Planning precedent report

The development consists of a two storey rear extension with tiled roof, 2 bedrooms bathroom, roof lights, open plan ground floor living area with internal alterations and all associated site works.

The Development will consist of a single storey extension (totalling 10.1 sqm) located in the rear garden of the existing house and will include minor modifications to the existing ground floor kitchen to facilitate access to the proposed extension. The development will also include associated site works with hard and soft landscaping to the rear garden to accommodate the extension.

Change of use of existing 20 sq./m garage to habitable space and construction of a 27.7 sq./m single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling.

Demolition of existing single storey cottage known as Floraville Cottage; construction of a three storey with setback fourth storey apartment block comprising of 4 one bedroom and six two bedroom apartments each served by private amenity space in the form of balconies and a communal roof terrace at fourth storey level; provision of 6 vehicular parking spaces; 28 bicycle parking spaces and covered bin storage all located within a shared access yard at ground level; removal of existing vehicular access via Monastery Road with pedestrian/vehicular access to the apartment building to be provided via the residential scheme approved under Reg. Ref. SD17A/0291 to the immediate east; all ancillary works inclusive of boundary treatment, lighting, landscaping and SuDS drainage, necessary to facilitate the development.

(i) Demolition of former filling station comprising derelict forecourt canopy (150.35sq.m), single storey vacant retail structure (76.77sq.m) and ancillary building (99.64sq.m); (ii) construction of a flat-roofed, four storey contemporary-style apartment building (2376.73sq.m) including set-back third floor level consisting of 22 apartments (8 one-bedroom and 14 two-bedroom) with private terraces/balconies. (iii) The development will also include an area of communal open space (c.1420sq.m), 24 car parking and bicycle parking spaces, and bin storage; (iv) provision of new landscaped section to Monastery Road to include planting and 1.5m. high wall and railing boundary treatment with vehicular and pedestrian entrance and piers; (v) SuDS drainage; (vi) landscaping and boundary treatments; and, (vii) all associated site works necessary to facilitate the development.

Alterations to previously approved development, Reg. Ref. SD17A/0291 (An Bord Pleanála Ref. ABP-301369-18), comprising the following: (i) deletion of a service room to the rear of the ground floor; (ii) provision of 2 additional one bedroom units and plant rooms at ground floor level to the rear of the building; (iii) provision of an additional floor level between the second and third floor of the previously approved four storey apartment building to provide an additional 1 one bedroom unit, 3 two bedroom units and 1 three bedroom unit resulting in a five storey, 26 unit apartment building; (iv) increase of floor area of apartment No. 26 by 6.5sq.m located on the fifth floor; (v) amendments to previously approved boundary treatment to provide for a rendered wall with capping stones; (vi) provision of 5 additional car parking spaces resulting in a total of 29 car parking spaces; (vii) amendments to site layout to facilitate the re-location and addition of bicycle parking spaces to provide a total of 36 bicycle spaces to the western boundary and re-location of bin store from the western boundary to the northern boundary of the site; (viii) all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.