Planning precedent report

Permission for insertion of a new pedestrian external door from laneway to Mews building.

Permission for development of lands (0.0245 hectares) at No. 14 Lad Lane, Dublin 2. The site falls within the curtilage, and to the rear of a Protected Structure at No. 14 Fitzwilliam Square East, Dublin 2. The development will consist of the demolition of a contemporary 2 No. storey mews dwelling house (140 sq m) and the construction of a part 1 No. to part 3 No. storey mews building (364 sq m) containing 4 No. apartments comprising 2 No. one bed apartments (47 sq m and 64 sq m), 1 No. two bed apartment (85 sq m) and 1 No. three bed apartment (118 sq m). The development also includes balconies and terraces facing south-east and north-west; internal courtyards and terraces; bicycle store; bin store; green roofs; landscaping; boundary works; plant and all other ancillary works above and below ground.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for development of lands (0.2465 hectares) at No. 14 Lad Lane, Dublin 2. The site falls within the curtilage, and to the rear of a Protected Structure at No. 14 Fitzwilliam Square East, Dublin 2. The development will consist of the demolition of a contemporary 2 No.storey mews dwelling house (140sqm) and the construction of a 2 No. storey mews building (233 sqm) containing 3 No. apartments comprising 2 No. one bed apartments (53 sq m and 51 sq m) and 1 No. two bed apartment (92 sq m). The development also includes balconies and terraces facing south-east and north-west; bicycle store; bin store; green roofs; hard and soft landscaping; boundary works; plant and all other ancillary works above and below ground.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of the restoration and refurbishment of the front facade of No. 11 Fitzwilliam Square which is a Protected Structure. The works will consist of the following: 1) Cleaning and re-pointing of the entire facade with lime mortar to include for the replacement of damaged bricks as required, removal of paint from the granite window cills, removal of existing sand cement patent window reveals and re-rendering in lime., 2) Restoration and refurbishment of existing cast/wrought iron balcony at first floor (Piano Nobile) level. 3) Restoration and refurbishment of existing wrought iron railings at street level. 4) Repairs, as required, to front parapet gutter to include the lifting, re-setting on DPC and repointing with lime of existing granite coping stones. 5) Removal of all existing non-original windows (7 No.) and their replacement with new h/w sash windows in a style appropriate to the period. 6) Removal and making good to surrounding brickwork of existing uPVC downpipe on the front facade. 7) General cleaning and repainting of all existing woodwork, door surround, plasterwork etc.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The site is within the curtilage of 16 Fitzwilliam Square East. The development will consist of: 1. Removal of the existing internal walls, floors, & roof of the existing mews building. 2. Construction of new internal layouts, ground floor extension, & second floor extension with flat roof, 3. The extension & refurbishment of the mews building will provide 2no 'own front door' apartments for medium-term rental use in the form of 1no ground floor apartment (3bed/6person apartment with private courtyard & shared garden space with 16 Fitzwilliam Sq) & 1no 1st/2nd floor duplex apartment (3bed/5person apartment with 2F terrace).

Development amending previous permission (ABP 303706.19/DCC Reg, Ref. 3099/20), at the site on the former Wilton Park House, Gardner House and Lad Lane Apartments, Cumberland Road and Wilton Place, Dublin 2 (bounded by Wilton Place to the southeast, Cumberland Road to the southwest and Lad Lane to the northwest). The previously permitted development (ABP 303706.19/ DCC Reg.Ref. 3099/20) described the new buildings as Nos. 2, 3 and 4 Wilton Park, up to 7 storeys high. This amendment application proposes changes to Nos. 3 and 4 Wilton Park. There is no change in overall height. The application includes facade changes (to the Wilton Place frontage) of Nos. 3 and 4 Wilton Park (including increased setbacks at ground and first floor level of c. 1.6 m and minor setbacks on floors above), addition of an external lightwell, omission of a double-height internal lightwell, extension of the permitted basement and realignment of the permitted pile wall (leading to an increase in basement area of c. 72 sq.m), increase in car parking spaces form 111 to 116 (with no reduction in bicycle spaces) and introduction of four columns (within the confines of the permitted site); all of the above leading to a total increase over the permitted gross floor area of c. 47 sq.m, and including all associated and ancillary development and site works above and below ground.