SHD3ABP-310570-21: Construction of a residential scheme comprising 421 units, offices, retail units x3 and residential amenity areas x2, within 9 blocks ranging in height from 1-13 storeys. The proposal will include 289 car parking spaces along with 650 cycle parking spaces. The development will provide public and communal open spaces throughout including a public plaza adjoining Fortunestown Luas stop. Provision of vehicular, pedestrian, and cyclist accesses to the site, including pedestrian bridge to the public park (under construction) to the east. The application includes for all landscaping, ESB substations, plant areas, bin storage, surface water attenuation and all other site development works, and site services required to facilitate the proposed development. The proposed development seeks to amend SHD permission ABP-302398 -18 (under construction to the west), replacing 32 permitted duplex apartments along with associated amendments to internal roads and open spaces. The current proposal also replaces permission SD16A/0078 previously granted on this site.
Site at Cooldown Commons & Fortunestown, Citywest, Dublin 24
DecisionGrant permission
Decided06 October 2021
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Similar nearby applications linked to this planning decision.- SD16A/0078A 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. / 0.0 km away / 20 January 2017Granted
- LRD23A/0012Amendments to Unit B of "Tramway Lane" (Block E1 of the permitted Strategic Housing Development (SHD) (Ref. ABP-310570-21) and Large Scale Residential Development (SDCC Ref. LRD23A/0007) to include a single storey plant area to the rear, beside the permitted cycle stores. The proposed amendment includes all associated site services and development works required to facilitate the amendment to the "Tramway Lane" block. / 0.0 km away / 17 January 2024Granted
- LRD23A/0007The development will consist of amendment to Unit B of "Tramway Lane" (Block E1 of the permitted Strategic Housing Development (SHD) (Ref. ABP-310570-21). Unit B (c.257.2 sq.m) has permission for commercial/retail use. The proposed amendment to Unit B consists of the incorporation of an off-licence area within the permitted retail unit (c.13.3 sq.m). The proposed amendment includes all associated site services and development works required to facilitate the amendment to the "Tramway Lane" block (on lands located north of the Luas red line and Fortunestown Luas stop. / 0.0 km away / 11 September 2023Granted
- LRD23A/0013Amendment to Unit A of Tramway Lane (Block E1 of the permitted Strategic Housing Development (SHD) (Ref. ABP-310570-21). Unit A has permission for commercial / retail use. The proposed amendment is for change of use to Dentist. The development will also include a single storey plant area located to the rear / north side of the premises. The proposed amendment includes all associated site services and development works required to facilitate the proposed change of use. / 0.0 km away / 29 January 2024Granted
- SD22A/0133Amendment to Block D4 of the Strategic Housing Development permitted under ABP-310570-21. The proposed amendment to Block D4 is for a reduction in height to 9 storeys (from 13 storeys) and associated reduction in the number of units to 44 (from 60 units); Block D4 will have 4 one beds (no change), 34 two beds (down from 46) and 6 three beds (down from 10) all with associated private balconies/terraces to the north/south/east/west elevations; This will result in the reduction in the total number of residential units across the entire development site from 421 residential units to 405 residential units; Block D4 will also provide 564sq.m residential amenity space at ground floor level (an increase of 9sq.m); Minor amendments to the southern elevation are also proposed. The application includes for all site services required to facilitate the amendment to Block D4. / 0.1 km away / 28 June 2022Granted
- SD08A/0183A 60 no. bed nursing home and 108 assisted living units all contained within a four storey over basement building of approximately 15,082 sq.m. The basement of approximately 3262 sq.m is to contain a meter room, access stairways ands lifts and 104 car parking spaces. Part of the ground and first floors are to contain the 60 ensuite bed nursing home with ancillary kitchens, sluice rooms, dining rooms, tv lounge, laundry rooms and circulation areas, the reminder of the part ground and first floors and the entire of the second and third floors are to contain 108 no assisted living units comprising 54 no 1 bed units and 54 no 2 bed units, all with patios or balconies The south Western elevation of the proposed building forms the entrance elevation of the building where a single storey return forms the entrance lobby and activity room with service and storage area to the rear and vehicular access and visitor car parking to the front. Also proposed is a single storey detached day care centre of approximately 108 sq.m located adjacent to the front elevation of the main building. Access to the proposed development is to be from 2 no. points, the first from the existing spur road to the north west of the subject site which extends from a roundabout on the N82 which along with the spur road were granted permission under the south dublin reg ref 99a/0154. The main access to the site is to be from a westerly extension of approximately 80 meteres in length of the aforementioned spur road which includes for a roundabout and southern access road. Permission is also sought for and all associated landscaping and ancillary site works including foul and surface water drainage arrangements on a total application site area of 2.238 hectares. Significant Further Information: development of a 90no. bed Nursing Home, 30 no. bed Dementia Units and 30 no. bed High Dependency Units all contained within three storey building of approx. 9425.78sq.m. (Building A). The development will also comprise 16 no. Assisted Living Units contained in a four storey stand alone building comprising approx. 1660.80sq.m. (Building B). The development also consists of 54 no. surface car parking spaces in total. The proposed scheme also includes an amendment to the layout of the internal courtyard. / 0.1 km away / 04 December 2008Granted
- SD21A/0192Expansion of the floor plate of proposed creche/pre-school facility (area 370sq.m) to include adjoining storage space (32sq.m) with revised layout plan to that approved in ref. SHD3ABP-302398-18. / 0.2 km away / 15 October 2021Granted
- SD25A/0248WThe development for which retention permission is sought consists of the reconfiguration and internal alteration of the permitted ground floor layout of Block F (including plant room layout) whereby the permitted Retail Unit (42 sq.m) and Café / Restaurant Unit (176.5 sq.m) (as permitted under ABP Ref. 305556-19, as subsequently amended under SDCC Planning Ref's SD22A/0299 and LRD24A/0009W) have been augmented into a single amalgamated unit of approximately 220 sq.m in floor area, together with external alterations to the northern and western elevations of Block F at ground floor level to include the omission of a plant room door from the northern elevation and provision of same to the western elevation together with a reduction in the glazed area to the western elevation. The proposed development for which permission is sought will consist of a proposed change of use of the retained amalgamated unit at ground floor level within Block F from its permitted Retail and Café / Restaurant uses (as permitted under ABP Ref. 305556-19, as subsequently amended under SDCC Planning Ref's SD22A/0299 and LRD24A/0009W) to a Medical Clinic / Group Practice (220 sq.m) use. / 0.2 km away / 03 December 2025Granted