Land parcel 6157183

Area

534 m²

Buildings

2 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 327 m².

Zoning

M1 Z10: Inner Suburban and inner City Sustainable Mixed-Uses (Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No. 11)) The objective

Townland

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Planning applications on this parcel

• 26 Apr 2022Grant permission

  The proposed development will consist of the demolition of all structures on site, except No. 4 Sweeney's Terrace, and construction of a mixed use, primarily residential development comprising: A part 3, part 4 storey apartment block of 25 no. units (4 no. studio units, 8 no. 1 bed units, and 13 no. 2 bed units) over a partial basement level with ground floor terraces and upper floor balconies on the eastern, southern and western elevations. The proposed apartment block incorporates a dedicated bin storage area, substation and switch room at ground floor level, together with gated and controlled access to 2 no, external amenity areas comprising a communal courtyard to the east and a landscaped open space area along the partially culverted River Poddle to the south; and, A change of use of No. 4 Sweeney's Terrace from residential to office use, incorporating an extension at ground and first floor level to increase the Gross Floor Area (GFA) from approximately 81 sqm to 88sqm GFA, together with associated internal reconfiguration and modifications to elevations, A total of 69 no. bicycle parking spaces are proposed, consisting of 65 no. spaces for the apartment block (40 no. resident spaces, 3 no. cargo bike spaces and 22 no. visitor spaces) and 4 no. external bicycle parking spaces for the office use at No. 4 Sweeney's Terrace. 3 no. vehicle parking spaces are provided, consisting of 2 no. spaces to serve the apartment block ( 1 no. parking/set down to the north-west and 1 no. car-sharing space to the north-east) and the use of 1 no. existing space to the west of No. 4 Sweeney's Terrace to serve the proposed office use. The proposed development incorporates all associated site and development works, landscaping, boundary treatments and public lighting, together with remedial works to an exposed area of the River Poddle channel in the south-western part of the site (to match previously approved works on an adjoining site to the east under An Bord Pleanala Reg. Ref. ABP-303436-19) and the culverting of a small exposed area of the River Poddle adjoining the south-western boundary. Public access to the landscaped open space to the south of the proposed apartment block along the partially culverted River Poddle will be limited to daylight hours.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 3826/22

• 23 Dec 2020Refuse permission

  The site is generally bound by a Student Accommodation and Residential scheme permitted under ABP Ref. ABP-303436-19 (currently under construction) to the east, the River Poddle to south, Dublin City Council Waste Management Depot to the west and properties fronting onto Sweeney's Terrace to the north. The proposed development will consist of the demolition of all structures on site, except No. 4 Sweeney's Terrace, and construction of a residential development (with a total Gross Floor Area of 3,096 sq.m) to comprise of 39 no. apartments (consisting of 3 no studio units; 16 no. one-bed units and 20 no. two-bed units) arranged in a single block rising from 3 no. storeys to 7 no. storeys in height over a partial basement level with terraces/ balconies on eastern, southern and western elevations. Roof terraces are provided at third and fifth floor level. The proposed development also provides for change of use of No. 4 Sweeney's Terrace from residential to office use, extension at ground and first floor level, increasing total GFA from approximately 81 sq.m to 88 sq.m GFA, together with associated elevational amendments, internal reconfiguration and modifications to fenestration including new windows on the north and southern elevations and repositioning of door to western elevation and use of the existing 1 no. car parking space for the proposed commercial use. The development will include 84 no. bicycle parking spaces (60 no. internal secure spaces at basement level and 24 no. external, surface level visitor spaces), a set-down area within the site, bin stores, plant, electrical switch rooms and ESB substation, controlled pedestrian access to internal courtyard communal open space, landscape open space along the River Poddle including the opening up of approximate 31 m of the river which is currently culverted, boundary treatments including the provision of controlled access to private open space and restricted access to the Poddle embankment area and the existing lane from Sweeney's Terrace (public access available during daylight hours), lighting and all associated site and development works on a site of 0.192 hectares.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 4034/20

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

This parcel is in the zone of notification of 3 recorded monuments.

• DU018-020092 Water mill - unclassified
  Description

  Formerly the property of St Thomas's Abbey, the mills were granted to William Brabazon in 1544; there were two mills in 1610 (Clarke 2002, 26, G4). The site of watermills known as the Double Mills were located on a millpond S of the present Mill Street (Bradley & King 198; FMD map 1978, N2). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload; 20 November 2012

• DU018-020362 House - 18th/19th century
  Description

  Walsh (1973, 69-70, 74) mentions one of the last stone-gabled houses in the Liberties in 1888.

• DU018-020398 Mill - unclassified
  Description

  The site of a millpond is shown on the map that accompanies the Irish Historic Towns Atlas (HTA, No. 11) Part 1. to 1610 (Clarke 2002)

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.

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_3207 (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.