Site planning risk brief

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: PERMISSION: The development will consist of internal reconfiguration at basement and ground floor level and internal alterations and external extensions at fourth floor level to the existing hotel to provide 16no. additional bedrooms (161 in total), as follows: (1) Basement Level: 4no. en-suite bedrooms at basement level in lieu of gym area and storage and provision of new smaller gym and storage rooms; (2) Ground Level: 8no. en-suite bedrooms at ground floor in lieu of existing 3no. adjacent meeting rooms and extending into the existing external courtyard and involving the creation a larger external courtyard to suit the new bedroom layout; (3) Fourth Floor: 4no ensuite bedrooms provided on existing external terraces either side of the existing lift core on Strand Street Great elevation accessed from existing fourth floor bedroom corridor and resulting in new build extensions at this level of 134sqm. Proposals at this level also include a new service door to the retained terrace area and a new escape stairs to the roof level. (4) Roof Level: New plant enclosure to facilitate generator relocated from fourth floor terrace. The proposed development increases the overall hotel from 9580sqm to 9670sqm (an overall net increase of 90sqm gross floor area) and the total number of hotel bedrooms will increase from 145no. to 161 no. 14 & 15 Ormond Quay Lower are Protected Structures (RPS Ref: 6062 and 6063).

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission for development at a site of 0.018 hectares. The propsed development comprises the change of use from office use to 8 no. one bed short-stay apartments with ancillary office/lobby at ground floor level of c.28 sqm. The proposed development includes the following works: (A) The conservation, renovation and repair of the existing building; (B) Minor interventions to existing floor plans and layouts, including new wall/enclosure insertions on basement, ground, first and second floors; (C) Removal of recent plaster insertions and cornicing at ceiling level; (D) New floor, wall and ceiling finishes internally as specified in the submitted drawings; (E) General repairs and cleaning of the external façade, including cleaning and repointing of front (south) façade brick; (F) Structural upgrading of existing floors; (G) Replacement 3 no. existing metal sash windows to front (south) elevation with timber replicas of original and replacement of existing PVC basement window to south elevation with timber replica of original; (H) On rear (north) and courtyard (east) elevations, restoration of existing timber sash windows and removal of existing cement plaster and replacement with lime plaster. On courtyard elevation, insertion of 2 no. aluminium double glazed windows with slim line frames (1st and 2nd floor) and 1 no. metal frame window (ground floor); (I) All associated and ancillary works, including other minor interventions to existing layouts to facilitate the proposed short stay use and provision of upgrade services. The total gross floor area of the proposed use is 455 sqm.

Permission for the relocation of the existing vehicular access-controlled gates which open onto Strand Street Great located at Ha'penny Bridge House, 19/22 Lower Ormond Quay, D01 AE95, 1-6 Swift's Row and 17-18 Strand Street Great, Dublin 1.

Retention planning permission sought for change of use from retail to cafe for the sale of hot and cold food for consumption both on and off the premises together with minor alterations to front elevation and the provision of signage.

The proposed development will consist of the following: Erection of external signage to proposed Leon Restaurant to Millennium Walkway and Strand Street Great elevations and awning to millennium walk elevation and to amend condition No. 7 of planning permission Ref: 3016/14 to amend opening hours to Sunday to Wednesday 07.00-22.00 and Thursday to Saturday 11.00-23.00, including all associated site and ancillary works at this address, Unit 7, Millennium Walkway, Dublin 1, D01 EO1 EOH9.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: PERMISSION: For the change of use of the existing 59.5 sqm first floor tattoo parlour to one bed residential unit, associated internal alterations and all associated refurbishment and remedial works.