4268/19: RETENTION & PERMISSION: Retention permission and planning permission for development at site at the former Chester Beatty Library Site, 20 Shrewsbury Road (now to be known as nos. 1-7 Shrewsbury Gardens), Dublin 4. The development will consist of: Demolition of the existing ESB substation; additional landscape planting on the northern boundary to No. 18 Shrewsbury Road, landscape planting adjacent to the basement ramp, replacement of a section of the existing boundary wall (south) adjacent to No. 22 Shrewsbury Road with a new 2.23m high boundary wall (south) and new entrance gates. The development consists of: external and internal as-built modifications to the permitted residential development under Dublin City Council Reg. Ref. 3604/08 (ABP Ref: PL29S.231151) and extended by DCC Reg. Ref. 3604/08/x1 to include: Construction of a replacement ESB substation; All external and internal as built works including reduction in the number of guest car parking spaces from 13 no. spaces to 11 no. spaces within the shared basement; Revisions to the internal layout to include relocation of the kitchen from basement level to ground floor level (in houses nos. 1-4 and 6-7), inclusion of a lift in each dwelling extending from basement level to second floor level and reconfiguration of the internal layout of houses nos. 1-7 at basement level and levels 1, 2 and 3; General external alterations to fenestration, chimney and door detail, dormer detail including omission of chimneys; increase to parapet/ridge heights locally to elements of the buildings (north block - ground floor return and first floor, house 4 west elevation [to include window] - south elevation house 1 - roof level to match existing); and all associated works. No overall increase in gross floor area or building height is proposed.

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