Planning precedent report

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: planning permission for change of use of 27, Eustace Street, Dublin 2 (a protected structure) from ground floor retail jewellers and associated basement and first floor light industrial use, and office and apartment use at second and third floors, and alterations to the internal layout, to provide for a coffee shop, and two en suite hotel bedrooms, including one invalid friendly bedroom and one ensuite bedroom in single storey extension to the rear, at ground floor; kitchen, staff rooms, storage and plant rooms at basement level, and 9 no. en suite hotel bedrooms on first second and third floors, and the removal of all existing signage with no further changes to the existing façade.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: RETENTION & PERMISSION: Retention permission (change of use) and permission for development at this site: No. 25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, a Protected Structure (No. 2706). The development will consist of: retention of change of use of the basement from office to ancillary use, the first and second floors from office to short-term let residential use and the third floor from residential to short-term let residential use; the carrying out of fire upgrade works to the existing building to include partition and floor upgrade, new lobbies at basement and ground floor level, relocation of basement stairs, installation of a fire suppression system and fire detection and alarm system with associated automated venting and sundry other related works.

Permission for a change of use of existing retail & healthcare use to café / restaurant and bed and breakfast use. Works to include provision of: a) café/restaurant on ground floor; b) 6 double bedrooms with ensuites, and ancillary storage, linen. room and office on first and second floor.

Planning permission for changes to front façade of building, comprising alteration to window openings at ground floor level to provide new entrance door and increased window size to commercial unit.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development will principally consist of: a change of use of the existing 5-storey over basement building from retail, restaurant and office uses to retail/café and hotel uses; and the provision of an additional setback fifth floor level (260 sq m), providing a 6-storey over basement building comprising 43 No. en-suite bedrooms with ancillary hotel facilities and ground floor retail/café floor space (172 sq m). The total gross floor area of the development is 2,097 sq m. The change of use to hotel pertains to part of the ground floor previously in use as restaurant and first to fourth floor levels previously in use as office. The development also proposes: internal alterations, reconfigurations and refurbishments to facilitate the development; alterations at basement level including the provision of toilets, bin store, storage, staff facilities, management/operational rooms and cycle parking; alterations at ground floor level and the provision of hotel reception and back of house support / kitchen space; alterations at first floor level including demolition and extension works and the provision of a landscaped courtyard, breakfast/bar area and 9 No. en-suite bedrooms; alterations and extensions at second, third and fourth floor levels and the provision of 25 No. en-suite bedrooms; and new mansard-style fifth floor level and the provision of 9 No. en-suite bedrooms (increasing the building height to 6 No. storeys over basement). Also proposed as part of the development are the following: alterations to all façades, including refurbishment and upgrade to the ground floor and first floor level ‘shopfronts’ at Dame Street and Eustace Street; change of 1 No. existing entrance to 1 No. window and 1 No. existing window to 1 No. entrance at ground floor level at Eustace Street; refurbishment and upgrade of the existing lift car and cage, including an extension of the lift to basement level and the proposed fifth floor level; new internal lift to operate from basement up to first floor level and new internal stairs; repair/renewal of elevational brickwork as required; signage on Dame Street and Eustace Street façades; north-facing bedroom balconies; green roofs; rooftop plant and lift overrun; and all associated works above and below ground.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development will principally consists of: -a change of use of the existing 5 no. storey over basement building from vacant restaurant, shop and vacant office uses to a hotel; - and the provision of an additional setback fifth floor level (260 sq m), providing a 6 no. storey over basement building comprising 47 no. en-suite bedrooms and ancillary hotel facilities (2,102 sq m). The application principally replicate the recently expired permission for a hotel with the provision of an additional storey as granted under DCC Reg. Ref: 3867/17. The development also proposes: -internal alterations, reconfigurations and refurbishments to facilitate the development; -alterations at basement level including the lowering of the floor level and the provision of toilets, kitchen, staff facilities, hotel management/operational rooms and cycle parking; -alterations at ground floor level and the provision of hotel reception and hotel restaurant/bar; -alterations at first floor level including demolition and extension works and the provision of a landscaped courtyard and 11 no. en-suite bedrooms; -alterations and extensions at second, third and fourth floor levels and the provision of 27 no. en-suite bedrooms; -and new setback fifth floor level and the provision of 9 no. en-suite bedrooms (increasing the building height to 6 no. storeys over basement). Also proposed as part of the development are the following: -alterations to all facades, including provision of new ground floor and first floor level 'shopfronts', change of an existing doorway to window and change of 2 no. existing windows to 2 no. entrances; -removal of existing lift car cage ( to facilitate provision of new lift system, which will extend to basement and new fifth floor levels) and its reuse as a feature in the restaurant/bar; -repair/ renewal of brickworks as required; -signage on Dame Street and Eustace Street facades; -north-facing bedroom balconies; -blue/green roofs; -rooftop plant and lift overrun; and all associated works above and below ground.