Planning precedent report

PERMISSION & RETENTION: For Residential refurbishment development. This development is for; Retention Permission for the Change of use of the Ground Floor accommodation from shops to residential accommodation and Planning Permission to redesign the existing conversion of 3 apartments to 2 apartments, with the shop front like door replaced with a window and a new window also introduced to the ground floor living area.

Development will consist of demolition of existing single storey commercial unit & construction of a 3 storey 2 bed room residential apartment (101.5 m.sq.) & car parking area to the front of building and associated site works.

PERMISSION: The development will consist of the demolition of the existing non-habitable part one-storey, part two-storey return to the rear of the property and the construction of a new part one-storey, part two-storey return to the rear of the property, and all associated site and landscaping works. The proposed extension will increase the gross floor area by 8.4m2.

The proposed development involves the demolition of all existing structures on the site comprising the former Annesley Motors car showroom and associated buildings and vacant dwellings and commercial premises at Nos. 20 to 26 (inclusive) Ballybough Road. The construction of a two storey (including mezzanine floor), neighbourhood centre development with a gross floor area totalling 2,391 sqms. The site area extends to circa 0.28 hectares. At ground floor, the proposed development includes three units (unit 1 – retail; unit 2 – retail/café; and, unit 3 – retail); undercroft parking for 29 cars and 16 external spaces; secure cycle store for staff within the undercroft; loading bay; existing ESB substation on O’Sullivan Avenue to be integrated into the development (a future ESB substation location is also proposed within the car park to the rear of the site should be the existing substation need to be decommissioned by ESB); an additional new ESB substation to service the proposed neighbourhood centre is also located internally within the building; other plant rooms and ancillary space; service vehicle and car access is off Clonliffe Avenue to the south of the site. At first floor, accessed by escalator/stair and lift core, is the licensed discount food store (supermarket) with a net sales area of 1,139 sqms including an off license sales area at first floor level with ancillary, office, storage and food preparation areas. The mezzanine level includes staff facilities ancillary to the supermarket. At roof level there will be both green roof, photovoltaic panels and a mechanical plant compound. The development includes all new drainage infrastructure, and all other works, including landscaping (hard and soft to the rear car park) and boundary treatments required to complete the development. The treatment of the roadside footpath area around outside of the application site is included on the submitted plans for indicative purposes only.

Change of use of Unit 2 from retail/café to use as a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) facility for returning recyclable materials.

Revised window locations to the rear (westerly elevation) of the building. The insertion of an additional window at the south westerly corner of the first floor and in the insertion of a first floor service access door on the westerly (rear) elevation. The erection of a non-illuminated, operator sign on the northern elevation (fronting O’Sullivan Avenue) at first floor of the building. The dimensions of the sign are 1.45m x 1.45m. This is in place of the larger (2.5mx2.5m) illuminated sign which was removed from the previous application by condition 2 of Pa Ref: 1183/25. All other signage shown on the submitted plans was granted planning permission under Pa Ref: 1183/25. The application is made pursuant to condition 8 of PA Ref: 2656/21 which requires signage is subject to a separate grant of planning permission and includes all associated works to complete the proposed development.