Planning permission is sought at Abercorn House, 57 Charleston Road, Rathgar…

Application details

Planning reference

2470/20

Council

Dublin City Council

Proposal description

Planning permission is sought at Abercorn House, 57 Charleston Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6 (D06 PX78) (which is a corner site with Charleston Avenue), for (a) Change of use of existing structure from office use to residential use; (b) Alterations to an existing building including: (i) demolition of non-original two storey side extension (54.1 sq.m) and construction of a replacement single storey flat roofed side extension (57.7sq.m); (ii) demolition of non-original porch to front elevation; (iii) removal of ground and first floor window and door opes to the front and rear elevation (facing towards front garden of No. 33 Charleston Avenue); (iv) new window opes at first floor of front elevation finished with hit and miss brick; (v) new window and door opes to the side elevations to facilitate the re-orientation of the main elevations of the dwelling to address Charleston Avenue; (vi) removal of non-original sand and cement render to expose original brickwork; and repair of brickwork and repointing; (vii) Removal of 2 no. chimneys; (viii) Internal alterations including reconfiguration of rooms and the creation of an internal car port resulting in a four bedroom dwelling; and (ix) construction of a new garden wall along the northern boundary; (c) Creation of a new vehicular entrance from Charleston Avenue to allow for creation of an internal car port; and (d) The development also includes landscaping, SuDS drainage and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.

Location / address

Abercorn House, 57, Charleston Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6

Application type

Permission

Received / registered

12 Mar 2020

Council decision

GRANT PERMISSION

Council decision date

23 Jun 2020

Final grant date

11 Aug 2020

Planning and construction timeline

Key dated milestones from planning, appeal and official building-control records.

1. Application received

   12 Mar 2020

2. Decision: GRANT PERMISSION

   23 Jun 2020

3. Final grant

   11 Aug 2020

4. Works commenced

   16 Sept 2020Official NBCO/BCMS data