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17760

CONDITIONAL

Limerick - Limerick County Council

Proposed Development

The renovation, conversion and extension of the adjacent 6-storey Mill building, as follows. 1. Removal of existing roof, floors and stair cores (not original fabric) and insertion of a new metal and glass vertical extension ('roof box') extending 4 stories above the existing Mill to accommodate 20. no hotel bedrooms; 2. Change of use of ground floor unit fronting Shannon Street & Henry Street from retail use to café/bar use with new link to the Savoy Hotel. 3. Subdivision of ground floor café/restaurant unit fronting Shannon street to provide 2 no. café/restaurant units, one unit linked to the Savoy Hotel; 4. Change of use of first floor apartments from residential use to retail use to provide 1 no. retail unit with access from ground floor; 5. Provision of hotel WCs at first floor level; 6. Provision of hotel lounge at first floor level; 7. Change of use of second, third, fourth & fifth floors from residential use to hotel use to provide 15. no. hotel bedrooms; 8. Retention of the existing external stone walls with modifications to the facades; 9. New entrance to the Savoy Hotel on Shannon Street; New connections between the Savoy Hotel and the Mill building comprising stair & lift core fronting Henry St. extending 9 stories; new circulation corridor to the north-eastern façade of the Mill extending from first floor level to eighth floor level; and new bridge link from 4th & 8th floor level; New roof/plant gantry over existing hotel service yard; New metal railing to the Savoy Hotel bar smoking area; The development will result in an additional 35 no. bedrooms overall at The Savoy Hotel. The development will also include signage, general plant; diversion of underground services; and all related site development and excavation works above and below ground all on a site of 0.07ha approx.

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    11 Aug 2017

  2. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    4 Oct 2017

  3. Decision due

    5 Oct 2017

  4. Appeal submitted

    2 Nov 2017

  5. Appeal decided: CONDITIONAL

    11 Jun 2018

Application Details

Location
Corner of Henry St. & Shannon St. , Limerick.
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Limerick County Council

Timeline

Registration Date
11 August 2017
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
4 October 2017
Permission Expires
10 June 2023

An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal

Appeal Reference
300061-17
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Submitted
2 November 2017
Decided
11 June 2018

Location

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Planning Applications Nearby

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181035CONDITIONAL23 Oct 2018

the provision of 5 no. hotel bedrooms at first floor level in lieu of Unit 3 (Café/Restaurant), Unit 4 (Retail) & hotel toilets; the provision of hotel toilet at ground floor level in lieu of Unit 1 (Café/Restaurant); modifications to the stairs/lift core fronting Henry St. modifications to the Mill façade, fronting Shannon St, at ground and first floor levels; new canopy/signage to existing Savoy Bar entrance fronting Henry St. new canopy/signage to hotel entrance fronting Shannon St. revisions to ancillary site development, lighting, and site services as permitted under Planning Register Ref. no. 17/760; An Bord Pleanala ABP-300061-17

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