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Rear 9-10, Wellington Quay and 8 Essex Street East Dublin 2

GRANT PERMISSION

Planning application 3227/21

Dublin - Dublin City Council

Proposed Development

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission for the following to rear of 9, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2 (Protected Structures) and above Anne’s Bar, No. 8 East Essex Street, Dublin 2 (attached to the Clarence Hotel 6-8 Wellington Quay and 6-8 East Essex Street, Dublin 2 (a Protected Structure): a) The provision of a new open-air dining terrace (80sqm) at second floor level above Anne’s Bar and above the existing laundry room at first floor level, with painted steel fascia and glass balustrade; b) The provision of a double-pitched retractable fabric canopy above said terrace; c) The reconfiguration of the existing pedestrian external walkway/stairs between the existing open-air terrace to the rear of Nos. 9, 10 Wellington Quay and the laundry room at first floor level at No 8 East Essex Street (above Anne’s Bar), to provide level access to the proposed new terrace at 2nd floor level on East Essex Street which is equivalent to first floor level on Wellington Quay and to retain the fire escape previously shown through the laundry room below.

Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    28 Jul 2021

  2. Further information requested

    21 Sept 2021

  3. Further information received

    26 Oct 2021

  4. Decision due

    22 Nov 2021

  5. Decision: GRANT PERMISSION

    22 Nov 2021

  6. Grant issued

    7 Jan 2022

Application Details

Location
Rear 9-10, Wellington Quay and 8 Essex Street East Dublin 2
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
Permission
Planning Authority
Dublin City Council
Site Area
335.6 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
28 July 2021
Status
Decision Notice Issued
Decision
GRANT PERMISSION
Decision Date
22 November 2021
Grant Date
7 January 2022

Location

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2581/20Decision Notice Issued26 Mar 2020

PERMISSION & RETENTION: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: (a) Retention planning permission for the following works in progress at Nos 9, 10, 11 and 12, Wellington Quay, Dublin 2: the cleaning and repair, including repointing the entirety, of the north facades of Nos 9, 10, 11 and 12 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2, repairs to Roman cement detailing, (all Protected Structures); and (b) Planning permission for a new ground floor level shopfront at No 9 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2 (Protected Structure).

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PROTECTED STRUCTURE:PERMISSION & RETENTION:a) Planning permission for: i) lowering of cills of 4 no. square-headed and 1 no arch-headed window to the ground floor front (north) façade, and the extension of the original window and door frames to fit the new enlarged openings (incorporating redundant vent opening to the basement). ii) reinstatement of 5 no brass railings from original cill to new cill positions b) Retention permission for: i) recoating with paint of external surface of ground floor window and door frames, in lieu of previous clear coating; ii)enlargement of existing opening, and formation of a new opening in oak panelled wall between front lounge and entrance hall; iii) the removal of the lead cames to the ground floor windows and their re-glazing with safety glass;

Clarence Hotel, 6-8 Wellington Quay, & 6 -8 East Essex Street, Dublin 2

29m
3325/19GRANT PERMISSION21 Jun 2019

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission for the following: (a) Interconnection of second, third and fourth floors of Dollard House with the half-landings of a late twentieth century internal staircase of The Clarence Hotel and the construction of a lightweight bridging structure/corridor in the Clarence Hotel at aforementioned three levels to connect through new openings in the external cladding of a late twentieth century stairs located in an internal lightwell, with lightweight cladding to match; (b) Dollard House only: change of use of second, third and fourth floors from vacant offices to hotel use, comprising 56 bedrooms and ancillary spaces. Dollard House was originally interconnected to and formed part of The Clarence Hotel on these three levels: the construction of new lightweight stud partitions, doors and ceilings forming bedrooms and corridors; the forming of openings at second, third and fourth floor levels in the east wall, (which had previously existing window openings); the reinstatement of a window opening on the south elevation of the north wing at second floor level; replacement of the existing late twentieth century aluminium windows with historically appropriate timber framed windows to the north elevation facing Wellington Quay and steel framed windows to the window openings facing the internal lightwell and the south elevations facing East Essex Street.

