RefusedDecided 14 December 2022Fingal County Council

F22A/0608: Planning permission for a mixed-use development that will consist of the demolition of the existing Swords Day Centre for Senior Citizens and the development of a mixed-use scheme of 121 no. residential units, 4 no. retail units, a Senior Citizens Centre and a commercial car park in a building up to 8 no. storeys above basement on a site of c. 0.56 hectares. The development will consist of: - Demolition of existing Swords Day Centre for Senior Citizens (399 sq.m.), existing ESB substation (34.5 sq.m.) and removal of existing surface car parking; - Construction of a part 2 no., part 8 no. storey mixed-use building in two 8 no. storey blocks above basement to include 121 no. apartments consisting of 56 no. one-bedroom apartments, 2 no. two-bedroom (3 person) apartments, 52 no. l two-bedroom apartments and 11 no. three-bedroom apartments; - Provision of setbacks at 2nd floor level on the south and east elevation, and at 7th floor level on the southern elevation; - Provision of 4 no. retail units at ground and first floor level (c. 255.3 sq.m.); - Provision of a new two-storey Senior Citizen Centre of c. 807 sq.m.; - Provision of a commercial car parking at basement and ground floor levels comprising 162 no. spaces; - Provision of 11 no. car parking spaces to serve the Senior Citizen's Centre and 59 no. car parking spaces for the residential development at first floor level; - Provision of 238 no. residential bicycle parking spaces (41 no. visitor spaces and 197 no. residential) as well as 15 no. additional bike stands along Forster Way; - Provision of c. 478 sq.m. of communal open space at 2nd floor level and c. 1,074 sq.m. at roof level (527 sq.m + 547 sq.m); - Apartment units will include balconies on the north, south, east and west facing elevations; - Provision of 3 no. vehicular access/egress points along Forster Way; - Provision of 1 no. double substation, plant and switch rooms at basement, ground and 1st floor level; - Provision of photovoltaic array and AOV at roof level; - All associated site development and landscaping/public realm works as well as revision to vehicle circulation necessary to facilitate the development. The proposal includes associated siting, boundary changes, boundary treatment and infrastructural works and site lighting within the area of the proposed development. The gross floor area of the proposed development is c. 16,350 sq.m. gross floor space (excluding basement of c. 3,952 sqm.)

Site at the junction of Forster Way and Chapel Lane, including the Swo
DecisionRefuse permission
Decided14 December 2022
Application typePermission
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