Planning precedent report

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission is sought to erect a single storey garden study/office (containing study/office, kitchenette and wc) and bike shed in the rear garden of a protected structure. The proposed structure will be clad in timber, will have zinc capping and awning, 4 no. windows to front and rear and 1no. fixed skylight. Works include connection to existing services and all ancillary site work.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: PERMISSION:To construct a new single-storey-over-basement dwelling unit at the rear of No. 11 Charleville Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6, D06 Y2R0. The unit will comprise two bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen and living area, hall toilet and two external private courtyard spaces, one at basement level and one at ground level, enclosed by solid full-height walls. The building will have a maximum height of 3.15 metres above ground level and will contain a total internal floor area of 114 sq. m., distributed over two levels, while the two private open spaces will comprise a total of 46 sq. m. All windows will be internal to the site and no windows will face outwards from the site. Existing mixed brickwork and blockwork masonry walls to the garden will be retained and the proposed new garden wall to the south of the dwelling will be of drystone construction. No undermining or underpinning of existing boundary walls is occasioned by this proposal, and a method statement for these works accompanies this application. Pedestrian access will be provided from Charleville Road via a two-metre-wide passageway along the eastern boundary of the site. A new opening will be made in the existing front boundary wall, similar to the existing entrances on Charleville Road, with railings and a pedestrian gate, which will be constructed of ironwork to match exactly the original railings. The site is within the curtilage of a Protected Structure at No. 11 Charleville Road. No alterations are proposed to the existing Protected Structure itself, other than the new pedestrian access in the garden areas within its curtilage.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission to construct a new mews dwelling house at the rear of the site. The mews will comprise two bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen and living area, hall toilet and two external private courtyard spaces, one at half basement level and one at roof level, enclosed by solid walls. The building will have a maximum height of 4.5 metres above ground level and will contain a total internal floor area of 120 sq.m., distributed over four half levels, and two private open spaces comprising a total of 40 sq. m. All windows will be internal to the site and no windows will face outwards from the site. Existing stone walls to the garden will be retained and the proposed mews will have a plastered finish to match the original rear walls of adjacent properties. The existing garden will be subdivided using a stone wall, and pedestrian access will be provided from Charleville Road via a two-metre-wide passageway along the eastern boundary of the site. A new opening will be made in the existing front boundary wall and railings to provide a pedestrian gate, which will be constructed of wrought iron, to match the original railings. The site is within the curtilage of a Protected Structure at no.11 Chareville Road. No alterations are proposed to the existing Protected Structure itself, other than the new pedestrian access in the garden areas within its curtilage.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of the demolition of existing shed (8 sqm) to rear of the dwelling and construction of a new single-storey bedroom/office extension (14sqm); Alteration of window opening at ground floor level on front elevation to form doorway to new patio area, which will be formed by enlargement of existing area, with new stone steps to front garden; Reinstatement of door to storage area under front steps; Installation of internal insulation at front of house and external insulation to the side and rear elevations; Reinstatement of window opening on rear elevation and on return at first floor level to original proportions; Replacement of non-original sliding sash windows with double glazed conservation style sashes and refurbishment of original frames; Alterations to internal configuration of rooms on ground floor and associated site works.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: the development will consist of repointing of the front elevation brickwork using lime-based mortars with a traditional wigged joint finish and the addition of photovoltaic solar panels to the south-facing slope of the central valley of the main roof.

The proposed works include alterations at first floor level including amendments to the front facade, construction of a zinc clad box dormer at rear, installation of 3no. rooflights to the front of the dwelling and 1no. rooflight to the rear. Proposed works also include the installation of new external windows and doors, site landscaping and site works.