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Demolition
HighExplicit demolition of the existing steel fire escape staircase.
Dublin City Weekly Planning12 Jun 2026
WEB2459/26
Bunscoil Sancta Maria, Synge Street, Dublin 8
Lead potentialMedium
Well-defined specialist package replacing a steel fire escape staircase at a school, with door widening and gate replacement.
Planning stageNew Application
Project typeRepair Replacement
Development sectorEducation Childcare
Matched trades5
Source description
What is being proposed
(i) the demolition of an existing steel fire escape staircase attached to the exterior of the building at the northern gable end; (ii) the construction of a new external steel fire escape staircase attached to the northern side of the existing building which will serve the three upper stories, ie first second and third floors, as well as the roof of the existing building. The new stairs is to be roofed but not fully enclosed on the sides; (iii) the widening of three no. existing external door opes opening onto the stairs, one at each of first floor, second floor and third floor levels; (iv) the replacement of an existing full height metal access gate with protective cage at roof level with a new mesh metal access gate in the same location, height to match the existing railing; and (v) all associated siteworks, services and landscaping to facilitate the proposed development.
Opportunity fit
Why these trades match
02
Fire Safety
HighFire escape staircase and mesh metal access gate are fire-safety related works.
03
Structural Steel
HighExplicit demolition of an existing steel fire escape staircase and construction of a new external steel fire escape staircase.
04
Scaffolding
MediumWork on a multi-storey external staircase serving three upper floors and roof implies access scaffolding.
05
Windows Doors
MediumWidening of three external door opes at first, second and third floor levels.