Site planning risk brief

We, Paul Flavio Graf and Paola Janet Lopez, intend to apply for PLANNING PERMISSION for development at this site: 1 Inns Court, Winetavern Street, D08W3P3. CHANGE OF USE: The development will consist of: Permission to allow short-term and long-term letting of an existing residential unit at 1 Inns Court, Winetavern Street, D08W3P3. The application relates to an existing ground floor residential unit within the Inns Court building with independent access directly from Winetavern Street and does not rely on internal communal areas of the building. The residential use of the unit was previously regularised under Retention Permission granted by Dublin City Council in 2016 (Ref. 2815/16) for the change of use from office to residential. The proposed development relates solely to the operational use of the existing residential unit. No physical works, structural changes, or alterations to the building’s height, footprint or façade are proposed. The internal layout and floor area remain unchanged.

PERMISSION The development will consist of the following: (i) change of use of the existing property from office to guesthouse accommodation use, providing for a total of 8 no. rooms comprising 4 no. single-rooms each with shared W/C, 2 no. double rooms each with private W/C and 2 no. triple rooms each with private W/C; (ii) demolition of existing internal walls and provision of new partition walls and internal doors where required at ground, first, second and third floor levels; (iii) provision of lounge and breakfast area with associated kitchen, staff room/reception area with staff W/C and 2 no. staff/guest W/C all at ground floor level; (iv) demolition of brick recessed opening to the front at third-floor level and replacement with new window opening with finish to match that as existing; (v) alterations to rear opes at ground floor level inclusive of the removal of existing garage door and provision of 2 no. new opes to facilitate access to bin store provided at ground floor level from St. Michael's Close, and fenestration to bedroom 1, with external wall finishes to match that as existing along St. Michael's Close; (vi) alterations to rear opes at first floor level including the removal of glazed screen and door and replacement with new insulated external wall and external access door to provide a terrace at the western elevation for bedroom no. 4; (vii) alterations to rear opes at second floor level including the removal of 2 no. existing opes and provision of 1 no. ope to provide fenestration with finishes to match that as existing; (viii) removal of steps and guarding at first floor rear terrace and replacement with pedestal paving and glass barrier all along St. Michael's Close; (ix) alterations to northern elevation within existing courtyard inclusive of replacement of existing windows at first and second floor level with insulated masonry rendered to match existing and replacement of existing windows at first, second and third floor level with 60-minute fire rated windows; and (x) all ancillary works, inclusive of planting, to facilitate the development.

The development will consist of the following: (i) alterations to rear opes at ground floor level inclusive of the removal of existing garage door and provision of 2 no. new opes to facilitate access to bin store provided at ground floor level from St. Michael's Close and fenestration to living room with external wall finishes to match that as existing along St. Michael's Close; (ii) alterations to rear opes at first floor level including the removal of glazed screen and door and replacement with new insulated external wall and external access doors; (iii) alterations to rear opes at second floor level including the removal of 2 no. existing opes and provision of 1 no. ope to provide fenestration with finishes to match that as existing; (iv) alterations to northern elevation within existing courtyard inclusive of replacement of existing windows at first and second floor level with insulated masonry rendered to match existing and replacement of existing windows at first, second and third floor level with 60-minute fire rated windows; (v) removal of steps and guarding at first floor rear terrace and replacement with pedestal paving and glass barrier all along St. Michael's Close; (vi) demolition of existing internal walls and provision of new partition walls and internal doors where required at ground, first, second and third floor levels, and provision of new kitchen and bathroom fittings to each unit; (vii) demolition of brick recessed opening to the front at third-floor level and replacement with new window opening with finish to match that as existing; (viii) a temporary 5-year change of use of the existing property from office to short-stay residential use through the provision of 4 no. short-stay apartment units (1 no. studio, 1 no. one-bed and 2 no. two-bed units); (ix) all ancillary works, inclusive of planting, all to facilitate the proposed development.

PERMISSION:The development will consist of the following: (i) change of use of the existing property from office to short-stay residential use through the provision of 4 no. short-stay apartment units (1 no. studio, 1 no. one-bed and 2 no. two-bed units); (ii) demolition of existing internal walls and provision of new partition walls and internal doors where required at ground, first, second and third floor levels, and provision of new kitchen and bathroom fittings to each unit; (iii) demolition of brick recessed opening to the front at third-floor level and replacement with new window opening with finish to match that as existing; (iv) alterations to rear opes at ground floor level inclusive of the removal of existing garage door and provision of 2 no. new opes to facilitate access to bin store provided at ground floor level from St. Michael's Close, and fenestration to living room, with external wall finishes to match that as existing along St. Michael's Close; (v) alterations to rear opes at first floor level including the removal of glazed screen and door and replacement with new insulated external wall and external access doors; (vi) alterations to rear opes at second floor level including the removal of 2 no. existing opes and provision of 1 no. ope to provide fenestration with finishes to match that as existing; (vii) removal of steps and guarding at first floor rear terrace and replacement with pedestal paving and glass barrier all along St. Michael's Close; (vii) alterations to northern elevation within existing courtyard inclusive of replacement of existing windows at first and second floor level with insulated masonry rendered to match existing and replacement of existing windows at first, second and third floor level with 60-minute fire rated windows; and (ix) all ancillary works, inclusive of planting to facilitate the development.

The change of use of an existing 2 storey office unit (floor area 59 m²) to residential (1 No. 1 bed apartment for use as short term or long term letting) and all associated external works.

PERMISSION: To construct a 5 storey extension to the rear of an existing office building, to accommodate an additional stairs and lift.