Planning precedent report

Variations to previously approved planning permission Reg. Ref. SD17A/0285 to include the following: (a) removal of existing steps and ramps to the front of the existing hotel reception; (b) construction of a new single storey glazed extension to the existing hotel reception (approx. 250sq.m) to provide a new entrance lobby with feature canopy, coffee dock area, meeting room, enlarged foyer area and link access to existing Cookhouse Bar & Restaurant; (c) construction of a new single storey, glazed conservatory extension to the existing breakfast room (approx. 72sq.m); (d) construction of a 2 storey extension to the existing Cookhouse Bar & Restaurant to provide extended ground floor bar/restaurant facilities with an external terrace and extended first floor function room facilities over with an external terrace and landscaped roof garden; (e) conversion of the existing Kingswood Country House (a Protected Structure) from bar/restaurant use to a conference centre to include the construction of a new single storey glazed entrance lobby; (f) closing up of the existing external access stair to basement to the rear of Kingswood Country House; (g) associated ancillary site works including hard and soft landscaping and drainage works; (h) provision of new external signage to include the hotel reception and Cookhouse entrance.

Construction of a three storey building, accommodating 13 residential units and a ground floor cafe (55sq.m); The proposed dwellings are comprised of 6 one bedroom ground floor apartments, with 7 three bedroom duplex units overhead; All associated site development & infrastructural works, car & bicycle parking, open spaces, hard & soft landscaping, boundary treatments, bin & bicycle storage etc; Access to the development will by via the permitted vehicular entrance to the south-west serving the Gordon Park residential development on site bounded to the west by the Old Naas Road, to the south and east by a permitted residential development (Ref. SD21A/0327) known as Gordon Park and is located in the townland of Brownsbarn.

Construction of single extension (9.8m x 25.4m) to southern gable of Maintenance Centre with an overall height of 7.85m together with all associated site works at Kingswood Commercials Vehicle Test Centre.

(a) Installation of two 18m high lighting columns on the northern (clubhouse) side of Pitch 1 and modern directional floodlighting for Pitch 1 from these poles and the existing 18m poles between Pitch No's 1 and 2 previously granted permission and (b) ball stop netting along the southern boundary with the Silken Park Housing Development.

A residential development of 77 dwellings comprised of 63 two storey houses and 14 apartments & duplex units accommodated in one 3 storey building. The proposed houses are comprised of 8 two bed houses & 55 three bed houses; the proposed apartments & duplex units are comprised of 7 one bed apartments at ground floor & 7 three bed duplex units overhead. The proposed development also provides for all associated site development & infrastructural works, car & bicycle parking, open spaces, hard & soft landscaping, boundary treatments and bin & bicycle storage; access to the development will be via a new vehicular entrance at the south-west corner of the site off the Old Naas Road. Permission is also sought to demolish the existing building on site approximately 455sq.m. all on a site area of 2.28Ha, at Gordon Park, Old Naas Road, Kingswood, Dublin 22 bounded to the west by the Old Nass Road, to the south by the Silken Park development and is located in the townland of Brownsbarn.

Relocation of 3 fuel pumps and the reconfiguration of permitted fuel islands from 1 long fuel island and 1 small fuel island to now provide for 3 small fuel islands, demolition/removal of single storey building along southern boundary and 1 new truck wash to south-western boundary of site; Planning permission is sought to remove 1 existing truck wash along the western boundary, demolition/removal of existing storage building to the western boundary and alterations to internal road layout to include directional arrows.