Planning precedent report

Demolition of an existing electrical switch room, boiler rooms and existing single storey office building and two associated modern extensions at the rear of the existing Coach House and Stables Buildings; Works to the Coach House and Stables Buildings (currently in office use) include the removal of existing modern interventions (internally & externally) and to restore the buildings to their earlier character when used as stables and coach house; Works include replacement of modern windows and doors with historically accurate ones, lime rendering of external walls, replacement of concrete roof tiles with natural slate and of modern gutters and downpipes; Some modern wall opes will be closed as blind windows; Internally, modern office layouts will be removed and replaced with earlier stables and loft layouts; The change of use of the buildings from office to exhibition/display spaces; Works to the derelict Gardener's Cottage will include its reconstruction based on photographic evidence to reflect its earlier appearance, while the modern windows and door will be removed from the adjacent Cart House to return it to its earlier form, all for use as exhibition/display spaces; Works to the existing two storey Finance Building include altering its south-eastern fa9ade to align with a new courtyard dividing wall, replacing the existing facade with a new glazing system along with solid elements of render, stone & zinc cladding; The internal layout will be reordered to change the use of the ground floor from office to exhibition spaces with retained office and meeting spaces on the 1st floor in a revised layout; A new plant area enclosure with PV array at roof level; The ancillary building to its west will be redeveloped to include a kitchen area on the ground floor and WC facilities at first floor level with new areas of roof and wall in zinc cladding; An existing single storey storage building will be redeveloped and extended for use as a staff office with meeting room, kitchenette, storage room, and WC spaces; A new exhibition building (Machinery Shed) will be constructed, south of the Coach House, white forming a new courtyard between the two buildings; This two-storey pitched roof building will house refurbished antique farm machinery in an exhibition of early farm equipment; The first-floor mezzanine will contain an audio-visual display area and open landings overlooking the ground floor exhibition space; The building will have a PV array at roof level; This building and adjacent landscaped areas will replace an existing car park area of 35 spaces; A new substation, switch room building with back-up generator enclosure will also be constructed as part of the works; All associated site works, plant spaces, civil and utility works and landscaping form part of the application; Belgard Castle is a Protected Structure Ref. 206 and a Recorded Monument - Ref. SMR DU021-026.

Removal of the three existing grounds keeping sheds and a portacabin unit and replacement of these with a new single building facility in the same location to contain all staff and storage requirements for the groundskeeping and maintenance of the Belgard Castle Estate; The proposed building is 795sq.m in area and consists of areas for storage of machinery ground maintenance equipment, general storerooms and a mechanical and electrical plant room; A part mezzanine floor will provide for additional storage space at first floor; Staff facilities to be provided include for an office area, a canteen, changing/locker rooms with toilets and showers; Externally there will a vehicle and equipment wash area, general hardstanding and staff car parking; Associated civil works include connections to a rainwater storage and connection to a RW soakaway, and a connection to the existing mains for foul water services; The building will be clad in green corrugated sheeting, while burnt timber sheeting will clad the staff area, which will also have a sedum green room. A roof mounted PV array, heat pump technology, rainwater storage and all associated site works also form part of the application; Belgard Castle is a protected structure Ref 206, and a recorded monument - reference SMR DU021-026

(1) The construction of a Learning Archive, located under the upper courtyard between the Coach House and the Castle’s Annex building, comprising site excavation and construction of a basement archive space, reading rooms, exhibition spaces and ancillary, toilet and storage facilities providing a link to the lower Castle Courtyard through one of three existing fuel vaults. The floor area of the proposed building is 805sq.m. (2) The removal of the front two storey section of the existing finance building which has a floor area of 191sq.m. and the construction of a single story Entrance Pavilion providing access via stair and lift to the Learning Archive below and to the remainder of the Finance Building. The floor area of the entrance pavilion is 130sq.m. (3) The re-instatement of the Stable Yard above the Learning Archive as a re-ordered landscaped space including a light well to the Learning Archive below. (4) The construction of a Centre of Education, Learning, Innovation and Collaboration for CRH on the site of the existing main car park and grounds maintenance facilities. The building, which has a floor area of 4,314sq.m., contains flexible education spaces of various sizes, breakout and collaboration spaces as well as dining facilities, kitchens, store rooms, welfare, plant and ancillary support spaces and is constructed over basement, ground, part-mezzanine and rooftop pavilion levels. The building is excavated into the steeply sloping landscape such that the main green ‘living’ landscaped roof aligns with the adjacent existing site levels to the South of the site. The landscaped roof is proposed to include bio diverse planting, reflection pool, paving and safety-related railings. The Centre of Education, Learning, Innovation and Collaboration will be connected below ground level to The Learning Archive via an underground link which has a floor area of 230sq.m. (5) An extensive landscape enhancement programme including hard and soft landscaping in a manner compatible with the historic nature of the demesne is proposed, ensuring the assimilation of all contemporary building interventions into the existing character of the estate. (6) The provision of a new internal access road and service delivery area adjacent to the western perimeter serving the centre for Education, Learning Innovation and Collaboration, as well as the proposed grounds maintenance facility and accessing reconfigured existing car parking with provision of cycle parking and coach set down bay to the south. (7) The removal of the existing temporary security hut, floor area 30sq.m. and the provision of a permanent security gate lodge, floor area 36sq.m. in a similar location at the main entrance from Belgard Road. (8) The demolition and removal of the existing machinery sheds and Demesne maintenance buildings, floor area 200sq.m. from their location beside the existing main car park. The construction of replacement machinery and maintenance buildings which also accommodate ancillary staff facilities, a new ESB substation and switch-rooms, boiler plant, generator and ancillary storage facilities. The combined floor area of new buildings is 489sq.m. The facility also includes a new service yard, area 750sq.m. all at the Western corner of the site. (9) The removal of the existing Storage Shed and ESB substation and oil tank enclosure combined floor area 146sq.m located proximate to the Coach House and replacement with a new ancillary services, boiler plant and storage building serving the Learning Archive and existing Coach House, floor area 46sq.m. in the same general area. (10) The provision of a Solar PV array, ground-mounted on support structures comprising an area of 400sq.m. with an overall footprint of 963sq.m. including surrounding fence and ancillary equipment cabinet to serve the renewable energy needs of the proposed development within an area currently in tillage. (11) Ancillary site development works including hard and soft landscaping, utility and drainage services, set down areas, external lighting, miscellaneous plant and equipment. All located at CRH Belgard Demesne, Belgard Castle a Protected Structure and recorded monument reference SMR DU021-026.

2 single storey shed for the storage of bags and trolleys and for the use as a practice swing room, located in the area adjacent to the maintenance yard and parking and all associated works.

Replacement pitched roof over garage and courtyard; single storey utility, toilet and lobby extension to courtyard; single storey sunroom to the rear; single storey glazed porch to the front, at the Old Rectory, Belgard Road, Dublin 24

Single storey extension to front and all associated site works.