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30m
WEB2671/24GRANT PERMISSION6 Dec 2024

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Keywell DAC intends to apply for Permission at this site (c.0.17 ha) at No. 1 Essex Street East, Dollard House, Nos. 2-5 Essex Street East and Nos. 2-5 Wellington Quay (Protected Structure), The Clarence Hotel, Nos. 6-8 Wellington Quay and Nos. 6-8 Essex Street East (Protected Structure) and Anne's Bar, No. 8 Essex Street East, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. For development comprising proposed hotel refurbishment, conservation and alteration (c.8,544 sq m gfa total), and vertical roof and infill building extension (c.841 sq m gfa total), to accommodate the addition of 104no. new hotel keys (resulting in 162no. total existing and proposed) and ancillary hotel amenities including retail-bakery, licenced restaurants, bars and event spaces, as follows: - Clarence Hotel: Removal of existing Clarence dormer roof (L04) and plant room (L06) and addition of 1-storey dormer extension (c.256 sqm, L05) above No.6-8 Essex Street East (southern) elevation and Clarence Hotel east elevation, and alteration (subdivision) and refurbishment of Levels 01 to 06 inclusive, to accommodate 37no. additional hotel keys. Ancillary hotel lounge bar/reception area (c.177 sq m), refurbished Octagon Bar (c.78 sq m) and Stout Bar (c.45 sq m) and contemporary music bar (c.133 sq m) at ground floor (L00), and hotel gym (c.88 sqm) and live music venue (c. 269 sq m) at basement level. - Dollard House: Change of use of existing upper floors, from L01 to L04 inclusive, to accommodate 46no. hotel keys; change of ground floor (L00) to use as ancillary restaurant (c.232 sq m), retail bakery-coffee shop (c.96 sqm) and associated kitchen and back-of-house facilities; and new event and banqueting space (c.320 sq m total) at L01. Removal of existing eastern wing dormer roof (L04) at Dollard House and replacement with 1-storey dormer extension (c.95 sq m) to accommodate 2no. new hotel keys (L05) at eastern interface with Clarence Hotel. - No.1 Essex Street East: Change of use of existing upper floors, from L01 to L03 inclusive, to accommodate 3no. hotel keys, and removal of existing roof structure (L04) and addition of 2-storey dormer extension (c.69 sq m) to accommodate 1no. hotel key (duplex, L04-L05), above No.1 Essex Street East. - Anne's Bar, No.8 Essex Street East: Demolition of existing Anne's Bar (c.214 sq m gfa) and construction of a new 6-storey hotel extension (c.635 sq m), to accommodate 15no. hotel keys (L01-L05), replacement licenced bar (c.44 sq m) at ground floor (L00) and back of house facilities at mezzanine level, at No.8 Essex Street East. And all associated and ancillary alteration, refurbishment, repair, conservation, restoration and fit out works, including: Internal reconfiguration works at the Clarence Hotel and Dollard House, including: the reconfiguration of floor plans, partial demolition of load-bearing and non-load bearing walls and partitions, partial stripping back of non-original finishes and features across all floors to both buildings; integration of new services, structural strengthening works and creation of new circulation and service connections through existing walls and floors between all buildings including Dollard House, Clarence Hotel, No.1 Essex Street East and No.8 Essex Street East. Fire resistant lining and enclosure of existing roof timbers and structure of existing Dollard roof. Alterations to the existing Wellington Quay (north) façade to include: replacement of existing fire escape door to reinstate a new window to match existing historic windows at the Clarence at 6-8 Wellington Quay, integration of new wall vents, and replacement of existing service entrance with an additional hotel entrance at Dollard House at 2-5 Wellington Quay. 2no. new dormer roof windows to the north elevation and new windows to east and south elevations at L06 of the Clarence Hotel. Relocation of external plant space to roof (c.90 sq m, L07) and associated external access stairs at the Clarence Hotel. Location of external plant to roof (c.28 sq m, L02) and associated screen to Dollard courtyard. Extension and recladding of 2no. existing ventilation ducts at Clarence east elevation. Replacement and extension of external fire stairs at Clarence roof level (L05-L06). Modification of existing entrance door to form escape route at ground floor of No.1 Essex Street East. Repairs to existing roof fabric including; valleys, gutters, linings, structural timbers, existing dormers, rainwater goods and chimneys and provision of thermal upgrades at both Clarence and Dollard House. Replacement of Dollard House existing upper floor windows on Wellington Quay facade and existing aluminium windows on courtyard and upper floors of East Essex Street façade, with double-glazed windows to match existing. Restoration of existing ground floor windows to the north elevation of The Clarence Hotel, at 6-8 Wellington Quay, to reinstate lead came detailing. Modification of existing finishes to the southern elevation of The Clarence Hotel at L03. Addition of new wall vents to the southern elevation of The Clarence Hotel to match existing. Reconsolidation works post integration of structural and service interventions.

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10B-11, Essex Street East, Temple Bar , Dublin 2 , D02PW83

37m
4378/23APPLICATION DECLARED INVA28 Aug 2023

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