Land parcel 6178467

Area

5,537 m² (0.55 ha, 1.37 acres)

Buildings

7 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 4,049 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

• 30 Mar 2026Additional information

  PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Modifications to previously approved Planning Permissions granted by Dublin City Council for developments on this site. Numbers 89,90,91+92 Leeson Street Lower are Protected Structures Ref. Numbers 4444, 4445, 4446 and 4447 on the Dublin City Council Record of Protected Structures. 1: Application Ref. No. 5010/22 The provision of solar panels on the south/west facing inner roof slope of No. 91 and 92 Leeson Street Lower, which are Protected Structures Ref Number 4446 and 4447 on the DCC Record of Protected Structures. 2:Application Ref. No. WEB5088/25 An additional floor on the building referred to as Block D which is in the south/east corner of the campus. The proposed new floor is to accommodate a soft surfaced multipurpose external recreational space, including an equipment store, on the roof of this building. The works will involve modifications to and the extension of the service cores at the eastern + western ends for access/egress to the proposed new space and the addition of a steel structure over the open area to support protective netting and lighting.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, WEB1724/26

• 25 Mar 2026Application declared invalid

  PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Modifications to previously approved Planning Permissions granted by Dublin City Council for developments on this site. Numbers 89, 90, 91+92 Leeson Street Lower are Protected Structures Ref. Numbers 4444, 4445, 4446 and 4447 on the Dublin City Council Record of Protected Structures. 1: Application Ref. No. 5010/22 The provision of solar panels on the south/west facing inner roof slope of No. 91 and 92 Leeson Street Lower, which are Protected Structures Ref Number 4446 and 4447 on the DCC Record of Protected Structures. 2:Application Ref. No. WEB5088/25 An additional floor on the building referred to as Block D which is in the south/east corner of the campus. The proposed new floor is to accommodate a soft surfaced multipurpose external recreational space, including an equipment store, on the roof of this building. The works will involve modifications to and the extension of the service cores at the eastern + western ends for access/egress to the proposed new space and the addition of a steel structure over the open area to support protective netting and lighting.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, WEB1686/26

• 9 Sept 2025Grant permission

  PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission is sought by The Marist Educational Authority for modifications to the previously approved proposal [under Dublin City Council Reg.Ref. 5010/22] for the redevelopment of the existing three storey Canteen and Classroom Building in the south/east corner of the campus at Catholic University School [CUS] 89,90,91and 92 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin2. Numbers 89,90,91 + 92 Leeson Street Lower are Protected Structures – Ref numbers 4444, 4445, 4446, 4447 in the DCC Record of Protected Structures. The approved building consisted of a Gym at basement level, with an access tunnel link to the Administration building, and the equivalent of five floors overhead. The new proposal consists of constructing the Gym at ground floor level with the equivalent of four floors overhead. The access tunnel link is removed as is the fifth floor. The parapet height of the proposed building will line with the apex of the gable to the Examination Hall and will be circa 305mm higher than the previously approved building. Accommodation will consist of a Gym with equipment storage rooms at ground floor level, changing rooms at mezzanine and first floor levels, 2No. Classrooms + 2No. Science Rooms at second and third floor levels. Other ancillary spaces, including Toilets, Locker areas and Science Preparation rooms, are to be provided at each level as appropriate. To facilitate means of escape from the new ground floor Gym, escape doors are to be provided at the eastern end to Quinn’s Lane, the western end to Stable Lane, and the northern end to the school yard. A fireman’s entrance is to be provided in the staircase to allow access from Quinn’s Lane. There are no works envisaged to the Examination Hall.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, WEB5088/25

• 5 Sept 2025Application declared invalid

  PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission is sought by The Marist Educational Authority for modifications to the previously approved proposal [under Dublin City Council Reg.Ref. 5010/22] for the redevelopment of the existing three storey Canteen and Classroom Building in the south/east corner of the campus at Catholic University School [CUS] 89,90,91and 92 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin2. Numbers 89,90,91 + 92 Leeson Street Lower are Protected Structures – Ref numbers 4444, 4445, 4446, 4447 in the DCC Record of Protected Structures. The approved building consisted of a Gym at basement level, with an access tunnel link to the Administration building, and the equivalent of five floors overhead. The new proposal consists of constructing the Gym at ground floor level with the equivalent of four floors overhead. The access tunnel link is removed as is the fifth floor. The parapet height of the proposed building will line with the apex of the gable to the Examination Hall and will be circa 305mm higher than the previously approved building. Accommodation will consist of a Gym with equipment storage rooms at ground floor level, changing rooms at mezzanine and first floor levels, 2No. Classrooms + 2No. Science Rooms at second and third floor levels. Other ancillary spaces, including Toilets, Locker areas and Science Preparation rooms, are to be provided at each level as appropriate. To facilitate means of escape from the new ground floor Gym, escape doors are to be provided at the eastern end to Quinn’s Lane, the western end to Stable Lane, and the northern end to the school yard. A fireman’s entrance is to be provided in the staircase to allow access from Quinn’s Lane. There are no works envisaged to the Examination Hall.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, WEB5055/25

