Planning precedent report

The development will consist of a Change of Use from Nursing Home to Third Level Student Accommodation.

The development consists of the removal of an existing viewing podium/turret to the front of the existing house and for minor cosmetic alterations to the existing front elevation to include a new opening to the existing sitting room at ground level, conversion of the existing garage area to a habitable space to include new windows and doors to the North East elevation and for 1No. door and 3no. windows to the South East elevation at basement floor level and to increase the size of an existing window to the existing utility room at ground level to the South East elevation and for minor alteration to the ground floor rear elevation and for 1no. roof window on the North West roof plain and for all associated site works.

The development will consist of: (i) the partial demolition (35sq.m) of the existing residential property known as Montebello at ground floor level only; (ii) construction of a new extension (75 sq.m) to the side/rear of the property at ground floor level; (iii) the subdivision of the existing property into two separate dwellings, 1 no. two-storey three-bedroom dwelling and 1 no. two-storey two-bedroom dwelling; (iv) the subdivision of the existing private amenity space on site to serve the two separate dwellings; and (v) all associated site works, including amendments to glazing and fenestration details, revised hardstanding/parking arrangements, boundary treatments, landscaping, infrastructure and drainage necessary to facilitate the development.

(i) Partial demolition (6.9 sq.m.) of the existing single storey side extension to Montebello; and (ii) construction (to the side of existing dwelling) of a two-storey pitched roof three-bedroom dwelling with 1st floor balcony, enclosed private amenity space (198 sq.m.) and 2 no. on-curtilage car parking spaces. The development also includes a replacement car parking area to provide 2 no. car parking spaces to serve the existing dwelling, SUDS drainage, boundary treatments, retaining walls and all site engineering works necessary to facilitate the development. The proposed dwelling is accessed from the existing vehicular and pedestrian entrance serving the existing dwelling on Thormanby Road.

Planning permission is sought to omit condition No's 5 and 8 of Reg. Ref F20A/0135 which relate to works to a boundary wall that are outside the control and ownership of the applicant. Accordingly, permission is sought to omit the 2 no. conditions. No works are proposed as part of this application.

Construction of 3 dwelling to Thormanby Road, two storey to rear with