Site planning risk brief

Permission for change of use of a portion of the Jervis Shopping Centre development at Abbey Street Upper, Jervis Street and Mary Street, Dublin 1. Permission is sought to change the use of unit 12c and unit 13 at first floor level and unit 13 and unit 14 at first floor upper level from retail to recreational use to include a gym facility. The new facility will have a total floor area of 1726 square metres. Access will be via a new entrance lobby created from a converted vacant space at ground floor level close to the Abbey Street Upper corner with Jervis Street and will involve the construction of a new lift and linking stairs in this location. The entrance door at Abbey Street Upper will be configured to provide a new elevation in this location.

PERMISSION The works will include the demolition of the rear (South) facing elevation, renovation and restoration of existing derelict 3 storey over basement building, and construction of a 2 storey extension to infill rear (South) yard, a new 2 storey rooftop extension with a North facing roof terrace, new fenestration and shop front to the North Street Elevation. The proposed use of the development is retail on basement and ground floor level (54m2) and 1 no. 3 bedroom apartment over 1st,2nd,3rd and 4th floor level (124m2).

We Future Learning School Ltd intend to apply for permission for the development at this site, Abbey House Jervis St North City Dublin 1 D01 KV56. The development will require planning permission for upgrading of existing front elevation to Future Learning Language School with a new hatch for an existing coffee shop to the front of the premises.

The development will require retention permission of a 12.2m2 coffee shop at Future Learning Language School and planning permission for upgrading of existing front elevation with a new hatch to the front of the premises.

PI Hotels & Restaurants Ireland Ltd intends to apply for permission for development to amend a previously permitted hotel scheme (Dublin City Council Reg. Ref. 4110/17 (ABP Ref. PL29N.301416) (extended under DCC Reg. Ref. 4110/17/X1), which was subsequently amended by Dublin City Council Reg. Ref. 4679/19 (ABP Ref. PL29N.306858) and Dublin City Council Reg. Ref. 4009/23) on this site of 0.127 hectares at Twilfit House, 137-140 Abbey Street Upper, 57-60 Jervis Street and 1-4 Wolfe Tone Street, Dublin 1, D01 R2P0. The site is bound: to the north by Wolfe Tone Park; to the south by Abbey Street Upper; to the east by Jervis Street; and to the west by Wolfe Tone Street. The proposed amendments to the permitted hotel development include: lowering of floor levels at Basement Level by 300 mm; the reconfiguration of the internal layouts (from Basement Level to Seventh Floor Level to include amendments to the lift core, stair cores, bicycle parking store, service, staff and storage rooms / spaces (including Back-of-House (BoH) spaces), riser / python spaces, column concealing elements, smoke shaft automated opening vent space, fire fighting and delivery corridors, Front of House (FoH) spaces, hotel bedrooms, plant areas / rooms (which includes areas such as circulation areas and cores (lifts and stairs) and routes throughout the building; changes to structural column design at Ground Floor Level; alterations to the permitted building’s elevations from Ground to First Floor Level, including alterations to the lightwell elevations; addition of mechanical ducts and ventilation louvres to central lightwell; provision of openings in Seventh Floor Level plant screen; reconfiguration of the permitted building’s Roof Level Plan to include amendments to the lift core, stair cores, roof access ladders, drainage pop-ups, maintenance circulation spaces, PV panels, davit arm anchors, fall restraint, associated electrical containment and mechanical equipment added; alterations to the permitted building’s lift over run at roof level with an increase in height by +0.17 m OD from 30.930 m OD to 31.1 m OD; and associated alterations to permitted hard and soft landscaping and permitted scheme’s site services (mechanical and electrical, water supply, sewage disposal and surface water disposal). There is no alteration to the floor area of the permitted building arising from the proposed amendments. There is no alteration to the previously permitted number of hotel bedrooms. The previously permitted cycle parking provision is to be amended reducing the number of long-term secure bicycle parking spaces for staff from 24 No. spaces to 12 No. spaces.

PI Hotels & Restaurants Ireland Ltd intends to apply for permission for development of 5 No. illuminated external signs and building façade lighting at Twilfit House, 137-140 Abbey Street Upper, 57-60 Jervis Street and 1-4 Wolfe Tone Street, Dublin 1, D01 R2P0. This external signage and lighting application relates to a previously permitted hotel development (Dublin City Council Reg. Ref. 4110/17 / ABP Ref. PL29N.301416 (extended under DCC Reg. Ref. 4110/17/X1), which was subsequently amended by DCC Reg. Ref. 4679/19 / ABP Ref. PL29N.306858 and DCC Reg. Ref. 4009/23) that is currently under construction. The proposed development consists of the erection of: (a) 4 No. high level signs of c. 1.81 sq.m each, with backlit illumination to both roundel and letters, located on the north, east, and west elevations (b) 1 No. low level sign of c. 0.88 sq.m with backlit illumination to both roundel and letters on the southeastern elevation (c) All signage is single sided consisting of aluminium panel powder coated purple, with applied vinyl graphics. (d) the provision of building façade lighting, 4 no. wash uplighters and 2 no. strip downlighters.