3565/22: We, GA Development Dublin ICAV acting for and on behalf of its sub-fund GA Development Fund, intend to apply for planning permission for amendments to the permitted development, Reg. Ref.: 2682/20 | ABP Ref.: PL29S.309217, at the site of the former Dublin Institute of Technology / Technological University Dublin (TUD), Kevin Street Lower, Dublin 8 and 23 Liberty Lane, Dublin 8. The site is bound by Kevin Street Lower to the north, Church Lane South, Liberty Lane and St. Kevin's Park to the east, Camden Row to the south, and New Bride Street to the west. The former buildings on the TUD site have been demolished under Reg. Ref.: 2682/20 / ABP Ref.: PL29S.309217 and the former building at 23 Liberty Lane has been demolished under Reg. Ref.: 3897/20. The application site includes part of the Kevin Street Library site. The proposed amendments relate primarily to office Blocks A, B and C, and consist of the following: • Amendment and extension of permitted Block B at eighth and ninth floor levels resulting in additional office floor space (GFA of 392 sq.m) and extension of a core to provide a fire escape to serve both levels; • Amendment and extension of permitted Block C at ground to second floor levels to amalgamate with the permitted office building at 23 Liberty Lane (permitted under Reg. Ref.: 3897/20), increased parapet height of 200mm to accommodate green roof build up, and provision of an additional roof terrace at third floor level on Block C, along with associated alterations to the facades and elevation materials; • Alteration to the basement, lower ground, and lower ground mezzanine levels, including reduction in the depth/levels, additional floor area at Basement Level 01 to facilitate a core for Block B to provide for fire escape from that level, extension of the core for Block C to provide access and additional plant space to Basement Level 01 and additional floor area to the lower ground floor mezzanine level beneath Block C to provide additional plant space and additional bicycle spaces; • Alterations to the elevations of the permitted blocks A and B, including omission of a wind canopy to the south façade of Blocks A and B, proposed new entrance to the permitted library extension, reduction in loading bay door height to the western façade of Block A, addition of double height entrance to Block B on the southern elevation, and provision of 4 no. external steps to the south elevation of Blocks A and B; • Provision of glazed balustrades to the permitted roof terraces on Blocks A and B at the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th floor levels, and amendment and extension of the permitted roof terrace at 8th floor level to the north and east of Block B; Associated alterations at roof level, including additional plant area on Blocks A and B, increase in the size of the atrium roof lights on Block A, provision of 3 no. broadband antenna zones at roof level of Blocks A, B and C, and associated amendments to the green roofs; • Associated ancillary amendments including alterations to hard and soft landscaping areas, reconfiguration of plant rooms and stair/lift cores, and all associated development and ancillary works; and • The proposed amendments include an extension of the application site boundary of planning permission Reg. Ref.: 2682/20 and ABP Ref.: PL29S.309217 to facilitate the extension of Block C to incorporate the permitted office building at 23 Liberty Lane (Reg. Ref.: 3897/20).
The site of the former Dublin Institute of Technology / Technological University Dublin (TUD), Kevin Street Lower, Dublin 8 and 23 Liberty Lane, Dublin 8.
