Planning precedent report

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 planning permission is sought to retain the altered layout of the permitted Artist Studios under parent permission DCC Ref. 3321/17, as subsequently amended by DCC Ref. 3672/19. The amended layout of the permitted 4 no. Artist Studios at ground floor level provides emergency fire escape means via the provision of fire escape corridors internally to the rear of the artist studios at ground floor level. This alteration to the previously permitted layout of the Artist Studios has resulted in a reduction of the combined previously permitted floor space associated with the 4 no. Units from approximately 90 sq.m to 83.5sq.m as follows: (a) Artist Studio No. 1 is reduced from a permitted 28.01 sq.m to 18.80 sq.m. (b) Artist Studio No. 2 is reduced from a permitted 26.73 sq.m to 26.73 sq.m (c) Artist Studio No. 3 is increased from a permitted 17.63 sq.m to 22.50 sq.m (d) Artist Studio No. 4 is reduced from permitted 17.84 sq.m to 15.50 sq.m.

Permission for development at a site bound by Newmarket to the North, Ardee Street to the West and Mill Street to the South, Newmarket, Dublin 8 (including City House and Unit 3, Newmarket, Dublin 8). The proposed development consists of the demolition of all existing buildings on the site together with site clearance works and the erection of temporary hoardings along the Newmarket, Ardee Street and Mill Street site boundaries. The application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS).

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.