Site planning risk brief

Develop as follows on lands at Graiguecullen, Carlow, Co. Laois. The lands are bound to the north by Fruithill Manor and the Castlecomer Road, to the east by Tommy Murphy Park and Springhill Court, undeveloped lands to the south and the Carlow Northern Relief Road Extension to the west. The development will consist of the construction of a mixed use development including housing, nursing home and creche on a site of 9.1 lha, with vehicular access from the existing entrance off the Carlow Northern Relief Road Extension including:- • Land restitution works including removal of unused house foundations, roads and associated services from previously uncompleted development; • Construction of 214 no. residential units consisting of 190 no. houses and 24 no. apartments; •The 190 no. houses will comprise 2-2.5 storey detached, semi-detached and terraced units to include:- 128 no. 3-bed units; 46 no. 3-bed plus study-room units; 16 no. 4-bed plus bedroom/study-room units; • The 24 no. apartments with associated balconies are located across 8 no. 3-storey blocks and consist of the following:- 2 no. 1-bed apartments; 20 no. 2-bed apartments (including 6 no. duplexes); 2 no. 3-bed apartments; • A 2-storey nursing home (5358m2) with 119 no. bedrooms, 2 no. enclosed courtyards and ancillary resident and staff facilities; •A single-storey creche (272.4m2); • Car parking, bicycle parking, internal roads, services infrastructure and bin stores; •Cycle and pedestrian access to the Castlecomer Road to the north; •Pumping station, landscaping, open spaces, children's play areas, boundary treatments and public lighting; • Upsizing the hydro-brake and adding a flow control device to existing surface water management infrastructure to the west of the Carlow Northern Relief Road Extension; •All associated site works and services.

Modify the design and layout of a residential development previously permitted under Laois County Council Reg. Ref. 21/887 comprising of; Modifications to House Type B and all variations: Revisions to the building footprint and internal layout to facilitate a change of house type from a 3-bedroom, 3-storey unit to a 4-bedroom, 2-storey unit. Works include the omission of the dormer, attic floor, and roof lights; omission of one gable window; revisions to the extent of brick finishes on front elevations and omission of brick finishes to gable elevations; omission of soldier courses and provision of plaster surround to ground floor windows, plaster bands; minor modifications to fenestration on front, rear, exposed gable elevations and rear garden areas. Modifications to House Type C and all variations: Internal modifications to facilitate a change of house type from a 4-bedroom, 3-storey unit to a 4-bedroom, 2-storey unit. Works include the omission of the dormer, attic floor, and roof lights; omission of one gable window; revisions to the extent of brick finishes on front elevations and omission of brick finishes to gable elevations; omission of soldier courses and provision of plaster surround to ground floor windows, plaster bands; and minor modifications to fenestration on front, rear, exposed gable elevations and rear garden areas. Modifications to House Types A, D, E, and F all variations: Revisions to the extent of brick finishes on front elevations and omission of brick finishes to gable elevations; omission of soldier courses and provision of plaster surround to ground floor windows; and minor modifications to window sizes on front, rear, and exposed gable elevations and rear glass doors. Specific additional works include the omission of one gable window to House Type A and the omission of two rear windows to House Type F. Modifications to Apartment Types: Revisions to Apartment Types A and B to include the replacement of bay windows with wall-aligned windows. Revisions to Apartment Types C-H include minor alterations to the staircase layout, and omission of one gable window. All apartment types will include revisions to the extent of brick finishes on front elevations, omission of brick finishes to gable elevations, provision of plaster surround to ground floor windows, minor revisions to the sizes of doors and windows and rear garden areas.

Construct a two-storey dwelling, a domestic shed and all associated site works

Construct a single storey extension to the side and rear of existing single storey dwelling, alterations to existing external façade, new single storey detached garage, use of existing on site services and all associated works

Construct 2 no. four bedroom detached dwellings with detached garages, entrances, connection to public services and all ancillary site works.

Retain the enlargement of floor area from 26 sq m to 64 sq m, increased roof height, additional windows and boiler flue, change of use from shed to two bedroomed apartment