Planning precedent report

Importation and spreading of approx. 85,000 cubic metres of topsoil and subsoil material on agricultural lands measuring an overall 6.1ha for the purposes of improving the quality of land for agricultural activity; all ancillary site works (waste licence to be applied for).

Importation and spreading of topsoil and subsoil of approximately 24,888 tonnes (to be < 25,000 tonnes) on agricultural lands measuring circa 2.6 hectares for the purposes of improving the quality of land for agricultural activity; surface water management controls comprising a swale and land drain and all ancillary site works; intention to apply for a waste licence for the development works.

Importation of inert topsoil and subsoil from nearby residential lands at Dodderbrook and Ballycullen Green on Oldcourt Road and the spreading of the same material on agricultural lands measuring 2.6ha for the purposes of improving the quality of land for agricultural activity and all ancillary site works. (The applicant intends to apply for a Waste Licence to carry out the development.)

Retention permission & permission for development on a site of c. 0.044 hectares (c. 444 sq.m) which has the approved name of No. 10 The View, Ballycullen Gate, Firhouse, Dublin 24 (i.e., the proposed development is located within the permitted Ballycullen Gate development granted permission under Ref.'s SD17A/0468 and SD22A/0356, which is located south of Oldcourt Road, Firhouse, Dublin 24, and is currently under construction). The proposed development seeks retention permission for existing foundations in place at the site and permission for an extension of 19 sq.m to the permitted 83 sq.m "C1-A" house type granted permission under Ref. SD22A/0356, increasing the unit size from a permitted 2 bed 4-person bungalow (83 sq.m) to a proposed 3 bed 5-person bungalow (102 sq.m). The proposed development includes all associated site development works and will have the effect of modifying extant permission Ref.s SD17A/0468 and SD22A/0356.

Development on a site located south of Oldcourt Road, which forms part of all overall permitted residential development granted under Ref. SD17A/0468 & has the approved name of Ballycullen Gate; The proposed development consists of changes of dwelling type and increase in unit number from 17 permitted houses to 24 proposed houses; The proposed dwellings are comprised of the following: 5 three bed detached bungalows; 1 two bed detached bungalow; 2 two bed semi-detached bungalows; 1 two storey, 4 bed, detached house; 1 two storey, 3 bed, detached house; 2 two storey, 2 bed, semi-detached houses & 12 two storey, 3 bed, semi-detached houses; The proposed development also includes for all associated site development works, car parking, open spaces, and landscaping, on a site area of c. 0.88 ha. The proposed development will have the effect of modifying extant permission Ref. SD17A/0468 which has an overall site area of 3.8 hectares.

On site which forms part of an overall permitted residential development under Ref. SD17A/0468 & has the approved name of 'Ballycullen Gate'; The proposed development consists of a change of dwelling type and increase in number from 17 permitted houses to 26 proposed houses; The proposed dwellings are comprised of 12 three bed semi-detached 2 storey houses, 6 two bed semi­detached dormer houses, 6 two & three bed detached & semi-detached bungalows, 1 three bed detached 2 storey house and 1 four bed split level detached house; The proposed development also includes for all associated site development works, car parking, open spaces and landscaping, on a site area of 0.82ha; The effect of the proposed development will be a modification to an extant permission under Ref. SD17A/0468.