Planning precedent report

Planning permission sought for provision of additional fifth floor office accommodation of 128m sq. Provision of a new balcony fronting onto 27 Lower Mount Street. Provision of the associated roof plant. Provision of steel balcony detail and secondary fire escape stairwell to Verschoyle Place elevation and the removal of windows at each level to replace with escape doors. Provision of new 4m sq. ESB networks metering room to basement level at 27 Lower Mount street, Dublin 2.

The Development will Consist/Consists of Modifications to elevation treatment and modifications to railings.

The proposed development will consist of: • The removal of the existing windows on all external elevations; • The installation of new double-glazed windows on all external elevations. The new windows will feature slimline black PVC frames and; • All associated site works.

The development will consist of the replacement of the existing double telephone box with a new telephone kiosk with an integral communication unit and a 1.53sq. metre digital advertising display. The proposed structure will be 1.1 metre northwest of the position of the existing telephone box and have an overall height of 2.43m, a depth of 0.762m and a width of 1.096m.

Permission for development at a site of c.0.288ha (c.2883m2) at No's 73 to 83 Mount Street Lower (Ballaugh House and Timberlay House), Dublin 2, bounded by Mount Street Lower to the south, Grattan Street to the west, the Madison Court apartments and Grattan Court East to the north, and bounded to the east by Grattan Court East. The proposed development includes the following elements: the demolition of the existing 4 storey (over Lower Ground Floor) to 5 storey office structures (total c.6,693m2), including removal of 62 car parking spaces, and the construction of a new 5 storey office development (c.9,022m2 – including café at ground floor) over lower ground floor (c.1,864m2) and single basement (c.2,061m2), providing an overall total of c.12,947m2; provision for 20 car and 90 bicycle spaces; relocation of vehicular access/egress to development (and to adjacent Madison Court Apartments) from Grattan Street to Grattan Court East, provision of roof gardens/terraces, roof plant, signage, site landscaping and all associated and ancillary development and site works above and below ground.

CHANGE OF USE: Permission for the change of use of existing office building to a family hub to facilitate a short-term emergency accommodation development for homeless families and individuals consisting of 72 no. ensuite bedrooms, communal kitchen/dining area and all associated ancillary development works including bicycle parking and landscaping