Planning precedent report

PERMISSION & RETENTION: The proposed work will consist of building a partly obscured oriel window on the upper floor front wall of the house. Retention permission is sought for changes to registry reference 2662/18 consisting of converting the carport to an enclosed garage with partly thickened outer leaf wall, relocating a front ground floor window, extending the single storey kitchen, enclosing the upper floor front void and extending the upper floor bedroom for additional wardrobe storage space, building an obscured glass rear landing window and a utility room with a rear-facing obscured glass fixed window. The works also include raising the rear parapet wall for a sedum roof above the living area.

RETENTION: The changes consist of (i) the conversion of the approved carport to a garage with rear wall, storage area and obscured glass window, (ii) thickening the front wall overhang by 70mm to accommodate structural beams (iii) removing the kitchen door facing onto the rear of 24 Philipsburgh Avenue, extending the depth of the approved single storey kitchen by 0.55m in a southerly direction and relocating the open space gate access from the front of the house on Windsor Villas to the private laneway on the east side, (v) removing the ground floor obscured glass bathroom window at the front of the house and relocating it with a new clear glass window for the hallway (vi) removing the approved front upper floor void and windows at the front and incorporating it into the upper floor bathroom and bedroom, (vii) extending the west side upper floor bedroom wall by 0.55m to be carried by the kitchen wall below and providing a new 0.9m x 1.7m high obscured glass bedroom window facing south onto the rear single storey flat roof above the living room. The new window onto the roof complies with Condition 4 of the decision by An Bord Pleanala (PL 29N.245068) for maintenance access of sedum roof covering only, and (viii) a plant room on the upper level with obscured glass window facing south. The works include associated internal wall alterations.

New extension to front, new windows to gable, conversion of existing attic including a flat roof dormer construction to the rear of the house, single storey rear extension, and sundry minor works.

New front porch, new windows to gable, conversion of existing attic including a flat roof dormer construction to the rear of the house, single storey rear extension with roof area used as balcony, and sundry minor works.

The development will consist of an attic conversion with dormer window to rear elevation and roof light to front elevation and all associated building works.

Planning permission to create a vehicular access and off street parking to the front of existing dwelling and all associated site works.