Client
Ziggurat (Montrose) Student Living
Role
Planning Consultant
Status
Complete
Aparto Montrose
Stillorgan Road, Co. Dublin
Overview
The change of use from hotel to student accommodation of the first, second, third and part of the ground floor of the former Montrose Hotel and the addition of 1 no. part set back storey to the front of the existing building to provide a total of 190 no. student accommodation units. The development also includes the provision of communal facilities such as an entrance lobby, a reception area, a seminar room, and a laundry room at ground floor and other ancillary and associated facilities.
JSA Planning Role
JSA Planning were engaged by Ziggurat (Montrose) Student Living to provide planning consultancy services for the change of use and refurbishment of the vacant Montrose Hotel to accommodate student accommodation.
JSA Planning provided a number of services including: planning consultancy, management and coordination of inputs from the design team, advising on all relevant Development Plan policies & objectives, leading consultations with the Planning Authority, and engaging with the local community in relation to the redevelopment of this strategic site.
JSA Planning also managed the project through the An Bord Pleanála appeal stage.
Outcome
A planning application for the scheme was submitted to Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council in June 2013. A notification of decision to grant planning permission was issued by Dun Laoghaire County Council in April 2013. The project is now complete.
