49,50 & 51 Amiens Street, Dublin 1.
9. The applicant shall comply with the following requirements of the Conservation Section; b) In advance of works commencing on site, the applicant shall provide the following to the Planning Authority for their written agreement: The Conservation Section shall be given the opportunity to inspect the historic façades from a scaffolding prior to the removal of the sand/cement render and prior to any raking out of the brick pointing when any additional defects can be identified at close quarters. In advance of the repointing works commencing on site, the applicant shall prepare and submit to the Conservation Section a conservation methodology for their written agreement, the proposed removal of the sand / cement render that shall be of minimum intervention, in order to prevent undue damage to the façades of No. 51 and No. 50. The applicant shall submit a record drawing (revised PP07 or PP08 at a scale of 1:50), cross-referenced where required to marked-up rectified photographs of the uncovered brick façades to record the condition of the brickwork and any repairs required, prior to commencing the re-pointing works. 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 applicant shall submit a specification for the proposed cleaning work as well as samples of same. The applicant shall submit a conservation specification and methodology for the repointing work. Please note that the use of NHL 3.5 is considered to be too strong for this Protected Structure and shall be revised to NHL 2 or a hot lime mix. Site exemplars for the removal of sand / cement render, raking out, cleaning, patch repairs, re-facing and repointing for the buildings shall be agreed on site with the CO prior to works commencing. Repairs to the parapets, cills and reveals and door-case shall be confirmed with the Conservation Section once scaffold access has been provided prior to any works commencing.