Planning precedent report

Amendments to previously approved Planning Application Reg. Ref. 3751/21 consisting of: the relocation of the car parking space to a position parallel with Garville Lane; the conversion of an attic space to an office/single bedroom with an enclosed winter garden providing additional private open space; the omission of a light and ventilation void space on ground and first floor; the inclusion of additional ventilation panels on the western elevation; and the addition of a chimney stack to the flat roof section at the rear of the dwelling.

Permission is sought for change of use from commercial garage to residential use and proposed development to consist of demolition of existing garage building and existing rear lean-to extension to accommodate the construction of a proposed infill dwelling comprising 1 no. two storey three bedroom house; incorporating proposed carport/bicycle parking to front of dwelling, maintaining existing access from Garville Lane via proposed widened vehicular entrance; proposed rooflight chimney and rooflights at roof level and associated landscaping and ancillary site works.

Change of use from commercial garage to residential use; and proposed development to consist of partial demolition of existing garage building, demolition of existing rear lean-to extension, and extension of existing garage building to accommodate the construction of a proposed infill mews development comprising 1 No. two-and-a-half storey, four-bedroom dwelling; incorporating proposed carport/bicycle parking to front of dwelling, maintaining existing access from Garville Lane via proposed widened vehicular entrance; proposed secluded roof courtyard and proposed winter garden structure at second-floor level; and associated landscaping and ancillary site works.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development includes the following; demolition of a single-storey extension to the rear at Lower Ground Floor Level as well as the removal of a porch, deck and external stairs at Upper Ground Floor Level; construction of a single-storey extension (area 12sqm) to the rear at Lower Ground Floor Level as well as a replacement terrace at Upper Ground Floor Level and an external stairs from the terrace leading to the rear garden; the extension includes a skylight; construction of a glazed porch to the rear at Upper Ground Floor Level (area 2sqm); removal and replacement of a non-original door screen at Upper Ground Floor Level; refurbishment of an existing Shower Room at Lower Ground Floor Level; the removal of a non-original spiral stair at Lower Ground Floor Level; ancillary works and sundry conservation repairs and renewals not impacting the special interest of the Protected Structure.

The development will consist of: The demolition of the existing single storey car showroom fronting Rathgar Avenue and Kenilworth Square South and the two storey building fronting Garville Lane; Construction of a residential development comprising 19 No residential dwellings (7 no. 2 beds, 8 no. 3 beds and 4 no. 4 beds) in the form of houses, apartments and duplex apartments. This is made up of: • Block 1 will be a 3 storey building with 14 no. Residential dwellings and will provide 7 no. 2 bed apartments and 7 no. 3 bed duplex apartments above. • Block 2 will also be three storeys in height and will provide a terrace of 4 no. 4 bed houses. • Block 3 will provide a single, two storey, 3 bed mews house will be provided onto Garville Road and incorporating the existing building to be retained on this site. All residential units will have private open space in the form of gardens, balconies or terraces facing north/ south/ east/ west. The development will be accessed from Garville Lane, Rathgar Avenue and Kenilworth Square South. The proposal also includes the provision of car and cycle parking, open spaces, landscaping, bin stores and all associated site development works, landscaping, boundary treatments and other servicing works.

Murphy & Gunn car dealership located at 44 Kenilworth Square South, and to the rear of 45-47 Kenilworth Square South, Rathgar, Dublin 6. The site has frontage to Rathgar Avenue, Kenilworth Square South and Garville Lane. The proposed development will consist of: -Demolition of single storey car showroom fronting Rathgar Avenue and 2-storey building fronting Garville Lane; -Construction of a residential development of 18 units comprising: Block A - A terrace of 3 no. 4-bedroom 3-storey houses facing Kenilworth Square South; Block B - A terrace of 5 no. 3-bedroom 3-storey houses facing Rathgar Avenue; Block C - A pair of 4-bedroom 3-storey houses facing Garville Lane, with 2 no. integrated parking spaces; Block D - A terrace of 5 no. 3-bedroom 2 and 3-storey houses facing a new internal access road; Block E - A pair of 3-bedroom 3-storey dwellings facing Garville Lane, with 2 no. integrated parking spaces; A 4-bedroom 2 storey mews dwelling incorporating the existing mews structure at Garville Lane, with integrated parking space. -Private open space to all units comprising gardens, terraces and balconies; -A new internal vehicular access road to be accessed from Kenilworth Square South; -Pedestrian access from Kenilworth Square South, Rathgar Avenue and Garville Lane; -13 no. surface car parking spaces to serve Blocks A, B and D; -Landscaping, boundary treatments, bin store, bicycle store and all associated site works and services.