07 Feb 2024
Fit out of vacant retail unit at ground floor and basement (total floor area 2648m2) within an existing mixed use development to provide new sales areas, staff welfare facilities, ancillary and storage space.
27 Jan 2020 Construction commenced of new hotel at 13,14 &15 Earl Place (Block C). Refurbishment and structural works at 94&95 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 (Block D).
16 Sep 2019 Commencement of Redevelopment, refurbishment of and associated conservation works to Block A and Block B
08/04/19 Strip out, structural alterations and demolition works commenced to facilitate the proposed development
14/02/19 First phase of the proposed development, stripping out works to expose the original building structure.
30/01/19: A tendering process is underway,aiming to begin construction in the first quarter of 2019
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission for development at a circa 0.64 hectare site located at 18-27 O’Connell Street Lower, Sackville Place, Earl Place and Earl Street North (known as the Clerys Building, A protected structure), Nos 13,14 and 15 Earl Place (Clerys warehouse), and Nos 94 and 95 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1. The application site includes Earl Place, from Sackville Place to Earl Street North, and the existing link bridge between the building at Nos 18-27 O’Connell Street Lower and the building at Nos 13,14 and 15 Earl Place. The Proposed development comprises of the following:
(i) Refurbishment, extension and partial change of use of the Clerys Building at 18-27 O’Connell Street Lower, Sackville place, Earl Place (not including the northern element to Earl Street North and Earl Place) to provide a mixed use retail, office, café, restaurant and bar development, to include alteration and removal of fabric at second floor level, upgrade the renewal of second floor, including provision of a terrace at third storey (second floor) level to part of the north elevation, to accommodate new structure and replacement and extension of the existing third floor office and plant level and the provision of 2 no. new floors, to provide an overall building of six storeys over two basement levels with a gross floor space of circa (c.) 18,079sq.m, comprising of c. 2,000 sq.m retail/café/restaurant at basement (-1), c. 3,478 sq.m retail floor space in 2 no. units both over ground and first floor level, 2 no. café/restaurant/bar units at ground floor and basement (-1) of c. 416 sq.m and 1 no. café/restaurant/bar unit at first floor of c. 317 sq.m, c. 94 sq.m café/restaurant/retail/retail services (Class 2)/ bar use in 2 no. units at ground floor level, a unit of c. 210 sq.m comprising an entrance lobby/foyer area with ancillary bar/café use with access from Earl Place to serve the top floor destination at fifth floor level, c. 5,647 sq.m office floor space, c. 1,733 sq.m top floor destination floor space, plus ancillary basement and back house areas. The proposed development includes a central glazed atrium from ground to fifth floor (sixth storey) level.
The proposed development will include the following:
(a) Restoration and cleaning of retained facades, refurbishment of retained windows and replacement of some existing windows in the O’Connell Street facade
(b) New -2 basement level to provide plant and storage areas staff facilities, 160 no. bicycle parking spaces, and other ancillary areas
(c) Replacement of the existing Earl Place and part of the Sackville Place facade including replacement windows;
(d) Removal of some internal fabric including partition walls, columns and staircase (the main central staircase will be retained and restored), as indicated on the submitted drawings, to accommodate the proposed mixed use development
(e) At existing basement -1 level, change of use from retail/café/restaurant use (c. 2,00 sq.m gross),
(f) At ground floor level subdivision to create 2 no. retail units of c. 770 and c. 772 sq.m gross (connected with basement -1 retail/café/restaurant area and first floor retail area) each with direct access from O’Connell Street to be located either side of a central entrance/lobby area, provision of a 2 no. café/restaurant/bar units (total gross floor space of c.416 sq.m) over ground and basement (-1) with access from Earl Place, 2 no. retail/café/restaurant/retail services (Class2)/bar units of c. 94 sq.m with access from Earl Place, access/lobby area for a top floor destination area to include ancillary bar/café use of c. 210 sq.m and office use to be provided on upper floors:
(g) at first floor level, subdivision to create 2 no. retail units (of c. 967 sq.m and c. 969 sq.m gross) connected with the retail space at ground level and the retail/café/restaurant use at basement level -1, a café/restaurant/bar unit of c. 317 sq.m gross in the retained former Clerys Tearooms to the rear (east) with access from the retained and restored main staircase from ground floor level;
(h) change of use of existing second floor from retail to provide c. 2,055 sq.m office floor space;
(i) demolition of existing part third floor office level and plant rooms and the creation of new third, fourth and fifth floor levels to comprise c. 3,592 sq.m office floor space at third and fourth levels and a top floor destination area of c. 1,733 sq.m gross at fifth floor level under lightweight ribbed roof structure forming a contemporary glazed roof, to provide café/restaurant/lounge & bar uses, events and conference, performance and display areas, and an accessible external viewing/dining terrace to the west and a terrace to the east. The proposal will include setbacks at fourth floor level (fifth storey) and fifth floor level (sixth storey) to the north, south, east and west elevations, including provision of a terrace to the western, eastern, and parts of the northern and southern elevations at fifth storey (fourth floor);
(j) amendments to ground floor elevation to O’Connell Street and Sackville Place including, at O’Connell Street, provision of replacement central entrance doors, creation of 2 no. new doors either side of the main central entrance area, replacement entrance doors to the southern end, and relocated entrance location and new entrance doors to the northern end and at Sackville Place, replacement entrance doors.
