Planning precedent report

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for development at a site of c. 0.03ha located at Stable Lane, off Clonmel Street, at rear of 87-91 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2. The development will consist of the following: Construction of a residential development comprising 8 no. apartments (4 no. 3 beds, 4 no. 2 beds), a lobby and roof terrace, in a new five-storey building over an existing basement, substation and car lift. The proposal will also provide for 24 no. cycle parking spaces within the existing basement. The development will be accessed from Stable Lane to Clonmel Street. The development is within the curtilage of a protected structure (former national hospital, 87-91 Harcourt Street).

KW Investment Funds ICAV acting for and on behalf of its sub-fund KW Investment Fund VII Intends to apply for Permission at a site (c. 0.7 Ha) at: Stokes Place, St Stephen’s Green South and Harcourt Street, Dublin 2. The site is generally bounded by Nos. 92-100 St. Stephen's Green (Protected Structures) to the north and east; Harcourt Street to the west; Nos. 87-91 Harcourt Street (Protected Structures) and buildings on Clonmel Street to the south; and Iveagh Gardens (Protected Structure) to the southeast. The proposed development comprising of amendments to An Bord Pleanála Ref. ABP-311618-21 (DCC Reg. Ref 2062/21) consisting of the following: - Reconfiguration and reduction of the basement levels and repositioned vehicular ramp; Revised ground floor layout including additional pedestrian entrance from St. Stephen’s Green with the consolidation of vehicular access from St. Stephen’s Green only, additional office space, provision of a community café (c. 55 sqm) within a retained structure at the rear of the site and change of use from permitted café/restaurant to an event/entertainment space (c. 483sqm); Inclusion of the existing Russell Court Residential Apartment Building within the application site boundary to facilitate the refurbishment of 9 no. existing apartments; Extension of floor plates from first to sixth floor level; Provision of office space at seventh floor; a newly added eighth floor; Revised car and bicycle parking arrangements, with a reduction in car parking and increase in cycle parking now proposed; Alterations to permitted facades and materials; And all associated and ancillary site development works and landscaping alterations inclusive of removal of the permitted sunken garden and provision of new publicly accessible courtyards, hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatments. Overall, the development at Stokes Place arising from this amendment application will result in a nine-storey building over a 1 part 2 floor basement providing office (c. 40,800sqm), event / entertainment (c. 483sqm) and community floorspace (c. 55sqm). In addition, 9no. of the existing Russell Court apartments are to be refurbished as part of these proposals. The development also includes all associated and ancillary landscaping and development works, inclusive of car and cycle parking, boundary treatments, loading bay, bin store and plant rooms.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission with a life of 7 years, at a site (c.0.7 ha). The site is generally bounded by Nos. 92-100 St. Stephen's Green (Protected Structures) and small apartment block to the rear of No. 95 St. Stephen's Green to the north and east; Harcourt Street to the west; Nos. 87-91 Harcourt Street (Protected Structures) and buildings on Clonmel Street to the south; and Iveagh Gardens (Protected Structure) to the south east. Proposed development comprises office redevelopment (c. 39,932 sqm total), including: a new 4 to 8 storey office building (c.32,101 sqm gfa office space) over double basement (c.6,347 sqm) with setbacks at 4th, 5th, and 6th floor levels; insert terraces at 1st, 2nd & 3rd floor levels to St. Stephen's Green and Harcourt Street; and roof terraces at 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th floor levels; 1 no retail/cafe/restaurant unit (c.465 sqm gfa); and all associated and ancillary site works, hard and soft landscaping, including: Demolition of existing 5 to 7-storey office complex, including basement (c. 17,550 sqm gfa); vehicular and pedestrian access to site and basement car park at existing site entrances at St. Stephen's Green South and Harcourt Street; new double basement to accommodate 70 no. car parking spaces (of which 4 no. disabled spaces and 35 no. with EV points), 600 no. bicycle spaces, 25 no. motorbike spaces, storage, plant and office welfare facilities; 20 no. surface level visitor bicycle parking spaces; planting and hard landscaping of circulation and amenity spaces at lower ground to 7th floor levels; ancillary plant and stair/lift core at roof level; ESB sub station; 6 no. 300mm microwave link dishes in total, on a 3m steel pole support structure together with associated equipment on the rooftop of Block A; construction management measures at the interface of the proposed works and protected structures, including no. 100 St. Stephens Green and No. 91 Harcourt Street.

