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Confusion over status of Ranelagh building

Thursday, 07 August 2008

DUBLIN City Council has decided to recommence the process to have a Ranelagh building placed on its Record Of Protected Structures after taking legal advice on the matter.
The house at 34 Charleston Road, Ranelagh became a protected structure in January 2000.
However, it has transpired that the owner of the building was not properly notified in 2000 that the structure was protected.
A Dublin City Council spokesperson said that following legal advice it was recommended that the statutory process be recommenced to have the building entered on the protected list.
The owner of the building contacted Dublin City Council with the view that the property may have been mistakenly added to the list.
He claimed that Number 34 had no particular architectural merit; that there was no historical association with a famous person or event; that it was not part of an interesting group of buildings; that it did not illustrate any point of social or economic history and that it was not built with any technological innovation or virtuosity.
However, in response to the property owner’s issues Patricia Wade, Dublin City Senior Planner, stated that the original listing was not erroneous with the building being first added to List 2 of the Draft Dublin City Development Plan, 1998.
Attractive
“The building is of architectural and historical significance,” said Ms Wade. “Number 34 forms one of a Victorian terrace of two-bay, two-storey houses on Charleston Road. They are an attractive group of buildings, which contribute to the streetscape and character of the area.”
She added that the interior retained a substantial amount of its original fabric and decorative finishes.
The terrace and the development of Charleston Road reflected the move away from the city centre by the middle classes in the late 19th century and the development of villages such as Rathmines and Ranelagh into new suburbs, according to Ms Wade.
“While Number 34 is more modest in scale than some of the more imposing houses on the street it is still considered to be of architectural merit,” she said.
“There are a number of architectural styles on the street. Dublin is a multi-layered city where the co-existence of buildings from different eras contributes to its vibrant and historically rich character.”
Ms Wade recommended that Number 34 Charleston Road be proposed for inclusion in the Record Of Protected Structures as it is considered to be of architectural and historical value within the meaning of Part IV of the Planning and Development Act, 2000.

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