Silveracre House, Sarah Curran Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
GrantedPlanning application SD13A/0071
Dublin - South Dublin County Council
Proposed Development
Amendments to previously approved application SD10A/0345 comprising of addition of 2 new two storey 4 bedroom detached houses to southern boundary of site with private gardens; extension of granted internal vehicular roadway to access new houses and associated site works and landscaping - (Protected Structure).
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Further information requested
13 Jun 2013
Application received
21 Oct 2013
Further information received
21 Oct 2013
Decision: Grant Permission
14 Nov 2013
Decision due
18 Nov 2013
Grant issued
19 Dec 2013
Application Details
- Location
- Silveracre House, Sarah Curran Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16.
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- Permission
- Planning Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Site Area
- 8218 ha
- Floor Area
- 513.6 sq m
- Residential Units
- 2
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 21 October 2013
- Status
- Decision
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision Date
- 14 November 2013
- Grant Date
- 19 December 2013
Location
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Redevelopment of the site known as Silveracre House, off Sarah Curran Avenue, which is a Protected Structure. The development will consist of the following: (1) demolition of single storey additions to the side of existing Silveracre House and the complete refurbishment and division of same to provide 2 new houses - House No.1 being a 4 bedroom house accessed from existing main entrance on eastern elevation to Silveracre House and House No. 2 to be contained in the existing return to the main dwelling to be refurbished to a 3 bedroom house to be accessed from new entrance on northern elevation, with new staircase to access first floor; (2) demolition of existing storage sheds & structures to the northwest of the site and construction of 4 no. 3 storey, 4 bedroom houses, all with private front and rear landscaped gardens, giving a total of 6 houses; (3) boundary wall and entrance to remain as existing, with provision for a new pedestrian entrance and gate to either side of existing vehicular entrance; (4) existing vehicular access maintained to access both Silveracre House and existing access maintained to the rear of Silveracre House to access new houses and House No. 2 of Silveracre House; (5) construction of a new ESB sub-station on the site; (6) this development has been designed to allow for the retention of all existing trees and the removal only of other trees/shrubs on the northwestern site related to the construction of the 4 new houses; (7) a traffic calming island is to be installed at the existing entrance onto Sarah Curran Avenue, reducing the overall width of Sarah Curran Avenue to 3.5m locally. This traffic calming island will extend for 30-40m approx either side & will include the relevant signage, protective bollards, ramps ets.
Silveracre House, Sarah Curran Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
Redevelopment of the site known as Silveracre House, a Protected Structure. The development will consist of the following ; (1) Demolition of single storey additions to the side of existing Silveracre House and the complete refurbishment and division of same to provide 2 new dwellings, dwelling 01 being a 357m2 4-bedroom dwelling accessed from existing main entrance on eastern elevation to Silveracre House, with its own new private rear garden, a new 50m2 basement extension area providing additional storage / utility area and accessing the new basement area, and dwelling 02 to be contained in the existing return to the main dwelling to be refurbished to a 193m2 3 - bedroomed dwelling to be accessed from existing entrance on western elevation, with its own new private rear garden, with a new stairs to access the new basement area. (2) Demolition of existing storage sheds & structures to the north-west of the site (3) The construction of 4 blocks of apartments providing the following accommodation ; Block 1, a 3 storey building located in the south-east of the site to consist of 6 no apartments in total (1 no one bedroom & 5 no two - bedroom), each with individual balconies; Block 2, a 3 storey building over basement located in the south-west of the site to consist of 11 no. apartments in total (5 no one-bedroom & 6 no two - bedroom), each with individual balconies; Block 3, 4 storey building over basement located in the north-west of the site to consist of 25 no apartments in total (6 no. one bedroom, 15 no two-bedroom & 4 no three - bedroom), each with individual balconies; Block 4, a 3 storey building over basement located in the north of the site to consist of 11 no apartments in total (5 no one bedroom & 6 no two bedroom), each with individual balconies; giving a total number of 53 apartments in the entire developments (4) The construction of 4062m2 approx basement to provide 129 car parking spaces in total, along with bicycle parking, bin storage and relevant plant area. Planning Permission is also sought for the demolition of existing entrance gates and boundary wall onto Sarah Curran Avenue and the realignment of the boundary wall to provide new footpath onto Sarah Curran Avenue and the relocation of the existing entrance to provide a new vehicular & pedestrian entrance for the development onto Sarah Curran Avenue and the construction of a new stone boundary wall & steel railings to match the character of