Site planning risk brief

The proposal consists of the development of a multi-use shared leisure route (Blueway), approximately 115 kilometres (km) in length, on the existing navigation towpath, which is a National Waymarked Way. This will include tailored surface finishes, information, directional, and safety signage, and all other associated ancillary works. The route commences in Lowtown, County Kildare, passes through County Laois and finishes in St. Mullins, County Carlow. Approximately 47km of the route is in County Kildare, 16km in County Laois and 52km in County Carlow. An Environmental Impact Statement and Natura Impact Statement have been prepared in respect of the project and are submitted with the application

The construction of a part 2 storey and part 3 storey detached building with a gross internal floor area of 2223sqm, consisting of older person's social housing with 34 dwellings (including 29 x one bed apartments and 5 x two bedroom apartments with terraces at ground level and projecting balconies at first and second floor levels) communal area of 49sq m, management office, meeting room, mobility scooter charging room and ancillary areas including meter room and refuse area, a central landscaped courtyard measuring 449sq m, containing secure bicycle storage for 12 bicycles. The site works will provide 16 no. car parking spaces, 1 vehicular entrance and 1 pedestrian entrance from Green Alley, 2 pedestrian entrances on eastern boundary, an ESB substation, an internal access road, allotment gardens to the south and all associated site works, (A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and accompanies this planning application)

(a) Material alterations to the existing single storey building (153sqm) to include the change of use from existing community centre to proposed two number two bedroom apartments; and (b) Modifications to side and rear elevations of remaining single storey building (153sqm); (c) The demolition of existing single storey extension (106sqm) to the north elevation of the existing building; (d) All site, drainage and ancillary works associated with the development

A first floor extension to side of existing dwelling and all ancillary site development works

(1) Permission for the indefinite Retention of alterations made to planning reference 17/240. The alterations included the additional upgrade of part of the existing production building including the following: (i) Removal of part of the existing roof structure and cladding and part of the existing northern elevation cladding and associated structure (760sqm); (ii) Erection of new structure within the production building (760sqm). (2) To cover the existing floor area and to allow for an increase in height within the facility to a maximum eaves height of 8.5m and a maximum ridge height of 10.5m; (iii) Part new northern elevation including structure and cladding and (2) Permission for the upgrade of part of the existing production building to include the following: (i) Removal of part of the existing roof and wall cladding and associated structure (139sqm); (ii) Erection of new structure within the production building (139sqm) to cover the existing floor area and to allow for an increase in height within the facility to a maximum eaves height of 15.55m and a maximum ridge height of 17.29m and all associated site development works

Protected Structure RPS No. AY-111. The development will consist of the refurbishment and alterations of the existing three-storey over basement building to include the reinstatement of the two-storey return and the conversion of existing shared accommodation to form 16 No. self-contained en-suite bedroom units with communal and independent catering facilities and the provision of all associated site development works