• 10 Oct 2022Grant permission

  PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The works include the removal of the two storey prefabricated buildings on the northern side of the campus to facilitate the construction of a new two storey over basement building parallel to and with a high level glazed link to the existing Chapel/Gym. This new building is to incorporate a Fitness Suite and Technology Room at basement level, a new Canteen at ground floor level and Classrooms with associated Office at first floor level. Solar panels are to be installed on the roof of this building, The existing Chapel/Gym building is to be modified internally to provide student Social Space at the western end and a tiered Lecture Theatre at the eastern end. Specific modifications to this building will include the addition of toilet facilities under the gallery at the western end, the creation of new under window cill access's midway on the northern and southern facades to link the proposed Social Space to both the Canteen and to a new external landscaped area. In addition, glazed roof lighting is to be provided in the central bay together with double doors in the eastern gable to provide access from the upper level of the Lecture Theatre to the first floor level of the Classroom blocks. The existing three storey Canteen and Classroom Building in the south/east corner of the campus is to be demolished to make way for a new three storey over basement building incorporating a new Gym with equipment storage rooms at basement level, 6 Classrooms at first floor level and 2 Classrooms and 2 Science Rooms at second and third floor levels. Plant rooms are to be located at basement and ground floor level at the western end to include direct access to Stable Lane. Other ancillary spaces, including Toilets, Locker Areas and Science Preparation Rooms, are to be provided at each level as appropriate. To facilitate means of escape from the new basement Gym, a staircase is also to be provided at the western end to give direct escape to Stable Lane. Escape doors are to be provided on the eastern end to Quinn's Lane from the stair core between this building and the existing Examination Hall. There are no works envisaged to this Examination Hall. For connectivity, a Tunnel is to be constructed from the existing Administration/Classroom Building on the northern side to provide direct access to the stair and lift cores in this new building from the Changing Rooms in the basement of this existing building and to the proposed fitness suite. In order to construct a Student Entrance to the overall new facility, modifications will be required to the western end of the existing Administration/Classroom Building. 89 and 90 Leeson Street Lower are to be refurbished for use as Administration and support Offices to the school. The adjoining houses, 91 and 92 Leeson Street Lower are to be refurbished to provide a total of 10no. apartments consisting of 1no. one bedroomed apartments in each house at basement, ground and first floor levels and2no.two bedroomed apartments in each house at second + third floor levels with other associated ancillary uses in the two storey over basement return building at 92. Numbers 89, 90, 91 and 92 Leeson Street Lower are Protected Structures - ref. numbers 4444, 4445, 4446 and 4447 in the DCC Record of Protected Structures. The works will include the removal of all subterranean ancillary extensions to the rear of 89 to 92 to create a soft landscaped garden for the full width of the houses for use by staff and students to the rear of 89 and 90 and to provide private open space for the residential units in 91 and 92. The western gable wall of the Chapel/Gym building is to be linked to the existing student access corridor from Leeson Street Lower by way of a fully glazed suspended bridge over the new landscaped garden. Other ancillary works are to include some internal modifications to the classroom block and to the stand alone Junior School building together with extensive on site landscaping. A temporary construction access is to be formed from Quinns Lane to the site for the duration of the build.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 5010/22

