91-93, Meath Street, Dublin 8, D08 YN15
3. Prior to the commencement of development, the applicant shall submit the following information for the written agreement of the Conservation Officer – a) A full scope of works, specification and conservation methodology for the proposed repointing works in advance of works commencing on site. The applicant shall prepare and submit to the Conservation Officer a record drawing cross-referenced where required to marked-up photographs of the brick façades of the building to record the condition of the brickwork and any repairs required. It is assumed that the original pointing at this building was a wigged joint. All original wigged pointing and any historic colour wash to the façades shall be retained and protected. The applicant shall identify by inspection of the façade for any remnants of original pointing to inform the appropriate re-pointing method for the building based on remnants observed. 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 a preferred solution to any brick pointing repairs commencing, which shall be led by best conservation principles. b) Samples of materials and site exemplars of site workmanship for the proposed repointing and cleaning shall be provided for inspection by and written approval of the Conservation Officer in advance of the works commencing d) 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.