Planning precedent report

This Mixed Use Development is proposed to comprise of a restaurant unit and 25 residential apartments, in 4 'blocks'. Proposed Block 1 – A four storey building of 1415 sqm comprising of a Ground Floor Commercial Restaurant Unit of 257sqm, in addition to 12 number residential apartments ( 3 x 1 Bed, 9 x 2 Bed ) on the ground, first, second and third floors, with associated circulation & plant rooms. Proposed Block 2 - A four storey building (over ground floor parking area & entrance) of 836 sqm comprising of 8 residential apartments ( 8 x 2 Bed ) with associated circulation & plant rooms. Proposed Block 3 - A three storey building of 230 sqm comprising of 3 residential apartments ( 3 x 1 Bed ) with associated circulation. Proposed Block 4 - A two storey building of 140 sqm comprising of 2 residential apartments ( 2 x 1 Bed ) taking in the conversion and extension of the existing residential building 'Bawn House'. The proposed development includes the demolition of 2 derelict existing buildings, a shop building formerly known as 'P.B. O'Byrne' & also a single storey dwelling 'Bawn Mews'. 'Bawn House', a 2 storey pitched roof building between these buildings, is proposed to be retained, as referred to above. The proposed development includes a new vehicular entrance to off street parking of 12 spaces, with an entrance roadway from Main Street (in place of existing site vehicular entrance), in addition to an ESB substation, refuse stores, bicycle parking stores, communal open spaces, and associated site and landscape works

Conversion of 'Bawn House' from a residential house into 2 no 1 bed apartment units with a revised roof to the rear first floor, modifications to the front elevation fenestration, addition of 2 no skylights to the front of the roof and 4 no to the rear, with private open spaces to the rear ground and first floor. Permission for the conversion of 'Bawn Mews' from a residential house into 2 no 2 bed apartment units, with the existing roof removed and the addition of a 72 sqm first floor level with new roof above, with the addition of 2 no skylights to the front of the roof and 3 no to the rear, revised fenestration to the front elevation with an 15 sqm extension to the ground floor rear and with private open spaces to the rear ground and first floor. Change of use permission on the shop front previously known as PB O'Byrne into a live / work 1 bed residential unit with the existing side gable removed and the narrowing of the building by 2.15m to create a new wider access to the side, the removal of the existing roof and replacement with a new higher level roof with 2 no skylights to the rear, replacement of existing derelict extension and the addition of a new 8 sqm extension to the rear, revised fenestration to the front elevation with private open space to the rear fist floor and all associated site and landscape works

Minor internal alterations and new traditional shop front to existing shop unit (previously known as PB O'Byrne), minor internal alterations to 2 no adjacent residential units to the north (Bawn House and Bawn Mews) all together with associated site works

Scaffolding

(1) the provision of a window on the eastern side, at first floor level (2) an alternative internal layout to provide a one bed residential unit and (3) all associated site works

(1) change of use of an existing 48.58m2 first floor office premises to residential use and (2) all associated site works