Strategic Housing Development
The development will consist of the construction of a residential development and a childcare facility consisting of 6 no. apartment blocks (A1, A2, B1, C1, C2, and D1) ranging from 2-6 storeys, a shared basement area under Blocks A1, B1, C1 and D1, a part basement under Block C2, 7 no. 2 storey houses, the change of use of the former Kylemore Clinic to residential and renovations to Kylemore and its associated gate lodge (both of which are proposed Protected Structures), providing a total of 255 no. units comprising 1 no. studio apartment, 98 no. 1 bed apartments, 137 no. 2 bed apartments, 12 no. 3 bed apartments and 7 no. 3 bed houses. Apartment Block A1 will be a 3, 5 and 6 storey block comprising 52 no. units providing 13 no. 1 bed, 35 no. 2 bed and 4 no. 3 bed units; Apartment Block A2 will be a 4 and 5 storey block comprising 43 no. units providing 11 no. 1 bed and 27 no. 2 bed and 5 no. 3 bed units; Apartment Block B1 will be a 3, 5 and 6 storey block comprising 52 no. units providing 32 no. 1 bed and 20 no. 2 bed units; Apartment Block C1 will be a 3, 4 and 5 storey block comprising 34 no. units providing 10 no. 1 bed, 21 no. 2 bed and 3 no. 3 bed units; Apartment Block C2 will be a 2, 3 and 4 storey block comprising 34 no. units providing 13 no. 1 bed and 21 no. 2 bed units; Apartment Block D1 will be a 2, 4 and 5 storey block comprising 29 no. units providing 1 no. studio, 18 no. 1 bed, 10 no. 2 bed units and a c. 242sqm childcare facility with associated outdoor play area; Kylemore will be renovated to provide 4 no. apartments comprising 2 no. 1 bed units, 2 no. 2 bed units and ancillary community rooms (c. 215.23sqm) at ground floor and first floor level; Housing units will comprise of 5 no. 2 storey 3 bed terraced houses, 1 no. 1 storey 3 bed detached house and the renovation and extension of the gate lodge on Church Road associated with Kylemore resulting in the provision of a single storey 3 bed detached house.
The development will also consist of the:
• demolition of 4 no. dwellings (Rockwinds, Woodlawn, No. 43 Watson Road and No. 66 Watson Drive), outbuildings and extensions associated with Kylemore and outbuildings, and extensions associated with the gate lodge;
• provision of a total of 220 no. car parking spaces and 548 no. bicycle parking at basement and surface level;
• provision of private open space to apartments in the form of terraces, balconies and gardens;
• provision of private open space to houses in the form of gardens;
• provision of communal and public open spaces including communal gardens, courtyards, roof terraces and play areas; replacement of 3 no. vehicular accesses onto Church Road with 2 no. pedestrian
and bicycle accesses;
• provision of 2 no. new vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle accesses onto Watson Road;
• provision of 1 no. new pedestrian and bicycle access onto Watson Drive;
• all associated plant, drainage arrangements, works to facilitate utility connections,
2 no. substations, sedum roofs, boundary treatment, landscaping, public lighting, refuse storage and site development works.
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