Site planning risk brief

Construction of a dwelling house and domestic garage with proprietary treatment system and polishing filter and all ancillary site works

Planning permission for the construction of a new private dwelling and a granny flat, detached garage, installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment system & soil polishing filter, a new entrance and all associated site development works.

Development consisting of a 10 year permission for the provision of a total of 332no. residential units along with provision of a crèche. Particulars of the development comprise as follows: (a) Site excavation works to facilitate the proposed development to include excavation and general site preparation works. (b) The provision of a total of 172no. 2storey residential dwellings which will consisting of 152no. 3 bed units and 20no. 4 bed units. (c) The provision of a total of 160no. apartments/duplex units consisting of 36no.1 bed units, 99no.2bed units and 25no. 3bed units. The apartment blocks range in height from 2 storey to 4 storey and the duplex blocks range from 2 storey to 3 storey in height. (d) Provision of a 2 storey creche. (e) Provision of associated car parking at surface level via a combination of in-curtilage parking for dwellings and via on-street parking for the creche, duplexes and apartment units. (f) Provision of electric vehicle charge points with associated site infrastructure ducting to provide charge points for residents throughout the site. (g) Provision of associated bicycle storage facilities at surface level throughout the site and bin storage facilities. (h) The provision of a new link road via adjacent lands to the west to provide for vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist access. (i)The provision of internal culverts and associated bridges along with a realignment of a section of an existing drainage channel within the site to facilitate internal access roads along with associated crossing points across the drainage channel (to facilitate pedestrian, cyclist and vehicular crossing points). (j)The creation of a pedestrian footpath alongside the local road which will connect to the existing footpath aligning the N55 National road; (k)Provision of associated open space areas, residential communal open space areas to include formal play areas along with all hard and soft landscape works for private gardens and amenity spaces along with public lighting, planting and boundary treatments to include boundary walls, railings & fencing; (l)Provision of 2no. ESB substations. (m)Internal site works and attenuation systems. (n)All ancillary site development/construction works to facilitate foul, water and service networks for connection to the existing foul, water and ESB networks. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of the proposed development

Construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage and single dwelling treatment system with percolation area and all associated site works

1. The redesign of the originally proposed 5 no. dwelling houses on original site no's 60-65 inclusive. 2. The redesign of the originally proposed 7 no. detached & semi detached type dwelling houses together with 2 no. duplex apartment buildings on original site no's 66-88 inclusive where it is now proposed to construct 19 no. dwelling houses in their place consisting of 2 no. four bedroomed two storey semi-detached type dwelling houses, 9 no three bedroom two storey terraced type dwelling houses of which there are three blocks fo three dwelling houses, 4 no. three bedroom two storey terraced type dwelling houses, 2 no. three bedroom storey end of terrace type dwelling houses with 2 no. four bedroom two storey terraced type dwelling houses all of which are contained in one block. The redesign of the originally proposed 6 no. two storey semi detached type dwelling houses on original site no's 85-90 inclusive, whereby it is now proposed to construct 8 no. dwelling houses in their place consisting of the following 6.no. three bedroom two storey terraced type dwelling houses of which there are two blocks of three dwelling houses, 2 no. four bedroom two storey semi-detached type dwelling houses (Total 32 units) Proposed alterations to internal access road servicing the above mentioned dwelling houses and all ancillary works at The Orchard, Blyry Lower, Athlone, Co Westmeath.

To consist of the following: 1) Construction of a two Storey childcare facility, including classrooms, reception, kitchen, associated staff areas and office, toilets, storage, plant rooms, circulation areas and photovoltaic panels at roof level (c.668sqm total gross floor area) 2) The proposed facility includes a secure outdoor play area(c. 595 sqm), 18 no. car parking spaces and 20 no. bicycle parking spaces. 3) Existing vehicular access onto the existing link road and provision of an internal access road, footpaths and 2 no. pedestrian access points. 4) All associated site development works, service provision, drainage works, landscape and boundary treatment works and public lighting. 5) This development will form part of a larger/future phase of the development. 6) A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of this planning application.