Planning precedent report

The development involves the demolition of the existing single storey building (1,100 sq.m) last used as a motor business and its replacement with the construction of a 6 storey over basement hotel. The new building (with a total floor area of 4,498,9 sq.m) will contain 80 bedrooms in total, parking for 8 cars plus services for the hotel at basement level, a reception area, hotel restaurant, common area and a commercial unit of 152.52 sq.m, bicycle parking and waste collection point all at ground floor level, 22 bedrooms, at first, second and third floor level, 7 bedrooms and a roof top cafe and landscaped roof terrace accessible to hotel guests at fourth floor level and 7 further bedrooms at fifth floor level. There will be a semi private amenity walk alongside the river Camac and ESB substation at ground floor level. The proposed development will contain SuDS measures including green roof, permeable paving and attenuation tank, food compensation storage and flood defences at basement level and all other ancillary works and plant to service the hotel.

For demolition and removal of two existing derelict dilapidated houses at 23 – 25 Old Kilmainham, Dublin 8. The application includes removal of the two houses, making good of the brickwork where the houses abutted the adjoining gable, applying a new sand-cement render finish, strengthening the adjacent chimney stack, and providing a new barge board detail as required. It also includes making good the existing ground floor slab finishes, pouring a new concrete slab at the same level as the existing yard, extending the existing fence with a matching fence detail, and repainting the existing fence and gates.

Planning permission consisting of amendments to approved planning permission (application no. 3188/17 ABP-300972-18) for 24 no. apartments in 2 no. 4 to 5 storey blocks to provide overall 33 no. apartments in 2 no. 4 to 5 storey blocks as follows: internal layout of front Block A revised to increase accommodation from 15 no. approved apartments (1 no. x studio, 4 no. x 1 bed units, 7 no. x 2 bed units, 3no. x 3 bed units and 1 no. office unit) to 22 no. apartments (13 no. x 1 bed units, and 9 no. x 2 bed units), 2 no. x secure bicycle stores and 1 no. bin store; relocation of rear Block B to align with new office building on 26-29 Old Kilmainham and block width reduced from 17.3m to 15.6m; internal layout of rear Block B revised to increase accommodation from 9 no. approved apartments (1 no. x 1 bed unit, 6 no. x 2 bed units, and 2 no. x 3 bed units) to 11 no. apartments ( 5no. x 1 bed units and 6 no. x 2 bed units); removal of basement car park; revised elevational treatment and all associated landscaping and site works.

Planning permission for the subdivision as a separate, two-bedroom house of the two/three-storey (including a roof terrace) extension built in 2018 onto the east side of the two-storey house at No. 10, Rowsertown Lane, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, together with associated alterations, including to the street façade.

Planning permission for the change of use of the existing ground floor office unit to a one bedroom studio apartment and for associated internal alterations.

Works include the demolition of the remaining walls of a derelict, terraced house and a rear boundary wall and the construction of a dual fronted,4 storey, terraced, apartment building consisting of 3 no. apartments. Apartment 1 (area 46m2) and Apartment 2 (area 59m2) are 1 bedroom apts located at ground and first floor level with own door access from the pedestrian Rowserstown Lane. Apartment 3 (area 97m2) is a 3 bedroom apt at second and third floor levels with own door access from the Kilmainham lane side. Private amenity space is provided as follows: Apt. 1 has a south facing terrace at ground level, Apt. 2 has a south facing balcony at first floor, both facing Rowserstown lane and Apt. 3 has private access to a roof garden. A green roof finish is proposed for the roof of the building. Bin storage for each apartment and 5 no. bicycle parking spaces in total to be provided within the property boundary. Associated siteworks, including the construction of a retaining wall to support the land bank to the rear of the property and upgrade works to the drainage system, are to be carried out.