A Planning Application

The three planning applications below are for the same buildings but with three different companies/organisations applying for three different types of use

Then in March 2011 Trinity College alone reissued an application Now that was three years after the Banking Collapse 1 Month after a new government was elected in Ireland and two months after a Fianna Fail Led coalition collapsed after the Government had to go cap in hand to the IMF and ECB for a bailout. So monies would not have been on offer from the Department of Education to a university for such a large acquisition of land in a prime retail commercial area However, another explanation can be found in a Department of the Environment Planning Leaflet “If an application is made by a tenant or prospective owner they can only do so with the written consent of the owner of the property” Which could explain the updated Planning Application number for Lowstrand Properties in 2011, as their original planning application was 1993 Nevertheless this is an unusual collaboration between a property developer and a university

So Lowstrand Properties Ltd  Company Number 95472 Annual Return for the time period 2009-2011 would be interesting Since no press release for the disposal of such a large swathe of commercial property in the centre of Commercial Dublin can be found

Bobbio Ltd when scrolled down has Treasury Holdings included in its list of companies which is now in NAMA  And as can be seen the application was for a change of use from educational to restaurant and the educational establishment in the building prior to change of use was Trinity College Dublin Now this is not the first time Trinity College Dublin are accredited with acquiring a large  amount of commercial land with no release of what amount was paid for it In  March 2000 Trinity College Dublin acquired the IDA Enterprise Centre on Pearse Street built in the 1980’s on what was part of the old Bolands Mills site  Given that the bulk of Trinity College Dublin’s funding would come from The Department of Education surely that is a matter of public record Or does Trinity College Dublin have a very generous benefactor and if so who is that person in the current economic climate?

Planning Application Number	Type of Application	Location
2368/11	PROTECTED STRUCTURE – Change of use of the basement and ground floor level	30, 31, 32, 33 And 34, Anglesea Street, 3 & 4 Foster Place South, Dublin 2
2422/11	PROTECTED STRUCTURE-Change of use from banking use to restaurant	30, 31, 32, 33 And 34, Anglesea Street and 3 & 4 Foster Place South, Dublin 2
0639/03	Change of use from Educational to restaurant	Corner College Green/Foster Place South, Riada House, 1, College Green, Dublin 2

2422 /11 Full Development Description

Mixed development on 0.75 acre site, including demolition of existing disused offices and industrial buildings and retention of existing vaults; development comprises (A) Conversion of existing listed 752 square metres Foster Place Armoury building together with 218 square metres first floor extension to restaurant/function use. (B) Conversion of 579 square metres of office buildings (including retention of listed features) together with 190 square metres third floor extension to seven no. two bedroom apartments and five no. one bedroom apartments on Anglesea Street. (C) Seven storey building with carparking for 391 cars 830 square metres of ground floor retail fronting onto Fleet Street, and six no. two bedroom apartments at roof level.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE – Change of use of the basement and ground floor level (including the original Banking Hall) from banking to Restaurant (1341sqm) at 3 Foster Place South and 31, 32 and 33 Anglesea Street. This will require: – Alterations to the basement of 3 Foster Place South to accommodate new air handling plant, toilets, kitchen and storage. – Alterations at 3 Foster Place South including a freestanding, enclosed servery element within the Banking Hall and 31, 32 and 33 Anglesea Street to accommodate dining areas and toilets. Change of use from banking to shop (Class 1) (108 sqm) at ground floor, 4 Foster Place South. This will require the removal of existing partitions and the construction of new dividing partitions. Change of use from Banking to Educational uses (2191 sqm) at Basement, Ground, First, Upper First, Second and Third floor levels at 30, 31, 32, 33 and 34 Anglesea Street and Nos 3 and 4 Foster Place South. This will require the removal of the existing vault and meeting room. Other works comprise: – Removal of the rear wall and staircase and 19C. banking vault, additions to 32 Anglesea Street and provision of new stairs and hoist. – Provision of a 237.18 sqm extension at a height of 26.03 m OD, providing a link between the Foster Place and Anglesea Street blocks. – Reinstatement of windows at first floor at 31 and 32 Anglesea Street. – Removal of recent 20C. additions throughout. – Provision of ramp behind railings to existing light well at 4 Foster Place South. Nos. 30 and 34 Anglesea Street and 3 and 4 Foster Place South are Protected Structures, whilst 31, 32 and 33

Name of Applicant Lowstrand Properties Ltd

Agent Anthony Cotter Architects 36 Main Street Blackrock Co Dublin

2368/11Full Development Description

PROTECTED STRUCTURE – Change of use of the basement and ground floor level (including the original Banking Hall) from banking to Restaurant (1341sqm) at 3 Foster Place South and 31, 32 and 33 Anglesea Street. This will require: – Alterations to the basement of 3 Foster Place South to accommodate new air handling plant, toilets, kitchen and storage. – Alterations at 3 Foster Place South including a freestanding, enclosed servery element within the Banking Hall and 31, 32 and 33 Anglesea Street to accommodate dining areas and toilets. Change of use from banking to shop (Class 1) (108 sqm) at ground floor, 4 Foster Place South. This will require the removal of existing partitions and the construction of new dividing partitions. Change of use from Banking to Educational uses (2191 sqm) at Basement, Ground, First, Upper First, Second and Third floor levels at 30, 31, 32, 33 and 34 Anglesea Street and Nos 3 and 4 Foster Place South. This will require the removal of the existing vault and meeting room. Other works comprise: – Removal of the rear wall and staircase and 19C. banking vault, additions to 32 Anglesea Street and provision of new stairs and hoist. – Provision of a 237.18 sqm extension at a height of 26.03 m OD, providing a link between the Foster Place and Anglesea Street blocks. – Reinstatement of windows at first floor at 31 and 32 Anglesea Street. – Removal of recent 20C. additions throughout. – Provision of ramp behind railings to existing light well at 4 Foster Place South. Nos. 30 and 34 Anglesea Street and 3 and 4 Foster Place South are Protected Structures, whilst 31, 32 and 33

Name of Applicant Trinity College Dublin

Agent: Moloney O Beirne Architects Carnegie House Library Road Dun Laoghaire

 0639/03 Full Development Description

Planning Permission sought for: Change of use to part of basement and ground floor from educational to restaurant use. Internal alterations including additional entrances from College Green and Foster Place South and service duct to rear. Associated changes to elevations at ground floor level, provision of signage, and provision of retractable window awnings to Foster Place South. To existing seven storey over basement building located on corner of College Green/Foster Place South at Riada House, No. 1 College Green Dublin 2 for Bobbio Ltd.

Name of Applicant Bobbio Ltd

Agent Fitzgerald Kavanagh and Partners 71 Lower Baggot Street Dublin 2