Planning precedent report

RETENTION: The retention of the existing scrolling internally illuminated double sided ‘Metropole’ advertising display case mounted on an offset leg on the public footpath on Finglas Road (N2) at the junction with Main Street, Finglas, Dublin 11.

Planning Permission 1) to demolish an existing 2-storey building containing a bar, restaurant, bookmakers and takeaway and 2) for the construction of a new commercial/residential mixed use development, consisting of a 5-storey over part-basement structure containing 240 sq.m hospitality/commercial unit at ground level with a 142 sq.m basement, a 140 sq.m retail unit also at ground floor level, 48 no. apartments over 4 storeys, with balconies (3 no. 3-bed, 31 no. 2-bed, 14 no. 1-bed units), public and communal open space at first floor plaza level, communal open space at fourth floor level, pedestrian access at Main Street and Ballygall Road, a total of 31 car parking spaces and 106 bicycle parking spaces at ground level, vehicular access from Main Street and vehicular exit onto Ballygall Road, waste storage, ancillary site development works, associated services and landscaping, all at The Bottom of the Hill Bar, Main Street & Ballygall Road, Finglas, Dublin 11, adjacent to a protected structure (RPS no. 4850 in the Dublin City Development Plan 2016-2022).

Planning permission to demolish existing 2-storey building containing a bar, restaurant, bookmakers and take-away and construction of a new commercial/ residential mixed-use development, consisting of a 6-storey over basement structure containing 497.8 sq.m bar/ restaurant commercial unit at ground level with a 158 sq.m basement together with a 73.6 sq.m retail unit also at ground floor, 51 no. apartments over 5 storeys (14 no. 3-bed, 24 no. 2-bed, 13 no. 1-bed units) with balconies facing east/ west/ south/ north, pedestrian entrances at Main Street and Ballygall Road, providing a total of 31 car parking spaces at ground level and 168 bicycle parking spaces accessed from the main street together with ancillary works, associated services and landscaping. All at The Bottom of the Hill Bar, Main Street & Ballygall Road, Finglas, Dublin 11, adjacent to a protected structure (RPS no. 2669 in the Dublin City Development Plan 2016-2022.

PERMISSION & RETENTION is sought for partial 1st floor extension and winter garden over existing ground floor units, to create 1 x Two Bedroomed apartment unit at 1st floor level, Retention of change of use at units 2a & 3 to retail area, with associated signage area, internal modifications and associated site works

CHANGE OF USE of existing approved single storey gym & storage shed detached habitable rooms (previously subject to DCC enforcement notice reference E0930/23 and approved under DCC planning reference WEB1116/24) for proposed use as ancillary family accommodation to include living, dining, study area, bedroom and new bathroom & kitchen (66.9m2 gross internal area) approx and associated works in rear garden on overall site area 587m2 (0.058ha) approx

RETENTION: Retention permission for shed in the back garden for storage and Gym area.