Planning precedent report

Anthony Neville Homes Limited intends to apply for permission for development on lands located adjacent to Drury Mills and Drury Park, Swiftbrook, Saggart, Co. Dublin. The site is located within the curtilage of protected structures associated with the former Swiftbrook Mills (RPS refs. 314, 330 & 332) comprising chimney, storage building, millpond, tail-race, entrance gates and wall. The development will consist of a residential scheme of 73 no. units comprising a mix of 6 no. houses, 59 no. own-door duplexes and 8 no. apartments arranged in 4 blocks set around a central amenity space. The mix of units will consist of 5 no. 1-bedroom duplexes/apartments, 46 no. 2-bedroom duplexes/apartments, 16 no. 3-bedrooom duplexes and 6 no. 4-bedroom houses. The 4 no. blocks are labelled A to D on plans and consist of: Block A - a 3 to 4-storey terrace accommodating 18 no. duplex units with associated balconies & terraces; Block B - a 2-storey terrace accommodating 6 no. houses and 2 no. duplex units with associated gardens & terraces; Block C - a 3 to 4-storey terrace accommodating 27 no. duplex units with associated balconies & terraces; Block D - a 4-storey terrace accommodating 8 no. apartments and 12 no. duplex units with associated balconies & terraces. The development will include: New internal roads accessed from Drury Mills and Drury Park; 84 no. car parking spaces; Bicycle and bin stores and substation; Landscaped public and communal open spaces and boundary reatments; All associated site works and services.

Single storey front side and rear extension with roof windows and all associated siteworks

Conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure; new access stairs and flat roof dormer to the rear.

Construction of a 3 storey detached building consisting of 6 two bedroom apartments to be used exclusively for "Age Friendly Use For Older People", recessed vehicular entrance, communal parking, bin & bike store, public footpath to west site boundary, internal landscaping works, pedestrian entrance to Slade Road and Castle Rad, re-use of existing Mill Pond as a public recreational facility, connection to public foul sewer and all associated site works.

Retention of: (a) reduction in floor area size of bay windows; (b) conversion of vacant attic space to en-suite bedroom on second floor and (c) alterations to elevation including (i) front elevation alterations to bay windows, front doors and provision of roof lights to second floor, (ii) rear elevation alterations to window sizes and omission of roof loghts, (iii) side elevation alterations involving provision of extra windows, all to houses No's 9 to 14 (previous planning permission Reg. Ref. SD05A/0319 refers).

Retention of alterations to previously approved development, Reg.Ref. SD09A/0432, comprising the following: (a) alterations to apartment no's 2 and 3 due to relocation of stairs and resulting in increased floor area of 7.1sq.m and 8.7sq.m respectively; (b) alterations to bin storage structure involving increase in floor area from 4.2sq.m to 6.6sq.m; (c) alterations to front elevation including: (i) provision of window in lieu of door to apartment no. 3, (ii) provision of stone cladding finish to bottom of box windows to apartment no's 3, 4 and 6, (iii) provision of timber cladding to box and dormer windows (all locations shown on drawings) and (iv) reduction in number of windows to apartment no's 2, 5 and 7; (d) alterations to rear elevation including: (i) alterations to window sizes and design for apartment no's 1 to 8 and (ii) provision of timber cladding to locations shown on drawings, all at apartment no's 1-8.