Planning precedent report

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: a) Change of use of the first floor and second floor attic, from Licensed Wine and Spirit Shop to Licensed Restaurant and the shared use for both shop and restaurant of the ground floor entrance hall and stairs, and associated minor works including an external sign on Balfe Street; and b) Alterations to the existing roof mounted venitilation equipment.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for the following: (a) change of use of the entire building of 416sqm (basement, ground floor, first floor and attic levels) from retail to off-licence (including ancillary spaces) selling wines and spirits and; (b) the change of text of the existing projecting sign at high level, and the name above the door, both on Harry Street, and; (c) the application of removable gold lettering to the glass of the lower sashes of the ground floor windows on all three elevations. The application includes, (d) the installation of removable shelf/display units including ground floor level window displays of non-alcohol produce.

The display of halo illuminated signs (individual letters) above the ground floor window and building entrance on the Chatham Street elevation and above the building entrance on the Balfe Street elevation; and the installation of 3 no. projecting flagpoles at first floor level on the Balfe Street elevation to the north of the building entrance for the display of national and (non-commercial) organisation flags

Permission for development at Chatham House, Chatham Street, Dublin 2 bounded to the south by Chatham Street, to the north by 4 Harry Street (Protected Structure), to the west by Balfe Street and to the east by Chatham Lane. The development will consist of the demolition of the existing three storey over basement building on the site and the construction of a 3,005 sq.m (GFA) six storey over basement mixed use building comprising an interactive multi-media exhibition area with associated offices, toilets and storage areas, plant areas, cycle parking (15 no. spaces) and bin storage areas in the basement; a multi-media exhibition and gallery area with an entrance from Chatham Street, an entrance lobby with entrances from Balfe Street and Chatham Lane and an ESB substation at ground floor; a multi-purpose conference and education space, meeting room, toilets and ancillary space at first floor; a total of 1425 sq.m (NFA) of office accommodation on the second, third, fourth and fifth floors with tiered roof terraces facing onto Chatham Street on the fourth and fifth floors; and 140 sq.m of solar photovoltaic ('PV') modules and a 160 sq.m plant area enclosure at roof level.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for development that will consist of a glazed canopy (2838mm x 13050mm) fixed to the front of the building (a Protected Structure) at first floor level to overhang at a height 2580mm above the existing pavement seating on the pedestrian section of Harry Street. Building is located at junction of Harry Street (pedestrian section) and Swan Yard to end of Chatham Lane (road). Main access from Harry Street.

Permission for development will consist of (a) the removal of the existing signage, (b) the installation of new fascia signage to the front elevation which shall be individually mounted letters with halo backlight illumination, (c) all associated site works.