Planning precedent report

Permission is sought for the upgrading of 1 no. existing full sized grit hockey playing pitch to a new synthetic playing surface, the erection of 6 no. 15 meter high lighting poles to illuminate the hockey pitch and ancillary works including drainage and fencing.

Permission for a Social Housing development on a site of 2.05 Hectares on the Dominican Convent Campus, immediately south of St Catherine's Girls Senior School( D07 V045) and to the north of Convent View Crescent and bounded to the east by Ratoath Road, Cabra West, Dublin 7. The proposed development will consist of: • The construction of 95 no. residential dwellings, of which there are 14 no. 1 Bedroom Dwellings, 67 no. 2 Bedroom Dwellings, 13 no. 3 Bedroom Dwellings and 1 no. 4 Bedroom Dwelling, of which 35 no. are Ground Floor and 60 no. are on the First/Second Floor, all to be provided in 5 no. Three-Storey Blocks all with associated private amenity space, with a gross floor area of 7,759.4m² and the construction of 2 no. Community Rooms of 77.8m² and 75.6 m², respectively. • The provision of a total of 7,358m² of public open space which includes an 890m² public plaza and a 2,928m2 public park and children's play area. 60 no. surface car parking spaces and 52 no. visitor bicycle spaces within the public open space, • The provision of 2,656.7m² communal open space to the rear of the residential units with 193 no. residents bicycle spaces within 7 no. covered areas within the communal open space. • The construction of a new vehicular, cycle and pedestrian entrance to Ratoath Road, • The removal of the existing vehicular entrance and the demolition of the existing boundary wall and fence, and removal of entrance gates at Ratoath Road, • The construction of new boundary treatments to the northern boundary consisting of blockwork walls, fencing and hedge planting, to the eastern boundary consisting of brickwork walls, fencing and hedge planting, and to the southern boundary consisting of fencing and hedge planting to accompany the existing hedgerow and existing blockwork boundary. • All landscaping works, covered bin storage to the front of each dwelling, infrastructure works, external lighting, 1 no. ESB substation, and all enabling and site development works and services.

The development consists of an attic conversion with alterations to the existing tiled roof, a new dormer roof extension with windows to the rear, internal alterations to layout, new internal stairs, roof lights to the front & side of the existing roof and all associated site works.

Planning permission for attic conversion with dormer to rear roof to accommodate stairs to allow access to attic conversion as non habitable storage space with roof windows to front, Gable window to side all with associated ancillary works.

PERMISSION is sought for the introduction of a New Access gateway into the Existing Boundary Wall to Abbey Drive, to serve as Student Access to the new pathway and Existing Avenue adjacent to the all-weather GAA pitch together with all ancillary work including resurfacing and pathway lighting. The proposed gateway to be open only between the hours of 7am and 7pm daily at St Dominic’s College, Ratoath Road, Dublin 7, D07 NX47 by the Board of Management of St. Dominic’s College, Cabra, Dublin 7.

Retention and Completion of a New Ball Catch system to include 10 no. 15m high netting poles to previously granted GAA Pitch reference 3528/23.