Planning precedent report

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: the development consists of amendment to the grant of permission Reg. Ref. 2354/20 for the change of use from offices to a tourist hostel. The amendments comprise the following: (i) the 3-storey rear extension is not to be constructed, (ii) the common room is now to be at entry level, the kitchen/dining located in the basement, (iii) the provision of a partition at third-floor level.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning Permission at No. 7 Arran Quay, Smithfield, Dublin 7, a protected structure, for the following development: The change of use from office to use as a tourist hostel (22 guests): lowering of part of the basement level floor by 400mm: external steps from basement up to rear yard: refurbishment of the ground floor return with new window openings: a 3-storey rear extension (1st-3rd floor) accommodating new bathrooms with steel frame and timber cladding.

Planning permission for the following development. GROUND FLOOR: the change of use (except hallway) from residential to use as a coffee shop, a new glass door to replace the LHS front door. FIRST-FLOOR: the provision of a shower-room, blocking up 1 doorway and provision of kitchen units. SECOND-FLOOR: the provision of a shower-room, blocking up 1 doorway and provision of kitchen units. THIRD-FLOOR: the provision of a shower-room. FOURTH-FLOOR: the provision of kitchen units, the change of use of the upper floors from residential, to use for short-term letting.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission for the following development: The provision of an opaque, glazed shower room to the rear of the top (fourth) floor room.

PERMISSION & RETENTION: Permission and retention permission is sought for a period of 3 years for a temporary construction compound associated with the implementation of the planning permission granted under DCC Register Reference 2024/16 (ABP Ref. PL29N.246933), as amended, on a site of 4,456 sq.m and bounded by Hammond Lane, Church Street, Lincoln Lane and the Luas Red Line, Dublin 7. The development consists of the retention of stacked welfare and office cabins on the northern part of the site ranging in height from 5.09m to 8.08m, and stacked office and staff storage cabins located on the southern part of the site ranging in height from 2.57m to 5.29m; 1 no. security hut and 1 no. turnstile hut; (total floor area of 1489.7 sq.m); 4 no. fully sealed septic tanks; 4 no. hardcore parking areas accommodating 12 no. vehicles to the north of the site, 6 no. spaces in the centre of the site, and 22 no. spaces provided over 2 no. locations to the south of the site; 1 no. vehicular access to Hammond Lane; 1 no. pedestrian entrance to Lincoln Lane; 1 no. facade sample display area; and, all associated development and works. Permission is sought for development that will consist of: Stacked welfare and office cabins located to the centre of the site (height 5.17m) and; office cabins located to the south east of the site ranging in height from 2.65m to 5.19m (total cabin space floor area of 172 sq.m).

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of alterations to the existing internal layout to provide a new toilet layout, conversion of existing canteen to office use including new seperate kitchen and insertion of new tea station in entrance foyer, and general repair and upgrading works to church space, entrance foyer, Library room and offices in rear annex all with associated services alterations.