Planning precedent report

PROTECTED STRUCTURE:. The proposed development will consist of the demolition of an existing two-storey over basement extension to the rear (north) of the Harbourmaster Pub (a Protected Structure) and the construction of 1 no. New hotel building which is 11 storeys in height (part 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 storey building with a plant room at roof/10th floor level). The building will comprise 96 no. hotel bedrooms; with balconies/terraces to hotel bedrooms along the south elevation (located at 6 th -,7 th, 8 th and 9 th -floors) and 1 no. Communal terrace associated with the 10th-floor bar on the south, north and east elevations; ground floor reception area, cycle store,luggage, bar and restaurant and 1 no. ESB sub-station switch room; 1 st to 9 th floor - 96 no. hotel bedrooms; 10 th floor hotel bar; basement level supporting facilities including toilets, hotel kitchen, laundry, waste store, general store, comms room, staff changing and shower facilities, 1 no. water tank room; landscaping; public lighting; boundary treatment; and all associated site development and engineering works necessary to facilitate the proposed development. Access will be provided via the road to the west of the site boundary and George's Dock Road. The building will be connected to the Harbourmaster Pub (a Protected Structure) via a new 1.5-storey glazed link sitting below the eaves level of the Protected Structure.

Permission for development at George's Dock I.F.S.C.. Dublin 1. The development will consist of the installation of 224sq. m of solar panels on the roof of the existing building and associated works.

The proposed development comprises the provision of an accessble ramped entrance on the southern and western side of the existing building. The development includes modifications to the existing landscaping and external access arrangements and all ancillary and associated site development and landscaping works.

Change of use from Retail to Coffee Shop/Restaurant/Hot Food Take Away use at ground floor & mezzanine levels & all associated works.

The development will consist of the installation of two back lit signages of the company logo placed on the south and west elevations, both positioned between the third and fourth floor and all ancillary site works.

We, La Touche S.a.r.l. c/o BCP Capital, 71 Upper Leeson Street, Dublin 4, intend to apply for planning permission for development at this c. 0.4417 ha site at La Touche House, Custom House Dock, International Financial Services Centre, Dublin 1. The proposed development will consist of; the refurbishment/reconfiguration, partial demolition, recladding and vertical extension of an existing (c. 13,275.9 sq.m GFA) 7-storey building to a 10-storey (c. 23,314.3 sq.m GFA) office building with an additional c. 8,068.4 sq.m commercial floorspace provided and a total height of c. 45.84 m from ground (50.85m ODM), including the following: 1) Partial demolition of the existing fifth floor and the existing sixth floor plant rooms and external plant areas to fifth floor slab level, comprising a combined area of c. 1528.5sq.m removed, the removal of an existing bridge link across the atrium, and maintaining the existing c. 565.1 sq.m of office space and the existing core areas to the east, west and south; 2) Refurbishment and reconfiguration of the existing office building as follows:- a) Basement level: Reduction in car parking provision from 143 no. to 99 no. retained spaces, reconfiguration of existing plant areas, increased bicycle parking to 184 no. spaces, provision of bicycle storage areas, locker room, changing rooms, staff toilets and drying room, bin storage area, new staircase link, bicycle lift and service lift from podium (ground floor level) covering an additional area of c.913.2 sq.m within the existing basement; b) Ground Floor: Reconfiguration of the existing ground floor to include a new glazed screen enclosure to the existing atrium and introduce a new building entrance to the south elevation accessed from IFSC Plaza and close the existing entrance. Change of use of 103 sq.m of part of an existing retail bank area to office use. Change of use of c. 134.9 sq.m existing office space to a c. 152.1 sq.m food & beverage unit including an extended area of c. 17.2 sq.m to the east and access to an external terrace to the east. Change of use of c. 128.2 sq.m existing office space to a c. 164 sq.m bicycle café including an extended area of c. 35.8 sq.m to the south and east. Reconfiguration of the existing ground floor to the south/south- west to include a change of use from existing office area to create 2 no. food & beverage/retail units of c. 94.1 sq.m and c. 44 sq.m respectively; c) First Floor, Second Floor and Third Floor: Reconfiguration of the existing office floors to include refurbished and extended toilet accommodation; extension of the office accommodation to the edge of a new glazed screen enclosure to the existing atrium; d) Fourth Floor: Reconfiguration of the existing office floors to include refurbished and extended toilet accommodation; extension of the office accommodation to the edge of a new glazed screen enclosure to the existing atrium and enclosure of 2 no. external balcony areas to provide an additional c. 86.6 sq.m office space; e) Fifth Floor: New office floor accommodation to replace the existing plant areas and the enclosure of the existing external terrace to the north of the office floor (c. 1,226 sq.m) and to include the existing c. 565.1 sq.m of office accommodation to the north of the new extended floorplate, reconfiguration of existing plant areas to unisex toilets, lift lobby and circulation space within core area to the south; f) Addition of new floors: Addition of 4 no. office floors with the existing stair cores extended upwards and toilet accommodation replicated as the supplemented existing provision on the lower floors and the existing atrium extended through to roof level; the proposed sixth, seventh and eighth floor levels will consist of c. 1,791.1 sq.m office space each; the proposed ninth floor level will consist of c. 1,329.5 sq.m office space; setback of the external envelope and creation of a terrace area accessible for maintenance only at ninth floor level; new Part M compliant accommodation stairs within the atrium from ground floor to ninth floor; g) External works to include; A complete recladding with replacement curtain walling and an over-wrapping by a translucent perforated metal veil to the vertical external envelope of the existing building from ground floor level to fifth floor level and the extension and continuation of a new curtain wall and external perforated veil above to include the newly reconstructed fifth floor, and the new sixth, seventh. eighth and ninth floors; new plant and plant enclosure screen at roof level; additional plant on perforated metal platforms adjacent to the 3 no. existing cores from first to ninth floor; the provision of photovoltaic panels at roof level; new glazed atrium roof; provision of 4 no standard bicycle spaces and 9 no. cargo bicycle spaces at ground level; provision of a platform lift on the north-east corner of the site; new hard and soft landscaping adjacent to the building only; new lighting; and all associated site development works.