Site planning risk brief

The redevelopment of Cogan’s Bar, Main Street, