Planning precedent report

RETENTION: the retention of the change of use from a shop to restaurant.

Retention of change of use of Apartment Nos. 20, 21 and 38 from residential to serviced apartments for short term hotel letting use. The apartments are operated and managed by Drury Court Hotel. There are no works proposed as part of this application.

Planning permission for the change of use from cafe/retail to restaurant use, with associated new fascia signage, fascia lighting, internal refurbishment and fitout.

Permission for amendments to approved hotel redevelopment (ref. 3493/15, 4082/16, 3439/17, 2415/18 and 2496/19) to consist of: A) The conversion of existing 58 sqm ground floor covered outdoor seating area to internal hotel common area with new glazed façade, including sliding door sets between existing stone pillars; B) Alterations and extension to existing hotel entrance canopy; C) Alterations to existing secondary accommodation door fronting St. Stephens Street; D) Alterations to signage, lighting, materials and associated amendments to façade. The above amendment will represent a gross increase of floor area of 58 sqm bringing the total gross internal area of the hotel to 6,564 sqm.

Permission for amendments to approved hotel re-development ( ref. 3493/15, 4082/16, 3439/17, 2415/18), at The Grafton Capital Hotel, 31-33 Lower Stephen Street and 1-3 Digges Lane, Dublin 2, to consist of: a) The conversion of the 1st floor bar to four meeting rooms, with omission of open stairs from ground floor; b) Provision of an MV Switch Room, with omission of one bedroom, at first floor, south-west corner; c) The provision of private roof terraces to 10 no. bedrooms at 6th floor level, with associated balustrades and privacy screens; d) Minor alterations to the Digges Lane facade; and e) Alterations to the hotel signage on the east, north and west facades. The total number of bedrooms will reduce from 123 to 122. There is no change in gross floor area of the development.

The proposed works will include altering height of stairwell access roof, relocation of access door, installation of new safety handrail to perimeter of parapet wall and installation of pressed metal capping to existing damaged capping.