Planning precedent report

The development will consist of the erection of new hotel signage which will comprise of the following: 2 no. horizontal lettering signs on front façade (8.28m x 0.625), 1 no. sign over main entrance (3.59m x 0.34m), 2 no. signs on either side of main entrance (0.6m x 0.6m), 1 no. horizontal lettering signage (5.38m x 0.44m) on southern façade (O’Rahilly Parade) and 1 no. horizontal lettering signage (4m x 0.33m) on western façade (Moore Street). All of the above proposed signage will have internal LED illumination.

Permission for development to amend a previously permitted hotel (DCC Reg. Ref. 3303/18, the 'parent permission'; which has been subsequently amended by DCC Reg. Ref. 4352/18; ABP Ref. 303553-19) at this site of c. 603 sqm at Nos. 17, 18 and 19 Moore Lane, Dublin 1. The development will consist of the provision of 2 no. additional floors (804sqm) (with setbacks along Parnell Street and Moore Lane, respectively) to the permitted 7 no. storey (including lower ground floor level) hotel building resulting in a 9 no. storey building with a gross floor area of 4,857sqm (including a lower ground floor level of 517sqm). The development will result in an additional 33 no. additional bedrooms (increasing the total number of bedrooms from 141 no. permitted to 174 no. proposed). The development will also include: amendments to the permitted internal layout to the fifth and sixth floor levels; associated elevational changes; the provision of SUDs measures, including a sedum roof; rooftop plant; and all ancillary development above and below ground.

The development will consist of the installation of an ATM machine to the existing shop front south/west elevation fronting Moore Street.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for a period of 15 years at a site, 'Dublin Central - Site 5' (c. 0.18 Ha) at No. 22 - 25 Moore Street, No. 13 Moore Lane, No. 14 Moore Lane (otherwise known as Nos. 1 - 3 O'Rahilly Parade and Nos. 14 - 15 Moore Lane or Nos. 1 - 8 O'Rahilly Parade and Nos. 14 - 15 Moore Lane), Dublin 1 and otherwise generally bounded by O'Rahilly Parade to the north, by Moore Lane to the east, by No. 21 Moore Street and No. 12 Moore Lane to the south and by Moore Street to the west. The proposed development comprises: - A mixed-use scheme in a single building (c. 6,478 sq. m gross floor area) ranging in height from 2 - 6 storeys (top floor set back) over single storey localised basement. The building includes office space (c. 5,753 sq. m) from 1st to 5th floor with office lobby at ground floor level, with 3no. terraces at 2nd, 3rd and 5th floor respectively (c. 401 sq. m in total) and 3no. licenced restaurant / café units with takeaway / collection facility at ground floor (Unit 1 on Moore Lane, O'Rahilly Parade and the proposed new public plaza - c. 228 sq. m, Unit 2 on the proposed new public plaza - c. 271 sq. m and Unit 3 on Moore Street, O'Rahilly Parade and the proposed new public plaza - c. 179 sq. m), together with provision of a 'delivery hub' unit at ground floor level (c. 46 sq. m). All associated and ancillary site development, demolition, landscaping, site infrastructure and temporary works, including: - Demolition of all existing buildings and structures on site (c. 2,312 sq. m); Provision of part of a new public plaza (168 sq. m) and associated temporary works pending completion of the combined plaza with the concurrent planning application for the adjoining Site 4 immediately to the south (1,253 sq. m public plaza overall); 58no. bicycle parking spaces at ground floor level with associated cycling welfare facilities; Plant at basement and roof level; Building signage zone and retractable canopies; Laying of underground drainage infrastructure from O'Rahilly Parade to connect with existing drainage network on Parnell Street via Moore Street. The application site is outside the O'Connell Street Architectural Conservation Area. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) accompanies this application.

RETENTION: Retention Permission for a temporary period of 4 years and 11 months, at a site at the rear of Nos. 46-49 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1, situated on Moore Lane for development comprising the continued use of a commercial, off-street car park located over two levels (c. 2,644 sq. m GFA) and associated signage, at the rear of No. 46-49 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1. The car park comprises of 100no. spaces and is accessed / egressed off Moore Lane; at a site of c. 0.14 Ha.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of full roof, façade and shopfront repair; with the intention of fully weathering the envelope of this protected structure.