Planning precedent report

RETENTION: Planning permission is sought for retention for use as short term letting of one bedroom apartment, no. 55 College Gate located at fourth floor level of existing apartment development at College Gate, Townsend Street, Dublin 2.

The development consists of the demolition of all existing structures (which includes the existing apartment building known as The Brokerage, vacant ground floor retail unit and existing bar unit and basement -1, site clearance, site excavation works and associated boundary hoarding.

The development consists of the change of use of the three units to tenant amenity rooms. Proposed works relate to internal remodelling and fit out only.

Permission for amendments to the previously permitted development, Reg. Ref.: 4485/17, as amended by Reg. Ref.: 3091/21, on a site of c.0.1419ha. at 157-164 Townsend Street at the junction with Spring Garden Lane, Dublin 2, D02V186. The proposed development provides for: Realignment to door on northern elevation; Reduction in size of mechanical riser; Provision of MV Room at ground floor level with external door on southern elevation; Revision to location of maintenance doors on southern and eastern elevations; Increase in height of glazed balustrade at 8th floor level to 1.65m; Realignment of parapet to the south; Reduction of green roof to 427.2 sq.m. Reconfiguration of AOV at roof level; Relocation of access door to plant enclosure screen at roof level; Addition of louvres on eastern elevation; Removal of louvres on southern elevation. There is no change to the overall height of the permitted development. The gross floor area increases from 13,070 sq.m. (including basement) to 13,074 sq.m. (including basement). The site is currently under construction.

Planning permission for amendments to the previously permitted development, Reg. Ref.: 4485/17, on a site of c.0.1419ha. at 157-164 Townsend Street at the junction with Spring Garden Lane, Dublin 2, D02 V186. The proposed development provides for: - Reconfiguration of the lower basement; - Reconfiguration of upper basement to provide for additional showers, an additional 24 no. cycle spaces (increasing from 94 no. spaces to 118 no.) and enlargement of stairwell (the enlargement continues up through the building); - Realignment of western boundary gable wall and associated stairwell; - Revision to the site boundary on the western side of the site; - At ground floor level, the addition of two new fire escape doors to Spring Garden Lane, repositioning of substation and switch room, relocation of vents, omission of door and omission of secondary door to main entrance on Townsend Street; - At sixth floor level, balconies are provided at northern and southern corners of western gable; - New additional eighth storey; - New additional set back ninth storey with terraces on northern and southern elevation providing 174sqm of external space; - Plant enclosed by plant screen at roof level, which is a green roof. The maximum height of the proposed development is increased to 38.095m (including roof-level plant) from 27.990m. The gross floor area increases from 8813sq.m. (excluding basement) to 13070sq.m. (including basement). The site is currently under construction.

We, HPREF Ireland (Georges Quay and Court) DAC, intend to apply for planning permission for development at One George's Quay Plaza, Georges Quay, Dublin 2. The development will consist of alterations to the façades at ground and first floor level at the North and East Elevations, including the provision of replacement entrance doors and associated amended glazing, cladding and panels surrounding the entrance areas, removal of existing secondary canopies and associated upgrade works to the retained canopies above the entrance doors, installation of new planters, and all associated site and development works.