Planning precedent report

Permission to amend planning permission reg. ref. 2725/21 by the addition of 7 new apartments at a new 6th floor level, set back from the north facing elevation, comprising 1 studio apartment, 4 number one-bed apartments and 2 number two-bed apartments, plus all ancillary accommodation, being a total of 624m2 and extends the development to 9 storeys including lower ground/basement and roof access staircore.

Permission to amend planning permission reg. ref. 2725/21 by change of use in the lower ground/basement level, to remove car park usage (and 18 car parking spaces), from the approved usage of car parking, bicycle parking, plant rooms and bin storage at this level. It is proposed to retain the approved usages of bicycle parking plant rooms and bin storage at this level. There is no changes proposed to the height footprint or visual appearance of the permitted development.

Planning permission for a build-to-rent residential development. The application site is bounded by Brookfield Road to the west and south west, 75-79 Old Kilmainham Road to the north, 28 Brookfield Road to the south and the rear gardens of the residential properties located on Cameron Square to the east and south east. The description of the proposed development is as follows: • The construction of a part two to part six storey building, over lower ground/basement level, comprising 79 no. build-to-rent (BTR) apartments, resident support facilities, and resident services and amenities. • The 79 no. BTR apartments comprise 14 no. studios, 48 no. 1 beds and 17 no. 2 beds (including 1 no. 2 bed duplex apartment). 54 no. of the apartments are provided with balconies/terraces on the northern, north eastern, southern and south western elevations of the building. • The development includes ancillary BTR resident support facilities and resident services and amenities with a total GFA of 648 sqm, including bin storage and cycle storage at lower ground floor/basement level and reception, laundry, communal amenity areas, resident's workspace, games room and gym at ground floor level. • The proposal includes communal open space areas at lower ground, ground, including children's play space, and first floor level and roof terraces at fourth, fifth and sixth floor level. The development also includes a stair/lift core pop-up and solar panels at sixth floor/roof level. • The development is served by 18 no. car parking spaces, 140 no. bicycle parking spaces, 2 no. motorcycle space, plant rooms and bin storage areas at lower ground floor/basement level. 26 no. bicycle spaces are also provided at surface level. • The proposal includes a vehicular entrance from Brookfield Road, foul and surface water drainage, hard and soft landscaping, an ESB sub-station, and all ancillary site development works necessary to facilitate the development. (Public realm works (inclusive of alterations to the existing footpaths) external to the planning application site boundary will be subject to agreement with the Planning Authority).

Planning permission to amend planning permission reg. ref. 2725/21 to convert 308sq.m of gross internal ground floor communal space into 2 x two-bed apartments and 1 x studio apartment, access corridor and storage, to bring the development to a total of 82 apartments. The works include 2 new windows and amendments to 3 permitted windows on ground level to the rear of the development. No changes to the height or footprint of the permitted development are proposed.

Permission for the removal of an existing side entrance & gate post, part of a boundary wall and the installation of a car parking space, driveway, amended boundary wall, dropped kerb on the public road and associated vehicle access gate to the side of a dwelling at No. 28, Brookfield Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, D08 H1W0. No works to be carried out to the dwelling building.

Development comprising: (i) the demolition of the existing two/ three storey buildings at 72/74 Old Kilmainham; (ii) the construction of a 7-storey, over-basement, mixed-use development consisting of a 'build-to-rent' shared accommodation residential development consisting of: (a) 62 no. shared accommodation units, comprising 5 no. double occupancy units and 57 no. single occupancy units (access from Brookfield Road) and served by Resident's Communal amenity areas comprising of external 202 sq.m; Resident's internal amenity areas comprising of 259.7 sq.m (between 1st and 6th floors); 216.7 sq.m shared amenity area (at ground level) and 156.8 sq.m cinema/ games room and gym (at basement level); (b) 33.2 sq.m commercial space at Ground Floor (access from Old Kilmainham) The development features 144 no. bicycle spaces (located at ground and basement level); a refuse storage, laundry room and plant room (all located at basement level); landscaping and all associated site development works.