GrantedDecided 11 November 2021Dublin City Council

3067/21: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission is sought by Le Favre Merrion Holdings Limited for a mixed use commercial and Build to Rent residential development to the rear of Nos. 39-43 Merrion Square East (Protected Structures), D02 NP96, D02 R997 and off Stephen's Place, Dublin 2. The development will consist of the following: (i) Demolition of the existing single storey office building (117.4 sq.m.) to the rear of No. 42 and No. 43 Merrion Square and the removal of non-original external stairs and lean to, to the return of No. 43. The partial demolition of the existing two storey mews to the rear of No. 42 and No. 43 Merrion Square (85.6sq.m.) with the existing original west facing facade and returning party walls and original footprint of the mews retained, and the removal of the existing ESB transformer and enclosure from the rear of No. 43 Merrion Square. (ii) The construction of 1 no. building on Stephen's Place comprising a six storey over partial basement mixed use development (including setbacks proposed at second, third, fourth, and fifth floor level). The development includes plant room, female and male changing rooms at basement level, cafe/lounge, yoga studio, gym, kitchen and bike store at ground floor level, event space, build to rent co-working space and meeting rooms at first floor level with 19 no. Build to Rent apartments (5 no. studios, 12 no. one bed units and 2 no. two bed units) at second, third, fourth and fifth floor levels all provided with balconies to the north east and south west elevations. (iii) Construction of a single and double height glazed wintergarden link structure which connects at ground floor level of the proposed new mixed use building to the upper ground floor of the rear returns of the existing Protected Structures with minor internal and external modifications to the rear returns of No. 39-43 Merrion Square to accommodate same. (iv) 40 no. bicycle spaces within bike store at ground floor level, pedestrian access off Stephen's Place, drainage, landscaping including enhancements to existing terraces with removal of tarmac/concrete and replacement with stone terraces, soft landscaping, boundary treatments, and all associated site works necessary to facilitate the development. (v) The proposed development in this application relates only to the rear returns of the Protected Structures with no works proposed to the main structures themselves. Minor amendments to the rear returns are proposed only to accommodate the proposed glazed wintergarden link. A separate Section 5 application will be made independently of this application for the internal improvements and enhancements to the Protected Structures.

To the rear of Nos. 39-43, Merrion Square East (Protected Structures) D02NP96, D02 R997 and off Stephen's Place, Dublin 2
DecisionGrant permission
Decided11 November 2021
Application typePermission
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