St. Vincent's Hospital, Richmond Road and Convent Avenue, Fairview, Dublin 3
32. Prior to commencement of development, conservation details for Brooklawn (RPS Reference Number: 8789), Richmond House (RPS Reference Number: 8788), Laundry Building, Rose Cottage and the historic boundary elements of the development shall be submitted for the written agreement of the planning authority. Prior to commencement of Phase 2A development works details regarding works to Saint Vincent's shall be submitted for the written agreement of the planning authority. The following conservation requirements shall be fully complied with in the proposed development including the submission of relevant details for the written agreement of the planning authority. (a) Chapel (i) A revised design omitting the removal of the raised area for the altar shall be provided in order to retain more of the historic interior of the structure. (ii) Clarification on the retention of a number of pews to the interior of the chapel shall be provided. The retention of some of the furnishings associated with its historic use would be the preferred option. It is understood that some elements will be lost to make the space more useable and inclusive, however, some elements should be retained. (iii) Consideration shall be given for the reuse of the historic railings to the exterior of the chapel. (b) Richmond Convent (i) Detailed floor plans at a scale of 1:50 of the former convent and convent extension, cross-referenced to photographs, and accompanied by a list clearly describing all interventions impacting the historic fabric, including the loss of features such as historic floors, together with proposed finishes. The proposed works shall respect the surviving historic features and fabric, ensuring the special character of the interior is not adversely impacted. (ii) Drawings of the proposed windows, at a scale of 1:20, describing the proposed windows in detail. The new frames shall have a traditional putty finish to the exterior. Details of the proposed new glazing shall also be submitted. The applicant shall be satisfied that any proposed glass conforms to EU directives. If double-glazing is proposed, 1:5 scale details of the windows shall be submitted demonstrating that the proposed glazing units can be accommodated without increase in dimension of historically appropriate frames and glazing bars (if appropriate). (j) The applicant shall submit the following architectural conservation details/revisions for the written approval of the planning authority: (i) Following provision of a scaffold to the elevations of the Chapel, Brooklawn, Richmond House and the Laundry, the Dublin City Council Conservation Officer shall be given the opportunity to inspect the elevations to assess the condition of the brickwork and agree the proposed strategy for repair. (ii) A detailed schedule/marked up drawing of repairs to the elevations following inspection at close quarters, shall be provided. (iii) Site samples/exemplars for the raking out of joints, cleaning, repair of brick and proposed pointing shall be agreed on site with the Conservation Officer prior to these works commencing. Proposed new pointing shall be NHL2. (iv) Samples of the proposed render finishes to Richmond Convent, Convent Extension and Hospital Extension, the Hospital Buildings, Richmond House and the Laundry shall be agreed on site with the Dublin City Council Conservation Officer prior to these works commencing. (k) A conservation expert with proven and appropriate expertise shall be employed to design, manage, monitor and implement the works and to ensure adequate protection of the retained and historic fabric during the works. In this regard, all permitted works shall be designed to cause minimum interference to the retained fabric and the curtilage of the Protected Structure.