Site planning risk brief

Permission for development to consist of the conservation, extension and change of use of former St. Joseph's Female Orphanage & Industrial School (A protected Structure RPS D290) and St. Malachy's Convent (A protected structure RPS D292) to residential use, which is in an Architectural Conservation Area (ACA). The development will consist of: (i) The complete restoration and refurbishment of the two protected structures to the front of the site. (Please see newspaper notice for full description). (ii) The demolition of the existing gymnasium, classroom, laundry and workshop building to the rear of the property at Castle Street, including all associated lean to and flat roofed annexes, a covered link to the industrial school, a single storey twentieth century laundry annex and fire escape, along with the adjoining grotto and twentieth century greenhouse and the cataloguing, removal and appropriate historical archival of all redundant laundry equipment. (iii) The construction of a new 4 storey apartment building with a recessed fifth floor to the rear of the site facing onto Castle Street; comprising 1 no. one bed studio apartment, 9 no. one bedroom apartments, 15 no. two bedroom apartments and 2 no. three bedroom units or 27 units in total (iv) Along with all associated terraces, balconies, lifts, rooflights, solar panels, refuse stores, drainage and site works. (v) The landscaping of the existing yard to the rear of the building, hard standing and garden to accommodate 19 no. car parking and 58 bicycle spaces using the existing vehicular access onto Castle Street along with the restoration of the pedestrian access and the provision of new steel and glass vehicular gates. (vi) All ancillary development, site services, drainage and landscaping works. The completed development will provide for 58 apartments in both blocks, 31 apartments in the front block, 27 apartments in the rear block comprising, 4 no. 1 bed studio apartment, 25 no. 1 bedroom units, 26 no. 2 bedroom units and 3 number 3 bedroom units. A NIS has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompanies the planning application. **Sig FI received on 12.10.22**

Permission to erect a prefabricated single storey building consisting of 1 En-suite classroom, store room, safe zone room, staff room and toilet and make connections to existing site services.

Permission for development will consist of the change of use from an existing ground floor office to a doctor's surgery and all associated site works.

Permission for the following: Change of use of existing building from guesthouse to six no. 1 bedroom apartments and two no. 2 bedroom apartments, eight apartments in total, including all necessary internal/external works and all site development works. Existing building has connections to public water and sewer. Note these buildings are listed as protected structures registered D293 & D294 in the current Development Plan *Significant Further Information submitted 12/11/20*

Permission for development at a Protected Structure, Ref. D219), for the change of use from existing office use to residential use consisting of 4 no. residential units. Works to include alterations to window and door opes to rear return ground floor, new flat roof at higher level to single storey rear return, new rooflights to rear pitch, alterations to internal layouts, repair and upgrade works throughout and all associated site works to a two storey plus attic protected structure.

Permission for a change of use from office to a dwelling house.