88 Drumcondra Road Lower, Dublin 9, D09 F9K6

What’s proposed

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: For development consisting of: a) Material Change of Use of the existing building from bed & breakfast use into residential use providing for 4 no. new apartments, one per floor, within the existing floor area of the building, as follows: unit 1-44.8 msq at basement (lower ground floor) level; unit 2-35.5msq at ground floor (entry) level; unit 3-45.1 msq at first floor level; unit 4-45.3msq at second floor level; b) Replacement of all non-original windows with new timber-framed six over six sash windows to the front and rear at ground, first and second floor levels, and 2 no. timber-framed windows at basement level, all to existing opes; c) Structural repairs to redress water damage including removal of the existing roof structure and replacement to match existing, and reinstatement with new natural slates; removal and replacement of the existing suspended timber floors and upgrading to new fire rated suspended timber floors and ceillings throughout; d) Removal of internal stair and reinstatement to match existing; e) Internal alterations to remove non-original internal partitions at all levels; f) Provision of new internal partitions to new unit layouts at all levels; g) Fire safety upgrade works to include new alarm system, firestopping at attic level and at compartments below, new internal fire doors at all levels, and new fire rated partitions and ceilings as required; h) New AOV rooflight to existing roof valley; i) Weatherproofing and remedial works to the existing front entrance steps; j) Refurbishment of existing historic fabric including 2 no. original arched windows to the rear, original external ironwork throughout, plasterwork to entrance hall, localised repairs and patching to original brickwork to the front and to the original render to the rear; k) Existing drainage to be refurbished including new pipework and new cast iron rainwater goods as required; l) Landscaping works to the front and rear including new permeable paving, planting, refuse store, and a new boundary treatment subdividing the subject site from the rear section opening onto St. Joseph's Avenue m) New mechanical and electrical services throughout; n) 4 no. new bathhrooms and kitchenettes, one each per proposed apartment o) Remedial works to address dampness in the existing external walls and lower ground floor p) Remedial works to the existing rear return including repairs to the existing non-original roof q) All ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development