Planning precedent report

The development will consist of the the installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on the West & East facing inclines of 3 no. pitched roofs at the existing Teeling Whiskey Visitor Centre and associated works.

The proposed development comprises the demolition of all existing buildings on site and the construction of a new building that ranges in height between 5 and 7 storeys above basement level onto Newmarket (to the north), and between 2 to 9 storeys onto Mill Street (to the south), with a total gross floor area (GFA) of 4,413 sqm (excluding the basement of 222 sqm GFA). Two retail units are proposed at ground floor level fronting Newmarket and Mill Street, with approximate floor areas of 173 sqm and 153 sqm respectively. The building is arranged around a central courtyard with the retail units backing onto the central courtyard that is proposed to be used for occasional market events in conjunction with retail units that open onto space. A total of 33 no. residential apartments (comprising 6 no. 1 bedroom units; 25 no. 2 bedroom units; and 2 no. 3 bedroom units) are provided on the upper floors of the building. Ancillary communal residential amenity spaces are situated at ground floor level adjoining the courtyard and at mezzanine level above the Mill Street retail unit, which also includes a management office. The setbacks to the building at upper levels provide roof terraces and balconies to serve the residential units. A total of 7 no. roof terraces/balconies are proposed at levels 2, 3 and 4, comprising 4 no. south facing, 2 no. west facing, and 1 no. north facing terraces/balconies. A total of 6 no. balconies are proposed at level 5, comprising 2 no. south facing, 1 no. south-east facing, 2 no. west facing, and 1 no. north facing balconies. At level 6, a total of 5 no. balconies (comprising 2 no. south facing, 2 no. west facing, and 1 no. north facing balconies) and 3 no. roof terraces (comprising 2 no. north facing and 1 no. south facing terraces) are provided. Two communal roof terraces of approximately 175 sqm are provided at level 7 facing north and west. In addition, 2 no. balconies (1 no. north facing and 1 no. south facing), and 2 no. roof terraces (1 no. west facing and 1 no. north facing), are also provided at level 7. A west facing terrace and north facing balcony are provided at level 8. An ESB sub-station and switch room (36 sqm) is provided at ground floor level at the southern end of the building, fronting Mill Street. A basement level is provided at the northern end of the building, below the Newmarket retail unit, to provide bicycle storage (81 no. bicycle parking spaces), along with waste/bin store and plant room.

Planning permission at No. 8 Newmarket and No. 18 Mill Street, Dublin 8 (bounded by Mill Street to the South, Mill Lane to the East and Newmarket to the North). The proposed development comprises a change of use of the permitted Market Space at ground floor level (pursuant to condition 4(a) of planning permission DCC Ref. 3321/17, as subsequently amended by DCC Ref. 3672/19 and DCC Ref. 3747/20) to provide a convenience retail unit (512 sqm gross floor area) to include a café/deli, and part off-licence (28 sq.m) and an integrated exhibition / artist market space with a dedicated floor area of 100 sq.m. Permission is also sought to vary condition 4(d) of planning permission under DCC Ref. 3321/17 (as amended) to permit the shared use of the external courtyard space (146sqm) with the permitted artist studios to provide outside seating and dining space ancillary to the proposed retail convenience unit and integrated exhibition / artist market space. In addition, permission is sought for the shared use of permitted office waste storage room at basement level. All works required to facilitate the proposed change of use comprise of internal alterations and will not result in any external alterations to the permitted development.

Planning permission at No. 8 Newmarket and No. 18 Mill Street, Dublin 8 (bounded by Mill Street to the South, Mill Lane to the East and Newmarket to the North). The proposed development comprises a change of use of the permitted ‘Market Space’ at ground floor level (pursuant to condition 4(a) of planning permission DCC Ref. 3321/17, as subsequently amended by DCC Ref. 3672/19 and DCC Ref. 3747/20) to provide a convenience retail unit at ground floor level (612 sqm gross floor area) to include a café/deli, and part off-licence with a dedicated floor area of 28 sqm. Permission is also sought to vary condition 4(d) of planning permission under DCC Ref. 3321/17 (as amended) to permit the shared use of the external courtyard space (146sqm) with the permitted artist studios to provide outside seating and dining space ancillary to the proposed retail convenience unit. In addition, permission is sought for the shared use of permitted office waste storage room at basement level. All works required to facilitate the proposed change of use comprise of internal alterations and will not result in any external alterations to the permitted development.

