RefusedDecided 27 October 2020Fingal County Council

FW20A/0142: The development of this site of 1.62 ha approximately, on lands known as Junction 6, River Road Castleknock, Dublin 15 (which are generally bounded to the North & South by the Navan Road (N3 National Primary Route), the east by the M50 Motorway and the West by River Road.) The development will consist of: The demolition of all existing structures on the site comprising commercial buildings (5,090 sq m, approximately); The provision of an upgraded (existing) vehicular access located at the northwest corner of the site connecting to River Road; and The construction of a new 459 - bedroom hotel and commercial office development with ancillary facilities comprising of 4 no. buildings arranged around a central plaza, ranging in height from 2 no. storeys (consisting of a single storey and double-height level) up to 28 no. storeys in total above basement (with rooftop plant; roof terraces and PV panels) comprising Block A (Office and Café), Block B (Hotel Lower, Hotel Tower and ancillary hotel facilities), Block C (Office) and Block D (Office) resulting in a total Gross Floor Area of 57,591 sq m total approximately (excluding basement and car parking areas); car parking (232 no. spaces) and bicycle parking (710 no. spaces) located underground and at surface level; motorbike parking (24 no. spaces), coach parking (5 no. spaces), shuttle bus set down areas, drop-off zones, and EV charging points. Block A comprises 10,770 sq m of office floorspace and a 240 sq m café in a 10 storey building (over basement) with roof terrace (130 sq m); Block B comprises 22,856 sq m of hotel floorspace in a 2 to 28 storey building (over basement) with upper levels setback with roof terrace (585 sq m); Block C comprises 9,110 sq m of office floorspace in a 6 to 9 storey building with roof terrace (105 sq m); and Block D comprises 14,440 sq m of office floorspace in 8 to 13 storey building with roof terrace (310 sq m). The development will also include ancillary staff services; refuse storage areas; internal roads; lighting; hard and soft landscaping; boundary treatments; pedestrian access and footpaths; changes in level; plant; an ESB substation (175 sq m); attenuation works; piped infrastructure and ducting; and all site excavation and development works above and below ground.

Lands known as Junction 6, River Road, Castleknock, Dublin 15
DecisionRefuse permission
Decided27 October 2020
Application typePermission
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