Planning precedent report

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of the construction of a single-storey extension to the rear of an existing mid-terrace four-storey over basement educational premises. The extension, with a floor area of 25 square metres will provide storage and library facilities for students attending the education facility.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of a 52 bedroom expansion of the Iveagh Garden Hotel by:- • Change of use of 71 Harcourt Street from office to hotel, with associated internal reconfiguration and removal of internal partitions; • Construction of 1-7 storey (over double basement) extension to the rear of 70 and 71 Harcourt Street; • New openings in the rear elevation of No. 71 to connect to the extension; • Construction of additional set-back floor above 71 Harcourt Street. The new hotel accommodation in the extension to Iveagh Garden Hotel will consist of:- • Lower basement (Level -2) accommodating storage and plant; • Basement (Level-1) accommodating meeting rooms, toilets and plant; • Lower Ground level to provide new link to Iveagh Garden Hotel under Stable Lane with accommodation including meeting rooms and bedrooms; • Ground to Fifth Floor to accommodate hotel bedrooms; • Cantilevered external plant area on south elevation at third floor level. The development will include demolition of 20th century extension to the rear of No. 70 Harrington Hall, creation of new entrance to 71 Harcourt Street from Stable Lane, and all associated site development works and services.

IPUT plc intends to apply for planning permission for development at this site of c. 0.24 ha (c. 2,435 sq m sq m) at Styne House, Hatch Street Upper, Dublin 2, D02 DY27 for the internal reconfiguration and extension of an existing office development to provide for an overall increase of approximately 100 sq m of additional floorspace. The proposed development will consist of extending the existing ground floor area to include a new café (coffee dock) (73 sq m); the creation of additional office floorspace at first floor level (27 sq m); revisions to internal layout and elevation changes; the lowering of the ground floor entrance; extension of existing reception area at ground floor level at the front of the building on Hatch Street; and new glazing and entrance design. The development will also include changes to existing car and cycle parking areas; new shower, locker, drying room and toilet facilities at basement level, and the omission of 12 no. existing car parking spaces (resulting in a total car parking provision of 52 no. spaces), and provision of 36 no. additional basement cycle parking spaces (resulting in a total cycle parking provision of 100 no. spaces). Vehicular access and egress to the proposed basement level will continue to be from Hatch Street Upper.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: For development comprising: Design modifications to planning permission 3086/23 for the conservation, repair, refurbishment, alteration and extension of the townhouse at No.35 Harcourt Street (protected structure) for use as an hotel (21no. keys and 1no. restaurant), to include: Internal reconfiguration of floor plans at lower ground, ground, 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors, including relocation of existing double doors to and alteration of existing rear window at ground floor. Replacement of external terrace at ground floor to rear of the original townhouse with an internal mezzanine space to form part of the restaurant area. Insertion of new internal connections, at basement, ground, 1st, 2nd and 3rd floor levels, to adjoining Dean Hotel at No. 34 Harcourt Street and Dean Townhouse at No. 36 Harcourt Street (protected structure). Subdivision of front room at 1st floor level to accommodate 2no. bedrooms (remains 21no. keys in total). Removal of existing 1st floor rear return and reinstatement of window of the original townhouse. Removal of existing projecting structure to rear elevation of the townhouse, at 2nd floor landing. Revised 1st floor roof design over the restaurant area of the permitted rear extension, including insertion of 2no. glass roof lanterns and raised height (by c. 1m) of the flat roof connecting from the rear of the original townhouse to the permitted mews block. Minor amendments to the floor plans and raised roof parapet height (by c. 1m) at the permitted rear mews block. And, all associated and ancillary site development works.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for the following at no 35 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 (Protected Structure) extending to 35 Camden Place Dublin 2, (with connections to the yards (front and rear) of the Dean Hotel at 34 Harcourt Street/ Camden Place, and to the rear block of the new hotel at No 36 Harcourt Street (Protected Structure)/ Camden Place, Dublin 2): a) The demolition of late twentieth century single storey store-rooms to the rear, at no. 35 Camden Place street level; b) Change of use of the entire remaining premises from commercial use to Hotel; c) The construction of a four-storey building to the rear, abutting Camden Place and the rebuilding of the current ground level element of the block connecting the front and rear. d) General alterations including the following: provision of bathrooms, relocation of internal partitions, reinstatement of original 2nd to 3rd floor stairs, installation of building services, upgrading of fire resistance of doors and floors, repair of sliding sash windows, repair and repointing of brick façade, and recovering of roof. The entire to have 21 no bedrooms, spa, and restaurant, with service access via the rear yard of the Dean Hotel at No 34 Harcourt Street; interconnections in the new rear block, at four floor levels, to the rear block of new hotel at 36 Harcourt Street/Camden Place, Dublin 2; and external connection between the front basement area of Nos 35 and 34 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2.

RETENTION: Retention permission for: (a) retractable fabric canopies fixed to the existing brick penthouse and/or with aluminium support structure, covering the roof level terrace of the front (east) block and; (b) a 1450mm high frameless glazed balustrade in lieu of the 1100mm high frameless balustrades previously permitted (Reg. Ref. 2291/13) to this terrace and (c) the continued use of the roof level terrace previously permitted (Reg. Ref. 2291/13) for three years; all at the Dean Hotel, 32, 33 & 34 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2.