PROTECTED STRUCTURE; Dublin City Council – Ampbay Ltd. intends to apply for permission for development on a site of c. 0.0997 ha for the refurbishment and extension of: Paramount Hotel, with an address at Nos. 7-8, 9, 10 Exchange Street Upper and No. 1 Essex Gate, Dublin 8, Nos. 27-28 Parliament Street, Dublin 2/No. 2 Essex Gate, Dublin 8, Nos. 29-30 Parliament Street, Dublin 2; and Nos. 31 and 32 Parliament Street, Dublin 2. No. 9 Exchange Street Upper, No. 10 Exchange Street Upper, No. 1 Essex Gate, No. 2 Essex Gate, Nos. 27-28 Parliament Street, and No. 31 Parliament Street are designated Protected Structures. The proposed development will consist of: alterations to the front façade of Nos. 29-30 Parliament Street including removal of the existing two storey recessed entrance and replacement with a brick façade, fenestration alterations, amendments to the internal layout (including the provision of inter alia two additional bedrooms), and removal of existing plant rooms at roof level to accommodate the provision of a new setback Sixth Floor Level to accommodate inter alia two new bedrooms with terraces all along the eastern elevation; internal alterations (which includes for the provision of inter alia two additional bedrooms) at Nos. 27-28 Parliament Street/No. 2 Essex Gate and Nos. 9 and 10 Exchange Street Upper/No. 1 Essex Gate, including the provision of an ancillary restaurant at Ground Floor Level at Nos. 9 and 10 Exchange Street Upper and No. 1 Essex Gate, removal of the roofs and chimney stacks and the provision of a new setback Fourth Floor Level and a further setback Fifth Floor Level at Nos. 27-28 Parliament Street/No. 2 Essex Gate and Nos. 9 and 10 Exchange Street Upper/No. 1 Essex Gate collectively facilitating 15 No. new bedrooms and ancillary hotel facilities; and remodelling of the existing façade, internal alterations and the provision of an extension to the rear to collectively accommodate two additional bedrooms at Ground to Fourth Floor Levels and the provision of a new Fifth Floor Level (including the provision of inter alia four new bedrooms), a setback Sixth Floor Level (including the provision of inter alia three new bedrooms) (with the provision of a terrace along the north-western elevation) and a further setback Seventh Floor Level (including the provision of inter alia one new bedroom) (with the provision of a terrace along the northern, southern and western elevations) all at Nos. 7-8 Exchange Street Upper. The development will also consist of the change-of-use to hotel of both No. 32 Parliament Street (which accommodates restaurant use at Basement and Ground Floor Levels and vacant residential use at First to Fourth Floor Levels) and No. 31 Parliament Street (which accommodates office use from Basement to Fourth Floor Levels) and the collective amalgamation of both properties with Paramount Hotel at all existing floor levels (Basement to Fourth Floor Levels) and at proposed new Fifth and Sixth Floor Levels to accommodate ancillary hotel facilities at Basement Level, a new main hotel entrance, the provision of a foyer and reception at Ground Floor Level, a meeting room at First Floor Level, and 22 No. new bedrooms from First to Fourth Floor Levels. In addition, proposed internal alterations to Nos. 31 and 32 Parliament Street will comprise the removal of the existing staircases and walls, and the provision of new walls to both properties and adjustments to the floor levels of No. 32 Parliament Street to match those in No. 31 Parliament Street. Furthermore, the development will also comprise external alterations to Nos. 31 and 32 Parliament Street including the demolition of the single storey rear extensions to both properties (64 sqm); the reconstruction of the existing front façade and restoration and repair of the existing rear façade of No. 32 Parliament Street; construction of a new rear façade to No. 31 Parliament Street; and the partial removal of the roof and chimney stacks on both properties to facilitate the provision a new setback floor behind the existing roof hips at Fifth Floor Level and a further new setback floor at Sixth Floor Level to collectively accommodate eight new bedrooms including the provision of terraces all along the eastern elevation. The development will also consist of: demolition of an existing flat roof over the central area of the existing hotel and creation of a new courtyard with a fully glazed roof extending across the rear of all properties; construction of glazed link from Nos. 7-8 Exchange Street Upper to Nos. 29-30 Parliament Street at First to Sixth Floor Levels; enlargement of an existing layby setdown area on Parliament Street with associated amendments to existing hard and soft landscaping, subject to the agreement of Dublin City Council; internal alterations at Basement Level and Ground Floor Levels in all properties; the provision of 10 No. signage zones (ranging in size from 0.89 sqm to 3.05 sqm) on the frontages of Parliament Street, Essex Gate and Exchange Street Upper, including halo illuminated signage on No. 32 Parliament Street only; associated alterations to the existing hotel’s services (mechanical and electrical, water supply, sewage disposal and surface water disposal) including the provision of SUDS measures (attenuation tank); and all associated site development works above and below ground. Paramount Hotel currently accommodates 66 No. bedrooms, ancillary bar and related hotel facilitates with an existing total gross floor area of 3,619 sqm. Nos. 31 and 32 Parliament Street measure 463 sqm and 466 sqm, respectively. The proposed development includes the demolition of 240 sq m floor area, the renovation of 4,308 sq m and the provision of 1,478 sqm new floor area, resulting in a 127 No. bedroom hotel with a total gross floor area of 5,768 sqm, with ancillary bar at Basement Level; ancillary bar, restaurant, reception and foyer at Ground Floor Level; 127 No. bedrooms at First to Seventh Floor Level; and ancillary hotel facilities and ancillary space (ancillary space includes areas such as circulation cores (lifts and stairs), from Basement to Seventh Floor Level.
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