RETENTION:For development which consists of the change of use of part of an existing 2 storey…

Application details

Planning reference

3639/24

Council

Dublin City Council

Proposal description

RETENTION:For development which consists of the change of use of part of an existing 2 storey, courtyard building (total floor area 832 sqm) from probation hostel use to family hub (558.32 sqm) providing short term emergency accommodation to homeless families, new internal layout to provide accommodation units (12 family units/36 bed spaces), new stairs and lift, kitchen, dining, recreation and laundry facilities. The development also includes retention of minor alterations to elevations and fenestration, a new glazed front entrance porch (5.25sqm), a first floor extension and altered roof profile over enclosure for lift/additional internal stairs (28 sqm), a new single storey plant room (4.4sqm) with extended canopy roof to the rear, a first floor extension (1.68 sqm) to landing of existing stairs within courtyard, landscaping including pergolas within courtyard (14.13 sqm), and within rear garden (60.1 sqm), playground (126 sqm), external waste storage enclosure, cycle parking 8 spaces, existing car parking 20 spaces, boundary treatment, site development works and services, all on a site of 0.31 ha at Sarsfield House Family Hub, Sarsfield House, First Avenue, off Sarsfield Road, Dublin 10. Existing community use on the site including services to the elderly will remain unaffected.

Location / address

Sarsfield House Family Hub, Sarsfield House, First Avenue, off Sarsfield Road, Dublin 10

Application type

Retention Permission

Received / registered

3 May 2024

Council decision

GRANT RETENTION PERMISSION

Council decision date

27 Jun 2024

Final grant date

7 Aug 2024

Planning timeline

Key dated milestones from the planning record.

1. Application received

   3 May 2024

2. Decision: GRANT RETENTION PERMISSION

   27 Jun 2024

3. Final grant

   7 Aug 2024