Planning precedent report

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for development at 9-12 Dawson Street, Dublin 2 (No. 11-12 and facade only of No. 9-10 (Protected Structure). The premises consists of Building A (a 1930s building bounded by Dawson Lane and to rear of no. 11-12), Building B (a 1964 building facing Dawson Street and Dawson Lane, to the front of no. 11-12), and Building C (a 1971 building, No. 9-10 Dawson Street). Permission was granted (Reg. Ref. 4716/18) for the overall development and refurbishment of these buildings. As part of that, a change of use totalling 851.7 m2. of the ground floor of No. 9-10 Dawson Street and rear of No. 11-12 Dawson Street from office use to licensed restaurant use was granted. The continued use of the basement for plant and car parking with access from Dawson Lane was approved in that application as well as introducing cycle parking, storage, shower and locker facilities for the entire building. Permission is now sought to use a part of the basement area, (170 sq.m in extent) for staff toilets, staff changing and storage, exclusively dedicated to serve the permitted restaurant at ground floor level.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE Allied Irish Banks plc intends to apply for planning permission for development at 9-12 Dawson Street, Dublin 2 (Protected Structure). The development will consist of the installation of 9 no. CCTV cameras affixed to the external elevations of the building - 2 no. on the western (Dawson Street) elevation; 3 no. on the southern (Dawson Lane) elevation, and 4 no. on the eastern (Dawson Lane) elevation.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: (Extent of Protected Structure: Building A (1934), onto Dawson Lane: Building envelope and main office spaces; Building B (1964), 11-12 Dawson Street: Elevations to Dawson Street & Dawson Lane & main staircase with stained glass windows; Building C (1971), 9-10 Dawson Street: Front elevation only) The proposed development consists of a variation to the previously approved development Reg. Ref 4716/18. The proposed changes to the previously approved are: a. Modifications to the basement and ground floor access arrangement to the new stair core on the east elevation of the new build element to the rear of Building C (1971) at Dawson Lane, including provision of a metal enclosure to the basement access stair, adjustments to steps and hard landscaping b. Provision of an additional security barrier to the top of the existing vehicular ramp.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: PERMISSION is sought by Razorlight Ltd for permission for a development at 9-12 Dawson Street, a Protected Structure. Permission was previously granted (Reg. Ref. 4716/18) and extended, for a change of use totalling 851.7sq.m. of the ground floor of number 9-10 Dawson Street and rear of 11-12 Dawson Street from office to licensed restaurant. Permission was also granted (Reg.Ref.3889/24) to use part of the basement area (170 sq. m. in extent) for staff toilets, staff changing and storage to serve the restaurant at ground floor level. Works to implement these permissions are commencing and these are expected to be completed by October 2025. The original permission, as extended, will expire before that date and so permission is now sought, for the normal statutory period, to renew these permissions, i.e. the use of 851.7 sq. m of the ground floor of 9-12 as a licensed restaurant and the use of 170 sq. m of the basement for staff toilets, staff changing and storage associated with the restaurant.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: the development will consist of signage on the external elevations of 11-12 Dawson Street comprising individually mounted steel letters and logo over the entrance door facing Dawson Street, individually mounted steel letters and company sign within a steel frame (600 mm square) at ground floor elevation facing Dawson Lane; application of perforated PVC film displaying the company sign on the glazed internal lobby doors on the Dawson Street entrance and the repainting of the existing sign above the entrance door facing Dawson Lane to match the surrounding facade.

The proposed development will consist of the change of use of the lower ground floor level and part of the ground floor level (to provide entrance / access arrangements) of the retail unit within the existing development on site, for use as an indoor sports and recreation facility (Class 11), occupying an area of 484 sq.m. The proposed development includes associated internal reconfiguration, tenant signage zone, and all associated and ancillary development works. The existing development on site was permitted under Reg. Ref.: 2338/15 and An Bord Pleanála Reg. Ref.: PL29S.244917, while the extent of the subject retail unit was permitted under Reg. Ref.: 3356/17.