The Ripley Court Hotel, 37 Talbot Street, Dublin 1
(A) Internal modifications to the existing layout hotel building comprising: (i) at basement level, removal of 7 no. parking spaces to provide for 4 no. en suite hotel bedrooms, store room and a protected corridor with escape stairs. Provision of new windows to proposed bedrooms on the eastern elevation. A new fire door will be provided to access existing escape stairs. Alterations to existing cold store, switch room and WCs to provide for kitchen store, changing rooms and staff canteen. Relocation of water tank, removal 2 no. parking spaces and creation of new ope to provide 4 no. parking spaces. Merging of 2 no parking spaces to provide 1 no. accessible parking space; (ii) at ground floor, alterations to conference rooms and bar, foyer, and hotel bar to provide for 17 no. en suite hotel bedrooms, guest laundry room, 2 no. offices and WCs. Provision of new windows to the proposed bedrooms on the eastern elevation. Removal of roof light and roof over bar to provide for an open-air courtyard. Modifications to the layout of the kitchen and guest dining room. Provision of a modified lounge, foyer and reception area. (iii) change of use of deli/restaurant to cafe/workhub with alterations to provide for a café and work hub with a conference room, 2 no. offices, staff kitchen and an accessible WC to the rear; (iv) Provision of roof light to serve ground floor meeting room; (B) External works comprising: (v) Provision of new shop front and signage to hotel entrance and café/workhub; (vi) Reinstatement of existing blocked-up windows fronting Foley Street; (vii) Removal of roof covering to the external yard to the eastern side. (viii) The development also includes all other associated engineering works, landscaping, and ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development. No works proposed for 1st to 3rd floors. The proposal will result in a total of 137 no. hotel bedrooms.