Site planning risk brief

Permission for the division of the existing three-story dwelling to provide a lower ground floor 1 bedroom apartment and a 2 bedroom + study house. The provision of a balcony terrace and spiral garden access stairs off the house ground floor level over the existing garden room extension. Alterations and subdivision of the rear garden to provide an apartment terrace space and house private space. New velux roof lights to the house rear. Alterations to two rear windows to form new door access to private open spaces, internal alterations and modifications and all associated site works at 89 Emmet Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8.

Proposed construction of single-story extension to rear of existing dwelling (lower ground level apartment) along with internal modifications, to provide for special-needs accessible accommodation and associated site works.

RETENTION: Renovation & alteration of existing house, a new part single, part two storey extension to rear north and side west elevations. New rooflights to front south, rear north, side west and side east elevations. And all associated boundary and siteworks.

Planning permission is sought by Orbitiz Ltd. for a mixed-use residential & commercial development on land measuring approximately 0.053ha hectares at 105, 107, 109 Emmet Road, Dublin 8. This site is bounded by Pocket Park to the east, Myra Close to the north, and Kilmainham Banks apartment development to the north and west. The development will consist of: i) demolition of a) 2 no. existing 2-3 storey derelict buildings at no.’s 105 & 107 Emmet Road, and b) 1 no. 2-3 storey existing residential building at 109 Emmet Road; ii) construction of a 3-5 storey mixed-use semi-detached development comprising of 16 no. residential units over 5-storeys, (9 no. 1-bedroom, and 7 no. 2-bedroom units), and 1 no. commercial unit at ground floor level, all with balconies to east or south; iii) construction of detached single storey bin store to north of site at lower ground floor level; iv) boundary treatments; v) provision of bicycle parking; vi) landscaping, SuDS drainage and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.

Three-story extension to the rear. To include Basement Ground and first-floor extensions for extended living.

The development will consist of proposed alterations to previously approved planning application Ref no. WEB1525/24. Changes include internal modifications and provision of an additional rooflight to original Victorian house, extending the terrace construction of the new residential unit at the rear return to accommodate an additional room at ground floor level, adjustments to window opes, minor alterations to the materiality of proposed rear return extension and sundry other minor works to the rear.