Planning precedent report

Change of use from dry cleaners to takeaway.

Raising the height of the fascia on the existing shopfront canopy and cladding it with a new varnished hardwood finish to accommodate new signage consisting of built up lettering with the name "Rathcoole Shopping Centre"; the existing circular steel columns to the single storey canopy will be clad with varnished hardwood panels to match the existing shopfronts; installation of a new curved top totem sign at the Main Street car park entrance, measuring 1.5 meters wide x 5 metres overall height; raising of the front boundary wall facing Main Street and the side boundary wall facing Coolamber Road; replacing the existing dashed wall finish on these walls with a pigmented render finish; installing reconstituted stone cappings on these walls; installation of new stainless steel handrails to the top of part of the front and side boundary walls; resurfacing the existing car park area; reduction in width of the existing Main Street car park entrance; provision of new trees on site together with all associated site works.

The proposed development will consist of the widening of the existing vehicular entrance by 2 metres and extension of the existing driveway to the public road, including associated footpath dishing and ancillary site works.

Amendments to Permitted P.R.R. SD22A/0096 for: a) Demolition of existing stone cottages on which works have commenced; b) reconstruction of cottages in modern materials to match existing structures in form to allow for 2 no. 2-bedroom single storey residential units; c) reuse of the existing roof slates to the front and new roof slates to the rear; d) construction of yard boundary walls within the site using reclaimed stone from the cottages; e) all ancillary landscaping and site development works necessary to facilitate the development.

Replacement of an existing 15m telecommunications monopole support structure (overall height of 17.8 metres), previously granted by Ref. SD13A/0104) with a proposed new 15m telecommunications lattice tower (overall height of 17.8 metres) carrying the telecommunications equipment transferred from the existing structure and the addition of new telecommunications antennas, dishes and associated equipment, together with new ground level equipment cabinets and fencing; The site is within the curtilage of a Protected Structure (RPS: 311 -Rathcoole Garda Station).

A) the part demolition of Muldowney's Pub to the rear; b) the change of use of the front portion of the pub to provide for 2no. 1-bed units; c) the construction of 8 no. own-door residential units within a single three storey block to provide 4no. 1- bed units and 4no. 2-bed units; d) enlargement of residential bin storage; reallocation of permitted car parking to the amended development; e) all ancillary hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatment, signage, engineering and site development works necessary to facilitate the development