Site planning risk brief

Planning permission for a development of 55no. residential units with public open space and associated site works including attenuation area for surface water drainage at this site of circa 1.45 hectares at Lower Rd, (Bounding Lower Rd & Bower Lane), Athlone. The proposed development comprises of the construction of 1no 2/3 storey block (facing Lower Road) comprising of 5no 2 bed duplexes, 1 no 2 bed apartment, 1no 2 bed terrace house; 3 no 4 bed terrace houses and 5 no 1bed apartments (with vehicular access through archway to this block to car parking, bin storage & bicycle enclosures to rear); 5no 2/3 storey blocks comprising of 15 no 3bed & 1 no 2bed terraced houses and 12 no 2/3 storey semi-detached blocks comprising of 16 no 3bed, 6 No 4bed & 2 no 2bed houses. Pedestrian access to duplexes & apartments from the Lower Road. Primary vehicular access off Lower Road with pedestrian accesses from both Lower Road & Bower Lane; 2150 sqm of public open space areas including a centralised landscaped area; all hard & soft landscaping, associated car parking, boundary treatments, footpaths and associated site works.

Amendments to the previously granted under application 18/7159. Retention permission relating to Block 06 consisting of minor adjustments to the location of Velux windows at the front of the property (facing lower road), relocation of the dormer roof windows of unit 26, 27,& 28 to the rear of the properties, the addition of opaque windows to the ground floor WC of units 28 & 26 and an increase of the private open space of unit 28 by 35m2.

Demolition of existing back annexe consisting of corridor, den & stores (63sqm) and the construction of a single-storey granny flat (floor area 81sqm for special needs) with services. Retention permission for single-storey shed (13sqm), ground floor kitchen extension, lobby & toilet (14sqm), ground floor conservatory (16sqm), first floor ensuite, dressing room & bathroom extension (19sqm). Total area 62sqm.

Retention of the change of use of first and second floor level of No. 10 Castlemaine Street from residential to commercial use and all associated site works

A stand alone beauty parlour at the rear of existing hairdressers. The application will also include retention permission for an extension to the rear of her existing hairdressers and retention permission for two number apartments on the first floor.

To demolish existing disused off licence premises and rear storage and to construct new residential development comprising two buildings, one at Castlemaine Street containing 5 no. apartments together with associated private open space, access stairs and pedestrian areas, the other being a 3-storey building at the Bower Road end of the site containing 3 no. apartments and associated private amenity space. The application also includes all associated pedestrian areas, cycle parking, shared open courtyard, waste management and new boundaries/services connections, all as per application documents