Housing commencement notices — Inchicore

7-Day Notice - The development will consist of: an extension /conversion /change of use of a redundant communal facility within a sheltered housing scheme to form a 1 Bed / 2 person apartment and a further development of two 1 Bed / 2 person apartments as a new build extension constructed overtwo floors at the gable end of the existing building. The existing Block A bin store will be relocated to facilitate this .The new works are to include: Change of Use of a redundant communal facility which will form a 62.9 sq m 1 bed / 2 person apartment. A further ground and first floor extension will form two further 56.88 sq m 1 bed / 2 person apartments. Access to the upper apartment will be via an existing external staircase and lift. The new build extension will be located on the gable end to the Eastern boundary of Block A. The existing bin store enclosure will be demolished and a new bin store erectedto the eastern boundary within lands owned by ALONE. ( the applicant). New security fencing will enclose this store. Level access will be offered to all 3 units front doors and new rear patios. Existing external walls will be externally insulation clad and rendered. The new build portion of the development will be traditional block and cavity wall insulation construction with external self colored render. The roof of the extension will be a flat timber deck with nominal falls for drainage and finished in a polymeric membrane above rigid insulation. External carparking, vehicular and pedestrian access points and communal clotes drying areas are unaffected by the proposal.

Floor area stated for this source: 114 m².

The development will consist of: an existing sheltered housing development comprising of 18no units in the form of a 2 storey studio apartment block facing onto Jamestown Road where ‘no. unit is a 2 bed 3 person unit and also incorporating a community room facility new and refurbishment works are to include: 'part demolition and refurbishment of a reduced size community centre facility at unit no. 01. Removal of existing communal facility toilets and incorporation of former space into enlarged residential unit as at unit no. 02 to offer a two bedroom unit. Demolition of external concrete walkway to offer new raised deck access at first floor level with 1 no. Accessible lift and staircase to achieve level access to all apartments. Provision of 6m2 & 1no. 8m2 level access patios at ground floor apartments and introduction of new rear public path to avoid patios and create semi- private lawn areas. Provision of 6m2 balconies serving first floor apartments. Stripping out of existing internal layouts to apartments to offer new internal layouts and services. External insulation and self colour render application to external envelopes. Application of self coulred render to face of raised deck wall fronting onto Jamestown road and refurbishment of coping and railings to same. Forming new raised self draining ground floor forecourt to achieve level access to front doors. Retention and refurbishment of the existing external communal clothes drying area. Refurbishment of existing roof finish, introduction of new insulation standard to roof void and introduction of ventilation to same. Existing car parking, bin collection points, vehicular and pedestrian access points and communal clothes drying

Floor area stated for this source: 626 m².