Planning application · Dublin City Council

RETENTION:/PERMISSION : Yapton Investments Ltd. hereby apply for retention permission…

73, Cork Street, Dublin 8, D08K5N2, bounded by Boardman’s Lane & Emerald Square

WEB1789/26 · DublinLodged
Reference
WEB1789/26
Planning authority
Dublin City Council
Received
3 Apr 2026
Decided
28 May 2026
Status
Lodged

Proposed development

RETENTION:/PERMISSION : Yapton Investments Ltd. hereby apply for retention permission for: (a) the demolition and removal of derelict single storey structures to the site to the rear of the existing house at No. 73 Cork Street, Dublin 8, D08K5N2, bounded by Boardman’s Lane & Emerald Square; (b) a single-storey side extension to the existing single-storey detached house at Botany Cottage, Emerald Square, Dublin 8, D08EN0V. and planning permission for: (c) the demolition of the existing end-of-terrace two-storey derelict dwelling at No. 73 Cork Street, and associated boundary walls to the rear to facilitate the widening of Boardman’s Lane to 5m wide for delivery vehicular access and manoeuvring only, including the provision of a new wider vehicular access gate replacing the existing gate; (d) the construction of a new two-storey, two-bedroom dwelling adjoining No. 72 Cork Street, including the installation of one rooflight to the rear roof; (e) the demolition of the existing single-storey derelict outbuilding adjacent Botany Cottage; (f) the formation of hard-surfaced areas for vehicle manoeuvring within the site; (g) the removal of the infill blockwork and reinstatement of the wall opening on the south-west facing elevation of the Botany Weaving Mill building fronting Boardman’s Lane to provide access to factory building; (h) the partial removal of a section of the existing wall on the south-west facing elevation of the Botany Weaving Mill building to the rear of Boardman’s Lane to form a new loading bay measuring 3m x 3m; (i) and all associated site development works at the combined site constituting No. 73 Cork Street, Dublin 8, D08K5N2, including lands to the rear bounded by Boardman’s Lane & Emerald Square, the Botany Weaving Mill, Emerald Square, Dublin 8, D08K752 and Botany Cottage, Emerald Square, Dublin 8, D08EN0V.

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