SD08A/0709: Mixed use development broken into 4 no. buildings totalling c. 31950.1sq.m. consisting of 217 no. apartment units, retail floor space totalling 3409.5sq.m., office floor space totalling 6939sq.m., a creche, community meeting room and two basement levels providing for 860 car-parking and 322 bicycle spaces. Building 1 consists of a 5 storey mixed use building broken down as follows: 6 no. convenience retail units at ground floor with a gross floor area of 1340sq.m., 1 no. community meeting room at ground floor level with a gross floor area of 34.2sq.m., 1 no. creche with a gross floor area of 387sq.m., 89 apartments over 5 storeys made up of 24 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 54 no. 2 bedroom apartments and 11 no. 3 bedrooms; 6 storey corner office suite with a gross floor area 2658.5sq.m: Building 1 will have a maximum height of 25.5m, vehicular access will be via a new road constructed off Cookstown Estate Road. Building 2 consists of a 5 storey mixed use building broken down as follows: 6 no. retail units at ground floor level with a total gross floor area of 1048sq.m., 1 no. community meeting room at ground floor level with a gross floor area of 26.2sq.m., 47 apartments over 5 storeys made up of 14 no. 1 bedroom, 26 no. 2 bedroom and 7 no. 3 bedroom apartments, 5 no. storey office suite with a gross floor area of 1359sq.m: Building 2 will have a maximum height of 21.5m, vehicular access will be via Cookstown Estate Road. Building 3 consists of a 5 storey residential building made up of 1 no. retail unit at ground floor area with a gross floor area of 136sq.m., 1 no. community meeting room at ground floor area with a gross floor area of 45.2sq.m., 81 apartments over 5 storeys made up of 19 no. 1 bedroom, 46 no. 2 bedroom and 16 no. 3 bedroom apartments; Building 3 will have a maximum height of 19m; vehicular access will be via Cookstown Estate Road. Building 4 consists of a 4 storey office/retail building broken down as follows: 3 no. retail units at ground floor level with a gross floor area of 885.5sq.m., 4 no. storey office suite with a gross floor area of 3346.4sq.m; Building 4 will have a maximum height of 20m, vehicular access will be via a new road constructed off Cookstown Estate Road. Public open space has been designed to cpmplement the surrounding buildings and to provide an aesthetically pleasing and peaceful environment for both private residences and the general public to enjoy and will measure 5269sq.m. The proposed development will include landscaping and ancillary site works and will also consist of the demolition of 5 no. existing industrial units totalling 10117sq.m. This application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Statement.
Site Located at Cookstown Estate Road, Cookstown, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
DecisionRefuse permission
Decided05 December 2008
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Similar nearby applications linked to this planning decision.- SD08A/0169The demolition of an existing office block with a floor area of 2200m.sq. and the development of a mixed use development with a total gross floor area of 2979m sq. consisting two storey office space over ground floor retail development along with a refuse storage building with a floor area of 38 sq. The proposed development includes 6 no. retail units at ground floor with a total floor area of 1072m sq. and 2 floors of office space with a total area of 1640m sq. located over the retail units. The proposed development includes the relocation of the existing vehicular access along Cookstown Estate Road. The proposed Development will include site landscaping to surface carpark & ancillary site works / 0.0 km away / 06 May 2008Refused
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