GrantedAlterationsDecided 5 November 2019

Formerly known as the 'Irish Distillers Building, Smithfield, Dublin 7, The site is bound by Phoenix Street to the south; Smithfield Square to the west;, New Church Street to the north and Bow Street to the east

Amendments to a permitted development at the former Irish Distillers Building in Smithfield.

3974/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 11 September 2019

Reference: 3974/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 11 September 2019

Summary

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The proposed development consists of amendments to previously permitted floorplans from ground to sixth floor levels. This includes infilling setbacks to provide additional retail and office floorspace, and forming a new roof terrace.

Alterationsofficeretailamendments

Storeys: 7

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Development description

The proposed development consists of amendments to a previously permitted development under dcc planning ref. 2024/16 (an bord pleanala ref. Pl29n. 246933) to include amendments to the previously permitted floorplans at ground to sixth floor levels, to include: (a) infill of the permitted setback at the north-western corner at ground and first floor level, to provide an additional 31 sq. M (gfa) of retail floorspace at ground floor level (to permitted retail unit no
And the provision of an additional 13sq. M (gfa) of office floorspace at first floor level; (b) reducing the permitted setback adjoining the staircore to the southern elevation from second to fourth floor level with a corresponding expansion in the floorplate to provide an additional 51 sq. M (gfa) of office floorspace (17 sq. M gfa per floor); (c) reducing the permitted setback at the northern end of the western elevation at fourth floor level to provide an additional 72 sq. M gfa of office floorspace together with the replacement of the remainder of the previously permitted green roof section and the formation of a new roof terrace that wraps around the north-eastern corner at fourth floor level; (d) at fifth floor level, the following changes are proposed - omitting the permitted roof terrace at the north western corner and the permitted setbacks at both the northern and southern ends of the western elevation together with the omission of the permitted roof terraces to southern elevation at fifth floor level and the associated expansion of the floorplate to provide infill extensions of those areas to align the floorplate vertically with the fourth floor level (below) to deliver an additional 473 sq. M (gfa) of office floorspace at fifth floor level. It is also proposed to omit the permitted north facing roof terrace to the east of the permitted staircore at fifth floor level. (e) at sixth floor level, the following changes are proposed - omitting the permitted roof terrace at the north-western corner and part of the green roof and infilling of same with additional office floorspace and extending the floorplate northwards and westwards to provide a new terrace that wraps around the north-western corner and provision of a new terrace to the north-eastern corner. Omission of permitted roof plant and extending the floorplate in an easterly direction to align with the eastern elevation at fifth floor level below. Amended east facing terrace and amending part of south facing terraces at south-eastern corner and omission of the west facing terrace and part of the south facing terrace at the south-western corner and the associated expansion of the floorplate to provide infill extension of these areas. An additional 907 sq. M of office floorspace is proposed at sixth floor level. The proposed alterations to the permitted floorplans at ground to sixth floor level (as described above) would also result in associated external amendments to the permitted elevations, as follows: (i) eastern elevation - at the southern end of the building the permitted parapet height of 21.8m with two setback levels (at heights of 25.5m and approximately 29.8m, respectively) is revised to a parapet height of approximately 25.9m with a single setback level at a height of approximately 29.8m. At the northern end the intermediate setback at fourth floor level with a height of 20.1m is omitted and extended vertically to a height of approximately 24m to be augmented with the previously permitted height of the fifth floor setback; (ii) western elevation - at the northern end of the building the permitted parapet height of 19.7m with two setback levels (at heights of 23.4m and approximately 27.5, respectively) is revised to a height of 23.6m with a single setback level at a height of 27m. At the southern end the parapet height of 24.8m with a setback level at a height of 28.7m is raised to a uniform parapet height of approximately 28.7 with a corresponding parapet level of +33.61m; (iii) southern elevation - at the western end of the building the permitted parapet height of 24.9 with a setback level with a height of 28.8m is raised to a uniform height of approximately 29m. At the eastern end the permitted parapet height at a height of 22m with two setback levels at heights of 25.7m and 29.8, respectively is raised to a parapet height of approximately 25.9m with a single setback level at a height of approximately 29.8; (iv) northern elevation - at the eastern end of the building the intermediate setback at fourth floor level with a height of 20.1m is omitted and extended vertically to a height of approximately 24m to be augmented with the previously permitted height of the fifth floor setback level. At the western end the previous permitted parapet height of 19.9m is increased to a height of approximately 23.7m and the previous permitted setback level with a height of 23.2m is increased in height to approximately 27.7m. Alterations at rooftop level include the provision of rooftop plant and omission of condition 4 of planning permission dcc reg. Ref. 2024/16 (an bord pleanala ref. Pl29n. 246933). The proposed rooftop plant screening enclosure sits at a level +36.310m, approximately 2.7m above corresponding parapet level (+33.61m). A photovoltaic (pv) solar panel area will also be provided at roof level, immediately to the south of the enclosed plant area. In the interest of clarity the above proposed alterations to the floorplans at ground to sixth floor level will result in (a) an overall increase of floorspace from an approved 20,521.6 sq. M (gfa) to 22,059 sq. M (gfa) - an increase of 1,546.4 sq. M (gfa) - an increase of 1,546.4 sq. M (gfa), comprising an increase of 31 sq. M (gfa) of retail floorspace from 458 sq. M (gfa) to 489 sq. M and an increase of approximately 1,5116 sq. M (gfa) of office floorspace from 18,236 sq. M to 19,752 sq. M (gfa)

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Z5: City CentreUC

“To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design character and dignity.”

National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 4, Smithfield Village, Smithfield Dublin 7	Mar 2026	€431,000	53 m
Apt 23, Smithfield Village, Smithfield Dublin 7	Feb 2025	€480,000	53 m
42 E Coopers Sq, Smithfield, Dublin 7	Mar 2025	€495,000	60 m
Apt 8 Block C, Smithfield Market, Dublin 7	May 2025	€498,000	94 m
Apt 10 Block C, Smithfield Market Sq, Dublin 7	Apr 2025	€395,000	94 m
83 Smithfield Market, Block B, Smithfield	Feb 2025	€575,000	94 m
Apartment 17, Block C, Smithfield Market	Jul 2025	€455,000	94 m
89c Smithfield Market, Smithfield, Dublin 7	Feb 2026	€530,000	94 m

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Application received11 September 2019
Decision due5 November 2019
Decision issued5 November 2019
Grant issued14 May 2020
Appeal submitted4 December 2019
Appeal decided14 May 2020

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