Planning precedent report

Forming new openings for fire escape doors on side elevation and internal layout modifications relating to previous consent 4550/23.

Permission is sought for a change of use from existing retail unit to a place of worship. This will include internal alterations, new signage and enlarged emergency exit doors at ground and first floor level and associated works.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of: Demolition of non-original single storey and 2-storey extensions to the rear resulting in the loss of 9 no. hotel bedrooms; Refurbishment and re-use of the original coach house structure fronting Mabbot Lane; Construction of 5-storey over ground level extension to the rear fronting Mabbot Lane to provide 30 no. hotel bedrooms (net addition of 21 no. bedrooms); The extension will be connected to the ground floor of No. 75 Gardiner Street Lower with a central glazed link creating 2 no. landscaped courtyards for hotel guests on either side; Demolition of existing non-original gantry fire escape and construction of new escape stairs to the rear of No. 75 Gardiner Street Lower to comply with building regulations; Replacement of non-original, aluminium windows in No.74 and 75 Gardiner Street Lower with period-appropriate timber sash windows; Bin storage, landscaping and all associated site works and services.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of: (i) works at ground floor level to include the demolition of the rear return and construction of new rear return to provide 3 no. new bedrooms, new stairwell and new external courtyard; (ii) revision of first floor layout and extension of first floor to provide 5 no. new bedrooms and new stairwell; (iii) provision of three-storey extension atop non-original two-storey rear element to provide 12 no. additional bedrooms; and, (iv) all ancillary works, from basement to fourth floor level, necessary to facilitate the development. The cumulative works will increase the number of hotel bedrooms from 34 to 54 no. The subject property is a protected structure (RPS No. 7991).

RETENTION: The development will consist of retention of change of use from office use to educational use of part ground floor and complete first floor and second floor of the premises.

The development will consist of alteration to existing corporate signage as follows: 2 No. 3.25m x 0.6m signs, 1 No.2.7m x 0.6m sign and 2no. 0.72m x 0.72m projecting signs on front (Talbot Street) elevation. 2 No. 3.25m x 0.6m signs on side (James Joyce Street) elevation 1 No. 3.25m x 0.6m sign on rear (Foley Street) elevation at this site SuperValu, 27-32 Talbot Street, Dublin 1.