Consultations with DLRCC
The concept of an ‘age friendly ‘ development was discussed with DLRCC and the following concept models were prepared:
The nature of the development discussed was as follows:
| Development Discussions with DLRCC | ||||
| Description | Floor | 1- Bed | 2 – Bed | Total |
| Farmhouse | Ground | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| First | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Second | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 11 | 10 | 21 | |
| Lr. Walled Garden | Ground | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| First | 16 | 16 | ||
| Second | 6 | 6 | ||
| Subtotal | 4 | 32 | 36 | |
| Total | 15 | 42 | 57 | |
A copy of DLRCC’s ‘PRE-PLANNING APPLICATION TELEPHONE/EMAIL RECORD’ is provided in the Data Room
Inter alia, the record states:
− It is noted that the Heritage Appraisal recommends limiting the height in the walled garden to two stories. 3 no. Floors are shown in the Manahan Planners Cover Letter. The application should justify the location of any height proposed within the walled garden and its potential impact on the wider site, in particular on the adjacent upper walled garden. The applicant is recommended to submit verified view montages to enable an assessment of visual impact.
− The drawings propose a 3-storey building on the farmhouse site with two storey and single storey blocks to the rear. In the Lower Walled Garden the building is proposed to be between 1 and 3 storeys. In accordance with the Building Heights Strategy included in Appendix 9 of the DLRCC Development Plan 2016-2022, a general recommended height of two storeys will apply in overtly suburban areas, with 3 to 4 storeys permissible in certain locations. Such height restrictions may be subject to specific upward or downward modifiers set out in sections 4.8.1 and 4.8.2 of Appendix 9 of the Development Plan. Furthermore, SPPR3 of the ‘Urban Development and Building Heights Guidelines for Planning Authorities’ (2018) establishes certain criteria to be met by buildings that exceed the relevant height parameters. In that regard, the Applicant is advised to justify the proposed building height as part of any future application.
− Any future planning application should also include a condition survey of the walls themselves and a method statement for their repairs. This is a highly significant walled garden and would possibly be rated national importance.
−This is a highly sensitive site in terms of heritage interest and any development should be sensitive, sympathetic and complementary to its surroundings and context.