Planning precedent report

RETENTION for development consisting of the change of use of an existing 2 storey flat roofed building (floor area 1,590sqm) from former light industrial/office use to family hub providing short term emergency accommodation to homeless families, new internal layout to provide accommodation units (28 family units/84 bed spaces), stairs and lift, kitchen, dining, recreation and laundry facilities and full separation from adjoining building (Bargaintown) at ground floor level. The development also includes retention of alterations to elevations and fenestration, a front entrance doorway, a single storey, flat roofed structure (60sqm) used for storage, plant and waste storage, a children's play area (118 sqm), cycle parking (10 spaces), car parking (12 spaces including one accessible) all forward of the building, new front boundary railing over brick faced plinth wall (overall height 2.1m), closure of previous vehicular access onto Greencastle Road, formation of new vehicular access (4,993m) onto Greencastle Road, removal of roof top plant room and construction of new roof top plant room (37.5sqm) adjoining existing stairs/lift shaft and site development works and services all on a site of 0.18ha at the Salvation Army Family Hub (former Shamrock Appeal factory), Greencastle Road/Greencastle Parade, Coolock, Dublin 17, D17 XD29.

The development will consist of the construction of a single storey garden room with a mono-pitched roof to the rear garden of the existing house and all associated works to facilitate development.

The development will consist of the erection of a single storey modular office building to be used as a car rental hub along with the construction of an adjoining canopy to be used as a car wash/valeting bay. Site development works to consist of a new vehicular entrance off Greencastle Road, car parking, Ev charging spaces, landscaping, bicycle provision, lighting, signage, boundary treatments, connection to all existing services and all ancillary works.

The Development will consist of the installation of roof mounted solar photovoltaic panels to include all ancillary works and services.

Planning permission is sought for new 2 storey extension to front, side and rear of existing house, enlargement of existing bedroom and new lounge facility on ground floor and all associated site works.

PERMISSION & RETENTION: Retention planning permission will consist of a rear ground floor only building & partial building connecting to existing building at the rear of the existing site and both structures are existing and that are to be retained are detached. Retention of the vehicular access to front of the property. Planning permission will consist of extending the existing ground floor extension to the rear of the house to 6.5m and building a new first floor extension 3.5m at the rear of the existing house. A new dormer roof to the rear of the existing house roof. A new ground floor only extension to the front of the existing house and all ancillary works.