Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedRetentionDecided 5 July 2023

Site 6B, Rathmichael Haven, Ferndale Road, Rathmichael, Dublin 18

Retention of design changes to a house under construction in Rathmichael, reducing its size from five to four bedrooms.

D23A/0314 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 12 May 2023

Reference
D23A/0314
Authority
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission for Retention
Received
12 May 2023

Summary

AI-generated

Retention permission is sought for amendments to a previously approved detached dwelling currently under construction. The changes include reducing the house size from five to four bedrooms, reducing the floor area from 665 sqm to 390 sqm by shrinking the basement, and altering external finishes.

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Residential unit
1
Floor area
390 m²

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Development description

Retention of amendments to previously approved and now under construction 5-bedroom detached dwelling house (d19a/0919, 26/10/19) at site 6b. These amendments include: a) reduction in the size of the overall floor area of the house from a 5 bed to a 4 bed dwelling and reducing the floor area from 665sqm to 390 sqm by eliminating the lower ground floor single storey basement wing located to the front of the main elevation of the building on the south eastern end of the site and reducing the size of the basement under the two-storey main part of the house. Also reducing the widths of the remaining two-storey wing running from north east/south west in the rear courtyard from 11.3m to 8.2m and from 9.8m to 6.7m on the single storey section and from 7.5m to 6.7m on the single storey return wing running north west/south east at right angles in the rear courtyard. B) changes to the internal layout to facilitate the above floor area reductions and all associated changes to the external fenestration and replacing the previously approved plaster render/cut stone/rubble external wall finishes with a plaster render and eliminating the metal clad roof canopies around the parapets. C) retaining the original timber and post and rail fencing along the north eastern boundary and suplementing with laurel hedgerow and providing a 1.8m high post and screen with laurel hedgerow to the top of the retaining walls on the north eastern side of the courtyard to the rear and the terrace to the front. D) any associated changes to site layout and site services.

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Objective A1RS
“A1 To provide for new residential communities and Sustainable Neighbourhood Infrastructure in accordance with approved local area plans”

National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses

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Key dates

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  1. Application received12 May 2023
  2. Decision due6 July 2023
  3. Decision issued5 July 2023
  4. Appeal submitted31 July 2023
  5. Appeal decided2 April 2024

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