Planning precedent report

Independent Site Management Limited intend to apply for permission for a development at Block A2 - Claremont, Howth Road, Howth, Dublin 13. The proposed development will consist of the installation of 18 no. telecommunication antennas, together with 6 no. dishes, 3 no. equipment cabinets and all associated equipment on the building's rooftop. The development will provide high speed voice and broadband services for all 3 of Irelands mobile operators, namely Eircom (t/a eir), Three Ireland and Vodafone Ireland. The planning authority should please note that this is not an amendment application to the original permitted strategic housing development application submitted to An Coimisiún Pleanála Reference ABP-306102-19, which has now been fully constructed. This is a wholly separate and independent application for new telecommunication infrastructure.

The proposed development will consist of:

Permission for development at the ground floor anchor retail unit, Block C of the Claremont Residential Development ( Former Techrete Site, Beshoff Motors and Garden Centre). Howth Road, Howth, Co. Dublin, D13 V883. The development will consist of the provision of 1 no. illuminated Tesco sign ( c.5.5 sq.m in area) to the south elevation of the retail unit.

Permission for development at a ground floor anchor retail unit, Block C of the Claremont Residential Development ( Former Techrete Site, Beshoff Motors and Garden Centre) Howth Road, Howth, Co. Dublin, D13 V883. The development will consist of the provision of an ancillary off-licence sales area of c. 55.81 sq.m within the anchor retail unit permitted under Reg. Ref. No. SHD/009/19.

Permission to replace entrance lobby with a two storey pitched roof extension hipped back to ridge with monopitch dormers on each side; kitchen to rear to be extended by 1.3.m; hips to be replaced with gables and east gable to extend to roadside boundary; east and central chimney stacks to be removed and west stack to be increased in height; front and rear monopitch dormers to be replaced; roof over sunroom to be replaced with monopitch roof extending back to rear pitch with 3 roof lights and, timber leaf pattern added to all gables.

The development will consist of the provision of 1 no. illuminated SUSHIDA sign (6.72 sq.m) to the south elevation, a fully retractable awning above the fenestration of the main entrance (7.1m long), signage inside fanlight glass above entrance, external planters and furniture to the south elevation, 1 no. illuminated SUSHIDA sign (1.66 sq.m) to the west elevation, the replacement of 3 glazed fixed sashes to the north elevation with 2 louvred panels and 1 access door.