Planning precedent report

Planning permission for the construction of a new 5-storey 2,050 sq.m office building with a relocated vehicle access off Herbert Lane to 3 no. parking spaces and 20 cycle spaces, including a new sub-station at lower ground floor and with new railings, signage and a pedestrian access off Herbert Place to the upper ground floor, on a site within a Conservation Area currently used as a car park.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for development at a site located between Herbert Place and Herbert Lane, Dublin 2. The site comprises a car park, adjacent to No. 4 Herbert Place (protected structure, RPS Ref.: 3705), which was formerly associated with No. 73 Baggot Street Lower (protected structure, RPS Ref.: 384). The proposed development will consist of: (i) The construction of a 4 storey residential building (including lower ground floor) abutting No. 4 Herbert Place (protected structure) fronting onto Herbert Place. The proposed building will contain the following: • 4 no. two bedroom apartment units with private amenity space in the form of balcony/terrace to the front of the building; • 2 no. three bedroom townhouses with private amenity space in the form of a front and rear gardens. (ii) The construction of a 2 storey mews building to the rear of the site accessed from Herbert Lane. The mews building will contain the following: A car port a ground floor level providing 2 no. car parking space (1 no. each for the proposed town houses); • 1 no. 2 bedroom apartment at first floor level with associated terrace/ balcony. (iii) The provision of 2 no. external platform lifts to the front of the building providing access to street level; (iv) All associated and incidental site development and infrastructural works including site clearance, incidental works/removal of existing boundary wall/ railings, new boundary treatments, plants, landscaping, tree removal, bin stores, and bicycle parking.

Development at a site located at car park adjacent No. 4 Herbert Place and Herbert Lane, Dublin 2. The proposed development consists of the following: (i) Provision of office development 1,657 sq.m of up to 5 storeys in height (including lower ground floor) with terrace at set back top floor. (ii) Provision of two no. 2-bedroom apartments over 2-storeys accessed from Herbert Lane including private and communal open space in the form of courtyards, terrace and balcony. (iii) All associated and incidental site development and infrastructural works including site clearance, plant, substation and PV panels, landscaping and bicycle parking.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: For the change of use from office to residential use all within the curtilage of a Protected Structure (Ref. No. 3705) at 4 Herbert Place, Dublin 2, D02 WY46 by way of the following: Two options are proposed for planning-Option 1 being a Lower Ground Floor I No 1 bed Apartment with 1 No Single residence for the remaining floors (Total 2 Units) and Option 2 being 1 No 2 bedroom apartment to the Lower Ground Floor and 3 No 1 bedroom Apartments with separate home offices for the remaining floors (Total 4 Units). Works include the associated refurbishment works to the existing building including the replacement of non-original windows with replication windows and the demolition of the 20th century toilet block to the rear of the building.

For the change of use from 2 storey mews office to two bedroom residential dwelling with related alterations.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning Permission sought for works to basement of a Protected Structure. The development consists of alterations and renovation refurbishment to interior to include internal walls, floors and damp proofing including replacement of floor, modern front door screen, flat roof to rear and replacement of external steel gate to front to match existing wrought iron.