GrantedDecided 30 November 2021Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council

D21A/0692: Permission for development. The proposed development will comprise the comprehensive refurbishment of the existing 3 storey Biology (West) and the 4 storey Physics (North) buildings (existing c. 13,356sq m) at the O'Brien Centre for science with the provision of a 4 storey new clip-on structure extension and 1no. Additional floor (c. 7,893sq m Gross Floor Area) to the West building and a new 4 storey link (c. 1,628 sq m gross Floor Area) connecting the two buildings, and South and a new stair core (c. 143 sq m) to North (c. 23,020 sq m Gross Floor Area overall) to provide overall contemporary lab space, offices, workshop spaces, meeting rooms and teaching spaces along with other ancillary facilities. The development includes demolition works to the facade of the buildings; upgrading of the existing concrete structures; addition of new pedestrian entrance at the north west junction, relocation of 90 no. bicycle spaces to the north of the West Building and the provision of 126 no. additional bicycle parking spaces in a cycle parking structure adjacent the Hub building, relocation of 4no. accessible car parking space. It is proposed to provide an underground attenuation tank in an area north of the UCD Students Union building, an extended generator compound south of the existing substation building, and to provide a new waste storage enclosure (c.108 sq m) in an area north-west of the UCD Computer Centre. Green roofs are provided at roof level and the proposal includes all site services, drainage works above and below ground, plant, landscaping and all associated ancillary site development works, There are no works proposed to the existing Protected Structures within the University College Dublin Campus as part of this planning application.

Overall site of c.1.17 ha University College Dublin Campus, Belfield, Dublin 4
DecisionGrant permission
Decided30 November 2021
Application typePermission
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