Site planning risk brief

RETENTION & PERMISSION: Retention permission and planning permission for development at site at the former Chester Beatty Library Site, 20 Shrewsbury Road (now to be known as nos. 1-7 Shrewsbury Gardens), Dublin 4. The development will consist of: Demolition of the existing ESB substation; additional landscape planting on the northern boundary to No. 18 Shrewsbury Road, landscape planting adjacent to the basement ramp, replacement of a section of the existing boundary wall (south) adjacent to No. 22 Shrewsbury Road with a new 2.23m high boundary wall (south) and new entrance gates. The development consists of: external and internal as-built modifications to the permitted residential development under Dublin City Council Reg. Ref. 3604/08 (ABP Ref: PL29S.231151) and extended by DCC Reg. Ref. 3604/08/x1 to include: Construction of a replacement ESB substation; All external and internal as built works including reduction in the number of guest car parking spaces from 13 no. spaces to 11 no. spaces within the shared basement; Revisions to the internal layout to include relocation of the kitchen from basement level to ground floor level (in houses nos. 1-4 and 6-7), inclusion of a lift in each dwelling extending from basement level to second floor level and reconfiguration of the internal layout of houses nos. 1-7 at basement level and levels 1, 2 and 3; General external alterations to fenestration, chimney and door detail, dormer detail including omission of chimneys; increase to parapet/ridge heights locally to elements of the buildings (north block - ground floor return and first floor, house 4 west elevation [to include window] - south elevation house 1 - roof level to match existing); and all associated works. No overall increase in gross floor area or building height is proposed.

PERMISSION & RETENTION: Permission is sought for: (i) Alterations to the existing vehicular access comprising demolition/rebuild of the piers and a section of existing front boundary wall adjacent to provide a recessed vehicular entrance and pedestrian entrance. This vehicular access will be used by vehicles entering the property only; (ii) Demolition of a section of front boundary wall and construction of an additional recessed vehicular access in the south-eastern corner. This vehicular access will be used by vehicles exiting the property only. Both vehicular access will feature 2.1 metre high granite stone piers with decorative carving, 1.9 metre high automated decorative wrought iron gates and a random rubble granite wall to match the existing boundary wall with 600mm galvanised steel railings (1.9 metre high). The northernmost entrance will also feature a 1.9 metre high pedestrian entrance gate; 9iii) Alterations to the existing 1.3 metre high random rubble granite front boundary wall, comprising the addition of a 600mm galvanised steel railings (bringing the overall height to 1.9 metres); and (iv) all associated hard and soft landscaping, road and streetscape works; and all other works necessary to facilitate the development. Retention permission is also sought for alterations to garage structure previously approved under Reg. Ref. 4555/19, comprising: (i) Omission of 3 no. dormer windows at first floor level; (ii) Omission of 2 no. roof lights, and (iii) Repositioning and reorientation of garage structure.

The development will consist of amendments to previously approved development (Reg. Ref. WEB1338/18) as follows: omission of approved ancillary detached single storey triple garage (73 sq.m) and provision of a new 1.5 storey structure with an overall floor area of 190 sq.m with 5 no. dormer windows and a projecting gable feature on the eastern elevation. The proposed structure will provide car parking/storage at ground floor level and accommodation space (ancillary to the main dwelling and to be used as a one bedroom staff accommodation unit) at first floor level. Planning permission is also sought for the provision of an ancillary single storey garden storage building (41 sq.m). The proposed development also includes landscaping and all ancillary development works necessary to facilitate the development.

The development will consist of the following: (ii) Modification to existing brick piers including the addition of natural granite to the existing brick piers to either side of the vehicular access opening and a new brick pier with granite detailing to the south side of the pedestrian access opening. (ii) The removal of the existing painted steel gates to the vehicular and pedestrian access and replacement with new taller steel gates to both openings. (iii) The addition of a decorative painted steel railing to the top of the existing boundary wall to the road, so providing a height of c.2.05 metres from the footpath level to the top of proposed railing.

A) The addition of a new single-story garden room with pitched roof with parapet wall to the side/rear of the existing property, b) other works as part of development including; SuDS drainage, landscaping, boundary treatments and all associated works necessary to facilitate the development.

Planning Permission for minor alterations to previously granted permissions under Reg. Ref. 2766/19 and Reg. Ref. 4171/19 at 'Clonmore' No. 15A Shrewsbury Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 (D04 R3K1). The proposed development is as follows: (i) revision to the vehicular entrance gates from metal railings to solid timber gates; (ii) inclusion of a pedestrian gate & brick pier to the south of the proposed vehicular gate; (iii) extend the existing pitched roof of the existing garage to the front (North West) elevation of the dwelling to form a new carport & landscaping and all associated ancillary site development works necessary to facilitate the development.