Planning precedent report

The development will consist of (i) construction of a six storey student accomodation building with basement and roof terrace containing 22 no. bedrooms (31 no. bed spaces ), (ii) provision of external bin storage and of a total of 35 no. bicycle parking spaces, including 31 no resident spaces and 4 no. visitor spaces (iii) all ancillary works inclusive of drainage, landscaping and boundary treatments necessary to facilitate the development.

The development will consist of the replacement of the existing telephone kiosks with a new Telephone Kiosk with integral communication unit and a 1.53sq.metre digital advertising display. The proposed structure has an overall height 2.43m, a depth of 0.762m and a width 1.096m.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE A bicycle storage unit with a green roof to accommodate 46 no. cycle spaces, together with 18 no. uncovered cycle spaces, located within an enclosed courtyard of the Main Building (as extended) of the TU Dublin, Bolton Street campus (TU Dublin, Bolton Street, D01 K822) and secured by an existing access gate, along with associated landscaping, site works and services. The bicycle storage unit will be a covered single-storey structure. The proposed development is within the curtilage of a protected structure (RPS Ref. 836).

RETENTION PERMISSION: the retention and continuation of use on a permanent basis as previously granted under planning permission Ref No. 2333/21 of the existing four storey over basement terrace building with 12 bedrooms as bed and breakfast accommodation.

RETENTION: Change of use of the existing four storey over basement terrace building from residential use (5 no. two bed flats) to bed and breakfast accommodation. The layout comprises of a breakfast/dining room at basement level and 12 bedrooms on ground, first, second & third floor.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: PERMISSION: The development will consist of permission for new restaurant design and layout at ground (130m2) and basement (187m2) floor levels only (protected structure), total area 317m2. Works includes internal alterations to restaurant, kitchen and associated staff and ancillary accoommodation, all at basement and ground floor levels. A new advertising signage to front elevation of the building at ground floor level. Also included are alterations to existing site drainage and mechanical ducting extraction and associated siteworks around the revised ground and basement floor layout, internally to make it building regulations compliant. Upper levels are not part of this applicatoion. A restaurant was previously granted for this location, planning reference no. 4529/04 and fire safety certificate reference no. FSC1607/05. This work was carried out.