the modern steel deck which extends across the rear facade of no. 16 at first, second and third floor level; (iv) the toilet block constructed on the roof of the oroginal 2-storey return structure; (v) the 2 no. projecting bay windows to the north and east elevations of the original 2-storey return; (vi) the single storey flat roofed modern extension to the rear at the former garden level; (2) new construction works to the former garden level, comprising a new 40 sq. single storey structure at basement level with a green roof (to provide a 1 bed apartment unit) to replace a non-original 50 sq.m. office structure constructed at ground floor level; (3) new construction works to the original 2-storey return at the rear, comprising a 3.6 sq.m. semi-circular extension to the original gable to include a new stair, the reinstatement of the original mansard type roof structure (following the removal of the modern toilet block) and new window opening to the north facade, (4) general external upgrade works and construction repairs to the building envelope to include (i) replacing the finishes to the historic double pitch roof and valley gutter, (ii) installing a new automatic openable roof vent over the stair, (iii) replacement of existing front UPVC rainwater goods to the front elevation; (iv)replacement of the non-original external steel access stair to front lightwell; (v) cleaning of all original brickwork; (vi) repair of the original windows; (vii) new services/plant to replace existing in the existing cellar / front lightwell; (5) various internal upgrade works and conservation repairs; incorporating works required to achieve compliance with current building regulations, including : (i) removing the non-original lift; (ii) removing the non-original steel stair from ground floor level to basement, (iii) damp proofing works to the basement; (iv) internal dry lining works to the basement; (v) upgrade of existing timber floors to meet fire and acoustic performance requirements; (vi) new concrete floor construction to the basement; vii) new electrical and mechanical services installations to serve the residential units; (viii) historic plasterwork repairs.

  Permission, 11 homes · Dublin City Council, 4340/23

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.

Recorded monuments around it

No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.

Architectural heritage

• Institute of Guidance Counsellors, house, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached two-bay four-storey former house over basement, built c. 1840 as one of pair (Nos. 16-17) within longer row of similar houses, having two and three-storey hipped return with additions to north end and fire escape to south end. Now in commercial office use. M-profile roof, hipped to north end of rear, having brick parapet with masonry coping and parapet gutters. Shouldered brick chimneystacks to south. Parapet gutters, and shared cast-iron hopper and downpipe. Flemish bond red brick walling on painted granite plinth course over painted ruled-and-lined rendered basement walling; rendered to rear. Square-headed window openings, diminishing in height to upper floors, with painted masonry sills, painted rendered reveals and brick voussoirs. Timber sliding sash windows, three-over-three pane to top floor and six-over-six pane to second floor with profiled horns, and one-over-one pane to ground and first floors and basement with ogee horns. First floor openings have scalloped trim to window heads and decorative canted cast-iron balconettes; second floor has wrought-iron window-guards, and basement has wrought-iron grille. Rear has round-headed window to north bay. Round-headed principal doorway with painted moulded surround and masonry doorcase comprising pro-style Ionic columns, plain entablature, peacock's tail fanlight and six-panel timber door with beaded muntin and brass furniture. Granite entrance platform with cast-iron boot-scrape and four bull-nosed granite steps. Decorative cast-iron railings on moulded granite plinth enclosing basement area. Cast-iron gate and mild steel steps lead down to basement area. Two-storey mews building to rear of plot, extended to lane side.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Ground and risks

Radon

At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map gives no landslide susceptibility class here. Parts of the land are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3234 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.