Planning precedent report

Planning Permission sought by EBJBH Ltd. for change of use from live work apartment, retail and storage, maintaining existing apartment and providing one additional two bedroom apartment at ground floor and basement level with external alterations to front of live work apartment number 2 Chamberlain Court, 11/13 Richmond Avenue, Dublin 3. D03 DW98

Change of use from live work apartment, retail and storage, maintaining existing apartment and providing two additional single bedroom apartments at ground floor and basement level with external alterations to front of live work apartment number 2 Chamberlain Court, 11/13 Richmond Avenue, Dublin 3, D03 DW98.

The development will consist of 28 no. residential units (25 no. 1 bed, 3 no. 2 bed) in 2 no. apartment buildings ranging in height from 3-6 storeys (east block fronting Richmond Avenue 6 no. storeys, west block to rear of site 3 no. storeys). The east block provides 22 no. apartment units (22 no. 1 bed) and the west block provides 6 no. apartment units (3no. 1 bed, 3 no. 2 bed duplex). All units are intended to provide housing accommodation for the elderly. Access to the development will be from Richmond Avenue. This entrance will provide access and egress for pedestrians only to the development. The development also proposes approx 214 sq.m of communal open space, balconies/terraces associated with individual apartment units, associated secure bicycle and bin storage, hard and soft landscaping and all other associated site works and services above and below ground on an overall site area of approx 908.48 sq.m. The development proposes the demolition of approx 595 m2 of floorspace comprising single storey industrial units.

The demolition of existing one and two storey industrial units and the construction of a five storey over basement block to the front of the site to contain 1 no. one bed apartment and communal facility (54sqm) at ground floor. 1 no. one bed & 2 no. two bed apartments at 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th floor. 3 no. three bed units in 3 storey block to the rear of the site (16 no. units in total) with balconies or roof terraces to all units. 7 no. car parking spaces. 24 no. bicycle parking spaces, bin store, storage and plant at basement. 8 no. bicycle stands and hard landscaped area to the street and communal landscaped garden at the rear of the front block. Works to include green roofs and solar panels, pedestrian and vehicular access from Richmond Avenue and associated landscaping and site works.

The development will consist of: 35 no. residential units (19 no. 1 bed, 16 no. 2 bed) in 2 no. apartment buildings ranging in height from 3-6 storeys (east block fronting Richmond Avenue 6 no. storeys, west block to rear of site 3 no. storeys). The east block provides 27 no. apartment units (15 no.1 bed, 12 no. 2 bed) and the west block provides 8 no. apartment units (4 no. 1 bed, 4 no. 2 bed duplex). Access to the development will be from Richmond Avenue. This entrance will provide access and egress for pedestrians only to the development. The development also proposes 224 sq.m of communal open space, balconies/terraces associated with individual apartment units, associated secure bicycle and bin storage, hard and soft landscaping and all other associated site works and services above and below ground on an overall site area of 1102.6 sq.m. The development proposes the demolition of 1109.8 m2 of floorspace comprising a 2 storey warehouse and shed buildings.

Planning permission for demolition of garage premises at No. 15 Richmond Avenue, Drumcondra, Dublin 3, currently in use as garage, vehicle recovery yard and replacement with the following. A. The erection of 22 no. apartments in 2 no. five storey over basement interconnected blocks comprising of 22 no. 2 bedroomed apartments (12 no. with balconies fronting onto Richmond Avenue, and 8 no. fronting onto landscaped area to rear). B. 2 no. commercial units accessed off Richmond Avenue. C. Associated off street car parking facility with ramped access off Richmond Avenue at basement level. D. Associated bike store/bin store again at basement level. E. All associated site works on site.