PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development consists of the restoration of the building…

Proposed development

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.

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Permission was granted on 13 Aug 2026. Third parties may appeal within four weeks; after that the permission is final and works can start once a commencement notice is lodged.

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