Planning precedent report

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for development at lands at 3 Henrietta Lane, Dublin 1. The lands are situated to the rear of and within the curtilage of the protected structure at 3 Henrietta Street, Dublin 1. The development will consist of the construction of a 4 level apartment building, setback from the boundary to 4 Henrietta Lane and accessed from Henrietta Lane. The development sets back to a 3 level building as it faces the rear structure to 3 Henrietta Street. The development will consist of 9no. apartments, comprising of 3no. studio units, 6no. 2-bed units. Ancillary residential functions including bin storage and bicycle storage are accommodated at ground level. The total development area is 734sqm.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: For development at this site at 5 and 6 Henrietta Street, Dublin 1. The lands are situated to the rear of and within the curtilage of the protected structure. The development will consist of the construction of an artist’s studio, set back from the boundary adjoining 4 and 7 Henrietta Street, and accessed from Henrietta Lane. The development includes 2 no. studios over two storeys, featuring an external staircase for access to the upper floor. The total site area of the development is 212msq.

Planning permission is sought for the demolition of existing three-storey building containing 2 commercial units at ground level and 2 three-bed apartments at upper levels fronting Bolton Street and a single storey shed fronting Henrietta Lane; the construction of a residential/ commercial development in two blocks consisting of: 1 no. commercial unit at ground floor with an area of 51m2, 1 no. two-bed apartment and 6 no. one-bed apartments in five-storey block with setback at upper floor level fronting Bolton Street, and 5 no. two-bed apartments, 7 no. one-bed apartments, and 3 no. studio units, in four storey block with setbacks at upper floors fronting Henrietta Lane; the development contains a total of 22 apartments (6 x 2 bed, 13 x 1 bed and 3 x studio units) with access from Bolton Street and central stair and lift core, incorporating bicycle and refuse stores and ancillary site works all on site of 0.055Ha.

Permission is sought for the construction of a residential apartment development consisting of 2 no. two bed apartments and 8 no. one bed apartments in a four storey block to the rear with set back at upper floor and north facing balconies at each level fronting onto Henrietta Lane providing a total of 10 apartments with access through existing 3 storey building to be retained fronting onto Bolton Street and incorporating bicycle and refuse storage and ancillary site works all on site of 0.044Ha.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development will consist of works and change of use to 5-6 Henrietta Street, Dublin 1, protected structures located in an Architectural Conservation Area. The proposed development is part of an overall masterplan (which also, under a separate planning application, includes the development of Long Term Occupancy Housing and Artists’ Studios at lands to rear of 5, 6, 7 and 8 Henrietta Street within the curtilage of protected structures and facing onto Henrietta Lane), and will comprise conservation, repair and adaptation works to 5 - 6 Henrietta Street for the re-joining of 5 and 6 Henrietta Street into a single central ‘Palace’ structure as originally designed, and for a change of use from multiple Artists’ Studios incorporating overnight accommodation, to use as Long and Short Term Lease Apartments consisting of the following development works: The provision of one no. two bedroom long term occupancy apartment, a laundry, service area and storage at basement level, one no. two bedroom apartment at ground level, one no. two bedroom apartment at first floor level, one no. three bedroom apartment at second floor level, one no. three bedroom apartments at third floor level, the insertion of a lift, the installation of building services required to service the proposed new uses, general conservation and repair works to: front and rear façade brickwork and stonework, roof and chimney stacks, internal joinery, internal plaster work walls ceilings and cornices, timber and stone floors, reinstatement of original 1740s door, doorcase, window and railing configurations to front facades, internal works at basement, ground, first, second and third floor levels to facilitate fire safety and general internal circulation and landscaping works to rear garden.

RETENTION PERMISSION: the retention and continuation of use on a permanent basis as previously granted under planning permission Ref No. 2333/21 of the existing four storey over basement terrace building with 12 bedrooms as bed and breakfast accommodation.