Planning precedent report

The development will consist of (i) partial change of use of the northern portion of ground floor level from office space to a bicycle showroom facility; (ii) internal reconfiguration including the provision of a new ope to the east to allow access to the buildings central portion, extinguishment of existing internal ope to the south and provision of internal bicycle storage space; and, (iii) all associated works necessary to facilitate the development.

Development will consist of: The creation of a new ope in the party wall separating Merchant's Hall & Merchant's House at ground floor level.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: the development will consist of the creation of a new ope in the party wall separating Merchant's Court & Merchant's Hall at ground floor level.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: planning permission for the development at the facade facing onto Merchant's Quay is a Protected Structure Ref 5083. The development provides for the following alterations to the rear of the building: 1) the addition of 2 no. entrances to both side elevations at the rear. These will include 2 new glazed doors and 2 new windows. 2) the addition of a new external entrance ramp and stairs to the western elevation at the rear of the building. 3) associated internal works to provide access from the building to adjoining courtyards.

The development provides for the following alteration to the front facade of the building only; replacement of the existing steel access gate with a new steel gate featuring separate pedestrian-only access, addition of glazed tiling to the existing gate surrounds, addition of a painted render finish to brick facade sections, addition of glazed patterned tiling to window spandrels above first and second floor, new steel balconies to second and third floor and associated works.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: For development on this site at Nos. 3-4 Usher's Quay, Dublin 8 (D08 VOF9 and D08 N9YV) (Protected Structures RPS Ref. Nos. 8199 and 8200). The development will consist of the replacement of a 6.6m x 7.7m conventional advertising poster (including a 150mm wide frame and 1.25m apron) (i.e. 50.82 sq m) with overhead lights having an overall height of 10.95m off the ground, by the erection of a 5m x 7m digital advertising display unit (including a 100mm wide frame) (i.e. 35 sq m) without overhead lights, and with an overall height of 11.5m off the ground, on the side (east) elevation of No. 3 Usher's Quay (D08 VOF9) (i.e. the 'host wall' to Lower Bridge Street, Dublin 8, on the corner with Usher's Quay, Dublin 8). If granted, in accordance with Section 1.0 of Appendix 17 (i.e. the Outdoor Advertising Strategy 'bartering' system) of the Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028, the permission would be on the basis of removing and decommissioning the 2 No. 48-sheet advertising displays on the gable wall of No. 145 Parnell Street, Dublin 1, D01 W634 (a Protected Structure RPS No. 6433) (18.58 sq m each), together with 1 No. advertising display at No. 1A Fairview Strand, Fairview, Dublin 3, D03 HF95 (13.01 sq m).