No's 36-40 Dominick Street Upper, Dublin 7 (The Hendrons Building), The site includes protected structures under RPS Ref.: 8783 Hendrons: main building and original, historic western railings only and RPS Ref.: 8483 Stone walls enclosing, Western Way from
PROTECTED STRUCTURE:PERMISSION:The site has frontages to Palmerston Place, Dominick Street Upper and Western Way. The proposed development will consist of the following:Demolition of the existing vacant warehouse buildings, the boundary wall fronting Palmerston Place and the existing dwelling at no. 36 Dominick Street Upper, with a combined Gross Floor Area (GFA) of c. 2,359.6sqm; The construction of a mixed-use development of 93 no. apartments in 3 no. residential blocks (Blocks A to C), including a residential amenity area in Block B and a café/retail unit in Block A; extension Block A includes adaptive re-use of and related works to the existing Hendrons building, a protected structure under RPS Ref.: 8783, for residential and café/restaurant development, and an extension fronting onto Palmerston Place and wrapping around the back of the existing Hendrons Building. Along Palmerston Place, Block A ranges in height from 3-5 storeys. Works to the protected structure include retention of the existing 'Hendrons' signage, the construction of an additional storey (resulting in a 5 no. storey building), alterations and additions, including removal of original and non-original internal dividing walls, construction of new and alterations of existing openings within the original walls on the front, rear and side elevations to accommodate new doors and windows; removal of 2 no. external emergency exit stairs, re-fenestration of original window openings on the front elevation and retention and repair of the existing glass blocks to window openings on the side elevations, and retention and repair of the original railings, ladder and lift shaft; Block A will accommodate 36 no. apartments (18 no. 1 beds, 13 no. 2 beds and 5 no. 3 beds) from ground to fourth floor level, a café/retail unit of 261.7 sq.m at ground floor level and 48.1 sq.m of plant / storage area at basement level; -Block B is part 6 to part 7 no. storeys and will accommodate a residential amenity area at ground floor level and 39 no. apartments (6 no. 1 beds, 21 no. 2 beds and 12 no. 3 beds) from ground to sixth floor level;- Block C is part 4 to part 5 no. storeys and comprises 18 no. apartments (4 no. 1 beds and 14 no. 2 beds) from ground to fourth floor level; 86 of the apartments are provided with balconies / terraces on the south, western, eastern and northern elevations of the building;- External amenity space (total area of c. 652 sqm) is provided in the form of 1 no. roof terrace on Block B (sixth floor level with an area of c. 251 sq.m) and within a central courtyard and secondary communal area, including outdoor seating and play areas (with an area of 401 sqm); The development includes bike stores containing 175 no. spaces at ground floor level, 50 no. surface level cycle parking spaces, a bin store and plant room. An ESB substation and switchroom is proposed in Block A; -The proposal includes alterations to Dominick Street Upper, including adjustment of existing kerb alignments, removal of entrance/adjustment of loading bay, replacement of footpath, and provision of cycle parking, and consolidation and repair as necessary of the boundary wall to Western Way (a Protected Structure under RPS Ref.: 8483); and The proposal includes the provision of a public plaza of 193 sq.m on the corner of Dominick Street Upper and Western Way, hard and soft landscaping, site lighting, green blue roofs, PV panels, connections to foul and surface water drainage, signage zones, hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments and associated and ancillary works.