Planning precedent report

Change of use from general retail to restaurant with take away. Opening hours from 9 am until 11.30 pm.

RETENTION PERMISSION for indefinite retention of a third-floor flat roof extension/terrace area above No. 60 Talbot St, Mountjoy, Dublin 1, D01 R278 that is accessed from the top floor apartment at No. 59 Talbot St (Mollys B&B), Mount joy, Dublin 1, D01 K298 (Protected Structure - RPS Ref: 7992).

RETENTION: Permission is sought for the retention of a single storey extension at ground floor level to the rear of existing retail premises to provide additional storage for the existing pharmacy at 36a Talbot Street, Dublin 1.

(A) Internal modifications to the existing layout hotel building comprising: (i) at basement level, removal of 7 no. parking spaces to provide for 4 no. en suite hotel bedrooms, store room and a protected corridor with escape stairs. Provision of new windows to proposed bedrooms on the eastern elevation. A new fire door will be provided to access existing escape stairs. Alterations to existing cold store, switch room and WCs to provide for kitchen store, changing rooms and staff canteen. Relocation of water tank, removal 2 no. parking spaces and creation of new ope to provide 4 no. parking spaces. Merging of 2 no parking spaces to provide 1 no. accessible parking space; (ii) at ground floor, alterations to conference rooms and bar, foyer, and hotel bar to provide for 17 no. en suite hotel bedrooms, guest laundry room, 2 no. offices and WCs. Provision of new windows to the proposed bedrooms on the eastern elevation. Removal of roof light and roof over bar to provide for an open-air courtyard. Modifications to the layout of the kitchen and guest dining room. Provision of a modified lounge, foyer and reception area. (iii) change of use of deli/restaurant to cafe/workhub with alterations to provide for a café and work hub with a conference room, 2 no. offices, staff kitchen and an accessible WC to the rear; (iv) Provision of roof light to serve ground floor meeting room; (B) External works comprising: (v) Provision of new shop front and signage to hotel entrance and café/workhub; (vi) Reinstatement of existing blocked-up windows fronting Foley Street; (vii) Removal of roof covering to the external yard to the eastern side. (viii) The development also includes all other associated engineering works, landscaping, and ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development. No works proposed for 1st to 3rd floors. The proposal will result in a total of 137 no. hotel bedrooms.

RETENTION: Retention permission for development consists of demolition of existing 3 storey building over basement to be replaced with a new 4 storey over basement to match the existing hotel roof level, incorporated into the main structure of hotel which included a new fire escape stairs exiting onto Talbot Street. The basement element included 95m2 of floor area for storage purposes only, with a 157m2 deli-restaurant and shopfront on ground floor level accessed from Talbot Street. An additional 148m2 of guest accommodation on the 1st & 2nd floors. An additional 417m2 of guest accommodation on the 3rd floor level which included an additional 14m2 office/house-keepers room in addition to the previously approved larger development - planning reference 3438/16, all with associated elevation completions including an extension of the timber shop front on Talbot Street to the deli/restaurant to match existing.

ICOT College Dublin is making an application for a revision to previously granted planning permission (Planning Reg. Ref. 4537/23) at Block A, Joyce's Court, Joyce's Walk, Talbot Street, Dublin 1, D01 FV59. The development revisions consist of: 1. The reduction in student numbers and bicycle storage quantity. 2. New additional fire escape door to the Northern Elevation.