3898/21

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The site is within the curtilage of 16 Fitzwilliam Square East. The development will consist of: 1. Removal of the existing internal walls, floors, & roof of the existing mews building. 2. Construction of new internal layouts, ground floor extension, & second floor extension with flat roof, 3. The extension & refurbishment of the mews building will provide 2no 'own front door' apartments for medium-term rental use in the form of 1no ground floor apartment (3bed/6person apartment with private courtyard & shared garden space with 16 Fitzwilliam Sq) & 1no 1st/2nd floor duplex apartment (3bed/5person apartment with 2F terrace).

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposed development's height, scale, and extensive alterations would negatively impact the architectural character, historic fabric, and legibility of the Protected Structure and the surrounding Architectural Conservation Area.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The height, scale, and form of the proposal would result in a wholesale alteration of the original coach house, seriously injuring its special architectural character and historic legibility.
  • The works fail to adhere to the principle of minimum intervention and do not relate sensitively to the architectural detail, scale, and proportions of the original Protected Structure.
  • The development would negatively impact the streetscape and the Fitzwilliam Square Architectural Conservation Area, setting an undesirable precedent for similar developments in the area.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Section 11.1.5.3CHC2

Decision Document Summary

The proposal sought the removal of existing structures and new development at 16 Lad Lane and 16 Fitzwilliam Square East, Dublin 2, involving a Protected Structure within the Fitzwilliam Square Architectural Conservation Area. Dublin City Council refused the application because the scale and form of the proposed alterations were considered too significant, failing to preserve the historic fabric and legibility of the original coach house. The decision noted that the development would contravene ...
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