Planning precedent report

Permission for amendments to the previously permitted development, Reg. Ref.: 4485/17, as amended by Reg. Ref.: 3091/21, on a site of c.0.1419ha. at 157-164 Townsend Street at the junction with Spring Garden Lane, Dublin 2, D02V186. The proposed development provides for: Realignment to door on northern elevation; Reduction in size of mechanical riser; Provision of MV Room at ground floor level with external door on southern elevation; Revision to location of maintenance doors on southern and eastern elevations; Increase in height of glazed balustrade at 8th floor level to 1.65m; Realignment of parapet to the south; Reduction of green roof to 427.2 sq.m. Reconfiguration of AOV at roof level; Relocation of access door to plant enclosure screen at roof level; Addition of louvres on eastern elevation; Removal of louvres on southern elevation. There is no change to the overall height of the permitted development. The gross floor area increases from 13,070 sq.m. (including basement) to 13,074 sq.m. (including basement). The site is currently under construction.

Planning permission for amendments to the previously permitted development, Reg. Ref.: 4485/17, on a site of c.0.1419ha. at 157-164 Townsend Street at the junction with Spring Garden Lane, Dublin 2, D02 V186. The proposed development provides for: - Reconfiguration of the lower basement; - Reconfiguration of upper basement to provide for additional showers, an additional 24 no. cycle spaces (increasing from 94 no. spaces to 118 no.) and enlargement of stairwell (the enlargement continues up through the building); - Realignment of western boundary gable wall and associated stairwell; - Revision to the site boundary on the western side of the site; - At ground floor level, the addition of two new fire escape doors to Spring Garden Lane, repositioning of substation and switch room, relocation of vents, omission of door and omission of secondary door to main entrance on Townsend Street; - At sixth floor level, balconies are provided at northern and southern corners of western gable; - New additional eighth storey; - New additional set back ninth storey with terraces on northern and southern elevation providing 174sqm of external space; - Plant enclosed by plant screen at roof level, which is a green roof. The maximum height of the proposed development is increased to 38.095m (including roof-level plant) from 27.990m. The gross floor area increases from 8813sq.m. (excluding basement) to 13070sq.m. (including basement). The site is currently under construction.

Planning permission for amendments to a permitted development under Reg. Ref.: 4778/19 at a site (0.2695 ha). The permitted development includes construction over the rail line which traverses the site and also within the vaulted foundations supporting the rail line. The proposed development consists of the following: i. Amendments to the footprint of the basement and layout of the ground floor level. There is also a slight reduction in the floor area from 1st – 8th floor due to the proposed amendments. ii. The basement level in Plot A will increase by 235.3 sqm to provide a total overall basement gross floor area of 1,340 sqm providing retail and office uses. iii. The basement floor level in Plot B will be lowered from -4.2 to -5.25m. iv. The amendments at ground floor level include general layout changes, new revolving door and glazed screen to office reception on Townsend Street; change of use of permitted office unit (355 sqm) at ground floor level fronting Brunswick Villas retail/café/restaurant use; the provision of a new entrance lobby to access basement level and associated elevational changes; revisions to bicycle parking and refuse area to provide additional retail floor space and; minor elevational changes to ESB substation fronting Garden Lane. v. Proposed revisions to Shaw Street elevation at 6th floor and the provision of an additional terrace access door. vi. Additional plant at roof level over 8th floor providing for a slight increase of 1.75m to the overall building height. vii. The proposed amendments result in an additional 969.6 sqm of retail/café/restaurant space and a minor increase in overall development GFA by 285.3 sqm to a total 15,400 sqm. viii. And all ancillary and associated works, including elevational works.

The proposed development includes construction over the rail line which traverses the site and also within the vaulted foundations supporting the rail line. The proposed development consists of the following: i. Demolition of existing structures (excluding rail line): ii. Construction of an 11 storey (over basement level and plant level at roof) with setbacks at various levels, office, retail and build to rent residential development with associated facilities, terraces and balconies. The overall development comprises 19,908 sqm GFA including basement). The proposed development bridges over the rail line at fourth floor and above; iii. Provision of two retail units (202 sqm GFA) to the corner of Shaw Street and Townsend Street and within a vaulted foundation; iv. The office element comprises 13,768 sqm. GFA v. The residential element comprises 8 studio units, 20 1-bed units and 21 2-bed units (49 units total) with associated private and communal open space vi. Provision of residential shared facilities and two café units (105 sq.m GFA) within the vaulted foundations of the rail line; vii. The proposed residential development is a “Build to Rent” scheme in accordance with Specific Planning Policy 7 and 8 as set out in the “Sustainable Urban House: Design Standards for New Apartments 2018”. viii. Provision of a basement level with office space, plant and bicycle parking and associated facilities. Two car parking spaces are provided at street level to Brunswick Villas; ix. Public realm improvements and provision of new pedestrian street parallel to the rail line x. All associated site development and services works, landscape works, plant, substation and associated development.

The demolition of existing property known as No. 2 Brunswick Villas, including existing boundary walls and gateway entrance to Shaw Street and the construction of a new 12 No. apartment development comprising of; 11 No. 1 bedroom units and 1 No. 2 bedroom unit in a mixture of three and six storey buildings. The development will include internal courtyard to rear, new gateway to the existing Brunswick Villas laneway and entrance lobby, plant rooms and bicycle storage areas at ground floor level. All apartments will include balconies to street elevations from first to fifth floors, with setback balconies and balustrades included to fifth floor apartment area. The proposed works are to include all associated site works, ancillary accommodation and drainage at the site.

RETENTION: Planning permission is sought for retention for use as short term letting of one bedroom apartment, no. 55 College Gate located at fourth floor level of existing apartment development at College Gate, Townsend Street, Dublin 2.