Land parcel 5356029

Area

452 m²

Buildings

1 building touches it. Its footprint covers 639 m².

Zoning

O2 Z8: Georgian Conservation Areas (Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No. 11)) The objective
R2 Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods (Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No. 11)) The objective

Townland

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Planning applications on this parcel

• 23 Sept 2019Refuse permission

  The proposed development will consist of the following: (i) demolition of existing (335.33sq.m) two-storey over basement mews building to the rear of No. 29 Fitzwilliam Square (D02 YR89); (ii) construction of a four-storey over basement apartment development comprising 5 no.1bedroom apartments and 3 no. 2 bedroom apartments. Vehicular access will be provided via Fitzwilliam Court and pedestrian access will be provided via Kingram Place. Private amenity space is provided for proposed apartments in the form of private balconies and patios; (iii) provision of 10 no. bicycle parking spaces and 1 no. accessible car parking spaces at ground floor level; (iv) removal of modern concrete pillar to pedestrian access to Kingram Place and replacement with a modified pedestrian access; and (v) landscaping, drainage and all associated site development and ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 4051/19

• 24 May 2019Grant permission

  Planning permission is sought at Nos. 29 & 30 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2, D02 RF20 (Protected Structures RPS Ref. 2924 and 2825) for minor alterations to previously approved development (Reg. Ref. 3346/15) which permitted a change of use from language school to office use, refurbishment and modifications to all levels and the construction of 1 no. 3-storey over basement mews house to the rear of Nos. 29 & 30 Fitzwilliam Square. The proposed development in this application relates only to the 2 no. four-storey over basement Georgian buildings at Nos. 29 & 30 Fitzwilliam Square and will consist of the following: (i) demolition of non-original single storey extension to the rear of No. 29 Fitzwilliam Square; (ii) provision of new external courtyard and planted area to the rear of No. 29 Fitzwilliam Square and alterations to existing outdoor area at No. 30 Fitzwilliam Square; (iii) removal of non-original internal partitions over multiple levels of Nos. 29 & 30 Fitzwilliam Square; (iv) provision of new internal partition walls and doors over all levels; (v) blocking up of existing internal accessways between Nos. 29 & 30 Fitzwilliam Square at basement, first, second and third floor levels; (vi) 1 no. internal accessway between Nos. 29 & 30 Fitzwilliam Square will be maintained at basement levels and 1 no. internal accessway between Nos. 29 & 30 Fitzwilliam Square will be maintained at lower ground floor level; (vii) provision of 1 no. window at ground floor level and replacement of non-original window to the rear of No. 29 Fitzwilliam Square with timber framed window to match existing; (viii) existing one over one single glazing to original sashes at first floor level of No. 30 Fitzwilliam Square to be replaced to match existing; (ix) structural repair works, including the repair of the existing structure to dormers at roof level; strengthening of the existing suspended timber floors, repair of external brickwork and fire protection measures (including fire upgrading to existing suspended timber floor throughout); (x) weather proofing of entrance steps; (xi) repointing of front facade brickworks; (xii) refurbishment of existing historic fabric, including natural slate roofing, windows, ironwork, plasterwork, fireplaces and staircases; (xiii) existing drainage to be fully refurbished, including new pipework and new cast iron rainwater goods as required; and (xiv) all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 3098/19

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

• House, 1820–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay four-storey over basement former townhouse, built c. 1825, with bowed elevation to west of rear (south) and two-storey two-stage return over basement to east of rear. Now in use as offices. M-profiled slate roof, brick chimneystacks to west party wall with yellow clay pots, concealed by ashlar granite parapet with moulded cornice and coping, parapet gutters and uPVC downpipe to west of principal elevation (north). Red brick walling in Flemish bond with rusticated granite quoins to east of principal elevation (north) over rusticated ashlar granite walling to ground floor, smooth rendered walling to basement, beneath granite stringcourse to lintel level. Square-headed window openings with brick voussoirs, patent reveals and projecting masonry sills; granite surround to basement. Iron guard rails to second floor level and ornate cast-iron balconettes to first floor windows. Largely one-over-one sliding timber sash windows with horns; three-over-three to third floor, six-over-six to second floor and eight-over-eight to basement, all without horns. Elliptical-headed door opening to principal elevation (north) with moulded reveals and Greek Doric doorcase with distyle fluted Doric columns supporting plain frieze and cornice surmounted by plain fanlight over eight-panelled painted timber door. Granite entrance platform with cast-iron boot scraper, approached by five bull-nosed granite steps, flanked by cast-iron railings with decorative corner posts over granite plinth, enclosing basement area. Steel steps to basement level. Coal-hole cover to pavement. Coursed limestone elliptical-headed carriage-arch with brick voussoirs, concrete and granite coping, and metal-sheeted doors with steel-rails. Abutted by random limestone wall to west, lining south boundary on Fitzwilliam Court.

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.

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.