Planning precedent report

The development will consist of: (i) alterations to existing boundary wall and fence to provide a new 6.6m sliding gate for pedestrian and vehicular access via Leeson Street Upper; (ii) the construction of 4 no. four-storey, three-bedroom, terraced townhouses. Each townhouse to be provided with a pedestrian access at lower ground floor and a stepped access at upper ground floor via Leeson Street Upper, pedestrian access to rear of each dwelling via Mitchell House’s private internal road, 1 no. internal carport, rooflights, and private external terraces on upper ground floor and second floor of each dwelling; (iii) all ancillary site works including new boundary treatments, site clearance, tree removal, hard and soft landscaping, provision of bin storage, ESB meter box, foul drainage and SuDS measures as necessary to facilitate the development.

RETENTION: The development consists of the erection of hoarding featuring branding graphics fixed to existing metal railings facing Appian Way and Leeson Street Upper.

Planning permission for development at a 0.092 hectare site at the junction of Appian Way and Leeson Street Upper, Dublin 6 (adjacent to No. 1 Leeson Street Village and the Mitchel House Apartments). The development will consist of the construction of a 10 storey over lower ground floor building with set back at ninth floor level (c.3,083 sq.m. total GFA), residential amenities and services at ground floor and ninth floor level. The proposed development will comprise: • Construction of 44 no. 'Build-to-Rent' apartment units over 10 no. storeys with a dwelling mix of 29 studio and 15 one-bed units; • Guest suite with 2 No. visitor rooms at lower ground level; • Provision of private open space in the form of balconies or terraces to all individual units to all elevations; • Landscaped garden on the northern corner of the site at ground floor level; • Provision of outdoor communal terraces and residential amenity in set back ninth floor level; • Provision of 66 No. bicycle parking spaces are provided including 16 No. visitor spaces externally and 50 No. within a dedicated bicycle storage room at ground floor level; • Pedestrian and cyclist access is provided to the north east of the site via Leeson Street Upper and to the south west via Mitchel House; • Other ancillary residential amenities such as reception, parcel lockers, management facilities, bicycle storage and bin storage. • Provision of switchroom and substation at ground floor level of the north eastern elevation, plant at roof level, photovoltaic panels, hard and soft landscaping, bin storage and all associated works and infrastructure to facilitate the development. The proposed residential development is a “Build to Rent” scheme in accordance with Specific Planning Policy 7 and 8 as set out in the "Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments 2020".

The development will consist of; the construction of a new single storey extension to the rear of the house, new glazed roof to the front to enclose the existing open courtyard, modifications to 1 existing window and addition of 2 new windows on the gable wall. Solar panels are proposed on the roof to the rear of the house. The development includes roof lighting to the front of the house and other minor works.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The demolition of an existing non-historic two-storey extension & single storey boiler shed to the rear & the subsequent erection of a new part single-storey/part two-storey extension to the rear of the main house, external modifications to include re-pointing brick facades, refurbishment of existing windows & front door (to include slim line double glazing), replacement of 2 no. non-historic windows to the rear facade of the main house, replacement of non-historic secondary door to the front porch at the lower ground floor, at lower ground floor replacement of non-historic window to the front & historic window to the rear with new double doors, new balustrade to the centre of granite steps shared with No. 81 to match existing, internal modifications to existing layout at lower ground floor to include removal of 1 no. historic partition & the subsequent addition of new lightweight stud partitions which include the addition of a shower room, alterations to existing door opens including the widening of a single open to create a double ope,replacement of non-historic balustrade, internal modifications at first floor to include the removal of non-historic partitions & the subsequent addition of new lightweight stud partitions to facilitate 2 ensuites, 1 no. conservation roof light to the main house, 2 no. roof lights to new extension, installation of PV. Solar panels to the south-facing inner roof valley, calsitherm thermal insulation to the internal face of existing walls throughout, general restoration & decorations works, all associated site works to existing two-storey over basement terraced house. No. 80 Leeson Street Upper is a protected structure.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: PERMISSION for development at this site at 55/56 LEESON STREET UPPER, DUBLIN 4. The development will consist of: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission for repairs and alterations to boundary ironwork at Nos.55 and 56 Leeson Street Upper which are Protected Structures (RPS Ref. Nos. 4509 & 4510). The works for which permission is sought are reconfiguration of the existing altered gateway to provide for a central vehicular sliding gate, a pedestrian gate, and timber-cladded bin storage area located to the front of property. The works also include repointing of the granite plinth and painting of the ironwork.