Site planning risk brief

Planning permission for a Build to Rent residential development on lands at 'Dunelm', Rydalmount, Milltown Road, Dublin 6. The site is located to the east of the Green Luas line, to the south of residential dwellings at No's 1 and 2 Rydalmount and east of the residential dwelling known as 'Kadiv' at Rydalmount, Milltown Road. The proposed Build to Rent residential development will consist of the following: • Demolition of the existing building (comprising the residential dwelling known as 'Dunelm') and structures on site; • Construction of a Build-to-Rent (BTR) residential development, comprising 63 no. BTR apartments with a mix of 5 no. studio units, 27 no. 1 bed units, 30 no. 2 bed units and 1 no. 3 bed unit in two no. blocks (Block A and Block B), including resident support and amenity facilities; • Block A, to the south of the site, comprises 55 no. BTR units, including 1 no. studio, 27 no. 1 bed units, 26 no. 2 bed units and 1 no. 3 bed units, in a part 4 to part 6 storey, over lower ground floor and basement level building (maximum of eight levels to Milltown Road). Resident support and amenity facilities are proposed at basement, ground and fifth floor level. Balconies are proposed on the northwest, southwest, southeast and northwest elevations; • Block B, to the northwest of the site, comprises 8 no. BTR units, including 4 no. studio units and 4 no. 2 bed units, in a 4 storey building. Balconies are proposed on the south, east and north elevations. Block A and Block B will be connected by a bridge link at first to third floor level; • The development includes ancillary resident support and amenity facilities for the BTR residential units, with a total floor area of 252.5 sq.m, including a large item storage area and a bike and bin store at basement level, concierge/management area and foyer area at ground floor level and lounge/ residential function room at fifth floor level all within Block A and a pavilion communal amenity building to the north of Block A; • The proposal includes communal open space at ground level and a communal roof terrace at fifth floor level of Block A; • The basement level (Block A) contains 10 no. car parking spaces, 1 no. motorcycle space, 6 no. e-scooter spaces and 98 no. cycle spaces (including 2 no. cargo spaces). The basement level also includes bin storage, a storage room for apartments and cores. A generator room, sprinkler tank room and water storage tank room are proposed at lower ground floor level; • The proposal includes 32 no. cycle parking spaces and 2 no. car parking spaces at surface level, accessed from the existing access road and a new vehicular access to the basement level from Milltown Road; • The proposal includes associated public realm works to Milltown Road, including alterations to the existing footpaths/ public road, a new signalised junction incorporating advanced cycle stacking lanes in the westbound direction, set back of the existing road median, provision of a new signalised pedestrian crossing of Milltown Road, provision of an uncontrolled pedestrian crossing of the development access junction and associated signals, tactile paving and road markings; • The proposal includes an ESB substation and associated set down area, landscaping, boundary treatment, PV panels, green roofs and a plant enclosure at roof level, site services and all associated site works necessary to facilitate the development.

The development will consist of:Removal of the existing single storey extension to the rear of the dwelling, removal of the existing single storey extension to the rear of the garage, construction of a new single storey extension to the rear of the dwelling, modifications to facades and internal layouts of the dwelling and all associated ancillary, landscaping and site development works.

Planning permission for (a)demolition of single storey garage to side and chimney to north, (b) construction of a single and two storey extension to side and rear and (c) construction of a single storey garden store to side.

The works will comprise of the following: a) The demolition of the existing 23.74sq.m single storey garage structure to the side, b) The construction of a part ground floor/part two-storey flat roof extension to the side with a rooflight and a single storey canopy over the entrance, a part ground floor/part two-storey extension with a single storey canopy to the rear; resulting in a ground floor extension measuring 83.7sq.m and a two-storey extension measuring 27.5sq.m, c) Elevational alterations to the rear consisting of the enlargement and renovation of 2 no. window opes to the ground floor and landing, the removal of 1 no. window and the addition of 2 no. windows to the first floor, d) Internal alterations, and e)All associated site & landscaping works The proposed works will result in an increase of floor area from 303.68sq.m to 422.07sq.m.

The development will consist of: (i) extension of an existing service plant room to the south elevation with a new first floor service space; (ii) revised external landscaping to rear (west) garden to accommodate an external lap pool and all associated site works.

The development will consist of: (i) the provision of a guarding to the flat roof of a previously granted single storey rear extension (planning reg. ref. 5224/22).