Planning precedent report

Permission is sought by Dr Margaret Hannan for the following works; New gateway to provide vehicular access and provision of 1 no. off street parking space and electric car charging point from Pembroke Park including alterations to existing railings and plinth wall to the front garden and associated site works at No.1 Pembroke Park, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, D04HD74 which is a semi detached house.

Planning permission for a Build to Rent residential development at this site. The proposed development will consist of: 1. Demolition of non-original extensions to St. Mary’s Home and ancillary structures on site; 2. Alterations to and change of use of the existing building (St. Mary’s Home) from nursing home to Build to Rent (BTR) residential use, including internal and external alterations, elevational alterations, and the replacement of the existing roof structure providing for an additional storey, to provide 23 no. BTR residential units (Block A), along with resident support facilities, and resident services and amenities located at ground floor level; 3. Construction of a new part three and part four storey building to the north of and connected to the existing building, to provide 22 no. BTR residential units (Block B); 4. Construction of a new three storey building to the east of the existing building, to provide for 16 no. BTR residential units (Block C); 5. Construction of 3 no. new two storey BTR duplex units to the south of the existing building (Block D); 6. The proposed development will provide a total of 64 no. Build to Rent residential apartment units comprising 19 no. studio apartments, 41 no. one bedroom apartments (including the 3 no. duplex units within Block D) and 4 no. two bedroom apartments; 7. The development will comprise a total gross floor area (GFA) of c. 4,302 sqm; 8. The development includes all associated site development works, car and bicycle parking spaces, solar panels at roof level, bin stores, bicycle store, plant, hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments, widening of vehicular access from Pembroke Park, pedestrian access points from Clyde Lane and Pembroke Park, foul and surface water drainage, and all other ancillary works, including temporary site hoarding and marketing signage.

Planning permission at this site of c. 0.34 hectares. The proposed development will consist of: 1) Demolition of non-original extensions to St. Mary's Home and ancillary structures on site; 2) Alterations to and change of use of the existing St. Mary's Home (nursing home) building to residential use, including internal and external alterations, elevational alterations, provision of terraces at second floor level and balconies at first floor level, to provide 9 no. residential units; 3) Construction of new 2, 3 and 4 storey structures to the north and east of the existing St. Mary's Home, including balconies and private open space, to provide 15 no. residential units; 4) The proposed development will provide a total of 24 no. residential apartment units comprising of 3 no. 1 bed apartments, 16 No 2 bed apartmentsand 5 no. 3 bed apartments; 5) Provision of a basement level to accommodate car parking (25 no. spaces, including car stacker system), bin storage areas, plant, and service cores; 6) 2 no. accessible parking spaces are provided at ground floor level, along with cycle parking (46 no. spaces); 7) The development includes all associated site development works, solar panels at roof level, bin store, hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments, widening of vehicular access from Pembroke Park, pedestrian access from Clyde Lane and Pembroke Park, foul and surface water drainage, and all other ancillary works, including temporary site hoarding and marketing signage.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for the following development at existing school premises at 28 Clyde Road, Dublin 4 (a Protected Structure) and 28a Clyde Lane, Dublin 4. Demolition of 21 sq.m. of existing buildings. New 660 sq.m. extension to the school buildings: a three storey element fronting onto Clyde Lane (and incorporating existing 2 storey coach house at 28A Clyde Lane). Associated works and internal modifications.

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Demolition of 129 sq.m. of existing buildings. New 712 sq.m. development of school buildings, including a three storey element fronting onto Clyde Lane (676 sq.m.), and a single storey element within internal courtyard (36 sq.m.). Associated works and internal modifications.

RETENTION: Retention of a single storey extension to front and side of property, internal and elevation alterations and all associated and ancillary site works. The works completed increase the overall floor area from the original 119 sqm to 154 sqm.