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PROTECTED STRUCTURE: PERMISSION The proposed development will consist of the following works to accommodate a 100-bedroom hotel with café and bar at ground floor level: Removal of asbestos sheeting from the roof of the single-storey kitchen at the rear of No.46 Baggot Street Upper (Langkawi Restaurant on the ground floor, and the dental practice on the upper floors of No.46 both remain in place), demolition of an 89 sq.m, two-storey extension (built in 1984) from the rear of No.48 Baggot Street Upper (the retail unit on the ground floor of No.48 remains), change the use of the upper floors of No.48 from offices to hotel with proposed separate entrance via new, ground-floor, side-door onto Baggot Street Upper, at No.48, demolition of 194 sq.m. existing two-storey gym at No. 50 Eastmoreland Lane, removal all twentieth-century, flat-roof extensions totalling 417 sq.m from the rear of Nos.52.54 Baggot Street Upper, change the use of Nos 52-54 Baggot Street Upper from bank branch to hotel, and construct a new building to the rear of Nos 46,48,50 & 52-54 Baggot Street Upper of four storeys with dormer floor set back including basement floor for services & back-of house facilities including staff facilities, toilets, plant rooms and staff bicycle parking. The development includes a loading bay and bin storage area off Eastmoreland Lane together with SUDS features including a green/blue roof and a landscaped courtyard at ground floor, and all ancillary site development and excavation works above and below ground. (G.FA. 4,650 square metres). Nos. 46, 48 & 52-54 Baggot Street Upper are Protected Structures (R.P.S. Nos.462, 463 & 465).
Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development's excessive height, scale, and massing would negatively impact the architectural character and setting of Protected Structures and Conservation Areas, involving the unjustifiable demolition of original historic fabric.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The height, scale, and massing of the proposal are overly dominant and fail to conserve or enhance the special architectural character and setting of the Protected Structures.
- The development involves extensive and unjustifiable demolition of original historic fabric, causing serious injury to the legibility and curtilage of the structures and the wider Conservation Area.
- The proposal contravenes specific policies of the Dublin City Council Development Plan 2022-2028, would devalue nearby property, and sets an undesirable precedent for similar development.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought development at Nos. 46, 48, and 52-54 Baggot Street Upper and associated addresses on Eastmoreland Lane and Place, Dublin 4, involving several Protected Structures. The application was refused by Dublin City Council because the proposed height and scale were deemed overly dominant in relation to the historic context. The planning authority concluded that the project would result in the unjustifiable loss of original historic fabric and would negatively impact the character of...PDF Document Missing
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