GrantedDecided 20 January 2017South Dublin County Council

SD16A/0078: A mixed use development consisting of a total of 129 residential units including 6 detached houses, 52 terraced houses, 47 duplex units and 24 apartments, shops and creche. The overall proposed development follows a street grid pattern set out in the Fortunestown Local Area Plan 2012, presenting an urban edge to the north of the Fortunestown Lane/Luas Line, a central northwest-southeast main street linking Citywest Shopping Centre to future development lands to the north, and a parkland area along the Baldonnel Upper stream to the east. The proposed development comprises 3 main sectors incorporating the following: Sector 1 is a triangular shaped block facing onto Fortunestown Lane and the internal main street including; A 4 storey building containing creche (c.203sqm with private open space) and 3 retail/own door office units (c. 452sqm GFA) at ground floor, with apartments above ground including 6 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 9 no. 2 bedroom apartments and 3 no. 3 bedroom apartments, bicycle and bin stores and ancillary storage with public plaza, balconies and roof terraces; A 4 storey duplex with 1 no. 3 bed two storey townhouse above 1 no. 2 storey two bedroom apartment, a 3 storey residential terrace facing an internal courtyard with 12 no. 3 bed houses; and facing onto the main street a 3/4 storey terrace of 14 duplex units, including 8 no. 3 bed townhouses and 6 no. 2 bed apartments, 6 no. 3 storey 3 bed terraced houses and 1 no. 3 storey semi-detached 4 bed house. Sector 2 comprises a residential block bounded by the new main street to the west, Luas line to the south and new parkland to the east, including 23 no. 3 storey 3 bed houses, 3 no. 3 storey 4 bed houses ( 1 detached and 2 semi detached); 31 no. 3/4 storey duplex units (including 15 no. 2 storey 3 bed townhouses, 2 no. 2 storey 2 bed townhouses and 14 no. 2 bed apartments) and 2 no. 4 storey buildings including 6 no. 2 bed apartments, bin stores and ancillary storage, balconies and terraces. Sector 3 comprises a small residential block at the north of the site facing on the main street and includes 11 no. 3 storey 3 bed terraced houses, 2 no. 3 storey 4 bed semi detached houses. The proposed development will be accessed from Fortunestown Lane with a new upgraded signalised junction across the Red Luas line, east of Fortunestown Luas Station, and opposite the access to Citywest Shopping Centre. Also provided is 1 ESB substation, ancillary site works, access roads, 142 surface car spaces, 40 covered bicycle parking adjoining Luas station; site development works and boundary treatments. Open space is proposed along the eastern boundary of the site (measuring c. 0.43Ha) all on a site measuring c. 3.03Ha.

Cooldown Commons, Fortunestown Lane, Dublin 24
DecisionGrant permission
Decided20 January 2017
Application typePermission
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