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Decided30 June 2022
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Similar nearby applications linked to this planning decision.- 3150/22Planning permission for amendments to the permitted development, Reg. Ref.: 2682/20 | ABP Ref.: PL29S.309217, at the site of the former Dublin Institute of Technology / Technological University Dublin (TUD) site, Kevin Street Lower, Dublin 8. The site is bound by Kevin Street Lower to the north, Church Lane South, Liberty Lane and St. Kevin's Park to the east, Camden Row to the south and New Bride Street to the west. The former buildings on the site have been demolished under Reg. Ref: 2682/20 / ABP Ref.: PL29S.309217. The application site includes part of the Kevin Street Library site. The proposed amendments relate primarily to the Build to Rent residential Blocks D and E of the permitted scheme and comprise of the following: • Provision of 2 additional floors to Block D (increasing the permitted block by 3.80m in building height from a part 4 to part 14 storey building over lower ground levels to a part 4 to part 16 storeys building over lower ground levels) and 1 additional floor to Block E (increasing the permitted block by 2.85m in building height from a part 1 to part 10 storey building over lower ground levels, to a part 1 to part 11 storey building over lower ground levels); • The proposed alterations result in the provision of 27 additional Build to Rent residential units (increase from 299 to 326) and a further rationalisation of the blocks, comprising of the following: o Block D - Provision of 26 additional units, increasing the number of Build to Rent units in Block D from 181 to 207, along with minor alterations to the layout at ground floor and upper floors, resulting in the reconfiguration of the overall unit mix and unit types (comprising in total 60 no. studios, 129 no. 1 beds and 18 no. 2 beds). Reduction in area and relocation of the external communal roof terrace at 12th floor level to 13th floor level (106 sq.m) and provision of 1 no. additional external communal roof terrace at 14th floor level (105 sq.m). The balcony arrangement is altered, including the provision of additional balconies on the eastern and western elevations. Alterations to the facades and elevation materials associated with the above. o Block E - Provision of 1 additional unit increasing the number of Build to Rent units in Block E from 118 to 119, along with minor alterations to the layout at ground floor and upper floors, resulting in the reconfiguration of the overall unit mix and unit types (comprising in total 65 no. studio units, 27 no. 1 bedroom units and 27 no. 2 bedroom units). Alterations to the creche on the ground floor including a reduction in floor space (to 254 sq.m), relocation of the ESB substation and provision of 1 no. additional external communal roof terrace at 8th floor level (380 sq.m). The balcony arrangement is altered, including the provision of additional balconies on the western elevations. Alterations to the facades and elevation materials associated with the above. o Alterations to the ancillary resident amenities and support facilities for the BTR residential units including minor alterations to the Wi-Fi lounge, information point and community lounge at the ground floor of Block D, a reduction in the Park Lounge resident amenity space at 4th floor level of Block D, the addition of a new Park Lounge resident amenity space at 5th floor level of Block D and alterations to the gym and billiards room and the provision of an additional storage room at lower ground mezzanine level; • Alterations to the lower ground level, comprising a reduction of 2 no. residential car parking spaces (from 61 to 59 no. spaces for the residential units), and a reduction in the depth/levels (by 800mm); Other associated alterations including to the hard and soft landscaping areas, PV panels at roof level, to the plant rooms and block cores, to plant areas at roof level and provision of additional bicycle spaces at lower ground level; • All associated site and development works. / 0.0 km away / 23 March 2022Granted
- 2682/20We, GA Development Dublin ICAV acting for and on behalf of its sub-fund GA Development Fund, intend to apply for a 10-year full planning permission for a mixed-use development at the Dublin Institute of Technology / Technological University Dublin (TUD) site, Kevin Street Lower, Dublin 8. The application site includes the Dublin Institute of Technology / Technological University Dublin main buildings and Annex Building located at Kevin Street Lower, Church Lane South and Camden Row; part of the Kevin Street Library site, Kevin Street; warehousing structures fronting 1-8 Church Lane South and Liberty Lane, and no's 30 to 35 (inclusive) New Bride Street (No. 35 is also known as 19A Kevin Street Lower) at the junction of New Bride Street and Kevin Street Lower. The development consists of the following: • Demolition of the existing TUD Main buildings and the Annex Building located at Kevin Street Lower, Church Lane South, and Camden Row; Warehousing Structures fronting 1-8 Church Lane South and Liberty Lane, and no's 30-35 (inclusive) New Bride Street (No. 35 also known as 19A Kevin Street Lower), with a total combined gross floor area (GFA) of 27,144 sq.m; • Construction of a new mixed-use development in 5 no. blocks (Blocks A - E) ranging from 1 to 14 no. storeys in height above lower ground and basement levels (3 no. levels). The development includes 53,110 sq.m of commercial office floorspace in Blocks A, B and C and 