GrantedDecided 29 May 2025Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council

D25A/0284/WEB: (i) demolition of 1 no. greenhouse and 5 no. ancillary shed structures on site, and the removal of existing wing wall attached to the existing house (St. Helen’s Christian Brothers Monastery, A96 Y838 via the southern elevation; (ii) construction of a residential development comprising a total of 12 no. units as follows: 2 no. two-storey, three-bedroom detached dwellings (Unit Nos. 1 & 2), 4 no. three-storey, four-bedroom terraced houses (Unit Nos. 3 – 6), 1 no. duplex block comprising 2 no. two-bedroom apartments (Block C), 1 no. two storey over basement level block (Block B) comprising 2 no. six-bedroom maisonette units, and 1 no. three story over basement block (Block A) comprising 1 no. four-bedroom apartment and 1 no. ten-bedroom unit which will provide accommodation for the Christian Brothers. Private amenity space to serve each unit will be in the form of private gardens and balcony/terrace spaces. Designated communal open space is provided to the south west of Block B and to the east of Block A. Larger areas of open space are also provided in the form of a courtyard between Blocks A and B, and in the form of a landscaped area adjacent to the eastern site boundary. The proposed development also includes; (iii) provision of 15 no. car parking spaces (including 2 no. visitor parking spaces, one of which is accessible), 5 no. of which are on curtilage (electric vehicle) parking spaces to serve the proposed house units. (iv) 2 no. bicycle/bin stores including a total of 40 no. bicycle parking spaces (including 1 no. cargo bicycle parking space and 1 no. visitor space). 4 no. visitor bicycle parking spaces are provided in the form of Sheffield stands to the south of the existing property on-site; (v) alterations to the site access arrangement, including the relocation of the existing vehicular entrance along York Road and the provision of a revised internal roadway arrangement, partial demolition of the eastern boundary wall is required to facilitate the new access point; (vi) hard and soft landscaping, drainage, and all associated works necessary to facilitate the development. No works are proposed to the existing property on-site (St. Helen’s) as part of this application aside from external landscaping improvements and the formalisation of the rear garden within its curtilage.

Lands located at Saint Helens, York Road, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, A96Y838
DecisionGrant permission
Decided29 May 2025
Application typePermission
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