The change of use of areas designated as multi-media room; residents lounge; community function room; lobby, store & manager’s office on the ground floor of a permitted ‘Build to Rent’ development, Refs. D19A/0181 & PL06D.305629 to 2no. three bedroomed apartments (Apartments 1 & 2) for rental; New private open spaces to serve each unit with associated hedges & all necessary modifications to the layout of the subject areas, incl. to the communal open space; New glazed & landscaped winter garden to the northeast elevation; & Amendment of permission Refs. D19A/0181 & PLO6D.305629 to provide 28 no. external spaces & 73 no. internal spaces (101 total incl. 6 new spaces).

Development comprising change of use of the areas designated for use as a multi-media room; a residents lounge; a community function room; a lobby, a store and a manager’s office on the ground floor of the ‘Build to Rent’ development authorised by the grant of permission by An Bord Pleanála for Ref No: PL06D 305629 (Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Register Reference No: D19A/0181) to 2no. three bedroomed apartments (Apartments 1 and 2) for rental; the change of use of a limited area of the communal open space serving the ‘Build to Rent’ development, to private open amenity space serving proposed apartment 2, and the undertaking of the necessary modifications to the layout of the subject areas, including the communal open space, and the north eastern elevation of proposed apartment 2.

The development consists of: alterations to the previously approved cycle/pedestrian bridge approved under Reg. Ref. D19A/0181 (ABP Ref. PL06D.305629). Planning permission is sought for (i) increasing bridge width at the southern entrance from 2m to 4m and relocating the existing handrail to facilitate this; (ii) omission of existing steps towards the northern entrance and replacement with guarded planting and provision of new steps with lower landing area; and (iii) provision of 8 no. bird nest boxes around the bridge area. Retention permission is sought for (i) the repositioning of the terminus points within Clonkeen Park and associated alteration to the gradient of the bridge; (ii) alterations to the bridge landing area between the existing buildings (the Highline and the Joinery); (iii) minor separation of central footpaths; and (iv) resurfacing bridge from loose gravel finish to a brushed concrete finish.

Minor alterations to cycle/pedestrian bridge approved under D19A/0181 (ABP PL06D.305629) The alterations consist of (i) the repositioning of the terminus points within the Clonkeen Park and associated alteration to the gradient of the bridge, (ii) reduction in width from 4.16 to 2m on the southern bridge element where it terminates in Clonkeen Park. (iii) alterations to bridge landing area between the existing buildings, the Highline and the Joinery. (iv) minor seperation of central footpaths. (v) all landscaping and ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.