Planning precedent report

Permission at No. 5-6 Dame Court and part of No. 2-4 Dame Court (Hely Building), Dublin 2 for development. The proposed development comprises a change of use of 2.321 sqm (GFA) from Telephone Exchange to office use at part ground floor level and all upper levels (first to fifth floor levels) together with the complete refurbishment of the building, including internal and external alterations. Proposed internal alterations include: (a) the removal and rearrangement of partitions throughout the building at part ground to fifth floor level to provide revised internal floor layouts, including revised office entrance / lobby / reception, lift / stair and services core, staff facilities (shower and changing rooms) and ancillary cafeteria and breakout spaces; (b) formation of a new stairway access from ground floor of No. 5-6 Dame Court to the basement of No. 2-4 Dame Court (Hely Building) and revised layout to basement below the Hely building together with the relocation of the existing ground floor link to the Hely building; (c) blocking of existing interlinking doorways at first to fourth floor level between No. 5-6 Dame Court and No. 2-4 Dame Court (Hely Building). Proposed external alterations include: (a) the provision of a new pedestrian / cycle gate adjoining the existing Eir car park entrance off St. Andrew's Lane; (b) provision of 50 no. sheltered bicycle storage spaces and a new external fire escape to the rear of No. 5-6 Dame Court; (c) provision of new office entrance off Dame Court and the comprehensive refurbishment of the building at No. 5-6 Dame Court through revised elevational design and treatment of all elevations; (d) provision of additional / new rooftop plant at fifth floor level together with the removal of existing plant screen and the provision of new plant screen to perimeter of roof at fifth floor level; and (e) provision of new drainage infrastructure (including sub-surface attenuation tank to rear park and sub-surface rainwater harvest tank and greywater recycling system along Dame Court) together with all associated site works.

