Planning precedent report

Retention of existing house on site and permission for the demolition of greenhouse to the rear of the house the garage/workshop and first floor offices in the centre of the site; change of use of the existing house to a presbytery with new entrance portico and 'Velux' roof windows, the construction of a 42sq.m meeting room attached to the south of the presbytery and the construction of a 232sq.m church with associated services, car parking front and rear, landscaping, a cross, a flagpole and a new vehicular entrance onto the Old Lucan Road (Malankara House).

Amendments to the previously granted permission SD17A/0466, as amended by significant further information, as follows; retention permission of the change of use of the existing dwelling to a presbytery; permission for the construction of a 222 sq.m church with associated services, carparking, landscaping, flagpole, and notice board; use the existing entrance on Old Lucan Road as it currently exists, and erection of a new gate, all at Malankara House, Old Lucan Road, Palmerstown, Dublin 20, D20 VP97.

(i) demolition of existing vacant single storey structure on-site (75 sq.m) and associated garage structure to the rear of this (127 sq.m); (ii) construction of a mixed-use development comprising 1 no. commercial/retail unit at ground floor level (160 sq.m) and 12 no. residential units (6 no. one-bedroom units, 3 no. two-bedroom units and 3 no. three-bedroom units) at upper floor levels in a four-storey building. Each apartment will be provided with private amenity space in the form of a balcony/terrace space and communal open space will be provided at ground and roof levels. A total of 42 no. internal bicycle parking spaces are proposed to serve the development as well as 6 no. car parking spaces (including 1 no. accessible parking space) at surface level. The proposed development also includes (iii) all associated site and infrastructural works, including foul and surface water drainage, landscaping, boundary treatments, plant room, site lighting, bin storage and signage necessary to facilitate the development.

(1) Change of use of an existing building from office to retail shop, with associated internal reconfigurations and ancillary office use; (2) 1 LED backlit advertising totem pole to front of site and all associated ancillary site works.

Change of use from office use to fitness gymnasium/recreational use and ancillary retail use (1,652sq.m.); internal modifications/alterations to layout including new changing rooms/sanitary facilities, multi-use studios, new signage to front elevation and signage zone to front boundary with associated works.

Development will consist of a proposed new ground floor only extension to the front and rear of existing house. The existing garage space to be converted to habitable space. A proposed new first floor extension to the side of the existing house extending the existing roof over, a new flat roof dormer to the rear of the existing house roof and all ancillary works.