PWSDZ3207/21: Permission for development for a mixed use development on a site of 15.3 hectares (including some 0.2 hectares of public domain on Sean Moore Road and the junction with Pine Road), focused primarily, but not exclusively, on a net site area of 2.4 hectares (identified as within the A3 Lands) in the Poolbeg West Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme (April 2019). The overall site is bounded to the north west by Sean Moore Road, to the north east by South Bank Road, to the south east by Dublin Port lands and Dublin Bay, and to the south west by Sean Moore Park. The overall site subsumes the 4.3 hectares site of the infrastructure permission (Parent Permission) (Reg. Ref. PWSDZ3270-19) for which Dublin City Council issued a Notification of Final Decision (10-year permission) on 28 January 2020, permitting, streets, transportation, water services and utilities' infrastructure, public realm and public amenity spaces; and temporary landscaping of a school site, to facilitate Phase 1 development as provided for under the approved Poolbeg West SDZ Planning Scheme. The proposed development will consist of: amendment to Permission Register Reference PWSDZ3270/19 in those areas where the net site of 2.4 hectares overlaps with the boundaries of the earlier 4.3 hectare infrastructure permission (including amendments to the streets to be taken in charge, amendments to permitted vehicular and basement access points, materials, urban tree locations and landscaping, and changes in level for permitted streets, parks and public realm and public amenity spaces); and the construction of a residential and mixed-use scheme comprising a floor area of 61,310 sq m (53,048 sq m above basement, together with a basement undercroft area of 8262 sqm, comprising 4 No. blocks (identified as Blocks 0, M and K (with Block M comprising two separate structures: a larger block and a smaller townhouse block) to provide: 600 No, apartment units and associated residential amenity facilities; a childcare facility; café restaurant unit; and two retail units; together with associated infrastructural works on the overall site. The 600 No apartment units will consist of: 304 No, apartment units; 144 No. 'Build-To-Rent' apartments (including resident support facilities and resident services and amenities (as per the requirements of the Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments (December 2020); 90 No. affordable housing apartments; and 62 No. social housing apartments. (The social and affordable housing is provided in accordance with Objective H7 of the Planning Scheme.) The proposed development will consist of: • Blocks K, M and O ranging in height from 3 - 16 storeys over basement undercroft to provide 600 No. apartment units (with balconies terraces to be provided on all elevations at all levels for each residential block, consisting of: 32 No. studio units; 267 No. 1-bedroom units; 245 No. 2-bedroom units; and 56 No. 3 bedroom units (for the avoidance of doubt, Section 11.5.1 of the Planning Scheme clarifies the description of 'height' in Figure 11.3 to be taken from the constructed ground floor level; references to 'basement' and 'undercroft', respectively, are interchangeable given the changes in level across the site); • The provision of 804 sq m of residential amenity facilities (to include a gym, lounge, meeting room, cinema room and other private amenities.) • A childcare facility (458 sq m) located at the ground floor of Block k providing c.80 No. childcare places, and an outdoor play area of c.200 sq m; • 2 No, retail units located at the ground floor of Block K (314 sq m (82 sq m and 232 sqm); • 1 café restaurant located at the ground floor of Block K (97 sq m); • A total of 166 No. car parking spaces (with 128 No. located at basement level with vehicular access from the ground floor of Block M from the new adjacent side street, and the provision of 38 No. on-street car parking spaces); • Provision of 961 No. bicycle parking spaces (911 No. long-stay bicycle parking spaces located at basement and surface level; and 50 No. short-stay bicycle parking spaces located at surface level); • Plant rooms and resident storage spaces located at basement level; • Landscaped open spaces to comprise 4052 sq m of residential communal courtyards (incl. children's play areas), and roof terraces to Block K (4th & 7th Floor), Block M (3rd & 6th Floor) and Block O (8th & 16th Floor); and • 1 No. ESB substation located within each of the ground floors of Block O (32 sqm) and M (32 sq m), and 2 No. ESB substations located within the ground floor of Block K (64 sq m). The proposed development will also include the provision of additional streets and site services, hard and soft landscaping, pedestrian and cycle links, boundary treatments, tree removal and tree planting, interim site hoarding, public lighting, green roofs, commercial and residential waste facilities, piped site wide services (including a temporary attenuation detention basin to serve Phase One) and all ancillary works and services necessary to facilitate construction and operation. This application will be accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS).

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