Works to the protected structure consisting of: 1 at 38, Sandycove Road

Proposed development

Retention of works to the protected structure (RPS Ref. 1273) consisting of: 1. At lower ground-floor level: (a) to the rear, the demolition of a 3.5 sqm single-storey, lean-to bathroom; the removal of a 1-over-1 sash window; and the construction of a 7.6 sqm single-storey rear extension, with rooflight, providing a wheelchair accessible bathroom; (b) works to the bedroom area, including the demolition of an internal cross-wall partition; installation of a new internal door in an existing ope to the stairwell; installation of breathable insulation on parts of the interior of the front and back walls; installation of a new window in the rear façade; closure of the existing narrow door ope in the front façade; removal of a 1-over-1 sash window and security bars and lowering of masonry in the front façade to create an emergency access doorway and door of an adequate standard; and, all to provide a wheelchair accessible bedroom; (c) works to the living area, including the replacement of the modern door in the front façade; removal of the 1-over-1 sash window in the rear façade and lowering of masonry to provide a new access doorway and door; widening of an internal door ope and provision of a new door; installation of breathable insulation on parts of the interior of the front and back walls; and replacement of a bathroom with a storage space in an extension to the rear; (d) the installation of a stair lift on the staircase from lower ground-floor level to upper ground-floor level; (e) the installation of a boiler and associated services in a store room and the provision of a vent underneath the entrance stairs to the front; (f) minor hard landscaping works to the rear garden to install stairs and a hand rail to create disabled access to the rear garden from the lower ground-floor level; 2. At upper ground-floor level: (a) to the front, the installation of a concealed, horizontal step lift, to the existing front entrance steps; (b) works to the rear return at upper ground-floor level to relocate a WC and upgrade it to a wheelchair accessible bathroom, including the removal of an external door ope and replacement with a window, as well as removal of windows, in the modern extension; (c) to the rear, the removal of an existing window and the lowering of masonry to provide a new access doorway and door in the side of the rear return, as well as the rearrangement of the existing steel stair down to the rear garden; and 3. At the rear, rendering of the exterior of the modern timber-framed return from upper ground-floor level to roof level.

Planning status

The application has been lodged and validated. The council has eight weeks to decide, unless it asks for further information. The council's decision is due by 14 Oct 2026.

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