Land parcel 4064807

Area

1,115 m²

Buildings

1 building touches it. Its footprint covers 1,629 m².

Zoning

M2 Z5: City Centre (Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No. 11)) The objective

Townland

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Planning applications on this parcel

• 15 Nov 2024Grant permission

  PROTECTED STRUCTURE : The Office of Public Works, intend to apply for Planning Permission for development at this site at no. 64-72 and 77 Seán MacDermott Street Lower, Dublin 1 (Site A, 0.77 ha), at no. 61 and to the site of the former Scots Church, Sean MacDermott Street Lower Dublin I (Site B, 0.05 h protected structure (RPS no.7480); overall site area 0.82 h. Site A is bounded Seán MacDermott Street Lower to the North, Railway Street to the South, Sophia Housing and Buckley Student Accommodation to the East and St Mary's Mansions to West, Site B is bounded by Seán MacDermott Street Lower to the North, private residence to the East and Sophia Housing to the South and West. The development will consist of 1 The change of use of the former Our Lady of Charity and Refuge Convent and Magdalene Laundry to the National Centre for Research and Remembrance (NCRR) (total circa 7510sqpm); the provision of a purpose built archival repository (circa 4,030sqm, 2-4 storeys over basement); provision of 3 storey entrance wing (circa 210sqm) accessed via new shared pedestrian and vehicular entrances from Seán MacDermott Street Lower and Railway Street; and the conservation, refurbishment, and upgrade of the existing convent, chapel and dormitory block (circa 3,490sqm). The development will also comprise of the following- a. demolition of the existing single storey Gardener's Lodge (82sqm); b. demolition Of existing single storey glazed corridor (72sqm); c. demolition of existing lift shaft structure (20sqm) and external fire escape stairs; d. demolition of existing basement level store rooms, access steps and railings (9sqm); e. demolition of existing external single storey lean-to structure; f. demolition of existing site boundaries and external walls; g. provision of dedicated garden with hard and soft landscaping as a Garden of Reflection (circa 430sqm); h. provision of surface bicycle parking , hard and soft landscaping; integrated ESB substation; and all associated site works; 2. The provision of a new Educational Facility (circa 3,690sqm ) 3-5 storey block over basement (with rooftop terrace and rooftop plantroom enclosure setback at 3rd and 5th floors respectively); including single storey bin enclosure to Western boundary; the removal of existing boundary walls and entrance gate to Railway Street. This building will be located to the South West end of Site A facing onto Railway Street and accessed via shared new entrance from Railway Street; and will be provided with surface bicycle parking and 3no. bicycle shelters; hard and soft landscaping , new external courtyard; and all associated site works. 3. The conservation and refurbishment of existing derelict 2 storey Dispensary Building to provide a Community based Family and Parenting Support Facility (circa 480sqm); the addition of a new 2 story extension (circa 275sqm,, total circa 760sqm) to the North side with glazed entrance link: accessed from within the NCRR development site; the removal of existing oil tank; the reconfiguration of internal layouts; the provision of surface bicycle parking , external bin enclosure , hard and soft landscaping to a new external play space; and all associated site works; 4. The provision of a Community based Family and Parenting Support Facility attached to the existing Scots Church, and to adjoining site 61 Sean MacDermot Street Lower, Dublin I: the development - will include the removal of the existing 2 storey façade; the conservation of the historic Scots Church facade A protected structure RPS:7480); the provision of new 2 storey extension (circa 435sqm with rooftop plantroom enclosure setback; new railings and concealed bin enclosure; a new external play space; and all associated site works: 5. The provision of a new 6 storey Social Housing apartment building (circa 1,740sqm) consisting of 18no. 2 bed apartment units with rooftop plantroom enclosure setback; main access via Railway Street; the provision of resident access to NCRR development site to the rear of the residential block; the removal of existing boundary wall and entrance gates to Railway Street; the provision of ground level office; bicycle shelter accommodating , 12no. surface bicycle parking spaces; external bin enclosure , hard and soft landscaping to a new communal amenity space; and all associated site works .

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 4396/24

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

• Crinan Youth Project, convent/nunnery, 1820–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached sixteen-bay three-storey Gothic Revival convent over basement, built c.1822, remodelled 1877 and extended 1888, with gabled breakfront, single-storey gabled entrance porch, double-height brick chapel set perpendicular to rear and further projection to rear (not seen). Now in use as health centre. Pitched slate roof with leaded ridges, three gabled dormers to east end and several elaborate tall polychromatic brick chimneystacks with moulded red brick copings and clay pots. Moulded cast-iron guttering supported on moulded red brick eaves course and string course below with cast-iron downpipes. Yellow brick walls laid in Flemish bond with flush granite ashlar quoins, continuous limestone sill courses and chamfered granite ashlar plinth course with limestone ashlar trim. Gauged brick segmental-headed window openings with flush red brick surrounds and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Off-centre gabled breakfront surmounted by limestone Celtic cross on apex stone with moulded limestone coping terminated by pair of kneeler stones with gable. Quatrefoil opening formed in limestone to gable with flush limestone ashlar quoins defining breakfront. Further shallow breakfront to stair hall with pair of arched window openings to upper floor divided by limestone column with stiff-leaf capital. Off-centre single-storey entrance porch on square plan flanked by side bays having steeply hipped slate roofs. Central section has raised parapet wall fronted by moulded gable having elaborately carved roundel and surmounted by Celtic cross. Gauged brick round-arched door opening with double-leaf vertically-sheeted timber doors and overlight flanked by squat columns with stiff-leaf capitals to continuous impost moulding and set on raised plinth blocks and continuous chamfered plinth course. Side bays formed in red brick with stepped round-headed window openings to front and cheeks with bottle-glazed windows and decorative iron grilles. Secondary segmental-headed door opening to west end with flat-panelled timber door and overlight. Enclosed front area with decorative wrought-iron railings and cast-iron cross finials set on moulded limestone plinth wall spanning entire building with matching gates to west end. East end abutted by single-storey wing, detailed as per main body with triple-span pitched slate roof. Gable-ended chapel appears to be double-height over ground floor with giant pilasters of polychrome brick and round-headed window openings with shallow gabled transepts. Rendered west gable abutted by square-headed carriage arch opening having wrought-iron arch with iron lettering 'Monastery of Our Lady of Charity of Refuge'. Miscellaneous structures to yard, including eleven-bay two-storey brick building built along south boundary.

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 rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3233 (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.