Planning precedent report

Planning permission for development on a site of 0.34 ha at New Century House, Mayor Street Lower, IFSC, Dublin 1, D01 K8N7. The site is bound by Mayor Street Lower to the north, Citi Bank building fronting North Wall Quay to the south, and Clarion Quay apartment development to the east and Commons Street to the west. The proposed development comprises of the following: - Provision of 2 no. metal sign boards to the bank branch facade of the northern and eastern elevations; - Increase in width (c.475mm) and illumination of permitted totem sign; - Provision of double doors to replace single entrance door of the bank branch; - Installation of ATM on the northern elevation of the bank branch; - Provision of canopy sign with illuminated uplighting to the permitted office building.

Planning permission for development on a site of 0.34 ha at New Century House, Mayor Street Lower, IFSC, Dublin 1, D01 K8N7. The site is bound by Mayor Street Lower to the north, Citi Bank building fronting North Wall Quay to the south, and Clarion Quay apartment development to the east and Commons Street to the west. The proposed development comprises of the following: • Refurbishment of the existing 6 no. storey building to provide for a new façade treatment to all elevations. • Provision of new part double height reception space to the rear elevation. • Relocation of existing bank branch to the north east corner of the ground floor resulting in a change of use from office to bank in this area. • Reduction of the existing bank branch from 216sqm to 187sqm. • Change of use of former bank branch to office use at ground floor level (147 sqm). • Provision of new universally accessible pedestrian entrance to bank branch from street level along the northern elevation of the building. • Provision of refurbished entrance to the office development to the north elevation fronting Mayor Street Lower. • Provision of additional mechanical plant at roof level. • Minor infill to office floor plate at 5th floor level resulting in an increase of 79 sqm of office floor space overall. • Minor reconfiguration of internal office floor plates. • Reconfiguration of basement level to provide ancillary office amenities and additional bike parking spaces (195 no. spaces) and 49 carpark spaces including 7no. new electric car charge points and 3 no. new universally accessible parking bays. • Upgrade of the hard and soft landscaping within the courtyard area and provision of new canopy area to courtyard on the southern elevation and provision of new screen to courtyard along the southern boundary of the site. • Minor alternations to the hard landscaping to the north of the development fronting Mayor Street Lower. • The proposed development also includes accessible terraces at 5th floor level to the north, east and west, and all other associated site development works necessary to facilitate the development. The proposed development will result in an increase in gross floor area from 12,223 sqm to 12,365 sqm.

Permission for a wall-mounted barber's pole sign, approx. 800mm in height, to the front facade.

The development will consist of: (a) the change of use from coffee shop use to restaurant use, (b) the removal of existing fascia signage while maintaining the existing signage zone, (c) all associated site works.

The development will consist of the installation of roof-mounted solar photovoltaic panels to include all ancillary works and services.

Planning permission for development on a site at No. 1 Commons Street, Dublin 1, D01 Y048 (which is a 2 no. storey office at the fourth and fifth floor levels, accessible via a ground floor reception area at Commons Street, with office floors located above the 4 no. storey commercial car park - IFSC Carpark, Commons Street, Dublin 1, D01 DA34). The site is bounded to the north by the Exchange, Georges Dock, an office block; to the east by Commons Street; to the south by the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel, Custom House Quay; and to the west by Exchange Place. The development will consist of alterations to the front (east), rear (west) elevations in respect of the reception and office frontages from ground to roof levels (with no change to the floor area of the existing office floor plate). The development will consist of demolition of existing cladding and provision of new glazing and metal clad vertical columns and horizontal beams with integrated backlit business identification signage at reception facade at ground floor level to third floor level on Commons Street; removal of existing cladding and provision of new glazing and metal clad vertical columns and horizontal beams at fourth and fifth floor levels on Commons Street and Exchange Place; changes to the materials and finishes of the fourth floor level and fifth floor level balconies on Commons Street and Exchange Place; replacement of existing atrium rooflights with glazed atrium rooflights and all associated site development works.