Site planning risk brief

A change of use from ground floor banking use to retail shop use including proposed amendments to existing shop front, change of use of existing first and second floor banking/office use to provide 5 no. apartments including a second floor extension to complete residential layout with apartment access from Sarsfield and combined apartment/retail access from existing Liddy Street entrance, permission also for the provision of roof-top terrace, the re-positioning of an existing window on the rear/north-eastern elevation, including all associated site development works. This application relates to a protected structure(21512009)

Amendments to the development approved under planning permission 21/573 which comprised 5 No. apartments and a shop. The revised proposal will now provide for revised alterations and revised extension so as to provide 4 No. additional apartments dwelling units including all necessary external elevation amendments/additional windows/doors all associated site development works. The revised development will now comprise 9 No. upper apartments and a ground floor shop and will maintain use of the existing access route of Liddy Street as second exit/entry to the development. This application relates to a protected structure (21512009)

The replacement of 1 No. internally illuminated 6.4m x 3.35m Premiere advertising display with 1 No. digital 6.28m x 3.4m advertising display at 23 Sarsfield Street, Limerick (a Protected Structure RPS No. 3462) and all associated site works and services and the permanent decommissioning of 2 No. 6.3m x 3.5m advertising displays

The conversion of 3 No. window openings into door openings at ground floor level, construction of outdoor seating areas at street level, installation of retractable canopy over outdoor seating areas and all ancillary site works. This building is listed on the Record of Protected Structures Registration No. 3465

1. Alterations to the ground floor plan to increase the aparthotel reception area, previously permitted under Planning Ref. 23204, from 36 sq.m to 75 sq.m. 2. Subdivision of the ground floor retail area (as previously permitted) into two separate retail units of 790 sq.m and 910 sq.m. 3. Change of use of the basement floor to accommodate ancillary services in support of the permitted retail and aparthotel uses. 4. Change of use of the first and second floors of No. 136 O’Connell Street to aparthotel use, with proposed new connections through party walls into Nos. 134-135 O’Connell Street at both floor levels, to facilitate the expansion of the permitted aparthotel (Ref. 23204). 5. Construction of a new floor at roof level (fourth floor) to provide additional aparthotel accommodation, comprising circa 785 sq.m of floor area. 6. Alterations and modifications to the rear elevations, and the installation of a new fire exit door to the Sarsfield Street elevation, as previously permitted under Ref. 23204. 7. Alterations and modifications to internal layouts of the scheme granted under Ref. 23204 as required. Nos. 134-135 O’Connell Street is a Protected Structure (RPS Ref. 3484 / NIAH Ref. 21513002), and the proposed works are within the curtilage of the protected structure

The change of use from retail (Class 1) to office space (Class 3), internal reconfiguration, minor façade alterations, removal of existing chimney, new signage and associated ancillary works