• 28 Sept 2022Application declared inva

  PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The works include the removal of the two storey prefabricated buildings on the northern side of the campus to facilitate the construction of a new two storey over basement building parallel to and with high level glazed link to the existing Chapel/Gym. This new building is to incorporate a Fitness Suite + Technology Room at basement level, a new Canteen at ground floor level and Classrooms with associated Office at first floor level. Solar panels are to be installed on the roof of this building, The existing Chapel/Gym building is to be modified internally to provide student Social Space at the western end and a tiered Lecture Theatre at the eastern end. Specific modifications to this building will include the addition of toilet facilities under the gallery at the western end, the creation of new under window cill access's midway on the northern and southern facades to link the proposed Social Space to both the Canteen and to a new external landscaped area. In addition, glazed roof lighting is to be provided in the central bay together with double doors in the eastern gable to provide access from the upper level of the Lecture Theatre to the first floor level of the Classroom. blocks. The existing three storey Canteen and Classroom Building in the south/east corner of the campus is to be demolished to make way for a new three storey over basement building incorporating a new Gym with equipment storage rooms at basement level, 6 Classrooms at first floor level and 2 Classrooms+2 Science Rooms at second and third floor levels. Plant rooms are to be located at basement and ground floor level at the western end to include direct access to Stable lane. Other ancillary spaces, including Toilets, Locker areas and Science Preparation rooms, are to be provided at each level as appropriate. To facilitate means of escape from the new basement Gym, a staircase is also to be provided at the western end to give direct escape to Stable Lane. Escape doors are to be provided on the eastern end to Quinn's Lane from the stair core between this building and the existing Examination Hall. There are no works envisaged to this Examination Hall. For connectivity, a Tunnel is to be constructed from the existing Administration/Classroom Building on the northern side to provide direct access to the stair+lift cores in this new building from the Changing Rooms in the basement of this existing building and to the proposed fitness suite. In order to construct a Student Entrance to the overall new facility, modifications will be required to the western end of the existing Administration/Classroom Building. 89 +90 Leeson Street Lower are to be refurbished for use as Administration and support Offices to the school. The adjoining houses, 91 +92 Leeson Street Lower are to be refurbished to provide a total of 10no. apartments consisting of 1no. one bedroomed apartments in each house at basement, ground and first floor levels and 2no.two bedroomed apartments in each house at second + third floor levels with other associated ancillary uses in the two storey over basement return building at 92. Numbers 89, 90, 91 +92 Leeson Street Lower are Protected Structures - ref. numbers 4444, 4445, 4446 and 4447 in the DCC Record of Protected Structures. The works will include the removal of all subterranean ancillary extensions to the rear of 89 to 92 to create a soft landscaped garden for the full width of the houses for use by staff and students to the rear of 89 +90 and to provide private open space for the residential units in 91 +92. The western gable wall of the Chapel/Gym building is to be linked to the existing student access corridor from Leeson Street Lower by way of a fully glazed suspended bridge over the new landscaped garden. Other ancillary works are to include some internal modifications to the classroom block and to the stand alone Junior School building together with extensive on site landscaping. A temporary construction access is to be formed from Quinns Lane to the site for the duration of the build.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 4942/22

• 7 Apr 2022Grant permission

  PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of the replacement of the existing entrance lobby with a new aluminium framed draught lobby and the redesign of the existing plaza to the front of the building.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 3686/22

• 23 Mar 2022Application declared inva

  PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of the replacement of the existing entrance lobby with a new aluminium framed draught lobby and the redesign of the existing plaza to the front of the building.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 3581/22

