Planning precedent report

Permission sought for the change of use of a previously approved cafe (Ref. 2299/14) on the ground floor and approved offices (Ref. 1277/89)on the first floor, to a boutique medic-led aesthetic clinic, offering a range of beauty and wellness services including skincare treatments and retail. Hours of business will be 9.00 am to 7.00 pm, Monday to Friday.

Permission sought to create an outdoor dining area complete with a fully retractable motorized pergola roof system with 2 metre high heavy duty 6mm glass terrace screens with solid bottom panels, at front of 220, Harolds Cross Road, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6W for Beauty In The City Ltd, trading as Green Fox Cafe.

Permission to demolish an existing car valeting canopy / washing station and single storey building at rear of units 214-216; also erect new 2 storey extension at rear of units 214-216 to consist of one open-plan retail unit on ground floor and one open-plan professional office on first floor. For the existing 2 storey building proposed internal alterations are the integration of ground floors at unit no's 214-216 (currently 'Graham Walker Cars') and at unit 218 ( currently 'Gold Thai Massage') into one open - plan retail unit, also the integration of first floors at unit no's 214-216-218 (currently 'Graham Walker Cars') into one open-plan professional office. Permission also sought for change of permitted use from 'shops and offices' (plan no. 0395/91) to retail use for the ground floor and to professional office use for the first floor. New ground floor fenestration to front elevation. Access to front retail unit will be from Harold's Cross Road. Access to the rear retail unit and both first floor professional offices will be from an existing vehicular gate entrance on Mountain View Avenue with an additional entrance to the rear ground floor retail unit from Shamrock Villas.

RETENTION: Planning permission for the following development onto north side of existing retail unit at 212 Harold’s Cross Road, Dublin D6W AE10 (with rear access from Shamrock Villas): New 23 sqm single storey flat roofed extension (containing storage/food preparation area). New 9 sqm single storey flat roofed extension (containing new toilets). New overhanging roof between extensions to provide sheltered external serving area.

Planning permission for the development comprising: (i) alterations to the roof of existing rear annex. The alterations comprise the change from pitched roof to a flat roof and the increase in height to provide for habitable space. 1 no. window to the rear of the annex will also be provided, (ii) the change of use of the grond floor from office use to residential use which will be comprised of 2 no. 1 bedroom apartments, (iii) conversion of the existing vehicular access to a pedestrian access. A new ramped access to the front is proposed to facilitate this, (iv) permission is also sought for all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.

The development consists of the change of use of the existing ground floor offices to residential use consisting of 2 No. 1 bedroom apartments and to alter and raise the roof of the existing rear 2 storey annexe from a pitched roof to a flat roof in order to create a habitable space with provision for 1no. window to the rear of the existing annex and to change the existing vehicular access to a pedestrian access with provision for a new ramped access to the front and for all associated site works.