Summix IHD Developments Limited intend to apply to Dublin City Council for a permission for a large-scale residential development principally comprising student accommodation at a c. 0.3 Ha site at Nos. 87-93 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1, D01 NH70 (known collectively as ‘Independent House’). The site includes 2 No. Protected Structures (RPS Ref. Nos. 18 & 8797). The development site area, drainage works, road works and public realm improvements will provide a total application site area of c. 0.33 Ha.

The development will principally consist of: the retention and refurbishment of part of the building façade along Prince’s Street North; the demolition of the 3 No. former warehouses and offices (c. 5,270 sq m) and the lowering of part of the basement level thereat; the demolition of part of the adjoining wall to the north-east of the site, bounding the Penneys loading bay; the partial demolition of the Printing Hall (c. 457 sq m) and the rear of Emerald Chambers (c. 150 sq m) and Independent House (c. 100 sq m); the removal of the existing concrete roof slab at Emerald Chambers to facilitate an increase in floor-to-ceiling height at fourth floor level; the lowering of part of the ground floor level in Independent House and Emerald Chambers for universal access; refurbishment works to the Protected Structures including general internal and external works for conservation repairs, maintenance, change of use and upgrading of the buildings; and the construction of a part 1 No. to part 9 No. storey over basement building connecting into the retained structures and principally comprising 316 No. Student Accommodation bedspaces (267 No. standard rooms, 5 No. accessible rooms, 2 No. twin studios (4 No. bedspaces), 10 No. accessible studios and 30 No. single studios) with associated facilities, which will be utilised for short-term let during student holiday periods. The 272 No. standard and accessible rooms are provided in 42 No. clusters ranging in size from 5 No. bedspaces to 8 No. bedspaces, and all clusters are served by a communal living/kitchen/dining room.

 The development also provides: ancillary internal and external communal student amenity spaces and support facilities; cultural and community floor space (c. 644 sq m); 3 No. retail units (c. 216 sq m); a café/restaurant (c. 254 sq m); bicycle stores at basement and ground floor levels; visitor cycle parking spaces; bin stores; ESB substation; hard and soft landscaping; green/blue roofs; new telecommunications infrastructure at roof level, together with all associated equipment; boundary treatments; PV panels; plant; lift overruns; and all associated works above and below ground.

The gross floor area of the development is c. 15,413 sq m comprising c. 12,751 sq m above basement level.