existing boundary wall. Planning Permission is sought for the provision of an ESB Substation to serve the development. The development has been designed to allow for the retention of certain key specimen trees of exceptional quality and the removal of other trees on the site of lesser importance, as per tree specialist recommendations, along with a complete hard and soft landscaping and the introduction of extension new mature planting, including all associated site works (all within a site area of 8218m2). SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: (1) the complete removal of Block 4 which was to be located to the north of the site and was to consist of 11 no. apartments in total; (2) the redesign of Block 1 which is now to consist of a four storey including a penthouse block consisting of 8 no. apartments in total (3 no. three-bedroom and 5 no. two-bedroom, Block 1 is also to be repositioned closer to Block 2 than that shown on previous application; (3) the existing boundary wall and entrance gateway onto Sarah Curran Avenue to be retained, this existing entrance gateway is now proposed as the entrance to the proposed development; (4) the redesign of the basement car park to provide for alternative entrance to basement car park and the reduction of the total number of car parking spaces to 99 and the provision of additional storage and ancillary facilities; (5) the revision of the landscaping layout as required by the above mentioned proposed changes; (6) the following traffic calming measures are proposed: (a) a traffic calming island is to be installed at the existing entrance onto Sarah Curran Avenue reducing the overall width of Sarah Curran Avenue to 3.5m - this traffic calming island will extend for 30-40m approx. either side & will include the relevant signage , protective bollards, ramps etc; (b) a 1200mm wide footpath is to be provided at the bridge to the south west of the proposed site on Sarah Curran Avenue which will reduce the width of Sarah Curran Avenue to 3m at this point, this footpath is to be 10m approx. in length and is to be protected against vehicles by the installation of minimum 3 no. bollards; (c) vehicular and pedestrian traffic lights are to be installed at the junction of Sarah Curran Avenue and Whitechurch Avenue.
Silveracre House, Sarah Curran Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
Redevelopment of a Protected Structure: (1) demolition of single storey additions to the side of existing Silveracre House and the complete refurbishment of same to provide 2 new dwellings: dwelling 01 being a 357sqm, 4-bedroom dwelling accessed from existing main entrance on eastern elevation to Silveracre House with its own new private rear garden, a new 50sqm basement extension area providing additional storage/utility area and accessing the new basement area, and dwelling 02 to be contained in the existing return to the main dwelling to be refurbished to a 193sqm, 3-bedroom dwelling to be accessed from existing entrance on western elevation, with its own new private rear garden, with a new stairs to access the new basement area; (2) demolition of existing storage sheds & structures to the north-west of the site and the construction of Block A: a 3-storey over basement block of 6 no. 4-bedroom, 245sqm terraced dwellings with roof terrace, individual rear gardens and own door access all to the immediate west of Silveracre House with level access from the basement level; (3) construction of Block B: a 3-storey over basement block of 6 no. 4-bedroom, 245sqm terraced dwellings with roof terrace, individual rear gardens and own door access, all to the immediate north of Silveracre House with level access from the basement level; (4) construction of Block C: a 3-storey over basement block of 6 no. 4-bedroom, 245sqm terraced dwellings with roof terrace, individual rear gardens and own door access, all to the immediate east of Silveracre House with level access from the basement level; (5) construction of Block D: a 3-storey block of 3 no. 4-bedroom, 212sqm terraced dwellings with roof terrace, individual rear gardens and own door access, all to the south-east of Silveracre House; (6) construction of Block E: a 3-storey block of 3 no. 4-bedroom, 212sqm terraced dwellings with roof terrace, individual rear gardens and own door access, all to the south of Silveracre House, giving a total number of 26 dwellings in the entire development. Access level of Blocks A, B & C to be constructed as a complete basement to provide 40 parking spaces in total, along with 18 no. bicycle parking, bin storage, and relevant plant area. 12 no. car-parking spaces are to be provided within the landscaped area on the ground level as parking for Block D & E. Planning permission is also sought for the demolition of existing entrance gates and boundary wall onto Sarah Curran Avenue and the realignment of the boundary wall to provide new footpath onto Sarah Curran Avenue and the relocation of the existing entrance to provide a new vehicular & pedestrian entrance for the development onto Sarah Curran Avenue and the construction of a new stone boundary wall to match the character of existing boundary wall. Planning permission is sought for the provision of an ESB substation to serve the development. This development has been designed to allow for the retention of certain key specimen trees of exceptional quality and the removal of other trees on the site of less importance, as per tree specialist recommendations, along with a complete hard and soft landscaping and the introduction of extensive new mature planting, including all associated site works.
