Planning precedent report

Planning permission for the following amendments to the development permitted by DCC Reg. Ref. 2915/20 and ABP Ref. ABP-309466-21 for a new hotel at this 0.1918 ha site at 36 Bride Street, Dublin 8, D08 AX62 and Molyneux House, 67-69, Bride Street, Dublin 8, D08 C8CN (1) overall floor area increase of 102.02 sq.m. (2) updated depiction of retained Stephenson facade on drawings to accurately show what is retained on site following completion of updated survey from ground to fifth floor level, (3) change to shape of rear elevation from ground to eight floor level causing a floor area reduction of 8.87 sq.m. at ground floor level, floor area increase of 0.59 sq.m. at 1st to 5th floor level (inclusive), no floor area change at 6th to 8th floor level, (4) basement level plant area reduction of 28.27 sq.m. (5) at ground floor level - landscaping changes within northern external terrace comprising amendments to planters and trees, rearrangement of bike spaces and paving material change, previous void area changed to plant area of 43.10 sq.m., installation of external lighting, changes to entrance/exit doors on all elevations comprising the removal of one main door entrance door, removal of a door from lobby to outdoor seating area, three meeting room doors change from double to single doors and position change for door exiting onto Peter Street, new sign over main entrance box (Bride Street elevation 1-1), replacement of permitted external gates with a double vehicle gate containing single pedestrian gate within it (Bride Street elevation 1-1), (6) at first floor level - increase in plant area of 15.94 and removal of skylight, (7) at second floor level - steps added to retained Stephenson room, (8) at third floor level - amendments to glazed roof comprising pitch angle changed and panels above link bridge changed to opaque, (9) at fourth floor level - stepping out of building line causing floor area increase of 3.8sqm to this floor, (10) at fifth floor level - stepping out of building line (no change in floor area) and additional plant equipment on roof, (11) at sixth floor level - additional plant equipment on roof and change in position of external door, (12) at eighth floor level - increase in the size of plant area by 4.08 sq.m.. (13) John Field Road Elevation 2-2 - changes to fritting on glazed curtain walling comprising the removal of fritting to the upper section panel and material change from brick to grey Sto Render at 7th and 8th floor, (14) Peter Street Elevation 3-3 window fritting changes comprising vertical frosted sections added to panes, directional change to brickwork from vertical to horizontal, at 3rd floor to 5th floor level - change of poem wording and change in material from brick to bronze lettering, (15) Rear elevation 5-5 partial material change from red brick to grey Sto render at ground to 8th floor level, level change for plant screen and parapet from +20.04 to 20.24, (16) northern block elevation 6-6 - changes to fritting on curtain walling comprising removal of fritting from upper section of panel and inclusion of artwork on the rear of the retained Stephenson facade, (17) Southern block elevation 7-7 - partial material change from brickwork to grey Sot render 1st to 8th floor, changes to fritting on glazed curtain walling comprising removal of fritting from upper section of panel and addition of vertical frosted sections to panels and directional change of brickwork from vertical to horizontal, (18) rear of retained Stephenson facade - additional of artwork from ground to 3rd floor level.

Planning permission for development at a c. 0.1918 ha site at 36 Bride Street, Dublin 8, D08 AX62 and Molyneux House, 67-69 Bride Street, Dublin 8, D08 C8CN. The development will consist of the following; 1) The demolition of an existing single-storey pitched roofed light industrial building (c. 480sqm) and a 2/4/5-storey office building including the remaining external walls and roof of Molyneux Chapel (c. 2,639sqm); 2) The construction of a 247-room hotel building comprising of a part 4-storey, part 5-storey brickwork and polyester-powder coated framed glazed block facing Bride Street and a nine storey brickwork and polyester-powder coated framed glass block at the corner of Bride Street and Peter Street. A total of 14 disability accessible bedrooms are included; 3) The proposed building has a total height of 31.856m above ground (+44.41m ODM, including lift overrun), stepping back at 4th, 5th and 6th floor levels with a gross floor area of c. 8,326 sqm (including basement of c. 261 sqm); 4) The retention of a 4-storey brick facade element to Bride Street to create an 'art-link' open air gallery space at ground floor level and the insertion of a linked gallery 'Stephenson Room' at 2nd floor level; 5) Polyester powder-coated steel entrance gates, cycle parking stands both inside and outside gates and hard and soft landscaping elements and external seating to the existing terrace courtyard at the northern boundary of the site; 6) A ground floor 'Living Room' foyer area will include a bar and servery, check-in pods, soft seating areas and meeting rooms, toilets and back of house areas with links to the open air gallery and landscaped terrace courtyard. This area will span the entire width of the building on Bride Street and include side hung glazed terrace doors as well as a draught lobby with 2 no. sets of bi-parting automated doors; 7) An electrical sub-station located at ground floor on the Peter Street facade; 8) An existing part basement area is proposed to be retained for plant; 9) Rooftop plant areas above both 5th floor and 9th floor areas will be screened with polyester powder-coated louvered metal panels; 10) Artwork poem at 3rd, 4th and 5th floor levels to brickwork panel to Bride Street corner of the Peter Street facade; 11) 2 no. signage panels at 9th floor level to brick panels; 12) All other engineering and associated site development works.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist/consists of the proposed replacement of existing single-glazed windows and ground floor door of 1980's bindery building that falls within the curtilage of Archbishop Marsh's Library (protected structure ref. 7747), with double-glazing. No change of use proposed.

Provision of Off Licence subsidiary to main Retail Use.

Change of use from restaurant use to retail use with a gross internal floor area of 215.4m2 and all associated works.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: 10 year planning permission for: (1) removal and disposal of galvanised metal security window guards from outside face of 4no. south porch windows, (2) removal and disposal of external storm glazing from 3no. south porch windows, (3) cleaning repair and conservation works to 3no. south porch windows involving temporary removal to allow works to be undertaken, (4) returning and re-fixing of 3no. glazed windows, (5) fixing of replacement external insert black wire window guards to 4no. windows. The Cathedral is a protected structure under the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act 1999.