Planning precedent report

Permission for a change of use of ground floor commercial/retail unit (being part of the permitted and constructed development granted under Dublin City Council permissions 2744/14 and 2618/19) to two studio apartments.

Permission at the site at 17, 18, & 19 Newport Street, at the corner of Newport Street and Pim Street, Dublin 8, for amendment to previously approved development (ref. 2744/14) which consisted of the demolition of existing house and commercial sheds and construction of a mixed-use building ranging from 4 to 5 stories with: 12x2 bedroom apartments with 16 private balconies and 1 shared roof garden; 1 cafe / commercial / retail unit at ground floor level; ground level car park with 7 parking spaces accessed from Pim St.; Ancillary site-works including bicycle parking, bin storage, pedestrian entrances on Newport St. and service connections. The amendments to this scheme include: (a) Provision of additional full floor comprising 3 x 2 bedroom apartments, (b) the omission of brickwork finish to the internal courtyard, (c) the omission of narrow bedroom balconies facing into courtyard and (d) all associated site, drainage and ancillary works associated with the development. The amended building ranges from 5 to 6 stories.

The development involves the demolition of the existing single storey bar at ground and basement level and to construct a new part two storey to part four storey over basement building of c. 587 sq. m for use as a hotel. The proposal will comprise of 17 No. en-suite bedrooms over the four floors. The proposal seeks to extend the existing basement (130 sq. m) which would contain a store room, staff area and gym facilities. The proposed development will also consist of hotel lobby reception and hotel support at ground floor and terrace amenity at third floor (18 sq. m) and all ancillary site works.

PERMISSION & RETENTION: The development will consist of:- 1) Permission for retention of conversion of live work units as approved under planning ref: 1867/06 to habitable living space in ground and first floor apartments 1 & 2 including walk in closet and additional bedroom. 2) Permission for construction of new 6th floor to include 2no. 1 bed self-contained apartments. 3) Permission for alterations to front elevation treatment at ground and fifth floor levels. 4) Permission for construction of a new bin storage area to the rear of the site along with modified rear boundaries and all associated site development works and services.

The proposed development includes additional two floors on top of existing three storey building including removal of existing roof and a new lift shaft, to the rear of the premises, to serve all five storeys. The proposed new third and fourth floors are comprising of 2 types of apartments: 2 No. 2Bed/3p, each with gross floor area of 64.7m2. 2 No. 1 Bed/2p, each with gross floor area of 61.5m2. The proposed total floor area of the apartments with the extension is 795.2sq.m, a gross increase of 323.1sq.m. The floors of the existing building below the proposed additional 2 storeys will have the additional lift extension, and the overall height of the apartments including the proposed will be a maximum of 15.7m.

Permission is sought by Pames Developments Limited for modifications to a previously approved development, register reference 2290/19 for 29 apartments at 6, 6a & 7 Pim Street, Dublin 8.The proposed modifications comprise the following: 1. Reconfiguration of the main internal stairs, lift core and common access corridors together with the removal of the second stairs from the rear courtyard to the first floor and consequent reconfiguration of the apartment layouts. These modifications are necessary to achieve compliance with Part B Fire and Part M Access of the Second Schedule of the Building Regulations. Whilst there is no increase in the overall number of units, the modified scheme will provide a revised mix of 9 studio apartments (previously 10 studio apartments), 14 one- bedroom apartments (previously 13 one-bedroom apartments), and 6 two- bedroom apartments (no change). 2. Resultant alterations to the elevations arising from the modifications noted in item 1 above to include extending the building footprint to the site boundary at the back of the Pim Street public footpath over the full width of the site. 3. Provision of a railed enclosure of minimum 1.0m height to enclose the private amenity space provided for the two ground floor apartments on to Pim Street and provision of a 1.8m high privacy screen to the penthouse roof garden to apartment number 27. 4. Redesign of the cycle parking compound and bin store in the rear courtyard. 5. Permission to omit the requirement at Condition 7(c) of planning permission 2290/19 to provide shower and changing facilities in the cycle storage area.