01
Concrete Masonry
HighReinstatement of the walls in substantial compliance with original footprint is masonry work.
Fingal Weekly Planning13 Jul 2026
F26A/0614E
Leeward, 8 The Cross, Skerries, Co. Dublin, K34 CD34
Lead potentialMedium
Well-defined specialist repair/reinstatement of a vernacular cottage's walls with structural implications.
Planning stageNew Application
Project typeRepair Replacement
Development sectorResidential
Matched trades5
Source description
What is being proposed
The development consists of: Retention Planning Permission for the demolition of the structurally unsafe North, South and East walls of the existing vernacular cottage due to structural defects, building instability and risk to public safety, and for the reinstatement of those walls in substantial compliance with the original dwelling's footprint, scale, massing and streetscape character, including a nominal increase in the gross floor area of 3 m2 to the eastern rooms as shown on the accompanying planning drawings, and Planning Permission to complete the building in accordance with the drawings accompanying the planning application, together with all associated site works.
Opportunity fit
Why these trades match
02
Demolition
HighDemolition of structurally unsafe North, South and East walls explicitly proposed.
03
Building Surveying
MediumStructural defects and building instability assessment is central to the proposal.
04
Structural Engineering
MediumStructural defects, building instability and reinstatement of load-bearing walls imply structural design/certification.
05
Roofing
LowCompleting the building may involve roof reinstatement over rebuilt walls.