Silveracre House, Sarah Curran Avenue, Dublin 16
Redevelopment of the site known as Silveracre House, off Sarah Curran Avenue, which is a Protected Structure. The development will consist of the following: (1) Demolition of single storey additions to the side of existing Silveracre House and the complete refurbishment and division of same to provide 2 new houses, House 01 being a 307sq.m. 4-bedroom dwelling accessed from existing main entrance on eastern elevation to Silveracre House with its own new private rear garden, and House 02 to be contained in the existing return to the main dwelling to be refurbished to a 193sq.m. 3-bedroom dwelling to be accessed from existing entrance on western elevation with its own new private rear garden; (2) Construction of a new gate lodge at the entrance comprising of a 2-bedroom unit and a new ESB sub-station for the entire site; (3) Demolition of existing storage sheds & structures to the north-west of the site and construction of 1 block of apartments in its place providing for 20 no. 2-bedroom apartments, and 8 no. 1-bedroom apartments all with individual balconies and terraces in a 4-storey over basement building giving a total number of 28 apartments, 2 houses and 1 Gate Lodge, giving a total of 31 units in the entire development; (4) The construction of a 1978sq.m. basement to provide 48 car parking spaces in total; (5) Boundary wall and entrance to remain as existing, with provision for a new pedestrian entrance and gate to either side of vehicular entrance. This development has been designed to allow for the retention of certain key specimen trees of exceptional quality and the removal of other trees on the site of lesser importance, as per tree specialist recommendations, along with hard and soft landscaping including Bicycle Stores, Bin Stores, and the introduction of extensive new mature planting including all associated site works (all within a site area of 8218sq.m; (6) The following traffic calming measures are proposed; (a) a traffic calming island is to be installed at the existing entrance onto Sarah Curran Avenue, reducing the overall width of Sarah Curran Avenue to 3.5m locally - this traffic calming island will extend for 30-40m approx either side & will include the relevant signage, protective bollards, ramps etc; (b) a 1200mm wide footpath is to be provided at the bridge to the south west of the proposed site on Sarah Curran Avenue, which will reduce the width of Sarah Curran Avenue to 3m locally at this point - this footpath is to be 10m approx in length and is to be protected against vehicles by the installation of minimum 3 no. bollards; (c) vehicular & pedestrian traffic lights are to be installed at the junction of Sarah Curran Avenue and Whitechurch Avenue.
Silveracre House, Sarah Curran Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
Amendments to previously granted SD13A/0071 comprising of construction of four semi detached dwellings in lieu of two detached previously granted with private open space to the southern boundary of the site associated with Reg. Ref. SD10A/0345 and SD13A/0071 with revised internal road layout, landscaping and associated site works and services.
Silveracre House, Sarah Curran Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
Proposed two storey extension to rear, less than 40 sq mt total and less than 12 sq mts. at first floor. Also a proposed less than 4 sq mts porch to front.
The Lodge, 1, Silveracre Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
Erection of railings and granite base wall to front and side at extended Site 7 (to include former Site 8) Silveracre Avenue (within the curtilage of a Protected Structure, Silveracre House, RPS 277).
7, Silveracre Avenue, Sarah Curran Avenue, Dublin 16
Extension of railings on the north easterly side, front height 1.2 metres, also on the easterly side, side garden, height 1.4metres.
7, Silveracre Avenue, Sarah Curran Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
The Development will consist of A) External insulation to front, side & rear of the existing dwelling B) Widening of Existing Vehicular entrance to 3.5 m C) Alterations to front side and rear elevation, D) Removal of existing Chimney to rear and all associated site works
Merlin, Sarah Curran Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16.
Attic room rooflights to front and side.
'Merlin', Sarah Curran Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16.
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