21,669 sq.m of residential accommodation in Blocks D and E, providing a total of 299 no. Build to Rent residential units (130 no. studios, 130 no. 1-bed units, and 39 no. 2-bed units) and residential support and amenity facilities. The proposal includes 1 no. creche facility (305 sq.m), 1 no. café / restaurant unit (122 sq.m) and a double height exhibition space extension to the rear of Kevin Street Library (245 sq.m). The total GFA, including lower ground / basement levels, of the proposed development is 85,436 sq.m. The detailed description of the development is as follows: • Block A, which fronts onto Kevin Street Lower, comprises c. 34,696 sq.m of office floorspace in a part 5 to part 11 storey building above lower ground / basement levels, 2 no. roof terraces are proposed at 5th and 9th floor level, and a plant area is proposed at roof level; • Block B, which fronts onto Kevin Street Lower, comprises c. 13,767 sq.m of office floorspace in a part 5 to part 10 storey building above lower ground / basement levels. 1 no. roof terrace is proposed at 8th floor level, and a plant area is proposed at roof level; Block A and Block B will be integrated via a link bridge / office accommodation to the rear / above Kevin Street Library from third to ninth floor levels; • Block C, accessed from Church Lane South, comprises c. 4,647 sq.m of office floorspace in a part 1 to part 5 storey building, above lower ground level; • Block D, located to the west of St. Kevin's Park, comprises 181 no. Build to Rent units including 58 no. studios, 107 no. 1 beds, and 16 no. 2 beds, in a part 4 to part 14 storey building, above 3 no. lower ground / basement levels. Balconies are provided on the northern, eastern, southern and western elevations. A 122 sq.m café / restaurant unit, and residential support facilities and amenity spaces are also proposed at ground floor and residential amenity space on the fourth floor of Block D. Balconies are proposed on the eastern and western elevations, and private amenity terraces at ground floor on the eastern elevation. 2 no. external communal roof terraces are proposed at 4th floor (235 sq.m) and 12th floor (250 sq.m) levels; • Block E, located to the west of Block D, comprises 118 no. Build to Rent residential units including 72 no. studios, 23 no. 1 beds, and 23 no. 2 beds, in a part 1 to part 10 storey building, above 3 no. lower ground / basement levels. Balconies are provided on the northern, eastern, southern and western elevations, and private amenity terraces at ground floor on the western elevation. A 305 sq.m creche with associated outdoor play area is also proposed at ground floor level; • The ancillary resident amenities and support facilities for the BTR residential units have a total floor area of 1,703 sq.m and consist of a community lounge, WIFI lounge and information point lobby at ground floor level and residential gym, residential storage, billiards room, waste and recycling, cycle storage and repair at lower ground mezzanine floor level of Blocks D and E. A park lounge residential amenity space is located on the fourth floor of Block D and outdoor communal open space is located adjacent to Blocks D and E at ground level; • Ancillary facilities for the commercial office use are proposed at lower ground / basement levels including storage space, recreation space, courtyards, an ancillary gym, waste and recycling area, showers, lockers and changing rooms; • The lower ground / basement levels (3 no. levels) contains 217 no. car parking spaces (100 no. spaces for the commercial offices and 117 no. spaces for the residential units), 39 no. motorcycle spaces (24 no. for the commercial offices and 15 no. for the residential units), 1,250 bicycle spaces (550 no. for commercial offices and 700 no. for the residential units).The lower ground / basement levels also include ancillary residential and commercial facilities, plant rooms, bin storage and block cores. 52 no. bicycle spaces are provided at surface level; • The development provides a double height exhibition space extension (245 sq.m) to the rear of Kevin Street Library; • The proposed development will also provide communal and public open space, hard and soft landscaping and improvements to the public realm, including new public streets and a public plaza; • The proposals include new boundary treatment (a 2.8m high railing) at the north western boundary of St. Kevin's Park (in place of a demolished TUD building which abuts this boundary), and reinstatement of a gated entrance to St Kevin's Park from Church Lane South. The existing western boundary and northern boundary walls of St. Kevin's Park will be retained with proposed strengthening works to the existing northern boundary wall within the application site; • The associated site development and infrastructural works will include a new priority-controlled access junction on New Bride Street, pedestrian and cyclist entrances from Church Lane South, Kevin Street Lower and Camden Road, foul and surface water drainage, lighting, boundary treatments, 5 no. ESB sub-stations and all associated site development and infrastructural works. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the planning application and the EIAR will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority. / 0.0 km away / 16 December 2020Granted
