Planning precedent report

Change of use of the first floor from offices in No. 43 and restaurant in No. 44 to 3 two bedroom apartments and 1 one bedroom apartment and an interconnecting doorway between the two existing ground floor shop at No. 43 and the takeaway food shop at No. 44 Tower Road; new stone-clad shopfront with an aluminium glazing system and signage in the fascia over each unit.

Change of use of portion of the ground floor (29.48 sq m) from office to residential accommodation and retention permission for the incorporation of the internal courtyard (7.16 Sq m) as part of the residential accommodation.

The development will consist of 1) a side garage conversion and second storey side extension, 2) a single storey lean to extension to the rear, 3) the widening of the vehicular front entrance, 4) a front porch extension 5) a roof light on the south facing hipped roof and 6) all site ancillary works.

Proposed material alterations/change of use of office accommodation to part of existing first floor level to (1) extension of existing medical centre (previously granted permission ref. no. SD15a/0327), (2) a new four bedroom self-contained apartment with own door access via existing office entrance door at ground floor level. The works will utilise existing connections to foul and surface water drainage but will include the provision of a new water supply to serve the proposed apartment and all site works associated with the proposals at Tower Road Shopping Centre, Tower Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.

Proposed material alterations of existing shop units known as unit 1 and unit 2, the proposed alterations will include for removal of the existing party wall between the units to create a single shop unit, together with replacement of the existing shop front to unit 2, provision of new signage and all associated works.

Retention of off-site ordering service ancillary to the exsting restaurant use.