The proposed development will consist of external and internal amendments to a previously permitted development under DCC Reg. Ref. 3321/17. The proposed alterations include: (a) a reduction to the previous permitted basement area from 1,465 sq.m (GFA) to 962 sq.m (GFA) together with a revised layout to include a relocation of the previously permitted bicycle storeroom at ground floor level to basement level to provide 96 bicycle storage spaces at basement level; (b) reconfiguration of ground floor layout to include a reduced ESB sub-station along Mill Street (to the rear) and the introduction of an additional ESB sub-station to front onto Newmarket Square (to the front) and realigning the north-eastern corner of the building at ground floor level to provide revised layout of office reception area; relocation of bicycle storage to basement level; indoor market area, reconfiguration and regrouping of ancillary shower, changing and locker facilities together with revised layout / configuration of internal market square and artist studios; removal of permitted roof plant at first floor level and repositioning of internal eastern façade onto courtyard; (c) repositioning of northern, eastern and southern internal facades onto courtyard at second to fourth floor levels; (d) enlarged feature roof glazing element and reduction to northern terrace and reconfigure layout to wrap round the eastern corner together with an extension of permitted floorplate through a reduction of northern and eastern setback at fourth floor level; (e) provision of screened rooftop plant at fifth floor level together with an extension of the permitted office floorplate through a repositioning of the internal eastern and southern façades onto the courtyard and a reduction in the southern and eastern setbacks at fifth floor level; provision of plant at rooftop level (sixth floor level) and (f) reconfiguration of eastern core onto Mill Lane from basement to rooftop level. The proposed alterations result in associated external amendments to the permitted elevations, as follows: (i) Northern elevation - provision of screened plant at fifth floor level; relocated sub-station at ground level together with revisions to fenestration detail; increase in main parapet level at third floor from a permitted level of 31.7m to 32.21m, an increase of approximately 0.5m in height and at fourth floor level from a permitted level of 35.7m to 36.0m, an increase of approximately 0.3m in height and a reduction at fifth floor level from a permitted level of 39.8m to 39.5m, a reduction of approximately 0.3m in height. (ii) Eastern elevation - provision of terrace at 4th floor level with associated balustrading and door to terrace at fifth floor level; revised eastern core design (including the provision of a fire escape door at ground floor level) and revised proportions; screened plant at rooftop level above eastern core together with revisions to fenestration detail; increase in main parapet level at third floor from a permitted level of 31.4m to 31.5m, an increase of approximately 0.1m in height and at fourth floor level from a permitted level of 36.00m to 36.31m, an increase of approximately 0.3m in height and a reduction at fifth floor level from a permitted level of 39.8m to 39.5m, a reduction of approximately 0.3m in height. (iii) Southern Elevation - Revised stone cladding and access doors plus bicycle access and escape door added; roller shutter to car park entrance moved forward to back of footpath; basement ventilation louvres added to stone plinth; roof terrace door added at fifth floor level; screened plant at rooftop level; revisions to fenestration detail; increase in main parapet level at fourth floor level from a permitted level of 36.00m to 36.31m, an increase of approximately 0.3m in height and a reduction at fifth floor level from a permitted level of 39.8m to 39.5m, a reduction of approximately 0.3m in height. (iv) Western Elevation - provision of screened plant at rooftop levels (at fourth and fifth floor levels); revisions to internal courtyard elevations and an increase in main parapet level at third floor from a permitted level of 31.4m to 31.5m, an increase of approximately 0.1m in height and at fourth floor level from a permitted level of 36.10m to 36.28m, an increase of approximately 0.2m in height and a reduction at fifth floor level from a permitted level of 39.8m to 39.5m, a reduction of approximately 0.3m in height. The proposed amendments would result in (a) an overall increase of floorspace from an approved 9,540 sq.m (GFA) to 9,728 sq.m (GFA) - an increase of 188 sq.m (GFA); (b) an increase of 40 sq.m to the previously permitted office floorspace from 8,409 sq.m (GFA) to 8,449 sq.m, and (c) a decrease of approximately 5 sq.m (GFA) to the previously approved indoor market floorspace from 762 sq.m (GFA) to 757 sq.m (GFA) and (d) a decrease of approximately 22 sq.m (GFA) to the previously approved artist studios from 83 sq.m to 61 sq.m.

RETENTION: The development it is proposed to retain consists of the replacement of outward opening wooden double service doors with a vertical roller shutter door.