Planning precedent report

The development provides for the following works: 1. refurbishments works to the exterior of Trident House, including removal of all existing windows; lowering all window openings to floor level on front and rear facades and installation of new full height glazed doors with Juliette balconies at first and second floor; installation of new glazed window to stairwell on front facade; infill of 6 no. windows to each side elevation (12no. in total) and installation of new windows to remaining 12no. windows; a new external insulation system to all facades with brick slip finish to front and rear facades and render finish to side facades; re-cladding of existing entrance canopy; removal of existing roof finish and insulation and replace with new insulation and roof finish with new fascia/eaves to all sides; new low-level boundary walls to ground floor private amenity spaces; the consolidation of rainwater/soil vent pipes to the side facades; 2. a new single storey outbuilding to the rear of the existing building to house a new cold water storage tank, associated pump and below ground works to provide new water main connection and all ancillary site works.

We, John and Leah McKenna, intend to apply for planning permission for development at no. 56 Claremont Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4, consisting of the following principal elements- 1. Demolition of non-original single storey extension to side of existing property. 2. Construction of new two storey extension to side of existing house. 3. Construction of new extension to rear of one, two and three stories. 4. Attic conversion including new dormer window to rear. 5. New rooflights to existing roof and solar panels to roof of new dormer. 6. New single storey Garden Room to end of rear garden. 7. Widening of existing vehicular entrance to front of property. 8. New hard and soft landscaping to the entire site. 9. All associated drainage and site development works.

The development provides for the following: - Demolition of an existing outbuilding and 2no. garden walls which partially subdivide the site to the rear of Trident House apartments; - Development of 4no. three storey houses (one pair of semi-detached 3 bed houses each with 3 double bedrooms and one pair of semi-detached 4 bed houses each with 2 double bedrooms and 2 single bedrooms) above ground floor, with carparking and ancillary storage at ground floor level, all to the rear of the Trident House apartment building, associated private gardens and balconies and 4no. new pedestrian gates to the adjacent laneway along the western boundary of the site. - Widening of the existing vehicular access on the eastern boundary of the site with vehicular access to the four houses along the eastern site boundary; - A new enclosed bin store and meter room to the front of Trident House apartments to serve the existing apartments; - Reconfiguration of surfaced areas to the front and rear of Trident House to provide 5no. car parking spaces (3no. to the front of Trident House and 2no. spaces to the rear of Trident House, one of which is an accessible space) and 4 no. Sheffield bike parking stands and 1 no. cargo bike stand (9 spaces) to the front of Trident House; - Above and below ground services and site wide landscaping work including the provision of 62.8sq.m of landscaped communal open space for the existing Trident House apartments.

The removal of the existing rear boundary wall and vehicular entrance in order to construct a new single storey garage/shed/home office structure in the rear garden with new vehicular and pedestrian entrance onto the existing lane way to the rear.

The development will consist of (i) the demolition of a two-storey return structure to the rear of the existing dwelling, (ii) the construction of (a) a replacement two-storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, (b) 4 No. Rooflights to the rear of existing roof structure, (c) 2 No. Rooflights to the rear of proposed rear extension, (d) the widening of the front vehicular entrance, (e) associated internal alterations and external works.

PERMISSION & RETENTION: The proposed development will consist of: 1. Permission for an attic conversion to create two bedrooms with rear dormer windows, rooflight to the front and internal reconfiguration; 2. Retention Permission for the removal of a chimney at the rear and widening of the existing front entrance driveway; and all associated site works.