Planning precedent report

Permission for the relocation of the existing vehicular access-controlled gates which open onto Strand Street Great located at Ha'penny Bridge House, 19/22 Lower Ormond Quay, D01 AE95, 1-6 Swift's Row and 17-18 Strand Street Great, Dublin 1.

Retention planning permission sought for change of use from retail to cafe for the sale of hot and cold food for consumption both on and off the premises together with minor alterations to front elevation and the provision of signage.

RETENTION: Of outdoor furniture (4no. tables and 14 no. chairs) surrounded by part opaque, part glazed screening incorporating signage, 2.14m in height, occupying an area of 14.5m sq adjacent to the east facade of the restaurant along Bloom Lane. All landscaping and site works are included.

RETENTION PERMISSION for the change of use from a retail unit to restaurant inclusive of kitchen with ancillary rooms, dining area and toilets at basement level plus dining area, bar and accessible toilet at ground floor for a total of 241 sqm.

The proposed development will consist of the following: Erection of external signage to proposed Leon Restaurant to Millennium Walkway and Strand Street Great elevations and awning to millennium walk elevation and to amend condition No. 7 of planning permission Ref: 3016/14 to amend opening hours to Sunday to Wednesday 07.00-22.00 and Thursday to Saturday 11.00-23.00, including all associated site and ancillary works at this address, Unit 7, Millennium Walkway, Dublin 1, D01 EO1 EOH9.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: PERMISSION: The development will consist of internal reconfiguration at basement and ground floor level and internal alterations and external extensions at fourth floor level to the existing hotel to provide 16no. additional bedrooms (161 in total), as follows: (1) Basement Level: 4no. en-suite bedrooms at basement level in lieu of gym area and storage and provision of new smaller gym and storage rooms; (2) Ground Level: 8no. en-suite bedrooms at ground floor in lieu of existing 3no. adjacent meeting rooms and extending into the existing external courtyard and involving the creation a larger external courtyard to suit the new bedroom layout; (3) Fourth Floor: 4no ensuite bedrooms provided on existing external terraces either side of the existing lift core on Strand Street Great elevation accessed from existing fourth floor bedroom corridor and resulting in new build extensions at this level of 134sqm. Proposals at this level also include a new service door to the retained terrace area and a new escape stairs to the roof level. (4) Roof Level: New plant enclosure to facilitate generator relocated from fourth floor terrace. The proposed development increases the overall hotel from 9580sqm to 9670sqm (an overall net increase of 90sqm gross floor area) and the total number of hotel bedrooms will increase from 145no. to 161 no. 14 & 15 Ormond Quay Lower are Protected Structures (RPS Ref: 6062 and 6063).