Dollard House, (2-5 East Essex Street and 2-5 Wellington Quay), Dublin 2 and The Clarence Hotel, 6-8 Wellington Quay and 6-8 East Essex Street
Planning application 3325/19
DecisionGrant permission
Decided17 December 2019
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Nearby precedent
Similar nearby applications linked to this planning decision.- WEB2671/24PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Keywell DAC intends to apply for Permission at this site (c.0.17 ha) at No. 1 Essex Street East, Dollard House, Nos. 2-5 Essex Street East and Nos. 2-5 Wellington Quay (Protected Structure), The Clarence Hotel, Nos. 6-8 Wellington Quay and Nos. 6-8 Essex Street East (Protected Structure) and Anne's Bar, No. 8 Essex Street East, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. For development comprising proposed hotel refurbishment, conservation and alteration (c.8,544 sq m gfa total), and vertical roof and infill building extension (c.841 sq m gfa total), to accommodate the addition of 104no. new hotel keys (resulting in 162no. total existing and proposed) and ancillary hotel amenities including retail-bakery, licenced restaurants, bars and event spaces, as follows: - Clarence Hotel: Removal of existing Clarence dormer roof (L04) and plant room (L06) and addition of 1-storey dormer extension (c.256 sqm, L05) above No.6-8 Essex Street East (southern) elevation and Clarence Hotel east elevation, and alteration (subdivision) and refurbishment of Levels 01 to 06 inclusive, to accommodate 37no. additional hotel keys. Ancillary hotel lounge bar/reception area (c.177 sq m), refurbished Octagon Bar (c.78 sq m) and Stout Bar (c.45 sq m) and contemporary music bar (c.133 sq m) at ground floor (L00), and hotel gym (c.88 sqm) and live music venue (c. 269 sq m) at basement level. - Dollard House: Change of use of existing upper floors, from L01 to L04 inclusive, to accommodate 46no. hotel keys; change of ground floor (L00) to use as ancillary restaurant (c.232 sq m), retail bakery-coffee shop (c.96 sqm) and associated kitchen and back-of-house facilities; and new event and banqueting space (c.320 sq m total) at L01. Removal of existing eastern wing dormer roof (L04) at Dollard House and replacement with 1-storey dormer extension (c.95 sq m) to accommodate 2no. new hotel keys (L05) at eastern interface with Clarence Hotel. - No.1 Essex Street East: Change of use of existing upper floors, from L01 to L03 inclusive, to accommodate 3no. hotel keys, and removal of existing roof structure (L04) and addition of 2-storey dormer extension (c.69 sq m) to accommodate 1no. hotel key (duplex, L04-L05), above No.1 Essex Street East. - Anne's Bar, No.8 Essex Street East: Demolition of existing Anne's Bar (c.214 sq m gfa) and construction of a new 6-storey hotel extension (c.635 sq m), to accommodate 15no. hotel keys (L01-L05), replacement licenced bar (c.44 sq m) at ground floor (L00) and back of house facilities at mezzanine level, at No.8 Essex Street East. And all associated and ancillary alteration, refurbishment, repair, conservation, restoration and fit out works, including: Internal reconfiguration works at the Clarence Hotel and Dollard House, including: the reconfiguration of floor plans, partial demolition of load-bearing and non-load bearing walls and partitions, partial stripping back of non-original finishes and features across all floors to both buildings; integration of new services, structural strengthening works and creation of new circulation and service connections through existing walls and floors between all buildings including Dollard House, Clarence Hotel, No.1 Essex Street East and No.8 Essex Street East. Fire resistant lining and enclosure of existing roof timbers and structure of existing Dollard roof. Alterations to the existing Wellington Quay (north) façade to include: replacement of existing fire escape door to reinstate a new window to match existing historic windows at the Clarence at 6-8 Wellington Quay, integration of new wall vents, and replacement of existing service entrance with an additional hotel entrance at Dollard House at 2-5 Wellington Quay. 2no. new dormer roof windows to the north elevation and new windows to east and south elevations at L06 of the Clarence Hotel. Relocation of external plant space to roof (c.90 sq m, L07) and associated external access stairs at the Clarence Hotel. Location of external plant to roof (c.28 sq m, L02) and associated screen to Dollard courtyard. Extension and