23446

the front facade, demolition of the main building behind the front facade and the construction of 2 No. 3 bedroom semi-detached houses at the Old Cinema on Lower Main Street, Rathkeale Co. Limerick V94FHC6. Access to the proposed houses will be from Lower Main Street. The retained front elevation shall be amended to allow a new front door access to one of the semi-detached houses. Windows shall be replaced with opening dark grey aluminium double glazed windows. The existing entrance doors shall be replaced with a dark grey aluminium glazed screen to replicate the Art Deco design of the retained facade. A new canopy will replace the existing canopy which will extend across to provide a porch over the entrance to the second semi-detached house. The canopy will be covered with a lead flat roof. A painted timber eaves and soffit will be fitted to replicate the existing materials. The houses are to be 2 storey with painted smooth render to the gable and rear elevations. The entrance to the second semi-detached house shall be finished with black, torched timber cladding. The proposed pitched roof to the houses will have a black tile finish and will be hidden behind the front elevation. The building is a Protected Structure

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposed development would negatively impact the architectural integrity and character of a Protected Structure and represents overdevelopment of a restricted site with inadequate residential amenity and traffic safety concerns.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The proposed demolition of the interior and the subsequent design of the new dwellings would fail to protect the character and special interest of the Protected Structure, the 'Old Cinema'.
  • The development provides insufficient private open space for the proposed three-bedroom dwellings, resulting in a substandard level of residential amenity for future occupants.
  • The proposed access arrangements and lack of adequate on-site parking would create a traffic hazard and interfere with the safe movement of traffic and pedestrians on Lower Main Street.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Objective EH O1Objective EH O2Objective HO O11Objective TR O44

Decision Document Summary

The applicant sought permission for the demolition of the main building behind the retained Art Deco front facade of the 'Old Cinema' on Lower Main Street, Rathkeale, to facilitate the construction of two 3-bedroom semi-detached houses. The site is a designated Protected Structure. The application was refused by Limerick City and County Council primarily due to the detrimental impact on the building's heritage value, the lack of sufficient private open space for the proposed dwellings, and conce...
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