Demolition of existing onsite buildings, including a vacant dwelling (old, disused farmhouse) and outbuilding…

Application details

Planning reference

21692

Council

Kildare County Council

Proposal description

Demolition of existing onsite buildings, including a vacant dwelling (old, disused farmhouse) and outbuilding; and the construction of a new residential apartment scheme (16 no. apartments in total), comprising 4 no. one-bedroom units, 8 no. two-bedroom units and 4 no. three-bedroom units in two residential blocks reaching an overall height of 3 no. storeys, provision of private amenity space; minor physical improvement works to existing vehicular entrance and pedestrian footpath; extension to existing bin store (located to the south); construction of 16 no. new car parking spaces (and reallocation of 12 no. car parking spaces from the adjacent residential development to the south to the proposed development) resulting in 28 no. car parking spaces, in total, for use by the new proposed development; and 40 no. cycle parking spaces in a dedicated secure bike store. The development will also consist of piped infrastructure and ducting; hard and soft landscaping; public lighting; minor layout adjustments to existing internal road network; boundary treatments; drainage works; and all associated site development and excavation works above and below ground level. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of 10no. apartments in total, comprising 5 no. one-bedroom units, and 5 no. two-bedroom units arranged in 5 no. two-storey blocks. In addition, a dedicated secure bin and bike storage building is now proposed to the east of the site, accommodating 20 no. cycle parking space is proposed. It is no longer proposed to extend the existing bin storage building within Cois Abhainn for use by the new residents, as was proposed in the original planning application submission. In line with the reduced number of units proposed in the revised design, the total number of car parking spaces proposed has been reduced from 28 no. spaces to 21 no. spaces on this 0.45 ha site, approximately, known as

Location / address

Cois Abhainn, Liffey Lodge, Clane

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

19 May 2021

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

16 May 2022

Final grant date

28 Jun 2022