recladding of 2no. existing ventilation ducts at Clarence east elevation. Replacement and extension of external fire stairs at Clarence roof level (L05-L06). Modification of existing entrance door to form escape route at ground floor of No.1 Essex Street East. Repairs to existing roof fabric including; valleys, gutters, linings, structural timbers, existing dormers, rainwater goods and chimneys and provision of thermal upgrades at both Clarence and Dollard House. Replacement of Dollard House existing upper floor windows on Wellington Quay facade and existing aluminium windows on courtyard and upper floors of East Essex Street façade, with double-glazed windows to match existing. Restoration of existing ground floor windows to the north elevation of The Clarence Hotel, at 6-8 Wellington Quay, to reinstate lead came detailing. Modification of existing finishes to the southern elevation of The Clarence Hotel at L03. Addition of new wall vents to the southern elevation of The Clarence Hotel to match existing. Reconsolidation works post integration of structural and service interventions. / 0.0 km away / 30 April 2025Granted
- 3227/21PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission for the following to rear of 9, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2 (Protected Structures) and above Anne’s Bar, No. 8 East Essex Street, Dublin 2 (attached to the Clarence Hotel 6-8 Wellington Quay and 6-8 East Essex Street, Dublin 2 (a Protected Structure): a) The provision of a new open-air dining terrace (80sqm) at second floor level above Anne’s Bar and above the existing laundry room at first floor level, with painted steel fascia and glass balustrade; b) The provision of a double-pitched retractable fabric canopy above said terrace; c) The reconfiguration of the existing pedestrian external walkway/stairs between the existing open-air terrace to the rear of Nos. 9, 10 Wellington Quay and the laundry room at first floor level at No 8 East Essex Street (above Anne’s Bar), to provide level access to the proposed new terrace at 2nd floor level on East Essex Street which is equivalent to first floor level on Wellington Quay and to retain the fire escape previously shown through the laundry room below. / 0.0 km away / 22 November 2021Granted
- WEB2094/24PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for development at a site (c. 52.4sqm) at No. 1 Essex Street East, Dublin 2 Within the curtilage, adjoining and connected with Dollard House (Protected Structure) Nos. 2-5 Essex Street East and Nos. 2-5 Wellington Quay to the east and adjoining Nos.16-18 Parliament Street (Protected Structure) to the west. The proposed development comprises the insertion of an ESB substation at ground floor and associated switch room at existing basement level; and all associated works including removal of existing lift shaft and associated internal reconfiguration works, from basement to 3rd floor levels inclusive; alterations to the southern elevation at ground level, including insertion of new substation access doors and replacement of existing timber cladding, doors and windows with similar matching. / 0.0 km away / 04 November 2024Granted
- WEB1141/24The development will consist of provision of retractable wall mounted awnings to the West elevation on Parliament Street to cover permitted external seating areas associated with the existing licensed premises. / 0.0 km away / 05 April 2024Granted
- 2397/19Change of use of part of ground floor office to yard together with the removal of glazed roof over, construction of new separating wall to new yard incorporating access door & necessary ancillary works. / 0.1 km away / 25 April 2019Granted
- 5053/23To extend our premises and access an area of 72.0m2 at ground floor by seeking a Change of use permission from Retail use to Leisure use of the existing retail unit. / 0.1 km away / 20 May 2024Granted
- 4466/23RETENTION: To retain Café/Restaurant use of ground floor level commercial unit with extrnal frontage signage and retractable open fabric type awning/canopy over signage. / 0.1 km away / 16 January 2024Granted
- 4436/24Extend the existing rooftop stair enclosure on the existing roof terrace to create a goldsmith studio consisting of an additional area of 20sq. m. The proposed structure will be contained within a height of 3.7m above the existing terrace level, it will have a flat roof and finish will be rendered to match the existing stair enclosure. / 0.1 km away / 13 March 2025Granted