Planning precedent report

ICOT College Dublin is making an application for a revision to previously granted planning permission (Planning Reg. Ref. 4537/23) at Block A, Joyce's Court, Joyce's Walk, Talbot Street, Dublin 1, D01 FV59. The development revisions consist of: 1. The reduction in student numbers and bicycle storage quantity. 2. New additional fire escape door to the Northern Elevation.

Permission for change of use from existing office to educational use at ground and 1st to 4th floors including associated internal works and external signage.

(A) Internal modifications to the existing layout hotel building comprising: (i) at basement level, removal of 7 no. parking spaces to provide for 4 no. en suite hotel bedrooms, store room and a protected corridor with escape stairs. Provision of new windows to proposed bedrooms on the eastern elevation. A new fire door will be provided to access existing escape stairs. Alterations to existing cold store, switch room and WCs to provide for kitchen store, changing rooms and staff canteen. Relocation of water tank, removal 2 no. parking spaces and creation of new ope to provide 4 no. parking spaces. Merging of 2 no parking spaces to provide 1 no. accessible parking space; (ii) at ground floor, alterations to conference rooms and bar, foyer, and hotel bar to provide for 17 no. en suite hotel bedrooms, guest laundry room, 2 no. offices and WCs. Provision of new windows to the proposed bedrooms on the eastern elevation. Removal of roof light and roof over bar to provide for an open-air courtyard. Modifications to the layout of the kitchen and guest dining room. Provision of a modified lounge, foyer and reception area. (iii) change of use of deli/restaurant to cafe/workhub with alterations to provide for a café and work hub with a conference room, 2 no. offices, staff kitchen and an accessible WC to the rear; (iv) Provision of roof light to serve ground floor meeting room; (B) External works comprising: (v) Provision of new shop front and signage to hotel entrance and café/workhub; (vi) Reinstatement of existing blocked-up windows fronting Foley Street; (vii) Removal of roof covering to the external yard to the eastern side. (viii) The development also includes all other associated engineering works, landscaping, and ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development. No works proposed for 1st to 3rd floors. The proposal will result in a total of 137 no. hotel bedrooms.

RETENTION: Retention permission for development consists of demolition of existing 3 storey building over basement to be replaced with a new 4 storey over basement to match the existing hotel roof level, incorporated into the main structure of hotel which included a new fire escape stairs exiting onto Talbot Street. The basement element included 95m2 of floor area for storage purposes only, with a 157m2 deli-restaurant and shopfront on ground floor level accessed from Talbot Street. An additional 148m2 of guest accommodation on the 1st & 2nd floors. An additional 417m2 of guest accommodation on the 3rd floor level which included an additional 14m2 office/house-keepers room in addition to the previously approved larger development - planning reference 3438/16, all with associated elevation completions including an extension of the timber shop front on Talbot Street to the deli/restaurant to match existing.

The development will consist of: A) The demolition of the existing building on site (c. 1,065 sq. m) and the construction of a 10-no. storey tourist hostel (overall height c. 32.5m above ground level to parapet along with plant and lift overrun above (c. 33.0m above ground level) with setbacks provided at sixth and eighth floor level (with a gross floor area proposed of c. 5,724 sqm) B) Provision of a reception area (with pedestrian access from the corner of Foley Street and Joyce's Walk) with ancillary café/bar/restaurant use (c. 260 sqm) at ground floor level, and other ancillary amenities including a gym (c. 66 sqm), kitchen/ dining space (c. 75 sqm), guest laundry room (c. 30 sqm), plant (c. 150sqm) and staff facilities (c. 64 sqm) at first floor level; C) Provision of 140 no. guest rooms in a mixture of accessible (1-bed), 2-bed, 4-bed, 6-bed, 8-bed, and 10 bedrooms across the upper 8 no. floors; and, D) Provision of landscaping to external courtyard (c. 151 sqm) at ground floor level with access to the proposed dedicated, secure cycle parking storage (20 no. spaces), refuse storage (c. 28 sqm), switch room (c. 20 sqm), generator and single MV substation (c. 13 sqm) utilities located to the rear of the courtyard, with green/blue roof/PV panels at roof level and all associated works to facilitate the development.

Permission for development on a site of c. 0.08 ha at 17-21 Foley Street, Dublin 1. The application site is located north of Block B, Joyce's Court, south of Foley Street, east of Joyce's Walk and west of Ulysses House. The proposed development seeks permission for a 12 no. storey (c. 37.8m) over partial basement level (c. 6,107 sq.m. in total), "Build to Rent" Shared Accommodation development comprising of: - Demolition of existing buildings on site comprising of c. 1,065 sq.m.; - 102 no. shared accommodation rooms including 42 no. single occupancy units, 55 no. double occupancy units and 5 no. accessible units (double occupancy) with a total occupancy of 162 no. bedspaces ranging in size from 23 sq.m. - 39 sq.m.; - Provision of set backs to the building on the north, south and east elevation at 7th and 8th floor level; - Provision of a courtyard area at ground floor level (178.9 sqm) and 2 no. accessible roof terraces at 7th (49.9 sqm) and 8th (101.9 sqm) floor level; - Provision of "Juliette" balcony to all bedrooms on north, east and west elevations; - Provision of partial basement level comprising plant rooms, storage and laundry facilities; - Provision of internal communal amenity spaces including games room, coffee area, lounge at ground floor, gym and associated terrace at first floor level and communal spaces (kitchen, living, dining) at each level from 2nd to 11th floor with associated terraces at 2nd to 6th floor; - Provision of residential support facilities including reception area, managers office, caretaker unit, refuse store and bicycle store comprising 156 no. bicycle parking spaces at ground floor level; - Provision of ESB substation at ground level fronting Joyce's Walk; - Provision of hard and soft landscaping, Sheffield bicycle stands, plant, green roof and all other associated site development works necessary to facilitate the development.