Four Winds & Tall Trees, Brighton Road and Claremont Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18

Case facts

Permission for development consisting of modifications to the permitted 113 bedroom Nursing Home granted under reg. ref. D15A/0807 (An Bord Pleanala ref. PL06D.246624) extending onto a larger site that incorporates part of the curtilage of the dwelling house known as Tall Trees. No additional bedrooms/bed spaces are proposed. The development includes: Repositioning of the northern building wings by 1m to the north to create additional internal amenity and circulation space within the central space within the central core at ground, first and second floors. Minor amendments to north-eastern wing to provide wider circulation corridors; Additional floor space at basement level to accommodate water storage tank room and staff changing facilities and reconfiguration of permitted basement floor space and car park layout; Amendments to floor levels and parapet level throughout buildings to accommodate M&E services, with associated increase in the height of the building by 300mm; Amendments to front entrance to provide double height glazed entrance atrium, infill of recesses in facade at second floor and associated amendments to front elevation; New northern boundary treatment with Tall Trees.

Planning authority

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

Council reference

D17A/0742

Council decision

Grant permission 11 Oct 2017

Commission decision

Granted with conditions 13 Mar 2018

Inspector's recommendation

See the inspector's report (not yet indexed).

Timeline

• 18 Aug 2017
  Application received by the council
• 11 Oct 2017
  Council decision — Grant permission
• 6 Nov 2017
  Appeal received by ACP
• 13 Mar 2018
  Appeal decided
  Jr window closed 8 May 2018