Planning precedent report

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission to construct a new extension at third floor level to an existing apartment building, comprising of a new two-bedroom apartment with new communal amenity space at roof level. All to existing 51/52 Capel Street, Dublin 1, together with all associated works. This building is listed as a protected structure in the current Dublin City Development Plan.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: planning permission to construct a new extension at third floor level to an existing apartment building, comprising of a new two-bedroom apartment with new communal amenity space at roof level. All to existing 51/52 Capel Street, Dublin 1, together with all associated works. This building is listed as a Protected Structure in the current Dublin City Development Plan.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission for re-decoration and upgrade works to existing 10 no. apartments of total 622 square metres at ground, first, second and third floor levels and for construction of 2 no. new apartments of total 122 square metres at fourth floor levels comprising of the following: (1) Interior re-decorations to internal layouts to upgrade kitchen/living rooms, bathrooms. (2) Interior refurbishment & re-decorations to stairs and circulation areas. (3) Removal of modern pitched roof structure over portion of premises fronting onto Jervis Lane Upper to accommodate proposed one-bedroom apartment at fourth floor level, (4) Removal of existing disused residents roof space to accommodate proposed two-bedroom apartment at fourth floor level. All to existing 51/52 Capel Street, Dublin 1, together with all associated works. Both buildings being Protected Structures in the current Dublin City Development Plan.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: (i) general refurbishment of the front elevation to include cleaning, provision of new render finish, repair of existing windows and provision of new A-rated doors/windows; (ii) change of use of existing commercial building to provide hotel accommodation with associated alterations to the internal layout comprising the removal/insertion of wall partitions, the provision of a new staircase from second to third floor level and the creation of 3 no. access points, at first, second and third floor levels, to the adjacent hotel development approved under Reg. Ref. 3281/20; (iii) provision of a balcony to the front of the building at third floor level with associated alterations to the front elevation; and, (iv) all ancillary works, inclusive of new roof, new entrance door to Jervis Lane, new ridge tiles, new rainwater goods and re-use of existing doors as shutters to front elevation windows, necessary to facilitate the development. The subject property is within the curtilage of the Protected Structure No. 57 Capel Street (RPS No. 1182).

Change of use from general retail to a café/restaurant with a takeaway service. Proposed opening hours are 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM, Monday to Sunday. The change of use applies to the ground floor unit, with two WCs to be installed in the basement to serve the restaurant.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission is sought at No. 3 Parnell Street (a Protected Structure RPS Ref. 6422) and No. 57a Jervis Lane Upper and Nos. 4, 5 & 6 Parnell Street (a corner site with Jervis Lane Upper, Dublin 1) and Nos. 58 & 59 Capel Street, Dublin 1 (which abuts Jervis Lane Upper, Dublin 1 to the rear). The development will consist of: (1) Demolition of No. 57a Jervis Lane Upper and existing single storey structures comprising Nos. 4-6 Parnell Street; (2) Demolition of Nos. 58 and 59 Capel Street (excluding the front west-facing facades, shared party wall between properties and the original internal structure on No. 58; (3) Refurbishment of front west-facing facade at Nos. 58 & 59 Capel Street to original state with existing brickwork cleaned and repointed along with the installation of new traditional-style timber windows to replace existing non-original windows; provision of replacement shopfronts to Nos. 58 & 59 Capel Street with associated lighting and signage; (4) Internal and external alterations to the existing three storey, over basement building at No. 3 Parnell Street (a protected structure) to accommodate new hotel development with original brickwork to be cleaned and repointed and new traditional style timber windows to be provided in existing opes on front (north facing) cascade, existing chimney stack to be retained and refurbished; part-removal of internal partitions/walls to facilitate reconfiguration/refurbishment of ground floor first floor and second floor levels of No. 3 Parnell Street to facilitate proposed entrance foyer/lobby, bedrooms and connection (including new feature atrium to rear of existing building) to new hotel development; provision of replacement shopfront on No. 3 Parnell Street with associated lighting, signage and new glazed canopy above replacement shopfront; (5) The construction of a part-five, part-six, part-seven storey (maximum height of 25.38 metres from ground level) over basement, 121-bedroom contemporary hotel on the overall site comprising the following: (i) whiskey lounge (30 sq.m) with associated service bar, wine cellar (20 sq.m) with associated service bar, toilets, gym (70 sq.m) with associated reception area, toilets, changing rooms and spa facilities including steam room & sauna, office/accounts/admin space, kitchen/food preparation areas, bicycle store, luggage store, linen store and associated laundry wash area, plant, storage, water storage, attenuation tank and staff facilities at basement level; (ii) hotel entrance foyer, lobby/reception, check-in area, atrium, restaurant (162 sq.m) accessible via Parnell Street and Jervis Lane Upper with associated kitchen space, lounge/bar/coffee area (158 sq.m), external courtyard/seating area (64 sq.m), cocktail/wine bar (46 sq.m) with adjoining meeting/conference room (35 sq.m), sub-station and wheelchair accessible toilets at ground floor level; (iii) provision of 121 no. hotel bedrooms at ground, first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth floor levels; and, (iv) residents private lounge/bar (61.5 sq.m) at sixth floor level with balcony area (36 sq.m) to the northern & eastern elevations. Room No. 503 at fifth floor level will be served by a balcony on the northern & eastern elevations and Room Nos. 603 & 605 at sixth floor level will be served by balconies on the southern elevation; (6) Other works proposed as part of the development include: (a) SuDS drainage; (b) roof plant; (c) facade treatments to new hotel development to include brick and glazing detail with metal cladding on all elevations; and, (d) all associated site works necessary to facilitate the development.