Site planning risk brief

Permission for development at a site of 0.11 ha at the building known as the Annex Building, located to the east of the building formerly known as the Central Bank Building and to the south of Cope Street, and the Commercial Buildings, Dame St, Dublin 2. The development consists of minor amendments to the permitted d development at both the Annex Building and the Commercial Buildings, as permitted under Plan. Reg. Ref.:3154/17, as follows: Annex Building: 1. Modification to entrance from the terrace to first floor restaurant/cafe area. 2. Elimination of the permitted door and escape route from east stair core over roof and proposed new escape stairs from Annex roof terrace. 3. Proposed new plant zone to include acoustic louvred screening above setback from the parapet at roof level of the Annex Building. 4. Minor elevational changes including new door in the western facade. Commercial Buildings: 1. Reinstatement of the escape passage at ground floor level on the eastern side of the Commercial Buildings. 2. Internal reconfiguration of the permitted retail unit at ground and first floor including retaining the existing internal staircase. 3. Minor elevational changes to the permitted Office entrance between the Annex and Commercial Buildings to include a revolving door entrance and central stair core glazed element. 4. Minor alterations to the facade materials.

Planning Permission for works at this address: Proposed Los Igunas Restaurant, Annex Building, Dame Street, Dublin 2. The proposed development will consist of the following: Erect 2 No. external signage at proposed Los Igunas Restaurant, all ancillary associated site works.

Planning permission for 3 no. signs located internally behind the glazed façade at ground level in Unit D, Central Plaza, Dame Street, Dublin 2. The box signs (overall area 5.3 sqm) will be partly translucent and lit internally with LED lighting.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The building is bound to the north by The Annex Building (a Protected Structure, Ref: 8830), to the east by 9 College Green (a Protected Structure, Ref: 1989), to the south by Dame Street, and to the west by Central Plaza (a Protected Structure, Ref: 8830). The proposed development relates to permission for the change of use of 2 Central Plaza at basement, ground floor and mezzanine levels only, from permitted retail use (as permitted under DCC Ref. 3154/17) to leisure/tourism use, and associated internal reconfiguration works.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development consist of the change of use of the building (a Protected structure, RPS 1989) from office to retail uses as well as minor altercations to the existing southern elevation at ground level. The proposed development includes 1. Change of use of the existing building from office to retail at ground floor and retail/ancillary retail at basement, first, second, third and fourth floors. Total floor space of the building is 674 sq. m. 2. Elevational changes include the removal of existing railings, removal of non- original internal lobby, entry doors and glazing and replacement with a slim frame glazing and door system with an anodized finish. 3. Alterations to the existing stepped entrance on the southern elevation to form a ramped threshold. No works are proposed to the public footpath.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: PERMISSION & RETENTION: For development at the Annex Building (a Protected Structure Ref: 8830). The proposed development relates to: 1. Retention permission for the setting back of the entire northern elevation of the Annex Building by 0.65m. This was carried out during construction to ensure that the permitted building was not encroaching onto the existing Taken In Charge area by Dublin City Council. This reduced the permitted unit kiosk from 13 sq.m to 10.6 sq.m. and reduced the delivery area for the main Annex Building from 7.2 sq.m to 5.9.sqm. Retention is also sought for facade alterations to the northern façade of the main Annex Building where concealed louvered panel has been provided to facilitate access to a gas meter. 2. Permission for a change of use of the permitted kiosk unit (located onto Cope St) from permitted use as a restaurant/café unit (as permitted under Reg. Ref.:3154/17 as amended by 3907/19) to a takeaway unit for the sale of Coffee and/or food/hot food for consumption off premises and the insertion of a glazed opening window (1.84m x 1.22m) and serving shelf on the western elevation onto the pedestrian route between Dame St and Cope Street. The unit will accord with the permitted opening hours of the wider Central Plaza restaurant/café units of 7am to 11.30pm. Alterations to the permitted signage to allow for 2 no. new signage on the north elevation of 2.15m x 0.75m and west elevation of 2.65m x 0.75m and west elevation of 2.65m x 0.75m.