Planning precedent report

RETENTION: The development consists of change of use of ground floor dining area and first floor storage area to late night bar and music venue.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for development at 36 Strand Street Great (Yamamori Restaurant) and the rear of 39 Ormond Quay Lower (Protected Structure), Dublin 1. The development will consist of the ancillary late night use of the existing ground floor restaurant/bar for nightclub use, and for the change of use of the rear first floor area from permitted storage use to bar and seating area at 36 Strand Street Great. Permission is also sought for change of use of the existing private open space originally designated for use of apartments at rear of 39 Lower Ormond Quay, to a smoking area associated with the adjoining existing restaurant garden for day and night-time use. Complimentary amenity space will be provided for the apartments at the rear of 39 Ormond Quay on an existing roof space over the existing restaurant at first floor level as a planted roof terrace and seating area and all associated site works and services.

RETENTION: Continuation of use: Taurus Management Consultancy Limited intend to apply for retention of the existing ancillary use to the existing licenced premises at 37 Strand Street Great, Dublin 1 (rear of 35 Lower Liffey Street - The Grand Social). Permission is sought for public access to the building through existing circulation routes from Strand Street Great into the existing public house through No. 37 Strand Street Great.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: permission for the temporary signage at 38/39 Ormond Quay Lower, North City, Dublin 1, D01 A593 by way of the following: provision of temporary signage to the fascia of 38 Ormond Quay Lower, to consist of vertical painted lettering indicating the wording 'Yamamori' followed with a painted logo above the lettering. This will be lit by a wall sconce located to the base of the lettering and another sconce located to the top of the logo. Provision of temporary signage to the fascia of 39 Ormond Quay Lower in the form of a Victorian styled sign to be surface mounted onto the facade. Lime mortar to be used to backfill the screws to affix this sign. This sign will be up lit from below by a wide angle warm white wall sconce light. All works are only limited to the street side elevations of (protected structures Ref. 6071 & 6072) at Nos. 38/39 Ormond Quay Lower, North City, Dublin 1, D01 A593.

The reinstating of the ground floor windows to the north elevation in their original openings, the fitting of new shop front and signage to east elevation, the relocation of the existing air handling units to the roof, internal alterations to include the fitting of a new lift, and the construction of new stairs, the use of the ground floor as retail and the 1st floor as offices and all associated site works

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: (RPS No. 6074): the development comprising: (i) demolition of non-original two-storey extension to the rear of the 'Woollen Mills' building. The existing canopy fronting onto Liffey Street Lower will be retained; (ii) partial external and internal demolition to three-storey 'The Yarn' building. Existing brick facade at first and second floor levels will be retained; (iii) construction of an 8-storey mixed-use development to the rear of the 'Woollen Mills' along Liffey Street Lower, incorporating the remaining facade of 'The Yarn' at first and second floor level and a new facade to Liffey Street Lower at ground floor level, comprising of: (a) restaurant use at ground floor level as part of existing 'Woollen Mills' establishment. Access to the restaurant will be from the existing entrance on Ormond Quay Lower and proposed new entrance on Liffey Street Lower; (b) residential use at upper floor levels comprising 7 no. apartments. The unit mix will consist of 6 no. three-bed apartments and 1 no. two-bed apartment. Access to the apartments will be from Liffey Street Lower. Each apartment will have access to private amenity space in the form of a private balcony and 79sq.m of external communal amenity space provided via rooftop terrace; (c) the ground floor level will also accommodate an apartment lobby; lift shaft; bike store for 25 no. spaces and refuse storage which will serve the residential units at upper floors. Access will be provided from 2 no. entrances from Liffey Street Lower. The rooftop will also accommodate a plant room (16sq.m) with solar PV mounted to the roof; (iv) internal works to existing Woollen Mills building comprising blocking up of openings at rear (northern) elevation; (v) the development will also include the provision of SuDS measures and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.