33 Dartmouth Square, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, D06 T267
10. Prior to commencement of development in advance of work commencing on site, the applicant shall submit the following information for the written approval of the Planning Authority: e) Site exemplars for the removal of pointing, raking out, cleaning, patch repairs, re-facing and repointing including joint profile of the brick elevations shall be agreed on site with the Conservation Officer prior to works commencing. The Conservation Officer shall be given the opportunity to inspect the brick façades prior to construction works commencing on site in order to identify brick pointing defects at close quarters and to agree the preferred solution to any brick pointing repairs commencing, which shall be led by best conservation principles. Samples of materials and site exemplars of site workmanship shall be provided for inspection by and written approval of the Conservation Officer in advance of the works commencing. The applicant shall submit details of five recent examples of specialist brick re-pointing works carried out by the proposed contractor on protected structures of similar architectural significance in Dublin and associated references to ensure that the contractor has the requisite expertise for these works. Reason: In order to protect the original fabric, character and integrity of the front façade of this Protected Structure.