- 4308/23Permissions for amendments to the permitted development under Reg. Ref. 2682/20 / ABP Ref. PL29S.309217, as previously amended by Reg. Ref. 3565/22, (which is currently under construction) at the site of former Dublin Institute of Technology / Technological University Dublin (TUD), Kevin Street Lower Dublin 8 and 23 Liberty Lane, Dublin 8. The site is bounded by Kevin Street Lower to the north, Church Lane South, Liberty Lane and St. Kevin's Park to the east, Camden Row to the south and New Bride Street to the west. The former buildings on the TUD site have been demolished under Reg. Ref. 2682/20 / ABP Ref. PL29S.309217 and the former building at 23 Liberty Lane has been demolished under Reg. Ref. 3897/20. The application site includes part of the Kevin Street Library site. The proposed amendments relate primarily to the Build To Rent (BTR) residential blocks D and E of the permitted development and comprise the following: Block D - minor alterations to the layout from ground floor level to 13th floor level, resulting in the reconfiguration of the overall unit mix and unit types to comprise 52 no. studios, 113 no. 1 beds and 16 no. 2 beds (with no change to the overall number of BTR units). Alterations to the cafe / restaurant unit, including an increase in floor space (to 163 sq.m). Alterations to balcony arrangement and building facades, including the provision of additional balconies on the eastern and western elevations. Alterations to floor to ceiling heights from ground to 13th floor level (reducing the permitted block in building height from 47.90m as permitted to 46.43m, with no change to the permitted number of storeys). Associated alterations to the facades and elevation materials associated with the above. Block E - minor alteration to the layout from ground floor level to 9th floor level, resulting in the reconfiguration of the overall unit mix and unit types to comprise 67 no. studio units, 33 no. 1 beds and 18 no. 2 beds (with no change to the overall number of BTR units), alterations to the crèche on the ground floor level including an increase in floor space (to 309 sq.m), relocation of the ESB substation and provision of 1 no. additional external communal roof terrace at 8th floor level (165 sq.m) on the western and southern elevations. Alterations to the permitted balcony arrangement and building facades, including the provision of additional balconies on the western elevation. Alterations to floor to ceiling heights from ground floor level to 9th floor level (with no change to the permitted building height and no change to the permitted number of storeys). Associated alterations to the facades and elevation materials associated with the above. Alterations to the ancillary resident amenities and support facility for the BTR residential units including reconfiguration of the Wi-Fi lounge, information point and community lounge at the ground floor of Block D and a reconfiguration of the Park Lounge residential amenity space at 4th floor level of Block D and alterations to the gym and billiards room at lower ground mezzanine level, Other associated alterations including the hard and soft landscaped areas, PV panels at roof level to the plant rooms and block cores and to plant areas at roof level, alterations to the lower ground floor level and lower ground mezzanine level including alteration to the internal layout and a reduction in the depth/levels. All associated site and development works. The permitted development (under Reg. Ref. 2682/20 / ABP Ref. PL29S.309217, as amended by Reg. Ref. 3565/22) provides 299 no. Build to Rent residential units and there is no proposed change to the total number of units permitted. / 0.0 km away / 09 October 2023Granted
- 3623/21PROTECTED STRUCTURE: planning permission for the removal of a non-original cement render to the upper floor front (south) facade and the restoration and repointing of the original brickwork. / 0.1 km away / 25 November 2021Granted
- 3016/21The development will consist of: demolition of an existing lean-to roof extension to the rear of the existing dwelling and the demolition of an existing garden shed, internal alterations to existing ground and first floor levels, construction of new part-single-storey, part-two-storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, a new rooflight within the existing roof structure, along with associated landscaping, ancillary and site works. / 0.1 km away / 16 August 2021Granted
- 3897/20Planning permission for the demolition of an existing two storey structure, currently in use as a garage and offices and the construction of a new five storey building comprising 510 sqm office space, to include a kitchen, toilet and cycle storage facilities. / 0.1 km away / 06 December 2021Granted
- 4051/22The development will consist of upgrading works to include partial demolition works, extension of existing rear ground and rear first floor extensions to include increased height to facilitate warm roof construction, 3 no. new flat type rooflights, removal of existing first floor rear side window, new smaller first floor rear side window, internal reconfiguration, SUDS drainage and all associated ancillary works to facilitate the development. / 0.1 km away / 18 July 2022Granted
- WEB1345/26Permission is sought for a change of use of 2 no. existing office suites (office suite no. 01 and office suite no. 02) located at first and second floor level into 2 no. duplex apartments (2 no. two storey 2 bed/3 person duplex apartments consisting of duplex A of 67.9sqm and duplex B of 75.3sqm with 1 no. designated enclosed carparking space on the ground level) with access provided from Liberty Lane including all associated site works at the existing 3 storey offices over garages building at 21A and 21B Liberty Lane, Dublin 8. D08P920 by Peter Daly and Darragh Daly / 0.1 km away / 14 April 2026Granted