Planning precedent report

Permission for the retention of the change of use of a portion of lands from car sales to the operation of a retail (coffee) Kiosk

Permission sought for the retention of the change

Planning Permission. The proposed development will consist of

Lands generally bounded by existing residential development to the north, woodland area to the south. Saint Columcilles Hospital to the east. and Loughlinstown River to the west, at Bray Road, Loughlinstown, Co. Dublin. The development will consist of the construction of (a) a 120 no. bed Nursing Home Facility (4 and 5 storeys in height) and (b) 29 no. 1 bed Independent Living Units in a new residential block (6 storeys). The nursing home facility shall provide for 120 no. bed spaces and all associated ancillary/common areas including a reception area, nurse managers office, office, kitchen, visitors room, reflection room/multifunction space, activity rooms, treatment rooms, hairdressing room, storerooms, comms room, cleaners stores, dining rooms, quiet rooms, staff rooms, staff changing facilities, assisted washing areas, all WCs, bin storage and plant areas, nurse staff base, linen rooms and general sitting rooms. The 29 no. 1 bed Independent Living Units are each served by private open space in the form of a balcony/terrace space. and associated bin/bicycle/bulk storage and plant/switch room space is provided at ground floor level. The development shall also provide for the provision of a new vehicular/pedestrian entrance via Cherrywood Road including a new road bridge over Loughlinstown River (approx. 20.5m in length, 11.1 m in width, and 1.2m in height with bridge supports set back from the river edge). a new uncontrolled pedestrian crossing at Cherrywood Road. pedestrian access via Bray Road, provision for potential future pedestrian access to Saint Columcilles Hospital. 40 no. car parking spaces (8 no. of which are EV equipped) 1 no. ambulance parking space. 54 no. bicycle parking spaces. 2 no. motorcycle spaces; an ESB Substation (21.6 sq m). drop off/services area. accessible roof terraces. and all open space areas. There are no works proposed to the existing residential dwelling Rose Cottage (No. 26 Cherrywood Road), other than landscaping works and a new vehicular access proposal, which are delivered within the existing curtilage of the building. The site and infrastructural works include provision for water, foul and surface water drainage ducting and connections; attenuation proposals, permeable paving, blue roofs. new retaining walls, all landscaping works including tree protection, tree removal and new tree planting, green roofs and all boundary treatment; all internal roads and footpaths. and all associated site clearance, excavation and development works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

Permission for Retention of a 39 sqm flat-roofed, glazed dining room extension

The development will consist of the replacement of 2 no. existing advertising displays (of c. 1920mm wide x 2880m in height each) erected on a steel pole structure with 2 no. LED digital advertising displays (of c. 1920mm wide x 2880m in height each), to be erected on the existing steel pole structure and associated minor site development works. The overall height of the newly proposed digital signage will remain as per the existing advertising display on site at c. 4.8 metres.