Planning precedent report

Site bounded and accessed by both Walkinstown Road and Balfe Road, comprising of Balfe Road Industrial Estate (2-4 Balfe Road), Walkinstown Road Surface Car Park and lands and industrial building (5 Walkinstown Road) to the rear of houses on Walkinstown Road and Thomas Moore Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12. Permission for amendments to development approved under Dublin City Council Planning Reference No. 4364/19 (An Bord Pleanala Reference No. ABP 307186-20) for a mixed-use development. The development will consist of:- Amendments to approved Block 1 (fronting onto Walkinstown Road) consisting of change of use to 1 additional 2-bedroom apartment, the construction of 4 No. additional apartment units at third floor level with external balconies, ancillary circulation, and alterations to facades including: 1) The change of use of permitted Community Room and amendments to layout to provide an additional 1 No. 2 bed apartment unit at Ground Floor Level; 2) Construction of additional floor area at third floor level to provide 4 No. additional 1 bed apartment units (eliminating setbacks at this level); 3) Amendments to elevations and sections from the approved part 3-storey/ part 5-storey ( 3-storey plus two setback levels) block to a part 4-storey/ part 5-storey (4-storey plus one setback level) block; 4) All associated consequent ancillary works, landscaping, bicycle parking and site development works and services.

Site bounded and accessed by both Walkinstown Road and Balfe Road, comprising of Balfe Road Industrial Estate (2-4 Balfe Road), Walkinstown Road Surface Car Park and lands and industrial building (5 Walkinstown Road) to the rear of houses on Walkinstown Road and Thomas Moore Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 The development will consist of:- 1.) The demolition of all existing buildings on site; 2.) The construction of a mixed use commercial and residential development in 6 no. blocks accommodating 2 no. commercial units, a communal meeting space and 70 no. residential units comprising 29 no. 1 bed units (apartments), 30 no. 2 bed units (apartments), 5 no. 3 bed units (townhouses) and 6 no.4 bed units (townhouses); 3.) the proposed blocks consist of the following: -Block 1: part 3-storey / part 5-storey (3-storey plus two setback levels) mixed-use block fronting onto Walkinstown Road accommodating 2 no. ground floor retail/non-retail services unit addressing Walkinstown Road, ground floor communal meeting area, and 26 no. apartments comprising of 13 no. 1 bed units and 13 no. 2 bed units with associated balconies/terraces; - Block 2: part 3-storey/part 4-storey (3-storey plus setback level) residential block fronting onto Balfe Road accommodating 25 no. apartments comprising 12 no. 1 bed units and 13 no. 2 bed units with associated balconies/terraces;- Block 3: 2-storey plus attic level residential block fronting onto the central communal amenity area accommodating 5 no. 3 bed townhouses; - Block 4: 2-storey residential block accommodating 4 no. apartments comprising 2 no. 1 bed units and 2 no. 2 bed units with associated balconies /terraces; - Block 5: 2-storey residential block accommodating 4 no. apartments comprising 2 no 1 bed units and 2 no. 2 bed units with associated balconies/terraces; - Block 6: 2-storey plus attic level residential block at the southern end of the site accommodating 6 no.4 bed townhouses; 4.) Vehicular access from Walkinstown Road and realignment/widening of existing public laneway off Walkinstown Road including removal of existing boundary wall along the laneway; 5.) internal access road and 38 no. car parking spaces; 6.) associated signage, bicycle parking, refuse stores, landscaping, boundary treatments, and all site development works and services.

The development will consist of the construction of a terrace of 3 no. single storey townhouses consisting of 2 no. 1-bed dwellings and 1 no. 2-bed dwelling and all associated landscaping, site works and services.

RETENTION: Richard Zhi Fu Sun intends to apply for permission & retention permission for the development of existing semi-detached dwelling at no.19 Walkinstown Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, D12 Y88F. The development will consist of the following key elements: 1) construction of a single-storey rear extension with a flat roof. 2) construction of a first-floor extension with a pitched roof to the side and rear, over the existing single-storey extension. 3) conversion of the attic space, including the addition of dormer windows to the rear. 4) alterations to the internal layout, main roof, and elevations, along with all associated landscaping and ancillary works. 5) retention permission for the widened vehicular entrance, as well as for the front porch and canopy roof.

The development will consist of the demolition of a ground floor extension and sheds to the rear of No.16 Thomas Moore Road, Dublin 12 and the construction of a part single storey, part two storey extension to the side and rear of this end of terrace dwelling.

The development will consist of a garage conversion to a playroom, a two storey rear extension and a first floor side extension over the converted garage with a change of roof type from hipped to pitched consisting of an attic conversion and roof light to the front.