Planning precedent report

Permission for development at No. 46 Ashfield Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, D06X320 with frontage onto 73 Ranelagh Village at first and second floors only. The development will consist of a change of use of existing offices to GP surgery at ground (entrances/access only), first and second floors, new backlit surgery signage and nameplate adjacent to entrance on 46 Ashfield Road and change of finish from brickwork to render on Ashfield Road elevation at ground floor level.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Development at Humphrey's Pub, 79/81 Ranalagh, Dublin D06 F8F8. The works will consist of Conservation works to front elevation of protected structure (R.P.S. no: 6928), as follows: - Removal of paint from facade and repointing of brickwork.

The proposed internal reconfiguration of and alterations to an existing 3 storey terrace property with 3 no. existing 1-bed apartments and a 1 no. existing 2-bed apartment, to create 3 no. 1-bed apartments along with a proposed 1-bed apartment with a study, with the installation of proposed new windows throughout and associated site and construction works to facilitate the development at No. 87 Ashfield Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6.

The development will consist of: 1) Construction of a two storey 30.2 m2 extension to the rear of the house. The extension will comprise ground floor and first floor with a flat roof. 2) Removal of existing internal walls in the attic. 3) Associated site works.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: (i) The removal of 1 no. existing large gate along the southeast site boundary; (ii) Works to the existing structure (PROTECTED STRUCTURE RPS NO. 6922), as follows: (a) Removal of non-original flat roofed extension to the rear return; (b) Removal of non-original partition walls and provision of new partition walls on all floor levels, to allow internal reconfiguration of existing 6 no. pre-63 studio apartments, including new kitchenettes and sanitary facilities; (c) Replacement of non-original windows on all floor levels and front porch door on lower ground floor level, with new timber sliding sash windows; (d) Replacement of non-original windows to the rear at lower ground floor level with double French doors and reconfiguration of opes; (e) Provision of new timber sliding sash windows to the reinstated original opes, to the stair landings at upper ground floor and first floor levels; (f) Replacement of non-original doors with new fire-rated replica doors and reconfiguration of opes; (g) Blocking up of non-original opes on all floor levels with finishes to match existing masonry externally; (h) Blocking up of 3 no. fireplaces; (i) Reinstatement of original floorboards with necessary upgrades for insulation, damp-proofing and fire safety; (j) Compartmentalisation of floors for fire safety; (k) General repair of existing original elements including ceilings, stairs, handrails, cornices, roof fabric, valley gutters, and rainwater goods; (l) Repointing of front façade; (m) Installation of upgraded mechanical, electrical and plumbing services; (n) Provision of external steps to the rear of the structure at lower ground floor level for ambulant access; (o) Provision of 2 no. rear courts, each accessible from Unit 1 and Unit 2 and 1 no. shared front court at lower ground floor level; (p) Provision of 1 no. skylight to the existing roof structure; (iii) The construction of 2 no. two-storey, two-bedroom, semi-detached dwellings to the rear of the existing structure, each comprising: (a) Private amenity space in the form of terraces to the rear and courts to the front at lower ground floor level, and balconies to the rear at upper ground floor level; (b) Contemporary metal roof with 1 no. skylight; (iv) The provision of 1 no. new pedestrian access via internal laneway off Beechwood Avenue Lower; and (v) All ancillary works including site clearance, hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments, bicycle storage, bin stores, drainage services, and SuDS measures as necessary to facilitate the development. Existing pedestrian accesses via Ranelagh Main Street (R117) and via the laneway off Beechwood Avenue Lower will be maintained.

PERMISSION & RETENTION: Permission for retention of existing ground floor, single storey rear extension measuring 24 sqm, new ground floor bay window to side and new rear dormer window to attic.