Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedNew dwellingDecided 13 October 2009

Edmondstown Road, Rockbrook, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16

Construction of a three-storey house with special needs facilities, a granny flat, and an artist's studio.

SD09A/0202 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 16 September 2009

Reference
SD09A/0202
Authority
South Dublin County Council
Register status
Appealed
Type
Permission
Received
16 September 2009
Residential units
3
Floor area
879 m²

Summary

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The proposed three-storey house (ground floor over basement with attic living space) will be split into two interlinked sections. One section will contain special needs facilities, while the other will house standard residential accommodation, a granny flat, and an artist's studio. The project also includes a cantilevered balcony over a river embankment and site entrance realignment.

New dwellingone off housegranny flatspecial needsbasement
Storeys
3

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Official record

Development description

(a) construction of a dwelling house and other site works on vacant lands - the house to be 3 storey with pitched roof construction and divided into 2 separate interlinked sections by means of a centrally located single storey entrance lobby (note: three storey construction meaning ground floor over basement with first floor accommodation in roof structure over); section 1 (south end) to contain special needs faciities and section 2 (north end) to contain standard residential accommodation with "granny flat" and artists studio in basement, all ancillary to single family domestic use; the house also contains other features such as cantilevered balcony/deck structure at ground level over existing river embankment to the rear (east) of the house, 5 no. Dormer windows to the rear of the house and 8 no. Rooflights (velux or similar); other works proposed on site include the realignment of the existing site entrance at the sites southern end to improve sightlines, the structural stabilising of the existing stone wall (from within the site) and the general clearing up/removal of unauthorised site debris and rubbish which has accumulated over time on this site. Significant additional information: (a) relocation of the proposed house 2 metres in a westerly direction and 12.5 metres in a southerly direction (towards the road, away from the riverbank); (b) the omission of the southeastern parts of the proposed basement in both sections of the house and the omission of the east facing basement windows to the rear of the house; (c) the redesign of the proposed site entrance some 5 metres north of the present invisaged and with an entrance set perpendicular to the main road; (d) the omission of the overhanging deck to the rear of the house.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RURU
“To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture”

Objective set by the South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Key dates

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  1. Application received16 September 2009
  2. Further information requested2 July 2009
  3. Further information received16 September 2009
  4. Decision due14 October 2009
  5. Decision issued13 October 2009
  6. Appeal submitted9 November 2009
  7. Appeal decided12 March 2010
  8. Permission expiry1 March 2010

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