Planning precedent report

The development will consist of extending the existing single-storey garage at the side of the house forward on the site converting the combined garage and extension to habitable space with a new window to the front fitting 3 No. Velux roof windows to the side roof building a new parapet wall and stone cladding to match the existing house. The works also involve moving the entrance door to the house and all associated internal site and drainage works.

Permission to construct a new single-storey front porch in place of an existing porch. Retention Permission is sought for the construction of a new window opening on the first-floor rear elevation; and landscaping works to form a terrace which altered the ground floor level by more than 1m below the level of the adjoining ground level as a consequence of building a new extension under exempted development (extension currently under construction); and all associated site works.

Permission for construction of a single storey extension to the side and front of Rookstown Lodge to provide for a dining area, an enlarged kitchen and family area & study area and the construction of a two storey extension to the rear of the property to provide for a disabled accessible bedroom suite on the ground floor and an additional family bedroom on the first floor. Works will include replacing the pitched roof of the single storey living room to the rear with a flat roof and the relocation of the external wall of the living room.

Single storey ground floor extension to side of existing dwelling

Permission for retention

Full Planning Permission for: (i) Construction of 27 no. own-door dwellings, comprising a mixture of 10 no. apartments (4 no. 2-beds and 6 no. 1-beds) not exceeding two storeys in height and 17 no. houses (9 no. 3-beds and 8 no. 4-beds) ranging from two to two-and-a-half storeys in height. (ii) Provision of a new vehicular entrance via Thormanby Road, internal access road, 32 no. vehicular parking spaces (inclusive of accessible/visitor spaces) and 5 no. motorcycle parking spaces; (iii) Provision of a new site boundary arrangement and refurbishment of the existing detached two-storey five-bedroom dwelling (Somerville House), which is to be retained within the overall site. (iv) Reuse of the existing vehicular entrance from Thormanby Road as a pedestrian access route to provide permeability and improved public access to the Howth SAAO area and Howth Cliff walks. (v) All ancillary site and infrastructural works, inclusive of landscaped public open space (997 m2), tree removal/planting, general landscaping, boundary treatments, provision of new pedestrian/public access to cliff walk via eastern site boundary, bicycle parking stores, bin stores, ESB substation, foul/surface water drainage, SuDS and attenuation areas necessary to facilitate the proposed development.