Site planning risk brief

Construction of a proposed residential development. Permission is being sought to demolish two existing dwellings and an unused lounge bar with off licence and associated buildings formerly known as "Wards Bar & Lounge" and construct 20 three-bedroom dwellings. The application will also include the introduction of a new entrance, surface car parking, public open space, refuse areas, new boundary treatments, connection to ancillary services and all associated site works and drainage.

Development will consist of a) 15 houses in total consisting of 4 no. 3 bed 3 storey mid-terrace houses, 6 no. 3 bed 3 storey end of terrace houses, 2 no. 3 bed 3 storey semi-detached houses, 1 no. 2 bed detached dormer house, 1 no. 3 bed detached dormer house, 1 no. 5 bed detached dormer house, b) pedestrian connection link to St. Joseph's Villas, c) Vehicular and pedestrian access from Galway Road and d) all ancillary site development works and services. The development is located within the curtilage of a protected structure, ref no. 079, Boundary Marker, Galway Road.

A) 16 houses in total consisting of three 5-bed with study/office three-storey end-of-terrace houses; four 4-bed with study three-storey mid-terrace houses; three 4-bed with study three-storey end-of-terrace-houses; two 4-bed with study three-storey semi-detached houses; two 3-bed semi-detached dormer houses; one 2-bed detached dormer house; one 3-bed detached dormer house b) pedestrian connection link to St Joseph's Villas c) vehicular and pedestrian access from Galway Road and d) all ancillary site development works and services. The development is located within the curtilage of a protected structure, ref no.079, Boundary Marker, Galway Road. (The development is an amendment of the previously granted development, planning ref 18/7226)

Construction of three townhouses (each 4 bedrooms over three floors similar to that permitted under Pa Ref: 18/7226) car parking and hard and soft landscaping and a new hammerhead turning area. The proposed housing is an extension of, and tie-in to the levels and access road associated with the housing development permitted under Pa Ref: 18/7226. This application includes all drainage works. The development includes a new retaining wall which ties into that permitted under Pa Ref: 18/7226 and the removal of the boundary wall, to the west of the application site, permitted under Pa Ref: 18/7226, to allow the two sites to be joined. The development includes all other ancillary development including underground development to service the project.

To construct 2-storey semi-detached dwelling house on part of the site of No 31 John Mitchell's Terrace, Athlone, together with associated sub-division of existing back garden, new boundary fences/walls, new connections to existing underground services and alterations to the roof and walls of the adjoining house to unite the proposed house with the existing house No. 31

Construction of a single storey discount foodstore (with ancillary off-licence sales), 2,172sqm gross floor space and a restaurant/coffee shop (248sqm); demolition of existing structures including 3 dwelling units; associated building mounted and freestanding advertisement and informational signage, relocated existing billboard sign to western boundary. Provision of surface car park spaces (inc. 2 electrical vehicle charging spaces); a vehicular access point off Galway Road, pedestrian access, boundary treatments; cycle parking spaces; integrated trolley bay enclosure next to the store entrance; hard & soft landscaping, lighting, connections to drainage & water services including storm water drain and foul drain, roof plant to incorporate photovoltaic panes and all other ancillary and associated works including ESB substation building. The development also includes setting aside an area of land to the north west of the site, at a lower ground level for future residential. This area will be levelled and temporarily treated with hard core or grass or a combination of both. There will also be a retaining structure along the northern boundary of the foodstore site, extending around the east and southern boundaries of the residual residential lands.