Site planning risk brief

A Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) consisting of modifications to the LRD permitted under Kildare County Council Reg. Ref. 22/221502. The modifications to the previously approved development are proposed to achieve a second means of escape from upper floor units in compliance with Part B of the Building Regulations and will consist of: A) The replacement of the permitted duplex units at 2nd and 3rd floor levels with apartments in Blocks A, B and C resulting in an overall increase of 5no units from 134 to 139 no. units across the same original building footprints as approved under KCC Reg. Ref. 22/221502. B) Minor amendments to previously approved apartment units and provision of new apartment types to facilitate changes to corridor lengths and widths. C) Amendments to staircases in ground floor stair cores to include straight flights. D) Minor amendments to the fenestration arrangements on all elevations to accommodate new apartment layouts. E) Amendment to ground to first floor building height decreasing from 3.65m to 3.60m. F) Provision of Automatic Opening Vents (AOV) in apartment Blocks A, B and C. G) Provision of additional escape routes at ground floor and first floor podium level and protected lobbies between the parking area and circulation areas of apartment Blocks A, B and C. H) Provision of 14 no. natural vents at podium level. The overall permitted building footprints and wider layout remains as per the parent permission including road layout and services. The elevations, scale and massing will be similar to the permitted scheme.

For alterations to a previously granted Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) under Reg. Ref. 22/221502 and as amended under Reg. Ref. 23/942. The alterations proposed relate to Blocks B and C of the granted residential development. The alterations include: (a) the provision of 13 no. additional apartment units as follows: 3 no. one-bed, 3 no. two-bed, and 2 no. three-bed apartment units at fourth floor level of Block B and 1 no. one-bed, 3 no. two-bed and 1 no. three-bed apartment units at fourth floor level of Block C. The proposed alterations result in an overall increase from 139 to 152 no. apartment units, within the approved building footprint with no proposed increase in the overall building height permitted under Ref.22/221502 (b) amendments to all elevations to accommodate extended fourth floor level, matching the arrangement in the previously approved elevations; and (c) all associated site works necessary to facilitate the proposed development including the provision of 80 no. additional bicycle parking spaces and 11 no. additional surface level car parking spaces. The overall site layout remains as per the parent permission including road layout and services. A dedicated website has been set up for the LRD application which can be viewed at www.harbourgateamendments.com

LARGE SCALE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT: Planning permission for a Large Scale Residential (LRD) Development at this site (of c. 2.9 hectares) at lands within the townland of Naas West, 'Finlay Park', Naas, Co. Kildare. The proposed development will consist of the construction of 134 No. apartments (comprising a mixture of 70 No. 2 storey apartments and 64 No. single storey apartments) as follows: 22 No. 1 bedroom apartments, 77 No. 2 bedroom apartments and 35 No. 3 bedroom apartments with private open space provided in the form of balconies or terraces as follows: (A) Block A (4 storey apartment block) comprising 26 No. apartments (6 No. 1 bed units, 16 No. 2 bed units and 4 No. 3 bed units); Block B (part 4, part 5 storey apartment block) comprising 66 No. apartments (10 No. 1 bed units, 33 No. 2 bed units and 23 No. 3 bed units), with a commercial/health/medical unit (c. 247.6 sqm) at ground floor; Block C (part 4, part 5 storey apartment block) comprising 42 No. apartments (6 No. 1 bed, 28 No. 2 bed units and 8 No. 3 bed units); (B) Vehicular/pedestrian and cyclist access from the Old Caragh Road (in new arrangement) along with the provision of 201 No. undercroft and surface car parking spaces as well as 388 No. undercroft and surface cycle parking spaces; internal road and shared surface networks including pedestrian and cycle paths; (C) Public Open Space including proposed plaza, as well as central communal (courtyard) open space including outdoor playground area at podium level; (D) 1 No. temporary (for 3 No. years) 3-sided signage structure (c. 4.5m in height) at the entrance to the proposed development; (E) Provision of foul and surface water drainage, including relocation of existing foul main in northern part of site as well as green roofs; linear greenway path, bin stores; plant rooms; public lighting and all associated landscaping and boundary treatment works, site development and infrastructural works, ESB substations, and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development. A dedicated website has been set up for the LRD application which can be viewed at www.finlayparklrd.ie

For an ESB substation (50 sq. m.) opening onto the proposed road under the previously permitted application (Ref 22/221502 & 23/942). The substation will also include two switch rooms at the rear of the block

Single storey extension to side & rear of existing house

For A) Single storey garden room for use as a hobby space located to the rear of the existing dwelling, B) lean-to storage space structure located to the side of the existing dwelling along with all associated site development and facilitating works.