Planning precedent report

Modifications to the permitted nursing home (Ref No. F19A/0490) and all ancillary site development works at Lands located between Church Road and the Broadmeadow River, Rowlestown Drive, Rowlestown, Co. Dublin. The proposed modifications to the nursing home building consist of 1. the reconfiguration of the internal floor plans; 2. modifications to the elevations including changes to the roof treatment, openings, and facade materials. The proposed modifications will result in an increase from 84 to 91 bedrooms and a reduction in the overall floor area and height of the building. Access to the nursing home will be provided via the permitted entrance from Church Road located to the north.

The proposed development consists of (i) 26 no two storey dwellings comprising of 2 no three bedroom houses, 22 no four bedroom houses and 2 no. five bedroom houses with private rear gardens and 2 no. on curtilage car parking spaces; (ii) a two storey building facing Church Road consisting of 2 no one bedroom apartments at 1st floor level over a 129.7sq.m ground floor retail unit; (iii) a part three/part four storey nursing home building set around an internal courtyard comprising 90 no. nursing bedrooms with staff facilities including: showers, changing rooms and a breakroom, and 7 no. assisted living apartments (6 no. one bedroom with study and 1 no. two bedroom at lower ground floor level facing the Broadmeadow River. The nursing home and assisted living apartments are served by 35 no. car parking spaces and 7 no. bicycle spaces with a servicing yard for deliveries at lower ground floor level; (iv) a single storey building consisting of 4 no. one bedroom assisted living apartments. The development includes a new vehicular and pedestrian entrance from Church Road, public open space, riverside walkway, landscaping, boundary treatments, street lighting, ESB substation, foul drainage pump station, SuDS drainage, piped and other services, and all ancillary site development works necessary to facilitate the development (including the alteration of site levels). Add Info received 27th March 2020. Add Info deemed Significant 8th April 2020. Revised Public Notices received 20th May 2020 and included reference to NIS submitted with AI 27/3/20. Clarification of Add Info received 24th August 2020. Clarification of Add Info deemed Significant 26th August 2020. Revised Public Notices received 7th September 2020.

Amendment to the previously granted planning permission F19A/0490. The proposed amendment will consist of the substitution of permitted natural slate roof finish as per condition 25(b) of granted planning permission F19A/0490, with a natural-looking fibre cement roof slate, to be used for the roof finishes for all dwellings within the development.

Retention is sought for a partially complete pre-manufactured timber structure, to the front of existing dwelling. Permission is also sought to complete the structure & to use the structure as a home office ancillary to the main use of the house and all associated siteworks at The Rath, Sandyhill, Co. Dublin, K67 PF83.

Retention permission is sought for a partially complete 1 bedroom apartment, to the front of existing dwelling house, planning permission for the completion of structure, connection into existing public sewer, use of existing vehicular entrance forming shared entrance with existing dwelling house, subdivision of site and all associated site development works, including retention permission for a domestic shed with metal cladding to the side of existing dwelling house and all associated site development works.

Demolition of existing detached garage to side of existing dwelling & the construction of a single storey extension to side of existing dwelling