The proposed development seeks a change of use of a portion of the basement and ground floor and the entirety of upper floors (first to fifth floors but excluding the external portion of the fifth floor containing Eir equipment) from telephone exchange to hotel accommodation providing 92 bedrooms, linen rooms and stores as an extension to the ReZz D2 hotel, with reception accessed from Dame Lane.The development requires significant refurbishment and improvement works including internal and external alterations: - Provision of staff facilities (shower, changing rooms and staff room) and plant room at basement level. - Internal doorway opening at ground floor level between nos.5-6 Dame Court and nos.2-4 Dame Lane (REZz D2 Hotel) to link into Rezz D2 reception accessed from Dame Lane.- Coffee kiosk and shopfront on Dame Court.- Internal modifications at ground and 1st to 5th floors to provide 92 bedrooms, linen rooms and stores. - Elevational upgrades and complete facade overhaul of the building to include revised elevational design and treatment of all elevations. - Bike parking shelter within existing Eir car park to rear.- All site and services works to facilitate the development.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission for the development will consist of amendments to the parent application under DCC Ref. 2167/19 (as amended under DCC Ref. 3135/20) to include the following: All existing wall painted signage to the front facade of the building to be removed by repainting of the front facade. Provision of 1 no. internally illuminated wall mounted projecting sign. The sign is fixed approimately 4.745m above ground level (measured to top of sign) over the main entrance to the building and measures appriximately) 0.825m (height) x 1.0m (width) x 0.15m (depth). The proposed sign is finished in black painted aluminium with white building logo (220mm x 225mm) and lettering 'Hennebique Studios' (120mm and 60mm in height respectively). Reconfiguration of entrance steps to provide an integrrated planter box along the side wall of the recessed entance and provision of 1 no. back-lit wall mounted sign above the proposed planter box. The proposed sign is fixed approximately 0.985m above the level of the entrance landing and is of a square shaped, measuring 1.4m (width) x 1.4m (height) and will protrude appproximely 55mm off the wall. The proposed sign is finished in black painted aluminim with white buildig logo (295mm x 300mm) and lettering 'Hennibique Studios' (170mm and 70mm respectively). Provisions of 3 no. replacement roller shutters(combination of solid and lattice/trellis type) to the front of the building at ground floor level and the provision of black painted aluminium reveals to roller shutter casings (measuring 300mm in heignt) and the inclusion of 2 no. painted address details on the reveals in white lettering (measuring approximately 60mm in height) stating '5 Dame Lane'.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission at Fumbally Exchange, No. 5 Dame Lane, Dublin 2 (Protected Structure) for development. The proposed development consists of amendments to a previously permitted development under DCC Planning Ref. 2167/19 to include: (a) Omission of 2 no. permitted car parking spaces at basement level and reconfiguration of basement layout to include the provision of an additional 22 no. bicycle parking spaces (to provide a total of 47 no. bicycle parking spaces) and alteration of permitted bin store, changing rooms, shower rooms; plant rooms and male/female shower and changing facilities; (b) Omission of permitted platform lift to front entrance and provision of new handrails at entrance steps; (c) Alterations to existing vehicular access gate configuration onto Dame Lane and the provision of a new wheelchair ramp along and across/over the existing ramped access to basement level together with new disabled entrance to the ground floor reception area; (d) Internal alterations to permitted ground floor reception and office layout to include the replacement of open plan office with partitioned meeting rooms, replacement of male and female WC with new external accessed storeroom, new print room, cleaner's store and WC provision; (e) Alteration to the ground floor fenestration to include the provision of new windows to reception area and new meeting room looking out over the existing basement ramp and revised fenestration to the rear of the building, including reconfiguration of external door to new store and new louvre opening; provision of new fire escape door to the rear facade and reconfiguration of external escape stairs and mechanical plant to the rear yard; (f) Amendment of permitted fire escape double doors to the rear facade at first floor level; (g) Internal alterations at the upper levels include the provision of a cleaner's store at first floor level, an enlarged cleaner's store at second floor level and an IT room at third floor level with relocated cleaner's store; and (h) Installation of new Automatic Opening Vent (AOV) to roof slope over main stair core.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development comprises a change of use of part of the ground floor (approximately 44 sq.m in area) of the building from retail / shop to office use together with the refurbishment of the building and internal and external alterations to the building. Internal alterations to the building are proposed to include the reconfiguration of the lift- / stair- and services core from basement through to third floor level. A reconfiguration of the basement level layout to include the provision of 2 no. car parking spaces; 25 no. bicycle storage spaces; revised plant layout; bin store provision together with the provision of ancillary staff facilities to include male and female WCs and shower / changing rooms plus a wheelchair accessible WC. Removal and rearrangement of partitions throughout the building at ground to third floor level to provide revised floor layouts, including revised lift- / stair- and services core. In addition to male and female WCs at ground to third floor levels a wheelchair accessible WC is also provided on each floor. Non-original fabric and alterations to the building, including fittings, fixtures, partitions and suspended ceilings are proposed to be removed to reveal the original Hennebique concrete structure throughout the new internal office fit-out. Proposed external alterations and works of refurbishment and enhancement include the provision of a platform lift to the front steps; removal of all existing windows and installation of new windows throughout, and the removal of existing plant and the provision of new external plant to the rear of the building at ground floor level. Other external alterations include the removal of the structural braces to the south-west, rear corner of the building and the removal of an existing external, metal fire escape stairs to the south-west corner of the building and the provision of a new, weather proofed replacement metal fire escape stair. The replacement stair will continue to provide a means of escape from the adjoining Hely Building and will also combine at the lower level with the external escape stairs serving the nearby Dame Court Building to the south-west. A new internal drainage system is proposed together with all associated site works.

The development will consist of the change of use of the existing vacant building from office use to hotel and bar use, to include: (1) Provision of 57 hotel bedrooms, (2) Provision of bar at ground floor level accessed from Dame Court, (3) The lowering of the ground floor level locally to facilitate the provision of a new universal/disabled hotel entrance on the Dame Lane elevation, (4) Provision of new signage to Dame Court and Dame Lane elevations, (5) Installation of new lift, (6) Formation of new door ope at first floor level in the rear (east) elevation to facilitate fire escape, (7) Formation of new door ope at ground floor level in the rear (south) elevation to facilitate fire escape, (8) Formation of 2no. window opes at first and second floor level in the rear (south) elevation, (9) Replacement of 2no. existing doors with new windows at first and second floor level in the rear (south) elevation, (10) Construction of new 2.4m high louvred screen at first floor level to rear south elevation, (11) All internal modifications, repair works, site and services works to facilitate the development.