PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of: Refurbishment works…
No 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 EH42
Proposed development
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of: Refurbishment works including: Fire upgrade works to all floors of the building, including the construction of new fire rated lobbies on the ground, first and second floors, upgrading the fire rating of floors and selected walls & doors, the replacement of a fixed modern roof light over the stairwell with an AOV, fire rating of two windows on the rear elevation, fire alarm and emergency lighting upgrades. Further works include: The removal of the inner glazed entrance screen at ground floor and replacement with new entrance doors and glazing to the existing front façade opes, a new entrance lobby serving the upper floors. Existing decorative gates are retained in situ. The removal of the existing modern steel stairs and tensile roof canopy to the rear and the construction of a new two storey service area (containing WCs and tea stations) and the creation of an external garden terrace. Reopening of two first floor, existing blocked up window opes on the rear elevation and insertion of new windows. Renewal of the existing tea station and WCs on the third floor and other general upgrade works to power, lighting, data and decoration and associated works.
What happens next
Permission was granted on 12 May 2025. Third parties may appeal within four weeks; after that the permission is final and works can start once a commencement notice is lodged.
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