221367Granted
94 O'Connell Street, Limerick
The demolition of a non-historic single storey over basement extension, walls and railings, the removal of non-original internal walls and partitions at ground floor level, the removal of original windows, internal walls and fireplaces at ground, first and second floor levels and 2 no. chimneys and a rooflight at the roof of the first floor level of the protected structure, and the construction of 24 no. residential units over commercial unit (458.2 sq. metres) and café (135.2 sq. metres) in two separate blocks as follows; (1) the conversion of the existing 3 storey over basement building to a residential and commercial block comprising: 1 no. 1 bed unit (60 sq. m.), 1 no. 2 bed unit (80 sq. m.) and 1 no. 3 bed unit (125 sq. m.) over existing commercial use at ground floor (217.2 sq. m.) and basement levels (241 sq. m.); (2) a new seven storey over basement residential and café block comprising: 4 no. studio units (ranging from 37 to 38 sq. m.), 6 no. 1 bed units (ranging from 49 to 57 sq. m.), 11 no. 2 bed units (ranging from 72 to 96 sq. m.) on first to sixth floors over ground floor (328.5 sq. m.) and basement (284.4 sq. m.)). The block includes a café (135.8 sq. m.), an entrance lobby, 25 no. residents' bicycle parking spaces, 2 no. lifts, bin store (43.5 sq. m.), plant room (5.5 sq. m.) and switch room (14.5 sq. m.) at ground floor level, and gym (103.4 sq. m.), communal storage room (49.1 sq. m.), plant room (55.5 sq. m.) and storage at basement level; and (3) the development includes alterations to facilitate the conversion to residential use at first and second floor levels in the protected structure, 18 no. visitor bicycle parking spaces at Lower Glentworth Street, a green roof, solar PV panels (90 sq. metres) on the roof of the new block, site services and all ancillary and associated site development works. The proposed development involves works to a protected structure within an Architectural Conservation Area (ACA)Decision record indexedDecision11 August 2023View record