Planning precedent report

Three-story extension to the rear. To include Basement Ground and first-floor extensions for extended living.

RETENTION: Renovation & alteration of existing house, a new part single, part two storey extension to rear north and side west elevations. New rooflights to front south, rear north, side west and side east elevations. And all associated boundary and siteworks.

Permission for the division of the existing three-story dwelling to provide a lower ground floor 1 bedroom apartment and a 2 bedroom + study house. The provision of a balcony terrace and spiral garden access stairs off the house ground floor level over the existing garden room extension. Alterations and subdivision of the rear garden to provide an apartment terrace space and house private space. New velux roof lights to the house rear. Alterations to two rear windows to form new door access to private open spaces, internal alterations and modifications and all associated site works at 89 Emmet Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8.

Dublin City Council. I, Emma Keane, seek planning permission for the refurbishment, and ground and first floor extension to the rear of a two storey terraced house at number 37 Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 08. The proposed development will consist of the demolition of an existing partial width flat roof extension to the rear and erection of a full width pitched roof ground floor extension with 5 rooflights to the rear of 35m2, full and partial width first floor flat roof roof extension of 14 m2 to the rear of the existing house, (total existing and proposed house area is 129 m2). The proposed development will also consist of general remedial work to the ground floor layout to include removal of walls to provide for an open plan living/ dining/ kitchen space to the rear with downstairs bathroom, utility room and sauna and general remedial work to the first floor layout to include removal of sections of rear wall to cater for an extended existing bedroom, new bedroom in extension and family bathroom and all associated site, drainage and landscaping works.

The development will include the following: Demolition of existing two storey extension and construction of new two storey extension to the rear of the dwelling, replacement of existing windows to the front elevation with new windows to match original proportions, removal of existing rendered finish to the front elevation and reinstatement of the decorative plaster mouldings to match the adjacent properties. The development includes the construction of a one storey home office at the south end of the property, accessed from the rear lane. The development consists of site works and upgrade of existing house.

The works will consist of the following. Restoration of the front facade including the removal of modern stone cladding and provision of an externally insulated render system, reduction in size of existing windows and the provision of decorative plaster mouldings to match adjacent properties. Alterations to existing rear, south, façade including enlarged window openings, removal of first floor projecting extension and construction of a new flat roof over. The works will include the provision of a new dormer rooflight to the rear, south, elevation at first floor level, the provision of new rooflight behind existing parapet to front, north, elevation together with ancillary internal alterations and siteworks.