Site planning risk brief

Planning permission for internal alterations to first floor of existing school for the provision of SEN accommodation, consisting of 2 classroom SEN base, including central activities space, multi-activity room, daily living skills, practical activity room, linen/sluice room, para-educational room, office, toilets and stores, together with associated miscellaneous internal revisions. Planning permission is also sought for the provision of multi-sensory garden and soft play area to south east of subject site, all together with associated site works.

The development will consist of the construction of a part single storey extension, containing an assisted user WC, and a part three storey passenger lift extension, adjoining and located to the rear of the existing three storey school building and the provision of a new ramp and steps approach, together with all associated site works.

Demolition of the internal party walls between retail units 1, 52, 53 and 54, and the subsequent amalgamation of these units into one retail unit with a gross floor area of 380 sq.m.

The development will consist/consists of new branding/advert signs to the south west, south east and north-west elevations including new signage lighting to match existing; new corporate signs with backlit metal and translucent polyurethane letters to replace obsolete existing signs at the 3 existing pedestrian entrances; new freestanding metal glazed canopy (approximately 15.70 sqm) at the Oscar Traynor Road entrance including concealed surface water drainage to be connected to existing system; new freestanding metal glazed canopy (approximately 18.82 sqm) at the Barryscourt Road entrance including concealed surface water drainage to be connected to existing system, partial re-paint of the two existing signage totems with colour scheme matching the existing; removal of the vertical lettering on the east corner of the building.

Permission is sought for Change of Use from former Liz Delaney's Public House + Club of recreation building to include gym use (Class 11(e) without pool) which includes existing basement = 135 sqm, existing ground floor = 1130 sqm, existing first floor = 611 sqm and single storey extensions at ground floor = 48 sqm and at first floor = 16 sqm, creating total development area = 1940 sqm, minor elevational changes including addition of entrance and relocation of fire escape doors and external works to include rebranding existing and additional signage and provision of new bicycle stands.

The development will consist of: (a) change of use of ancillary storage area to retail area and the subsequent 25m2 increase in net retail area from 2046m2 to 2071m2; (b) elevation changes to Supervalu unit internal mall elevation and to the northwest elevation including additional glazing; (c) provision of new Supervalu signage (10.82m2) on the southwest elevation; (d) proposed alterations to southwest elevation lean-to roof in yard area by raising of the eaves level by 1m over new bakery area.