Planning precedent report

The replacement of 2No. illuminated 6.36m x 3.43m scrolling advertising displays with 1No. digital 6.28m x 3.4m advertising display at 397 North Circular Road, Dublin 7, and all associated site works and services.

Permission for development on a site located at 'The front of 397 North Circular Road, Dublin 7'. This development will consist of the replacement of the 2 no. existing scrolling advertising displays with 2 no. digital displays (3.4m high by 6.28m wide) at the front of 397 North Circular Road, Dublin 7. The Application also includes the removal of one static advertising display at Millmount Terrace, Drumcondra, Dublin 9.

Planning permission is being sought for renewal of recently lapsed planning permission Reg. Ref. 2598/17, for reduction in size of existing take away/restaurant (78.2m2) with minor internal and external alterations including external seating area and replacement of existing duct with new duct and timber encasement; demolition of existing garages and stores at ground floor level and replacement with one bedroom apartment (50.43m2) including railings and wicket gate to front area and patio to side/rear and communal storage and bin compound to side, all fronting Goldsmith Street; conversion of accommodation on first floor level to front (last use as offices) to one bedroom apartment (63.5m2) with balcony to rear and 3 no. new velux rooflights; demolition of existing flat unit and store at first floor in annex and replacement with one bedroom apartment (51.1m2) with balcony fronting Goldsmith Street and 3 no. new velux rooflights; removal of existing substandard staircase and provision of new staircase to comply with building regulations.

The proposed development will consist of the demolition of the existing single storey rear extension and construction of a new single storey rear extension and first floor extension with alterations to the existing rear roof profile to suit

RETENTION PERMISSION: is sought for additional extended balcony at first floor level, additional floor space to that permitted at third floor level and flat roof at roof level.

Permission for alterations to the permitted development ref. 3565/21. These include: Adjustments at lower ground level to the internal layout of the commercial unit, communal storage and residential Unit 1. with associated site works and minor facade amendments, to enable the conversion of Unit 1 to a two-bedroomed/ four-person unit to fulfil condition 5a of the permitted development ref: 3565/21. The permitted structure is set-back from the existing ESB substation along the south boundary with associated alterations to the facade of the building. Access remains via a pedestrian entrance on the North Circular Road. There will be no increase to the approved number of storeys and the massing above lower ground floor level is unchanged.