Planning precedent report

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for the following at no 35 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 (Protected Structure) extending to 35 Camden Place Dublin 2, (with connections to the yards (front and rear) of the Dean Hotel at 34 Harcourt Street/ Camden Place, and to the rear block of the new hotel at No 36 Harcourt Street (Protected Structure)/ Camden Place, Dublin 2): a) The demolition of late twentieth century single storey store-rooms to the rear, at no. 35 Camden Place street level; b) Change of use of the entire remaining premises from commercial use to Hotel; c) The construction of a four-storey building to the rear, abutting Camden Place and the rebuilding of the current ground level element of the block connecting the front and rear. d) General alterations including the following: provision of bathrooms, relocation of internal partitions, reinstatement of original 2nd to 3rd floor stairs, installation of building services, upgrading of fire resistance of doors and floors, repair of sliding sash windows, repair and repointing of brick façade, and recovering of roof. The entire to have 21 no bedrooms, spa, and restaurant, with service access via the rear yard of the Dean Hotel at No 34 Harcourt Street; interconnections in the new rear block, at four floor levels, to the rear block of new hotel at 36 Harcourt Street/Camden Place, Dublin 2; and external connection between the front basement area of Nos 35 and 34 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: For development comprising: Design modifications to planning permission 3086/23 for the conservation, repair, refurbishment, alteration and extension of the townhouse at No.35 Harcourt Street (protected structure) for use as an hotel (21no. keys and 1no. restaurant), to include: Internal reconfiguration of floor plans at lower ground, ground, 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors, including relocation of existing double doors to and alteration of existing rear window at ground floor. Replacement of external terrace at ground floor to rear of the original townhouse with an internal mezzanine space to form part of the restaurant area. Insertion of new internal connections, at basement, ground, 1st, 2nd and 3rd floor levels, to adjoining Dean Hotel at No. 34 Harcourt Street and Dean Townhouse at No. 36 Harcourt Street (protected structure). Subdivision of front room at 1st floor level to accommodate 2no. bedrooms (remains 21no. keys in total). Removal of existing 1st floor rear return and reinstatement of window of the original townhouse. Removal of existing projecting structure to rear elevation of the townhouse, at 2nd floor landing. Revised 1st floor roof design over the restaurant area of the permitted rear extension, including insertion of 2no. glass roof lanterns and raised height (by c. 1m) of the flat roof connecting from the rear of the original townhouse to the permitted mews block. Minor amendments to the floor plans and raised roof parapet height (by c. 1m) at the permitted rear mews block. And, all associated and ancillary site development works.

RETENTION: Retention permission for: (a) retractable fabric canopies fixed to the existing brick penthouse and/or with aluminium support structure, covering the roof level terrace of the front (east) block and; (b) a 1450mm high frameless glazed balustrade in lieu of the 1100mm high frameless balustrades previously permitted (Reg. Ref. 2291/13) to this terrace and (c) the continued use of the roof level terrace previously permitted (Reg. Ref. 2291/13) for three years; all at the Dean Hotel, 32, 33 & 34 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2.

RETENTION: Temporary Retention Permission for single storey laundry room extension adjacent to Nos. 4 & 5 Camden Villas for use as part of an existing guest house / hostel currently leased to Dublin City Council for use as Emergency Accommodation.

Permission for change of use from residential to guest house / hostel use of Nos. 5 & 6 Camden Villas and for two storey extension to rear of No. 6 Camden Villas, all as an extension to existing guest house / hostel at Nos. 6-9 Camden Place, first and second floor of No. 16 Camden Street and Nos. 2, 3, 4 Camden Villas, Dublin 2.

RETENTION: Temporary Retention Permission for two storey extension in Camden Villas to rear of No. 9 Camden Buildings containing open and enclosed storage at ground floor level (16 Sq. m), first floor boiler house (4.2 sq. m) with external water tanks adjacent all for use as part of an existing guest house / hostel currently leased to Dublin City Council for use as Emergency Accommodation