4276/24

Description

LAW: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Pursuant to the requirements of the above, notice is hereby given of the refurbishment, alteration and extension of former isolation hospital (comprising four interconnected single-storey wings) and smaller ancillary buildings (mortuary, engine house, store building) to provide flexible, high-quality community spaces and the repair of boundary stone walls and railings (Protected Structure RPS Ref. No. 3994) located on Infirmary Road on a site measuring 4390sq.m. (0.439 hectares). The scope of the development comprises: - Conservation and refurbishment work to Former Isolation Hospital wings and ancillary buildings (554sq.m. hospital wings and 33sq.m. ancillary buildings). - Construction of new single storey extensions to east and west wings (43 sqm. each). - Roof works including replacement and upgrading of roof timbers and provision of natural slate finishes to the east, west and south wings. Replacement of roof timbers and new roof with rolled lead finish to north wing. - The repair of stone boundary walls, gateway, bastion & Railings (Protected Structure RPS Ref. No. 3994). - Landscape design to provide a mix of uses including external event space, community gardens, productive allotment garden, wild life nature garden and nature-based play areas. - New entrance gate, gentle ramp and steps to Montpelier Gardens to facilitate arrival of visitors from the northern boundary. Main entrance will remain on Infirmary Road. - Provision of car parking spaces and sheltered bicycle parking. - Provision of two sheds: bicycle shed and allotment shed. - All associated site drainage/lighting/services etc. The proposal has undergone Appropriate Assessment Screening in accordance with Article 6(3) of the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and screening for environmental Impact Assessment under the EIA Directive 2011/92/EU, as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU. In accordance with Article 81 of the Planning & Development Regulations 2001, as amended, the Planning Authority has made a determination and concluded that: (a) The proposed development, either individually or in combination with other plans and projects, is not likely to have a significant effect on any European site(s) and therefore a Stage 2 Appropriate Assessment is not required. (b) There is no real likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development and that the proposed development is not of class set out under Schedule 5 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, and therefore does not require an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR). Any person may, within 4 weeks from the date of publication of this notice, apply to An Bord Pleanala for a screening determination as to whether the development would be likely to have significant effects on the environment. Plans and Particulars of the proposed development may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy for a period of 4 weeks from 12/9/2024, during public opening hours at the offices of Dublin City Council, Public Counter, Planning and Property Development Department, Block 4, Ground Floor, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8, Monday-Friday 9.00am to 4.30pm. The plans and particulars are also available for inspection online: https://consultation.dublincity.ie on the City Council's website www.dublincity.ie. A submission or observation in relation to the proposed development, dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area in which the development would be situated, may be made, in writing, to the Executive Manager, Planning and Property Development Department, Dublin City Council, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8 before 4.30pm on 24/10/2024. Submissions or observations may also be made online https://consultation.dublincity.ie on the City Council's website www.dublincity.ie before 23.59 hrs. on 24/10/2024.

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Address

Former Isolation Hospital, Infirmary Road, Dublin 7

Coordinates

53.349993064778047, -6.295595177943975

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