LRD23A/0214: We, Westleton Ltd., intend to apply for a seven year permission for a Largescale Residential Development at a site located in the townland of Balally, at the existing Balally Shopping Centre, Blackthorn Drive, Sandyford, Dublin 16. The site is bound by Maples Road to the north, Cedar Road to the west, Blackthorn Drive to the south and open space to the east. The development will consist of the construction of an 2-8 storey over basement with existing retail/commercial units to be retained at ground floor level ‘build to rent’ residential scheme of 165 No. dwellings on a site 0.9678 ha. in size which includes the existing shopping centre. The development contains 7 No. studio, 102 No. 1 bed, 8 No. 2 bed 3 person and 48 No. 2 bed 4 person apartments. The breakdown of each block will contain the following apartments: • Block A: comprises 113 No. units (7 No. studio, 74 No. 1 bed, 8 No. 2 bed 3 person, 24 No. 2 bed 4 person) in an 8 storey block; • Block B: comprises 16 No. units (5 No. 1 bed, 11 No. 2 bed 4 person) in an 8 storey block; • Block C: comprises 36 No. units (23 No. 1 bed, 13 No. 2 bed 4 person) in a 7 storey block; and • Internal communal amenity space for residents is provided on the first floor (435 sqm). The proposed development will also provide for communal amenity space of 1,643 sqm. Provision of private open space in the form of balconies or terraces is provided to all individual apartments. A community facility is also proposed 165 sqm in size. The proposed development will provide 312 no. bicycle parking spaces of which, 224 no. are long term spaces provided in secure bicycle stores, 84 no. are short term space for visitors - mainly distributed at surface level and 4 no. spaces are provided for the community facility. A total of 104 no. car parking spaces are provided 41 No. car parking spaces are intended to serve the residential units and are located at basement level while 63 no car parking spaces are provided at surface level, 12 no. surface car parking spaces will be for residential use and 51 spaces will serve existing retail located at surface level. It is proposed to access the proposed development via the existing entrances on Cedar Road and Maples Road to the north and west of the site. The development will also provide for all associated ancillary site development infrastructure including site clearance / minor demolition works, removal of external stairs, excavation and resurfacing of car parking, removal of overhangs, the construction of foundations, public realm improvements, switch room, water tank rooms, storage room, meter room, sprinkler tank room, comms room, bin storage, bicycle stores, green roofs, hard and soft landscaping, attenuation area and all associated works and infrastructure to facilitate the development including connections to foul and water supply and surface run off. Website: www.balallylrd.com

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