(ii) Demolition of the existing Clerys warehouse building at 13,14 and 15 Earl Place and the construction of a seven storey building of c. 8,337 sq. m gross floor space, including a 176 no. bedroom hotel of c. 7,800 sq.m (including ancillary and back of house areas), a c. 426 sq.m gross café/restaurant/bar unit at ground floor level with access from Earl Place and including the restoration, internal and external refurbishment and change of use of Nos 94 and 95 Marlborough Street (both currently vacant) to link to the proposed hotel, to provide 2 no. retail/restaurant/café/ retail service (Class 2) bar units (total gross floor space of c. 111 sq.m) and 10 no. bedrooms at first, second and third floors levels (included in the overall 176 no. bedrooms).
The hotel will include setbacks on the east elevation at second floor level, north elevation at fifth storey level and on the east and west elevations at seventh storey level. A proposed basement will accommodate 20 no. car parking spaces (for use by the proposed office use), 45 no. bicycle parking spaces, staff facilities, plant and storage areas. Vehicular access will be via a car lift from Earl Place. The development includes part demolition and internal and external refurbishment of the existing link bridge between the building at Nos 18-27 O’Connell Street Lower and the building at Nos 13,14 and 15 Earl Place and its incorporation into the hotel use (linked to the first floor of the hotel and first floor of the Clery Building), for use as a double height hotel reception/lobby area to include a terraced seating area on the roof of the link bridge.
(iii) The demolition of the northern element (with frontage to Earl Street North and Earl Place) of the Clerys Building and construction of a c. 5,539 sq.m six storey office building, comprising c. 3,327 sq.m gross office floor space and 2 no. café/restaurant uses at basement and ground floor level (total gross floor space of c. 412 sq.m), and 1 no. retail/restaurant use (103 sq.m gross), plus ancillary basement areas. The development includes a setback to the north elevation at fifth and sixth storey, including a terrace at fifth storey (fourth floor). The development includes a basement level to provide 60 no. bicycle parking spaces, plant areas, storage area, staff changing and locker facilities and a café/restaurant area linked with a ground floor restaurant.
At ground floor it is proposed to provide 2 no. café/restaurant units, 1 no. retail/restaurant/café use, an office entrance area from Earl Place, an ESB substation, a service/delivery area ( to also serve the refurbishment and extended Clerys Building), and other ancillary areas. (iv) The proposed development includes public realm upgrades to Earl Place, all associated and ancillary works, including site infrastructure works, the provision of roof plant on the proposed hotel and office buildings and on a sunken level on the new glazed roof to the Clerys Building, hard and soft landscaping. The overall proposed development will provide a c. 7,800 sq.m gross 176 no. bedroom hotel (excluding ground floor café/restaurant uses and retail/café/restaurant uses), c. 8,974 sq.m office floor space, c. 3,478 sq.m retail floor space in 2 no. units, c. 412 sq.m café/restaurant floor space in 2 no. units, a c. 210 sq.m entrance lobby/foyer for access to the top floor destination area, with ancillary bar/café use, c. 2,103 sq.m retail/restaurant café use in 1 no. unit at basement -1 of the Clerys Building and in 1 no. unit in the northern extension, 1,159 sq.m café/restaurant/bar floor space in 4 no. units, including the unit associated with the hotel, c. 205 sq.m café/restaurant/retail/retail services (Class2)/bar in 4 no. units and c. 1,733 sq.m gross floor space at the top floor destination area fifth floor level of the Clerys Building. The total gross floorspace of the overall development, including existing and proposed floor space, will be c. 31,955 sq.m gross, including basement areas.
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