Planning precedent report

Permission for a strategic housing development consisting of the construction of a residential development and a childcare facility consisting of 6 no. apartment blocks (A1, A2, B1, C1, C2, and D1) ranging from 2-6 storeys, a shared basement area under Blocks A1, B1, C1 and D1, a part basement under Block C2, 7 no. 2 storey houses, the change of use of the former Kylemore Clinic to residential and renovations to Kylemore and its associated gate lodge (both of which are proposed Protected Structures), providing a total of 255 no. units comprising 1 no. studio apartment, 98 no. 1 bed apartments, 137 no. 2 bed apartments, 12 no. 3 bed apartments and 7 no. 3 bed houses. Apartment Block A1 will be a 3, 5 and 6 storey block comprising 52 no. units providing 13 no. 1 bed, 35 no. 2 bed and 4 no. 3 bed units; Apartment Block A2 will be a 4 and 5 storey block comprising 43 no. units providing 11 no. 1 bed and 27 no. 2 bed and 5 no. 3 bed units; Apartment Block B1 will be a 3, 5 and 6 storey block comprising 52 no. units providing 32 no. 1 bed and 20 no. 2 bed units; Apartment Block C1 will be a 3, 4 and 5 storey block comprising 34 no. units providing 10 no. 1 bed, 21 no. 2 bed and 3 no. 3 bed units; Apartment Block C2 will be a 2, 3 and 4 storey block comprising 34 no. units providing 13 no. 1 bed and 21 no. 2 bed units; Apartment Block D1 will be a 2, 4 and 5 storey block comprising 29 no. units providing 1 no. studio, 18 no. 1 bed, 10 no. 2 bed units and a c. 242sqm childcare facility with associated outdoor play area; Kylemore will be renovated to provide 4 no. apartments comprising 2 no. 1 bed units, 2 no. 2 bed units and ancillary community rooms (c. 215.23sqm) at ground floor and first floor level; Housing units will comprise of 5 no. 2 storey 3 bed terraced houses, 1 no. 1 storey 3 bed detached house and the renovation and extension of the gate lodge on Church Road associated with Kylemore resulting in the provision of a single storey 3 bed detached house. The development will also consist of the: demolition of 4 no. dwellings (Rockwinds, Woodlawn, No. 43 Watson Road and No. 66 Watson Drive), outbuildings and extensions associated with Kylemore and outbuildings, and extensions associated with the gate lodge; provision of a total of 220 no. car parking spaces and 548 no. bicycle parking at basement and surface level; provision of private open space to apartments in the form of terraces, balconies and gardens; provision of private open space to houses in the form of gardens; provision of communal and public open spaces including communal gardens, courtyards, roof terraces and play areas; replacement of 3 no. vehicular accesses onto Church Road with 2 no. pedestrian and bicycle accesses; provision of 2 no. new vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle accesses onto Watson Road; provision of 1 no. new pedestrian and bicycle access onto Watson Drive; and all associated plant, drainage arrangements, works to facilitate utility connections, 2 no. substations, sedum roofs, boundary treatment, landscaping, public lighting, refuse storage and site development works. The application contains a statement setting out how the proposal will be consistent with the objectives of the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Development Plan 2016-2022. The application contains a statement indicating why permission should be granted for the proposed development, having regard to a consideration specified in section 37(2)(b) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, notwithstanding that the proposed development materially contravenes the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Development Plan 2016-2022 other than in relation to the zoning of the land. The application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, during public opening hours at the offices of An Bord Pleanála and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. The application may also be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.kylemoreshd2.ie.