• 20 Jul 2020Refuse permission

  PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The works include the removal of the two storey prefabricated buildings and the demolition of the original Church, currently used as a gym, in order to construct a new three storey over basement building incorporating a new gym + ancillary storage at basement level, Fitness Suite at basement mezzanine level, library, canteen and social space at ground floor level, 2 no. science rooms with associated preparation room, tiered lecture hall and computer rooms at first floor level, 2 further science rooms with associated preparation room, 2 no. Technical Graphics and upper level of the tiered Lecture Hall at second floor level, Arts + Crafts room on the southern side and open soft surfaced recreational area on the northern side at third floor level together with other ancillary spaces for offices, toilets + service rooms at various levels. Solar panels and north light roof windows will be fitted at roof level over the Arts + Crafts room. Surface water will be harvested. 89 + 90 will be refurbished for use as administration and support offices and 91 + 92 will be refurbished for use as residential apartments incorporating 2 no. 2 bedroomed duplex apartments at ground + basement level, 2no. 1 bedroomed apartments at first floor level and 2no. 3 bedroomed duplex apartments at second + third floor levels with other associated ancillary uses in two storey over basement return building at 92. Numbers 89, 90, 91 + 92 are Protected Structures – ref. numbers 4444, 4445, 4446 and 4447 in the DCC Record of Protected Structures. The works include the removal of all subterranean ancillary extensions to the rear of 89 to 92 to create a soft landscaped garden for the full width of the houses for use by staff and students to the rear of 89 + 90 and to provide private open space for the residential units in 91 + 92. The western gable wall of the redundant church/gym building will be retained, incorporated into the façade of the new building and linked to the existing student access corridor from Leeson Street Lower by way of a suspended bridge, with full glazing to wall and roof, over the new landscaped garden. The stained glass windows within this building will be salvaged and incorporated into the new building in appropriate locations. It is intended that the standard bricks and the arch bricks and granite elements will also be salvaged and incorporated into the southern and western facades of the new building to form a cloister over the sunken landscaped area on the southern side and a balcony to the Library over the landscaped garden on the western side. The works to the administration block will include modifications to connect this building to the new building to provide gym toilets + changing rooms at basement level, a new music room, toilets at ground floor level, classroom + ancillary toilets at first and second floor level and a new additional floor at third floor level. There will be internal modifications to the classroom block at all levels. The Exam Hall will be subdivided into Construction Studies rooms with materials delivery from Quinns Lane. The existing Canteen will be subdivided into 4 no. Junior School classrooms. A temporary construction access is to be formed from Quinns Lane to the site for the duration of the build.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 3057/20

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 1 recorded monument.

• DU018-020249 House - 18th/19th century
  Description

  Craig (1969, 87, 323) shows dwellings at Leeson Street Lower that date from 1730.

Architectural heritage

• House, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached two-bay four-storey over basement former townhouse, built c. 1800, remodelled 1977 and now in use as offices. Pitched roof to front (south) span and irregular M-profile roof to rear, hidden behind refaced brick parapet with granite coping, having shouldered brick chimneystack with lipped yellow clay pots to east party wall and replacement clay pots to west. Projecting stack to rear having chamfered corners and replacement clay pots. Parapet gutters and cast-iron rainwater goods to west end. Yellow brick walls laid in Flemish bond with granite plinth course over ashlar granite wall to basement of front (south) elevation. Square-headed window openings with granite sills, brick voussoirs and patent reveals. Largely six-over-six sliding timber sashes with ogee horns, three-over-three to third floor and having wrought-iron balconettes to first floor. Single round-headed window opening to rear (north). Round-headed door opening with rendered reveals, brick voussoirs and engaged Ionic columns with respond pilasters framing decorative sidelights, supporting fluted frieze and cornice with cobwebbed fanlight, decorative festooned coving and timber panelled door. Granite entrance platform with granite steps flanked by iron railings, continuing east to enclose basement area.

• House, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached two-bay four-storey over basement former townhouse, built c. 1800, remodelled in 1977 and now in use as offices. T-plan pitched roof, hipped to west end, hidden behind refaced brick parapet with granite coping, having shouldered brick chimneystack to east party wall and projecting stack to rear having chamfered corners, both having replacement clay pots. Parapet gutters and cast-iron rainwater goods to east end. Yellow brick walls laid in Flemish bond with granite plinth course over ashlar granite wall to basement of front (south) elevation. Square-headed window openings with granite sills, brick voussoirs and patent reveals. Largely six-over-six sliding timber sashes with ogee horns, three-over-three to third floor and having wrought-iron balconettes to first floor. Single round-headed window opening to rear (north). Round-headed door opening with rendered reveals, brick voussoirs and engaged Ionic columns with respond pilasters framing decorative sidelights, supporting fluted frieze and cornice with cobwebbed fanlight, decorative festooned coving and timber panelled door. Granite entrance platform with granite steps flanked iron railings, continuing east to enclose basement area. Cast-iron coal hole cover set in granite flag to pavement to front.

• Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, house, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay four-storey over basement former townhouse, built c. 1800. Remodelled and attic accommodation added c. 1900. Now in use as offices. Flat mansard roof hidden behind brick parapet with concrete coping having uPVC rainwater goods and red brick chimneystack to north end. Red brick walls laid in Flemish bond over granite plinth course and lined-and-ruled rendered walls to basement. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills and raised rendered reveals with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to ground and second floor, nine-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to second floor and three-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows to third floor. Square-headed window opening with rendered reveals, granite sills and three-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows to basement. Round-headed door opening with rendered reveals having engaged Ionic columns and respond pilasters supporting fluted frieze and cornice with spider’s web fanlight and timber panelled door. Granite platform with cast-iron bootscraper and granite steps flanked by iron railings on granite plinth, continuing to north to enclose basement area.

• Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, house, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay four-storey over basement former townhouse, built c. 1800. Remodelled and attic accommodation added c. 1900. Now in use as offices. Flat mansard roof hidden behind brick parapet with concrete coping having uPVC rainwater goods and red brick chimneystacks to north and south ends. Red brick walls laid in Flemish bond over granite plinth course and lined-and-ruled rendered walls to basement. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills and raised rendered reveals with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to ground and second floor, nine-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to second floor and three-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows to third floor. Square-headed window openings with rendered reveals, granite sills and three-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows to basement. Round-headed door opening with rendered reveals having engaged Ionic columns and respond pilasters supporting fluted frieze and cornice with spider’s web fanlight and timber panelled door. Granite platform with granite steps flanked by iron railings on granite plinth, continuing to north to enclose basement area.

• Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, house, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay four-storey over basement former townhouse, built c. 1800. Remodelled and attic accommodation added c. 1900. Now in use as offices. Flat mansard roof hidden behind brick parapet with concrete coping having uPVC rainwater goods to north and south ends and red brick chimneystack to south end. Red brick walls laid in Flemish bond over granite plinth course and lined-and-ruled rendered walls to basement. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills and raised rendered reveals with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to ground and second floor, nine-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to second floor and three-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows to third floor. Square-headed window openings with rendered reveals, granite sills and three-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows to basement. Round-headed door opening with rendered reveals having engaged Ionic columns and respond pilasters supporting fluted frieze and cornice with spider’s web fanlight and timber panelled door. Granite platform with granite steps flanked by iron railings on granite plinth, continuing to south to enclose basement area.

• Nurses' home, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached ten-bay five-storey over basement former nurses’ home, built 1910-13, with additional storey added 1926. Projecting end bays with three-bay north and south elevations. Currently vacant. Pitched roof with rainwater goods mounted on projecting eaves. Flat-topped hipped slate roofs to north and south bays, partially concealed behind stepped brick parapets with copper-lined coping. Machine-made red brick walling laid in Flemish bond over yellow brick base with offset masonry plinth. Projecting piers separating each bay to east and west elevations, flanked by scrolled masonry stops to first floor. Continuous two-tier stringcourses throughout. Round-headed keyed recesses to north and south elevations, one rising over four storeys, with single-storey recess to diminished third floor. Generally square-headed window openings with projecting masonry sills, brick voussoirs and multi-paned mullioned timber casements; those to east and west elevations paired. Round-headed windows to ground floor with brick voussoirs and keystones, multi-paned timber casements discernible; several boarded. Keyed oculus windows to fourth floor end bays and side elevations; single segmental-headed window to basement of north elevation with splayed masonry sill. Round-headed door opening to northern bay of western elevation with brick voussoirs, projecting keystone and large toplight over double-leaf timber entrance doors with glass panels flanked by sidelights opening onto tiled entrance platform flanked by stairs with steps to street and steel handrails. Round-headed entrance door to north elevation with brick voussoirs on granite imposts, currently blocked. Pair of cylindrical walkways connect west elevation to neighbouring building.

• Building misc, 1910–1930 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding seven-bay two-storey former dispensary, built c. 1920. Two bays to west and Quinn’s Lane to east, with two-bay extension to rear. Currently vacant. Pitched roof with flanking hipped returns framing small enclosed courtyard to rear (south). Modillioned eaves course with eaves mounted gutters and uPVC downpipes to rear. Stepped ashlar granite parapet to central bay flanked by fretted motifs. Red brick walling laid in Flemish bond with ashlar granite dressing including quoins to corners, continuous sill course to first floor, and projecting crown cornice. Ashlar walling to central bay framed by distyle temple frontage comprising granite piers rising to stylised composite capitals supporting to voussoired frieze with flanking disc mouldings surmounted by pediment with anthemion finials. Square-headed window openings, largely with projecting sills and brick voussoirs, those to ground floor with granite keystones. Tripartite window to central bay of principal elevation with fretted sill course. Timber sliding sash windows, three-over-three to first floor, six-over-nine to second floor. Timber casement windows to rear extension. Round-headed entrance door to central bay with fluted surround with disc mouldings. Two square-headed openings to eastern elevation with brick voussoirs and granite keystones, that to north bricked up. Memorial plaque above door.

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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