Planning precedent report

Development to consist of alterations and extension of existing 4-bedroom bungalow including new side extension, garage conversion, attic conversion, internal layout changes, new front door, facade revisions, new gable windows, new velux roof lights and associated demolitions and site development works.

The development will consist of alterations to the existing house to include: 1) Removal of the existing external front porch and provision of a new single storey external front veranda to the house. 2) Alteration to the front elevation to include repositioning of the front door centrally in place of an existing window, providing a window in the position of the existing front door & increasing the size of the existing first floor window. 3) Internal alterations to the existing floor plan. 4) A new rooflight to the side elevation roof slope (North) and a new rooflight to the side elevation roof slope (South). 5) Repositioning and enlarging an existing rooflight on the side elevation roof slope (South). 6) Alterations to the existing ground floor windows on the side elevation (North). 7) Associated site works.

Permission is sought for a single storey home office and gym measuring 59m2 with flat roof to the rear garden of Roslyn.

Permission for the development of (i) The demolition of a 23.8sqm single storey garage to the side of the existing dwelling, partial demolition of the existing dwelling's roof, (ii) the widening of an existing entrance gateway, and (iii) the construction of a new two-storey, 99.3sqm extension to the side of the existing dwelling to be used as a Family Member Flat. Works also include some internal modifications, landscaping and all associated works above and below ground.

The general refurbishment works to the townhouses and site will be completed as exempted development, Section 5, REF No 7319. This application includes the relocation of 2no. front doors from the east to the west elevation with new windows formed in the original door openings, the addition of 2 no. rear double doors on the east elevation in existing window locations and the removal of 2 no. existing external doors on the west and north elevations. On the ground floor, the permission will include 3 no. additional windows on the west elevation and one opaque picture window within the blocked up arch on the south elevation. At first floor level, 2 no. existing window openings are relocating marginally to the north to facilitate internal arrangements and a blocked up window opening is being reinstated on the south elevation. At roof level there are 9 no. proposed rooflights. This application includes the demolition of 1 no. existing unstable chimney located close to the south gable. The houses will be serviced by car parking spaces included in the adjacent An Bord Pleanala approved planning application ABP-307639-20 (planning ref D19A/0914) while townhouse 2 also avails of an additional private external area provided in this same application.

Design alterations to D23A/0340, relating to the size, positioning and selection of windows and external doors, as well as the internal configuration of No's. 128 & 128A, to more closely reflect the existing layout at 128 Hillside.