Planning precedent report

PERMISSION:The development will consist of: Change of use of office space to medical use containing consultant suites and various adult outpatient care services. The proposals comprise the change of use of all floors in Plaza 2 from office space to a medical use including modifications to the internal layout of the building to facilitate the medical use. No external changes are proposed. The total change of use area will be 4,148sqm. 26 existing basement car parking spaces (including 2 accessible spaces) will be utilised for staff parking. No visitor parking is proposed. Cycle parking will be provided at basement level and all ancillary works.

The development will consist of: Change of use of level 3 and level 5 of Plaza 3 from office space to medical use containing consultant suites and various adult outpatient care services. The proposals include modifications to the internal layout of levels 3 & 5 to facilitate the medical use. No external changes are proposed. The total change of use area will be 1,211.80sqm GFA. 20 no. cycle parking spaces and 1 no. accessible parking space for staff will be provided at basement level in lieu of 4 no. existing staff car parking spaces and all ancillary works.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: permission for the deep energy retrofit of its 'Annexe' wing offices at Connolly Headquarters, Connolly Station, Amiens Street, Dublin 1 which is a protected structure. The works will include reconfiguration of the internal office space and the addition of appropriate insulation to the historic fabric along with supporting mechanical and electrical works. A new external staircase/lift structure will also be provided.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission is sought for renovation of the existing interior and façade treatments to support a change of use from a pub/nightclub to a Medical Office for Irish Rail. The works will include the provision of a new interior fit out incorporating partitioning of the vaults to provide a series of individual office, treatment and ancillary rooms and spaces as necessary to accommodate a medical office; provision of new floor mounted structural steel framing to support the new partitioning, ceilings and services; new power coated aluminium curtain walling, doors and ventilation louvres to replace existing windows and louvres at the existing façade opes to Harbour Master Place; raising of the existing brick arch to the central façade ope to allow provision of a new powder coated aluminium glazed entrance door; blocking up of existing façade opes along the adjacent concourse between Amiens Street and Harbour Master Place, and the provision of a new powder coated aluminium glazed fire exit door; reuse of existing water and drainage connections; and all associated services installations.

Alterations to existing Level 6 & 7 apartment consisting of (A) the insertion of 1 no. rooflight to the front (west) elevation (B) the insertion of 1 no. rooflight to the rear (east) elevation and (C) replacement of existing 1.57M wide sliding door with 1.8M wide double doors on Level 6 to the front (west) elevation.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning Permission for works to 115 Amiens Street, Dublin D01 NP44, a former station hall and vaults located within the curtilage of Connolly Station, a Protected Structure. The development consists of: the change of use from vacant motorcycle repair shop and emergency exit from the DART station to use as offices over two storeys; alteration of the exterior of the former station hall to include windows, a set of new entrance doors, curtain walling, external downpipes and rendered external insulation system with brick slips to base and new fascia detail.