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No. 16-18 Lord Edward Street and No. 18 Exchange Street Upper and Copper Alley, Dublin 2

GRANT PERMISSION

Planning application 2131/20

Dublin - Dublin City Council

Proposed Development

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission for development on a 0.11 ha site approximately located at Nos. 16-18 Lord Edward Street (a protected structure) and No. 18 Exchange Street Upper (known as ''Fashion House'') and Copper Alley, Dublin 2. The proposed development comprises minor amendment to the Parliament Hotel (permitted under DCC Reg. Ref. 3448/16, as amended by DCC Reg. Refs. 4521/17, 3280/18, 2525/19) and includes additional plant screening to Parliament Roof to match material of permitted plant screen, 3no. street level painted metal out of hours security screens at Lord Edward Street entrances, 2no. canopies to Fashion House fifth floor terrace, relocation of 2no. existing flag poles to Parliament building at first floor level to corner of Lord Edward Street and Exchange Street Upper and 2no. timber louvered panels within external door on Copper Alley towards Cow's Lane painted to match door finish.

Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    28 Jan 2020

  2. Further information requested

    19 Mar 2020

  3. Further information received

    9 Jul 2020

  4. Decision due

    5 Aug 2020

  5. Decision: GRANT PERMISSION

    5 Aug 2020

  6. Grant issued

    24 Sept 2020

Application Details

Location
No. 16-18 Lord Edward Street and No. 18 Exchange Street Upper and Copper Alley, Dublin 2
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
Permission
Planning Authority
Dublin City Council
Site Area
1136.01 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
28 January 2020
Status
Decision Notice Issued
Decision
GRANT PERMISSION
Decision Date
5 August 2020
Grant Date
24 September 2020

Location

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4734/19APPLICATION WITHDRAWN18 Dec 2019

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning Permission for development on a 0.11 ha site approximately located at Nos. 16-18 Lord Edward Street (a protected structure) and No. 18 Exchange Street Upper (known as "Fashion House") and Copper Alley, Dublin 2. The proposed development comprises minor amendment to the Parliament Hotel (permitted under DCC Reg. Ref. 3448/16, as amended by DCC Reg. Refs. 4521/17, 3280/18, 2525/19) and includes additional plant screening to Parliament Roof to match material of permitted plant screen, 3 no. street level painted metal out of hours security screens at Lord Edward Street entrances, 2 no. canopies to Fashion House fifth floor terrace, relocation of 2 no. existing flag poles to Parliament building at first floor level to corner of Lord Edward Street and Exchange Street Upper and 2 no. timber louvred panels within external door on Copper Alley towards Cow's Lane painted to match door finish.

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2304/20GRANT PERMISSION20 Feb 2020

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2525/19SPLIT DECISION(PERMISSION19 Mar 2019

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4464/23APPLICATION DECLARED INVA13 Sept 2023

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3003/25APPLICATION DECLARED INVA6 Jan 2025

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3012/25APPLICATION DECLARED INVA14 Jan 2025

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4260/23REFUSE PERMISSION3 Aug 2023

PROTECTED STRUCTURE : Permission for development on lands at Nos. 27-32 Parliament Street (nos. 27, 28 & 31 being protected structures) Dublin 2, 1-2 Essex Gate (both protected structures) Dublin 8, 7-10 Exchange Street Upper (nos. 9 & 10 being protected structures) Dublin 8. The proposed development comprises the following: (a) change of use from office to hotel at 31 Parliament Street (a protected structure) and from vacant restaurant and residential use to hotel at 32 Parliament Street. The hotel use will integrate nos. 31 and 32 into the existing Paramount Hotel and will comprise a new hotel entrance on Parliament Street, a foyer and reception at ground floor level, administration areas at basement level and the collective amalgamation of both properties with Paramount Hotel at all existing floor levels to provide 28 no. new bedrooms from first to fourth floor levels and the addition of 5 no. bedrooms in a new setback floor behind exiting roof hips at fifth floor level; (b) the proposal involves the reconfiguration of the internal layout of 29-30 Parliament Street to incorporate a new opening in the existing wall with 31 Parliament Street resulting in a change from a double bedroom to a single bedroom and reconfiguration of the store room with the addition of hallway doors from first to fourth floor level; (c) demolition of the single storey rear extensions of nos. 31 and 32 Parliament Street and addition of a new courtyard with fully glazed roof extending across the rear of nos. 31 and 32; (d) reconstruction of the existing front facade of nos. 31 and 32 Parliament Street from first to fourth floor level (no changes proposed to existing protected bay window and ground floor shop front of no. 31); (e) internal alterations at basement and ground floor levels in all properties except for nos. 27-30 Parliament Street where no changes are proposed; (f) extension of existing setback of 7-8 Exchange Street Upper at fourth floor level to the street front to match the existing frontage to include the reconfiguration of the internal layout to provide 4 no. bedrooms and lobby; (g) addition of a setback fifth floor level with the provision of a terrace enclosed by a glass balustrade at 7-8 Exchange Street Upper to include the addition of 3 no. bedrooms, lobby, lift and new staircase. New flat roof over fifth floor with setback louvred plant area in centre of roof to be provided; (h) provision of 10 no. signage zones on frontages of Parliament Street, Essex Gate and Exchange Street Upper. The overall development will result in a hotel bedroom count of 108 no. bedrooms (66 existing and 42 proposed) and includes all associated alterations to the existing hotel services and all associated site development works above and below ground.

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69m
4598/19GRANT PERMISSION2 Dec 2019

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4597/19SPLIT DECISION(PERMISSION2 Dec 2019

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