RETENTION:PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Retention of a change of use dating from 1993, from office use to a crèche, at the basement (84 sq,m) of a four storey over basement building at no. 83 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 (Protected Structure - RPS ref. 3553) (Ground and upper floors of no. 83 are not included in this application) and including the basement (52 sq.m), ground (55 sq.m) and first floors (46 sq.m) of the two storey over basement return structure at no. 83A Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 (Protected Structure - RPS ref. 3554) facing onto Clonmel Street. The development consists of: - The main entrance is at the ground floor of 83A Harcourt Street, facing onto Clonmel Street. A 2nd entrance is through a gate adjacent to 83 Harcourt Street to the basement, with an exit at the laneway between 83A and 2 Clonmel Street from the rear of the property. - The Crèche consists of 6 play rooms, 3 WCs, nap room, kitchen, utility, staff room, office and 3 small store rooms, outdoor play area at rear courtyard.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for development at a c. 0.126 ha site at nos. 92 and 93 St. Stephen's Green (Protected Structure no. RPS Reg. Ref. 7802 and 7803), Dublin 2 for amendments to planning permission Reg. Ref.: 5099/22. The development will consist of: i. Demolition of existing boundary wall at southern boundary (to be replaced with southern elevation of hotel building); ii. Removal of existing door at southern elevation of no. 93 St. Stephen's Green at upper ground level and replacement with new window with ope retained; iii. Removal of existing door at southern elevation of no. 92 St. Stephen's Green at lower ground level with ope retained, iv. An increase of permitted basement area from 376.2 sqm to 448 sqm; v. Omission of 2 no. bedrooms at lower ground floor level of hotel building to facilitate a larger reception area resulting in an overall reduction from 123 no. to 121 no. bedrooms; vi. Amendments and reconfiguration of internal stairs and lifts in hotel building to allow for increased sizing of corridors at upper- ground floor, first, second, third, fourth and fifth floor levels: vii. Provision of 1 no, additional platform lift to enable transport of goods between lower ground floor and basement level and provision of 1 no. dumb waiter to connect permitted kitchen to dinner room; viii. Amendments to layout of staff W/C facilities at lower ground floor level to accommodate DAC access and omission of existing coal storage room at no. 93 St. Stephen's Green; ix. Provision of a drink storage room and proposed change of room use from Spa to Gym at lower ground floor level and proposed change of room use from Lounge to Hotel Bar and relocation of reception entrance at upper ground floor of no. 93 St. Stephen's Green; x. Provision of fire escape on the eastern elevation of hotel at lower ground floor level; xi. Removal of steps at upper ground floor level and replacement with ramp to facilitate DAC access; xii. Amendments to glazed roof over hotel reception area and provision new window on southern elevation of protected structures at third floor level; xiii Relocation of plant from fifth floor terrace to roof level enclosure of hotel building (total height 34.87m AOD); xiv. Increase in permitted fifth floor level parapet height at northern elevation of hotel building by 450mm to 33.61 AOD and provision of lift over-run at roof level with a maximum height of 34.5 m AOD, xv. Increase in permitted roof finish floor level of the hotel building by 180mm from 32.910m to 33.09m AOD and an increase in parapet height by 450mm from 33.16 m to 33.61 m AOD, xvi. Relocated bin storage and bicycle parking layout at lower ground floor level (eastern perimeter); xvii Overall increase in gross floor area by 521.6 sqm to 4,280.1 sqm; xviii. Proposed amendments to fenestration arrangement on northern, southern and western elevations, including aluminium louvres and removal of brick pattern on northern elevation of hotel building, refurbishment of existing vents, provision of CCTV on northern elevation fronting St. Stephen's Green, all other internal reconfigurations and associated site development works to facilitate the development.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: PERMISSION: For development at a c. 0.126 ha site at nos. 92 and 93 St. Stephen's Green (Protected Structure no. RPS Reg. Ref. 7802 and 7803), Dublin 2 for amendments to planning permission Reg. Ref.: 5099/22. The development will consist of the extension of storeys five, six and seven (c. 245.3 sqm) to the southern elevation (total height c. 21 metres above ground level) of the permitted hotel building replacing roof terraces at these floors and providing an additional 10 no. hotel bedrooms, bringing the total number of hotel rooms to 133 no. (123 no. permitted). Green roof and all associated works to facilitate the development. There are no changes to the protected structures to that permitted.