3011/20: The proposed development includes external and internal amendments to the previously permitted development under DCC Reg. Ref. 3847/16 (ABP Ref. PL29S.248181) as subsequently amended by DCC Refs 2625/18, 2825/18. 2625/18; 2123/19 and 2691/19 together with a change of use of the entire first floor from its permitted retail use / floorspace to office use / floorspace. In order to facilitate the proposed change of use of the first floor, a number of associated alterations are proposed, to include: (a) lowering the permitted termination level of the central atrium from second floor level to first floor level and provision of a W/C core at the south-western corner of the floorplan at first floor level; (b) provision of additional windows at first floor level to the western and southern elevations to align vertically with the windows at 2nd floor level immediately above; (c) increasing the number of bicycle parking spaces from a permitted 191 no. spaces at Basement -2 level to 200 no. spaces. Other alterations include: (i) an increase of 100mm to the previously permitted Finished Floor Level (FFL) at first floor level (by amending the previous 50mm screed on slab to a 150mm raised access floor above floor slab, to accommodate the proposed office use) together with associated changes to the FFLs at second to sixth floor levels (increasing by approximately 100mm) resulting in raised shoulder parapet heights - from a permitted level of +26,760 to a proposed level of +26,860 at fifth floor level, and from a permitted level of +30,600 to a proposed level of +30,690 at sixth floor level; (ii) a reduction (of approximately 150mm) to the permitted height of the sixth floor level, resulting in a marginally lower overall height of the permitted building by approximately 50mm from a permitted rooftop level of +37,520 to a proposed rooftop level of +37,470 (measured to top of plant room); (iii) the re-alignment of western façade (at ground to sixth floor level) eastward by approximately 500mm and re-alignment of the boundary wall south of Core 03, southward and westward by up to 1100mm; (iv) re-alignment of the southern façade at sixth floor level (at the south-eastern corner of the building) to reduce the southern setback by approximately 1.2m together with an associated increase in floor area at sixth floor level and a reduction in area to the permitted roof terrace at the south-east corner of the building at sixth floor level; (v) the enlargement of the permitted void at first floor level above the ground floor office entrance / reception off Dawson Street resulting in a reduced first floor area; (vi) reconfiguration of internal staircores at Basement -1 to 5th floor levels; (vii) alteration of permitted FFL at Basement -1 level from a permitted level of +1200 to a proposed level +1500, together with a commensurate decrease in the height of Basement -1 level by approximately 300mm and an increase in height of Basement -2 level by approximately 300mm, and (viii) the reconfiguration of the internal layout of Basement -2 level. In the interest of clarity, the proposed amendments would result in (a) an overall reduction of the overall permitted floorspace from an approved 24,902 sq.m (GFA) to 24,453 sq.m (GFA) – a reduction of -449 sq.m (GFA); (b) an increase of 2,748 sq.m to the previously permitted office floorspace from 13,859 sq.m (GFA) to 16,607 sq.m; and (c) a reduction of approximately 3,006 sq.m (GFA) to the previously approved retail floorspace from 7,790 sq.m (GFA) to 4,784 sq.m (GFA).

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