The Communications Workers' Union, No. 575 North Circular Road, Dublin 1, D01 TR53

Aug 29 2025

Application Received

Sep 01 2025

Decision

Oct 23 2025

Decision Due

Submitted: 29 / 08 / 2025
Dublin City Council
Application Type:
Permission
Application Status:
Decision Notice Issued
Council Decision:
APPLICATION DECLARED INVALID (Unknown)

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Development Description:

PROTECTED STRUCTURE We, the Communication Workers Union, intend to apply for permission for development at this site No. 575 North Circular Road, Dublin 1 (A Protected structure bound by an existing natural stone wall along St Margaret's Avenue to the west and St Joseph's Terrace to the northern curtilage of the site). The development will consist of (1) the repair and rebuilding to the existing natural stone boundary wall at St Joseph's Terrace and part of St Margaret's Avenue, (2) the removal of the existing security fence to the top of the wall (3) the construction of a new parapet masonry upstand and coping in lieu of the security fence to align with the previous planning 4319/09, (4) All associated ancillary and remedial works to the adjoining footpath along St. Joseph's Terrace, North Circular Road, Dublin 1.

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480m	26/06/2026	N/A	Lands off Clonliffe Road, (formerly part of the Holy Cross College Seminary lands), Clonliffe Road, Dublin 3	PROTECTED STRUCTURE: RETENTION: WE, Páirc an Chrócaigh Cuideachta Faoi Theorainn Ráthaíochta. INTEND TO APPLY FOR RETENTION PERMISSION. For development at this site: Lands off Clonliffe Road (formerly part of the Holy Cross College Lands), Clonliffe Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 3. The site comprises 0.51 hectares. The development will consist of: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for as-constructed amendments to permitted hotel development Reg. Ref. 2935/20 comprising of: (1) Reductions to the upper fl. levels & overall building height; (2) Revised stone fin designs to east & south elevations; (3) Transoms to permitted windows; (4) Permitted brick slip lintels on Levels 1-5 replaced with PPC aluminium flashing; (5) Reconstituted stone band omitted; (6) New & revised fire escape doors at gnd. level; (7) Opaque glass to gnd. level windows & door omitted to west elevation & assoc. internal revisions; (8) Internal revisions at gnd. & 1st. floor; (9) At roof levels, re-siting of PV panels, new access door, access ladder, & lightning rod, & new & revised louvered plant screens. The development applied for is within the Holy Cross College landholding which includes a number of buildings on the Dublin City Council record of protected structures, including the following: the main College Building (1863): Holy Cross Church; the South Link Building; the Ambulatory; the Assembly Hall and the Red House, ref. 1901 and 1902 respectively, all at the Clonliffe College lands, Clonliffe Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 3.	Details...
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490m	22/06/2026	N/A	3, Gardiner Street Upper, Dublin 1	PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development consists of the restoration of the building at No. 3 Gardiner Street Upper, Dublin 1, D01 K2R9 (A Protected Structure RPS 3091) and includes: External works as follows: (i.) removal of non-original PVC windows and replacement with hardwood sliding sash windows, (ii.) removal of non-original front door and replacement with historically correct panelled door. (iii.) reinstatement of missing sidelights and fanlight to front entrance door. (iv.) provision of an AOV to the roof above the stair core, (v.) provision of an entrance gate to front lightwell railing, (vi.) paving and rationalisation of external drainage at the front and rear lightwells, (vii.) provision of 1 no. painted steel stairs in the front well to serve the lower ground floor unit and a new balconette and gallery to provide access from the upper ground floor unit to the rear garden. (viii.) lowering of the window cill to the rear window at upper ground floor level to accommodate French doors. (ix.) at basement level: replacement of non-original door to front light well. Existing rear window and door opening will be widened to accommodate a larger double door opening to the rear light well. Internal works as follows: (x.) removal of non-original fabric including liners, partitions, doors, and staircase at lower ground level (xi.) reinstatement of missing staircase to serve the upper floors within the original location. (xii.) treatment of existing floor joists and stiffening with new joists. (xiii.) repair to extant original cornicing and provision of matching cornicing where missing. (xiv.) provision of new partition walls, (xv.) provision of wet rooms and kitchens for each unit with coordinated services for foul waste, (xvi.) original timber floors are to be retained and reused where possible. Timber joist floors are to be upgraded for fireproofing and acoustics, (xvii.) internal doors to original openings in the corridors are to be replaced with fire doors matching in detail extant doors. (xviii.) provision of modern flush doors in new openings, (xix.) patching and restoration of lath and plaster ceilings where feasible, (xx.) external walls are to be lined with breathable insulation and plastered over internally (xxi.) plastering of internal brick walls, (xxii.) provision of an internal protected Lobby with fire rated doors (upgraded existing doors or new doors where required) in each unit accessed off the communal hallways from the Upper Ground Floor level to Third Floor level, (xxiii.) at Upper Ground Floor: remnants of the architrave to the corridor are to be surveyed, moulded and replicated, (xxiv.) at First Floor Level: one remaining shutter and architrave to be retained and restored, and an extant door and architrave to be restored, (xxv.) at Basement Level: a new replacement insulated floor will be provided throughout with new drainage to serve the unit and each unit above, (xxvi.) removal and replacement of non-original plastered ceilings and wall liners. The development includes all ancillary site works, inclusive of landscaping, lighting and engineering works necessary to facilitate the development. The proposed suite of works will result in the provision of a 5 no. unit residential building.	Details...
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