Site to rear of 74, Ranelagh Village, Dublin 6
4. The following requirements of the Conservation Department shall be strictly adhered to: • In advance of works commencing on site, the applicant shall submit the following information with the Planning Authority for inclusion in the planning file: - Historic stone boundary walls shall be retained in full. - A full drawing survey including photographic record of existing boundary walls and the existing rear stone wall shall be provided. Detailed schedules of any repair and reinstatement works that are required to the walls should be fully detailed. A method statement for the raking out and re-pointing of the stonework and associated repair details are to be provided. Details of the historic stone coursing, sizes of stone as well as mortar composition and colour are to be provided. - Full details of all proposed new elements, such as toothing-in and repair work that shall be required. All new elements will match the historic walls. Reason: In order to ensure that the materials, coursing, joint details and method of repair will be sympathetic to the character and respect the curtilage of the Protected Structure. • A professional with appropriate conservation expertise shall be employed to design, manage, monitor and implement the works on site and to ensure adequate protection of the historic fabric during the works. In this regard, all permitted works shall be designed to cause minimum interference to the building structure and/or fabric. Reason: To protect the character and integrity of this protected structure. • All works shall be carried out in accordance with best conservation practice, the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Advice Series and the Architectural Heritage Protection Guidelines. The works shall retain the maximum amount of surviving historic fabric in-situ including structural elements shall be designed to cause minimum interference to the building structure and/ or fabric. Items that have to be removed for repair shall be recorded prior to removal, catalogued and numbered to allow for authentic re-instatement. Reason: To ensure that the integrity of this protected structure is maintained and that the proposed repair works are carried out in accordance with good conservation practice with no unauthorised or unnecessary damage or loss of historic building fabric. • All existing original features shall be protected during the course of refurbishment. Reason: to protect the character and integrity of the protected structure. • All repair of original fabric shall be scheduled and carried out by appropriately experienced conservators of historic fabric. Reason: to protect the character and integrity of the setting of the Protected Structure.