Permission for a strategic housing development consisting of the demolition of existing buildings to comprise the single storey dwellings Smallacre, Rockwinds and fire damaged Woodlawn located on Church Road, and the two storey No. 66 Watson Drive, as well as the partial demolition and refurbishment of the former nursing home Kylemore Clinic of Church Road to include the demolition of outbuildings and partial demolition of a Gale Lodge relating to the former Clinic (total gross floor area of demolition c.1794sqm). The three existing vehicular accesses pertaining to Smallacre, Woodlawn and Rockwinds will be closed up and replaced with two pedestrian and cycle accesses. The proposed residential development will consist of the provision of 102no. residential units (total residential gross floor area c.9222sqm) in a mix of 68no. apartments, 13no. courtyard units and 21 no. houses as follows: 68no. apartments within 6no. blocks comprising 5no. 4 storey blocks (Blocks C, D. E, J and K) with terraces/ balconies on all elevations consisting of 11no. 1 bed units and 51no. 2 bed units, and 1 no. 3 storey partially demolished, partially retained and refurbished 3 storey former Kylemore Clinic building (Block H) consisting of 5no. 2 bed units and 1 no. 3 bed unit; 20no. two and three storey terraced dwelling houses consisting of 12no. (c. 109.6sqm) Type A 3bed units, 6no. (c. 162.1 sqm) 4bed Type B units, 1 no. (c.167.2sqm) 4bed Type B1 unit. and 1no. (c.167 2sqm) 4bed Type B2 unit; 3no. 1 bed, 8no. 2bed and 2no. 3bed single and two storey Type L and Type M courtyard style houses (13no. total); 1 no. detached (c.113sqm) Type N 3bed single storey house within partiality demolished. partially extended and refurbished Gate Lodge to be accessed off Church Road. The development includes for the following: Provision of a total 163no. car parking spaces consisting of 84no. surface bays and 79no. basement spaces within two underground parking facilities to include 4no. visttor parking bays, 5no. disabled parking bays, 9no. motorcycle parking spaces, 22no. electric car parking spaces, bin and bike stores to serve apartment Blocks D, E, J, and K; and the provision of a new vehicular and pedestrian access route to serve the proposed development via Watson Road to be facilitated by the partial demolition of the northern stone boundary wall at a location generally between the existing dwellings Curraun and Slous, the provision of a new pedestrian and cyclist route to the west of the subject site via the to-be-demolished no. 66 Watson Drive which will also fatilttate surtace and foul water connection to the existing public system In Watson Drive, the setting back of the front wall along the eastern boundary of the site to facilitate the proposed 'R118 Wyattville Road to Glenageary Road Upgrade and QBC Scheme, the maintaining of the existing right of way for the adjoining existing 5no. dwellings of St. Matthias Wood through the south east of the site to retain their existing vehicular access via the Kylemore gate lodge entrance and out to Church Road, the provision of all ancillary and associated site development works including 1 no. Electricity Supply Board sub-station (c.20sqm), landscaping, public lighting, boundary treatment works, services provisions, plant end ancillary works Including bin stores and bike storage. All on lands measuring c.2.39 hectares at Kylemore, Woodlawn, Smallacre and Rockwinds, Church Road; and No. 66 Watson Drive, Killiney, Co. Dublin bounded generally to the east by the Church Road, to the west by housing known as St. Matthias Wood and by Watson Drive, and to the north by an existing dwelling known as Derriana. The site is zoned 'A' Residential in the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Development Plan 2016-2022 under which the proposed uses are permitted in principle. The application contains a statement setting out how the proposal will be consistent with the objectives of the Dun Laoghaire County Development Plan 2016-2022.

Permission

Alterations to existing dwelling to include internal layout alterations, the conversion of the existing attached garage into a habitable room, external elevational changes to include change of garage door to window, change of window's design, new door to the rear, the installation of solar panels and heat pump and to include all ancillary site and other works.

Permission for a domestic extension, a new "granny flat" and works to existing detached dwelling comprised of: a single storey extension to the rear of existing house. Enlarged first floor balcony, in lieu of existing balcony, over a new dining area roof to rear. A new single storey and two storey "granny flat" to side and rear of existing house. New granite boundary wall to portion of northern boundary to site. Elevation changes, modifications to existing house and all Ancillary works.

Planning permission for a single-storey flat roof extension at the side to comprise an extended entrance hall, toilet, cloaks and new entrance doorway and two roof lights; the removal and closing up of a side door, the removal of the redundant boiler house chimney; a single-storey flat roof rear extension to comprise a dining area and associated site development works