Site planning risk brief

RETENTION: Retention planning permission for non-habitable attic conversion with roof window to the front and dormer to rear.

Planning permission is sought for works to no's 80 & 81 Ballybough Road, Dublin 3, on the junction with Charleville venue. The proposed works are to include: the conversion of No. 80 Ballybough Road from a two-bed house to 1 no. ground floor studio apartment with access from Charleville Avenue, and 1 no. studio and study duplex apartment on first floor and attic level, provided with first floor roof terrace and attic level dormers to front and rear elevations, accessed from Ballybough Road, along with: the demolition of 81 Ballybough Road and the construction of a new 4-storey building providing 3 no. one-bed apartments, 1 no. one-bed apartment with study, 1 no. two-bed apartment, and 1 no. three-bed apartment. The apartments will be accessed from Charleville Avenue and be served by a shared yard containing bike and bin stores. The proposed total of 8 no. apartments will have individual external balcony/terrace areas, some facing onto Ballybough Road and Charleville Avenue and will have access to a shared roof garden. Works also to include all associated site and landscaping works.

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.

Works to include; demolition of existing single-storey extension to rear of existing dwelling and construction of replacement single-storey extension comprising open-plan kitchen / dining area and adjacent WC. All along with associated landscaping and site works.

RETENTION:The development consists of retention permission for a single storey building to the rear of 87 Ballybough Road (with access from Clonmore Road) to be used as an optician's office. Retention permission is also sought for a change of use from a hair salon to an optician's office. Retention permission is also sought for a roof terrace located above the optician's office with associated access and steel railing structure as part of a domestic application connected to 87 Ballybough Road.

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.