PROTECTED STRUCTURE: RETENTION & PERMISSION: Retention permission and planning permission…

Proposed development

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: RETENTION & PERMISSION: Retention permission and planning permission is sought at 48 St. Lawrence Road, Clontarf, Dublin 3, D03 HN62, A PROTECTED STRUCTURE. The development will consist of: Retention Permission for: instatement of vehicle access gate to the street. Permission for: Demolition of existing single-storey lean-to structures at rear of the return and shed at party wall. Construction of: single storey extension to rear with solar panel array to new flat roof; roofed bike store to side passage; and shed and pergola to rear garden. Replacement of: all non-original windows with double glazed timber sash windows. In addition:- To front elevation: install double doors to porch to form draught lobby; rake out cementitious mortar and repoint existing brickwork with lime mortar; replace sheeted side gate with painted sheeted timber gate; temporarily remove (to allow construction access) and reinstate lintel over gate. To side elevation: remove existing cementitious render and apply lime render. To side elevation (return): block up existing side door; remove 1no. window and widen opening to form doorway; remove existing cementitious render and apply lime render. To rear elevation: remove existing cementitious render and apply lime render. To rear elevation (return): remove existing cementitious render and apply lime render. At roof level: install 1no. new rooflight to return side roof; carry out repairs to timber barging; replace any PVC guttering and downpipes with painted metal; carry out repairs to chimneys and replace flashings where required. Internally: make layout changes including structural openings at: ground floor level, return at ground and first floor levels; new breathable floor slab with underfloor heating at ground floor level, remove existing plaster to internal face of external walls and apply same depth cork-lime mix with lime plaster finishing coat (all decorative plaster to remain in situ), lime plaster repairs to ceiling and internal wall plaster. Generally: strip all plumbing/heating and electrical services and install all new systems, remove non-original fittings, install new fittings and redecorate, and any associated repairs, drainage works and builder’s works.

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The council recorded a decision on 17 Jul 2026. The official file has the outcome; a third-party appeal is possible within four weeks of the decision.

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