Site planning risk brief

Change of use of ground floor from restaurant to public house and all associated works

The change of use of part of ground floor from retail/commercial use to restaurant use

Demolition of existing shopfront & signage and construction of a new shopfront with back illuminate signage & edge lighting, installation of a metal roller shutter and all ancillary site works

Change of use of the ground floor and basement of the existing building (116.1m2) from its previous use as a retail unit to use as a medical consultation rooms & doctor’s surgery, together with all associated incidental and ancillary works

(a) Proposed residential townhouse combining first, second, third floors of both properties to create a new 4-bedroom dwelling with access on the ground floor. This will involve a change of use from office use to residential for existing ground floor entrance and hallway, first, second and third floors at 34 O’Connell St, and second floor at 57 Roches St, Limerick City, (b) Elevational alterations to include for new sash windows to both existing elevations, (c) New roof access to replace existing roof access on flat roof at 34 O’Connell St., (d) Proposed new single WC to ground floor shop unit at 34 O’Connell St and associated site works, (e) All ancillary site works above and below ground. The application site contains a protected structure – NIAH Ref No 21517029

The demolition of No. 40 and No. 41 O’Connell Street; demolition of 1st floor, 2nd floor and 3rd floor only at No. 42 O’Connell Street/1 Cecil Street; demolition of No. 1 Cecil Street (excluding basement area), and demolition of a shed at the rear of the site. Construction of a new building consisting of a 7-storey block (32 m high) with 2-storey portico fronting O’Connell Street, and a part 2-storey/part 3-storey block to the rear with stair core extending 7-storeys all over single storey basement; a part 2-storey/part 3-storey block at the corner of O’Connell Street and Cecil Street comprising 2-storeys over the existing ground floor retail premises (Fines Jewellers), and 3-storeys fronting Cecil Street. The development will provide multi-media visitor experience, exhibition and education space for the ‘International Rugby Experience’; ancillary retail area (81sq.m) and ancillary cafe (83 sq.m) at ground floor level. Vehicular access for servicing purposes and staff pedestrian and cycle access via an existing vehicular entrance on the laneway to the rear of the site linking Cecil Street and Catherine Street. The development will also include ancillary plant, storage areas, staff facilities; public lighting; building signage; diversion of underground services; and all related site development and excavation works above and below ground, all on a site of 0.0581ha approx. The development is situated within an Architectural Conservation Area