Planning precedent report

Change of use of 2 existing apartments on the first and second floor of 633 South Circular Road, Dublin 8 (D08 DD58) from residential apartments to short-term accommodation for patients of the National Adult Bone Marrow transplant unit of St James hospital and their carers and for short-term letting to visitors.

The development will consist of the replacement of the existing telephone kiosks with a new Telephone Kiosk with integral communication unit and a 1.53sq.metre digital advertising display. The proposed structure has an overall height 2.43m, a depth of 0.762m and a width 1.096m.

The proposed development will consist of works to the existing dwelling comprising the: demolition of the existing front porch and the existing extensions to the rear (east) and side (south); construction of a new ground floor extension to the side (south) and rear (east) (including roof lights), and a new first floor extension to the side (south) and rear (east); renovation of the existing dwelling to include associated internal and external alterations; roof-mounted photovoltaic panels; removal of the existing front garden pillar and common boundary to accommodate the creation of a vehicular access and parking area; provision of hard and soft landscaping (including SUDs); site servicing; and all ancillary and associated site development works above and below ground.

Demolition of the existing rear single storey detached shed, the construction of a new two storey pitched roof side extension and a new single storey flat roof extension to the rear and all ancillary site works

The development seeking permission will consist of the provision of a 2.5m wide vehicular entrance to the front of the property.

Permission for a residential development of 23 no. dwellings on a site measuring approx. 0.25 hectares. The proposed development consists of the construction of 21 no. dwellings, comprised of 3 no. 2 storey, 3 bed houses and 18 no. 1 & 2 bed apartments in a new 4 storey building, along with the renovation and conversion of the existing two storey dwelling, known as No. 726 South Circular Road into 2 no. 2 bed apartments at ground and first floor level, titled Block A. To the rear of Block A is a proposed 4 storey building known as Block B, accommodating 8 no. 1 bed apartments and 10 no. 2 bed apartments, with balconies on east and west elevations, with the inclusion of western facing communal roof terrace. In the northern part of the site, 2 no. Type A, 3 bed houses & 1 no. Type B, 3 bed house are proposed. The proposed development also provides a new vehicular access point located off South Circular Road, surface car & bicycle parking, catering for 14 no. car parking spaces & 50 no. bicycle parking spaces. The proposed development also includes for the partial demolition of the existing rear return of No. 726 South Circular Road (c. 61m2), and for all associated site development works, landscaping, boundary treatments, public open space (c. 150m2), pedestrian/cycle access from South Circular Road, infrastructural connections, bin storage etc.