Planning precedent report

The construction of a two storey, mixed use, development consisting of a public house at ground floor level with a gross floor area of 359sqms. The public house includes internal bin storage and other ancillary rooms. The construction of 4 residential apartments (Gross floor area 374sqms) at first floor consisting of 2no. one bed units; 1no. two bed unit; and, 1no. 3 bed unit. All apartments have private space in the form of balconies with a common area at first floor for access to each apartment with access to this common area off the internal entrance lobby; internal, residential, bike storage room and bin storage room at ground floor level. The proposed development includes communal amenity spaces located to the west of the block and at first floor level; parking of 8 spaces including 1 no mobility space, 2 electric vehicle spaces and is accessed via a new vehicle entrance from the Old Belgard Road. New boundary treatments proposed along with a drop off area and wider soft and hard landscaping including a plaza area which ties into the public footpath on the Old Belgard Road; external bike parking areas within these external spaces; and, a connecting footpath to the established local centre to the north. Associated mechanical plant, PV panels at roof level, groundworks, landscaping, drainage including SUDS measures, lighting, engineering and ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.

Construction of a single point of vehicular entrance/exit from and onto the Old Belgard Road, for dedicated use by the public house granted under Ref. SD17A/0295; reconfiguration of the car parking in the area of the permitted public house to provide dedicated parking and a pedestrian access linking the public house to the wider permitted neighbourhood centre; all associated site development works necessary, landscaping and boundary treatment; amend Condition 6 of ref. SD17A/0295 to allow the public house to operate normal trading hours Monday-Thursday 10:30-23:30 & Friday & Saturday 10:30-00:30 and Sunday 12:30-23:00.

2.4m x 2.4m internally illuminated Costa Coffee roundel to southeast elevation; southwest elevation to have 1m high grey aluminium fascia with 0.64m high Costa Coffee internally illuminated individual letters (colour white) above window opening; door to have Costa red 'goal post' frame surround with aluminium weather canopy above; northwest elevation to have grey aluminium fascia with Costa Coffee internally illuminated individual letters (colour white); northeast elevation window opening to have Costa red frame around window opening with 0.64m high Costa coffee internally illuminated letters (colour white) above window opening.

Completion of the development of Block 2 (granted permission under PA Ref. SD17A/0295) subject to: Permission for the change of use of the ground and first floor of the southerly unit (Unit 2) in the permitted Block 2, from retail to coffee shop and their amalgamation into a single operational unit; Retention for amendments to the external facade of entire of Block 2 including signage areas; all amendments are illustrated on the plans lodged with the application.

Permission to change the use of Unit 3 of Block 2, from retail to a medical practice as well as permission for associated signage area and all associated works to complete the development.

Change the use of Unit 1 of Block 3 to a veterinary clinic as well as permission for signage areas. Retention of a new entrance door on Block 3; sub-division of Unit 1, Block 2, in to two units (1a and 1b) and the change of use to a barber (Unit 1a) and takeaway (Unit 1b); new signage zones; all associated works to complete the development.