Planning precedent report

Planning permission for the demolition of the existing "Leech Papers" factory, site clearance and construction of a new six storey over partial basement apartment scheme. The scheme consists of: 33 one bedroom apartments; 8 two bedroom apartments; private balconies and 567 sqm of communal facilities (bulk storage area, meeting rooms, coffee lounge, laundry room & management suites) located on ground floor with storage for 41 bicycles. The development also includes an internal landscaped courtyard with communal bin storage, ESB substation, new boundary walls service connections and associated site development works at "Leech Papers" 1A-1C Shamrock Place, Dublin 1, D01 NV67.

RETENTION and PERMISSION: Planning Permission & Retention Permission for the extension and change of use of the Lock Keeper's Cottage, Newcomen Bridge, North Strand Road, Dublin 3, a Protected Structure. The development consists of the retention of the change of use of a former lock keeper's cottage, a protected structure, to provide a clubhouse including its refurbishment and alteration; and permission for the extension of 17.5sqm to the existing single storey annex to provide two new changing rooms.

RETENTION: Retention permission for alterations to previously granted works permitted under Reg Ref 3455/24. The works for which retention permission is being sought are as follows: A) New Facebrick finish to Side/North East elevation of Apartment Block. B) Select Concrete band along full extent at Level 3 and Level 4 of Side/North East elevation of Apartment Block. C) Configuration of layout to Fourth Floor Staircore and Apartment 12. D) Provision of a new solid metal blank panel to the bathroom of Apartment No. 12 on the front/North West elevation. E) Overall height extension of the lift core at roof level. F) Addition of a new Stair Core extending from Fourth Floor to Roof Level, including a new select staircase access door to the roof-level plant area. G) Adjustment to the location of air-to-water heat pumps at roof level, with revised surrounding fall-protection system. H) New 1m x 1m automatic opening vent (AOV) to the stair core. I) Omission of the previously proposed roof access hatch. J) All associated site and ancillary works.

PERMISSION For amendments to works permitted under Planning Reg Ref. 5385/22 at Nos. 173 & 174 North Strand Road, Dublin 1. The proposed amendments include: A) The reconfiguration of the internal ground floor layout in relation to the bike store, bin store and retail unit to adhere to Fire and DAC requirements. B) 1 no. proposed new additional external access door to the bike store to adhere to Fire and DAC requirements. C) The addition to a privacy screen to the ground floor (Type A:Apt 1) apartment balcony. D) A reduction of the floor to floor heights to reflect the proposed construction build up. E) A proposed additional storey comprising of 3 no. additional units. This involves the duplication of the Second floor at Third floor level and elevating the previously granted Third and Fourth floors up one level to form the proposed amended Fourth and Fifth floor levels. This proposed amendment will bring the development from 12 no. apartment units to 15 no. apartment units. F) The proposed addition of 2no. new windows at Fifth floor level. G) And all associated ground and site works

The proposed development comprises: a) Demolition of existing buildings on site; b) Construction of a new 5-storey apartment building (totalling c. 1103.5 sqm), including a partially setback third and fourth floors, with a plant area enclosure on the roof. The building will comprise 1no. ground floor retail unit (c.60.5sqm) and residential floorspace of c. 1,043sqm comprising of 12no. apartments consisting of: a. 7no. 1-bed units; b.4no. 2-bed units; and c. 1no. 3-bed unit. c) The apartment block includes terraces and balconies to the apartments, to be located on the north east and south west and south east elevations. The balconies to apartment nos. 2 and 5 will be provided with screening (a mix of brick and perforated brick) on the south east elevation. The apartment block will also provide 30no. bicycle parking spaces, including visitor spaces; d) The development will also include for all associated and ancillary site development works, including drainage, services and hard landscaping (including boundary treatments), fascia level signage zone to retail unit, bin storage, and all other ancillary works.

Permission is sought to change the previously granted render finish listed on the south west elevation in the previously granted planning application reference No. 3326/18, to a brick finish.