2 Willow Lawn, Primrose Gate, Celbridge

conversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure, raising of existing gable c/w window, new access stairs, 2no. roof windows to the front and flat roof dormer to the rear.

amendment permission to the permitted residential development granted under Kildare County Council Reg. Ref. 23/1057 at this c. 1.22 Ha site at the Former Retronix Semiconductor Factory, Dublin Road, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, W23 TR58. the change of use of the permitted ground floor bicycle storage room within the three-storey apartment building to provide 1 No. one-bedroom apartment, the provision of a new bicycle store integrated with the permitted communal bin store, located towards the eastern boundary; a reduction in the private open space serving the two units adjoining the proposed apartment to provide additional communal amenity space; the provision of additional visitor bicycle parking adjacent to the pedestrian path serving the northeastern car parking area; minor elevational amendments to the apartment building to facilitate the proposed apartment; and all associated site development works above and below ground.

for the formation of a new vehicular access and junction onto the L5062 that bounds the site to the west and the construction of 33 no. dwellings, as follows: A 4-storey apartment block to provide 24 no. apartments (comprising 4 no. 1 bedroom units; 16 no. 2 bedroom units and 4 no. 3 bedroom units). All ground floor apartments will have private terraces and all apartments on the upper floors will have balconies. Communal Open Spaces to serve the apartments are provided to the east and west of the block totalling 221 sq.m in area. 9 no. two-storey (with attic accommodation), 4-bedroom houses comprising 1 no. detached house and 4 no. semi-detached pairs (8 no. houses). All houses benefit from in-curtilage car parking to the front and private rear gardens. A single storey secure bicycle (48 no. spaces) and waste / bin store is provided to the east of the apartment block to serve the apartment. A total of 16 no. covered visitor cycle parking spaces are provided to the south of the apartment block in 2 no. locations. A total of 1,008 sq.m of landscaped public open space is provided which includes a children’s play area at the northern end of the site. A total of 23 no. on-street car parking spaces are provided along the internal vehicular access road(s) serving the development. Other associated site and infrastructural works include site clearance and ground works (including tree removal); hard and soft landscaping works (including boundary treatment works); external lighting; the provision for water services; the provision of surface water drainage infrastructure (including bio-retention area within public open space) and the provision of foul drainage infrastructure (including a foul pumping station) and all associated site development works to serve the proposed housing development.

The development will consist of: the change of use of the permitted ground floor bicycle storage room within the three-storey apartment building to provide 1 No. one-bedroom apartment (50.49 sq m); the provision of a new bicycle store (17.3 sq m) integrated with the permitted communal bin store, located towards the eastern boundary; a reduction in the private open space serving the two units adjoining the proposed apartment to provide additional communal amenity space; the provision of additional visitor bicycle parking adjacent to the pedestrian path serving the northeastern car parking area; minor elevational amendments to the apartment building to facilitate the proposed apartment; and all associated site development works above and below ground. The proposed amendments will increase the total number of residential units from 44 No. to 45 No. units. There will be no change to the permitted building footprint or height, the overall gross floor area of the development, or the permitted car parking provision.

for the proposed green energy initiative development consisting of the installation of Photovoltaic Panels on the existing roof structures together with all associated site works

(a) a storey and a half detached dwelling, (b) an adjoining single-storey garage, (c) a new site entrance and (d) all associated site works and landscaping to the rear of