Planning precedent report

Permission for the construction of 2 storey 2-bed detached dwelling house with amended landscaping, & creation of vehicular access & parking with new boundaries and associated site works.

Planning permission for the development of a 0.67 hectare site at the former Highfield Plant Nursery located off Oakland's Crescent Road, Highfield Grove and St. Luke's Hospital Service Road, all accessed off Highfield Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6. The development site is principally bounded by the rear gardens of St. Kevin's Park to the south, Highfield Grove and Four Oaks to the North, Sunbury Park to the east and Saint Luke's Hospital to the west. The proposed development will consist of the demolition of the existing derelict glass greenhouses and relate structures (c.4,503sqm), the construction of a four-storey building providing a 120 no. bed space nursing home (c. 7,630sqm) and all associated ancillary development including roof plant and equipment, hard and soft landscaping, 2 no. courtyards, boundary treatments internal roads and pathways, the provision of internal surface water and foul drainage pipes, attenuation tanks, SuDs features, service provision and related pipework, ESB substation, ESB switch room, generator room and 2 no. waste storerooms, car parking, bicycle parking, public lighting, signage and all associated site development and excavation works above and below ground level. Vehicular access to the proposed nursing home will be via the existing vehicular access off Oakland's Crescent and Saint Luke's Hospital service road to the west. An additional pedestrian/bicycle access is proposed via Highfield Grove to the north.

Planning permission for a residential development at this site of c. 0.69 hectares, incorporating former Highfield plant nursery located off Highfield Grove, Oaklands Crescent Road and Saint Luke's Hospital service road together with the existing "Primrose Lodge" property at 28A Highfield Grove, all accessed off Highfield Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6. The site is bounded by the rear gardens of St. Kevin's Park to the south, Highfield Grove and Four Oaks to the north, Sunbury Park to the east and Saint Luke's Hospital to the west. The development will consist of: the demolition and removal of the existing derelict glass greenhouses and related structures (c. 4450sqm) on site with the existing 1.5 storey, 3 bed dwelling at 28A Highfield Grove to be retained and included as part of the proposal; the partial demolition of existing site boundaries to provide for a new pedestrian access and entrance gate on the north-west boundary of the site within the curtilage of the property at 28A Highfield Grove (and the creation of new boundary to this property) with vehicular access maintained off Oaklands Crescent and Saint Luke's Hospital service road to the west; the construction of 14 no. new dwellings comprising: 2 no. Type A (3 storey, 4 bed) end of terrace dwellings, 2 no. Type B (3 storey, 4 bed) end of terrace dwellings, 4 no. Type B (3 storey, 4 bed) terraced dwellings, 2no. Type C (3 storey, 4 bed) detached dwellings, 2 no. Type E (3 storey, 4 bed) semi-detached dwellings, 1 no. Type F (3 storey, 4 bed) detached dwelling and 1 no. Type G (2 storey, 3 bed) detached dwelling, all with in curtilage car parking; provision of public open space (totalling c.509sqm); and, all other site development works and site services above and below the ground required to facilitate the proposed development including visitor car parking, bike parking, bin storage, incidental open space, boundary treatments, landscaping and surface water attenuation facilities required to facilitate the proposed development.

A) the construction of a new single storey extension with flat roof to the rear of the existing ground floor apartment of the two storey semi-detached dwelling and b) all associated site, landscaping, drainage and ancillary works.

(a) Conversion of existing attic with rear dormer (b) Velux type roof lights to front pitched roof (c) Alterations to windows to rear at first floor (d) Additional escape window to side (south ) gable, alterations to rear windows at first floor (c) Associated internal alterations, drainage and external works.

Construction of a two-storey detached three-bedroom house with pitched roof and rooflight and associated landscaping works to side of No. 39 St. Kevin’s Park, Dublin 6, with access via existing western gates.