Planning precedent report

RETENTION: Development consisting of: i) Change of use from shop to café/restaurant occupying the ground floor unit of 66B Pearse Street, Dublin 2, comprising of a 30 sq.m café floor; 11.8 sq.m kitchen, 12 sq.m ancillary area and 12 sq.m patio to the rear; and ii) all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.

Planning permission for the alterations and change of use from offices to a residential dwelling. The proposed works will consist of change of use of the existing office building to a five bedroom dwelling. Internal alterations and modifications to the rear facade at lower ground / garden level to create new access and steps to the rear garden, together with ancillary landscaping and site works at 68 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, D02 HX92.

Change of use from existing commercial use to a three-bedroom four-storey house and live-work unit, and modifications to the existing terraced building to include: alterations to front entrance onto Pearse Street, new dormer windows to front and rear, demolition of existing single-storey extension to rear, new vehicle entrance and roller shutter to rear onto Erne Place Lower and provision of 2no. off street parking spaces, associated landscaping works.

The development will consist of: Change of use from class 1 shop to a class 16 boutique kickboxing gym. Works will be undertaken to erect new stud walls, install plumbing and electrical fixtures and other works associated with the development.

Demolition of the single storey warehouse unit at 8/9 Erne Terrace Rear. Development of two separate own door two storey residential units, number 8 (54.87m2) and 9 (52.22m2) Erne Terrace respectively. Each unit will contain living/ dining space, kitchen, external yard, ground floor bedroom, bathroom and lofted first floor bedroom with en suite. A new double hip roof will be constructed to restore the single storey roof ridge line matched on either side along Erne Terrace Rear.

The development will consist of 1 no. new non-illuminated aluminium faced sign, affixed to glazing and 1 no. aluminium laser cut institute name text, pin mounted onto existing fascia at the entrance facing onto Pearse Street.