Planning precedent report

Change Of Use of Coolmine House from Office Space to Coffee Shop including new accessible wc, ventilation flues to food prep areas, a defined foot way with bollards, waste management area, 4 bicycle parking spaces, and all associated external works.

Planning permission for the construction of a residential development of 18 No. residential units, consisting of 9 No. Maisonette units & 9 No. Duplex units, all together with associated site works including connections to public mains at Murphystown Road.

The development will consist of: construction of a residential building for Assisted Living Accommodation (GIA of 2549sqm) ranging in height from 5 to 6 storeys and consisting of 59 rooms. The scheme also provides for; communal spaces including kitchen, lounge, storage and dining areas, reception and office at ground floor; Communal Open Space (225 sq.m.) at First Floor Level, Roof terraces and landscape areas provided on south, and north elevations of the block; 5 car parking spaces (under-croft), 12 cycle spaces and 1 motorbike parking space; Vehicular access & egress will be provided onto Murphystown Road at the location of the existing entrance; the development will include for the demolition of an existing motor servicing workshop building, site preparations and the construction of the residential facility building, along with all associated site development, landscaping, boundary treatment works, public lighting, ESB sub-station/switch room, Solar P.V. panels at roof level, services and ancillary site works.

The development will consist of: The removal of the side entrance porch to the northerly building no.1 (South Side Storage), the lean-to structure to north westerly building no.2 (Smith Automotive) and ancillary structures to the north west to facilitate the development. The proposed works will include: The part vacation of the existing South Side Storage (from Building 5) and rearrangement within the existing buildings (to Building 2) by way of modification and extension to the rear of building no.1 at ground floor level; and the modification and extension of building no.2 at ground and first floor level; a new two storey link building is proposed between buildings no.1 and no.2 to provide additional storage space and improved internal connectivity between the storage facility; 2no. new customer loading bays at the entrance to building no.2; The extension and renovation to the rear and side of the south western building no.3 (former DD Catering unit) at ground and first floor levels to accommodate the relocation of The Stone Studio (ancillary showroom space); and all associated site development and landscaping works.

Permission sought for amendments to

Permission sought for New single storey porch extension to front, New W.C. under stairs, New attic conversion from storage, to home office / storage with new dormer set into existing roof at rear.