Planning precedent report

The development will consist of: 1. Change of use at 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th floor levels from educational to residential apartment use, with material alterations to the internal layout to form 14 apartment units (11no. 1-bedroom units, 1 no. 2-bedroom units and 2 no 3-bedroom units). 2. Dame Street facade: Renovation of the existing mansard structure to the 5th floor to no. 33 to replicate the existing, installation of new windows to 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th floors, and installation of new entrance doors and overhead sign to ground floor: 3. Dame Lane facade: installation of new windows to the existing openings to the rear of no. 33 Dame Street, installation of spandrel panels to the existing windows to the rear of no. 34 Dame Street, reconfiguration of the existing window openings to the former stairwell and installation of new windows, widening of the existing entrance doorway to ground floor and installation of new infill stone cladding to the former stairwell; 4. Construction of a new 24sq m 1-storey flat-roofed structure at 5th floor level to the rear of no. 33 Dame Street; 5. Construction of a new roof garden and pergola to the rear at 5th floor facing level facing Dame Lane. No works are proposed internally to the ground or basement floor levels.

The development will consist of refurbishment and minor alterations of the existing shop fronts including concealed lighting and hand painted signage. This planning application is being submitted in response to Condition 2 of Grant of Permission of Planning Application 2185/21 Granted 30-Aug-2021.

Permission for the change of use Ground Floor and Basement at 33 Dame Street, Dublin 2, from commercial use to Licensed Restaurant use, as an extension to the existing Licensed Restaurant at Ground floor and basement at 34 Dame Street, Dublin 2, including new signage to the front and rear of both premises.

The development will consist of alterations to the existing ground floor layout an existing Bar and Restaurant. The works will include a.) The relocation of the front main entrance to the north elevation. b.) Revised ground floor layout with amended entry to the basement c.) New escape door to the north elevation onto Dame Street from the basement with a minor increase in floor area. d.) All ancillary site works to facilitate the development.

The development will consist of a single-storey office extension to the rear of an existing office building with internal alterations and associated drainage and site work necessary to facilitate the development.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission for the development will consist of amendments to the parent application under DCC Ref. 2167/19 (as amended under DCC Ref. 3135/20) to include the following: All existing wall painted signage to the front facade of the building to be removed by repainting of the front facade. Provision of 1 no. internally illuminated wall mounted projecting sign. The sign is fixed approimately 4.745m above ground level (measured to top of sign) over the main entrance to the building and measures appriximately) 0.825m (height) x 1.0m (width) x 0.15m (depth). The proposed sign is finished in black painted aluminium with white building logo (220mm x 225mm) and lettering 'Hennebique Studios' (120mm and 60mm in height respectively). Reconfiguration of entrance steps to provide an integrrated planter box along the side wall of the recessed entance and provision of 1 no. back-lit wall mounted sign above the proposed planter box. The proposed sign is fixed approximately 0.985m above the level of the entrance landing and is of a square shaped, measuring 1.4m (width) x 1.4m (height) and will protrude appproximely 55mm off the wall. The proposed sign is finished in black painted aluminim with white buildig logo (295mm x 300mm) and lettering 'Hennibique Studios' (170mm and 70mm respectively). Provisions of 3 no. replacement roller shutters(combination of solid and lattice/trellis type) to the front of the building at ground floor level and the provision of black painted aluminium reveals to roller shutter casings (measuring 300mm in heignt) and the inclusion of 2 no. painted address details on the reveals in white lettering (measuring approximately 60mm in height) stating '5 Dame Lane'.