Planning precedent report

The replacement of the existing advertising display (6.2m wide x 3.2m high) with a digital advertising display (5.44m wide x 2.88m high and a depth of 200mm) on the gable wall of No. 12 Bath Avenue Place, Dublin 4 (facing South Lotts Road) including all associated site works and services and to permanently decommission and remove 1 no. Billboard at No. 65 Harolds Cross Road, Dublin 6.

Planning permission for development on a site of c. 0.1629ha on lands at the former Alasta Motors site, at Bath Avenue Place near the junction at South Lotts Road, Ringsend, Dublin 4, D04 DH94. The application site also includes a portion of Bath Avenue Place and the pedestrianised island opposite the Alasta Motors site. The proposed development will consist of: the partial demolition and change of use of the existing building to shop and; the extension of the remaining structure to provide for a shop with ancillary licensed area (not to exceed 10% of the retail area). The proposed shop will have a gross floor area of 888 sqm and a net retail are of 626 sqm; the relocation of 2 no. on street car parking spaces to the south along Bath Avenue Place; landscaped area to existing pedestrianised island opposite the Alasta Motors site and; all associated signage, landscaping, bicycle parking, roof plant and site development works to support the proposed development.

Córas Iompair Éireann (CIE) is applying for planning permission for the replacement of 1 no. existing 6.42m x 3.36m internally illuminated advertising display with 1 no. new 6.08m x 2.88m LED advertising display, and the provision of a new ESB mini pillar to facilitate electrical connection for signage illumination, along with all associated and ancillary works at the north-eastern side of the railway bridge at Bath Avenue, Dublin 4. In the event of planning permission being granted, 1 no. existing trivision advertising display on the southern elevation of Macken Street Railway Bridge, Macken Street, Dublin 2 will be permanently decommissioned and removed. Macken Street Railway Bridge is a protected structure (RPS Ref. 885).

The development will consist of new shop front to include the following: (a) removal of roller shutter, (b) installation of 2 no. medi-vending machines, (c) honed limestone facade to match existing shop front on 4 Bath Ave., together with polished granite insert, (e) strip lighting along the top of facade and signage to match existing shop front on 4 Bath Avenue., (f) all associated site works.

The development will consist of the following; advertising signage for Bath Avenue Medical Centre with 2 no. associated uplighters to first floor east facing gable wall of existing mid-terraced 2-storey building. Letters to be 19mm thick black foamex with laminate vinyl finish on stand-off studs and bonded directly to wall surface. Overall size of signage to be 3938mm x 1438mm.

Demolition of existing rear extension and construction of new single storey extension to rear of existing terraced house, incorporating five new roof lights, and associated landscaping works.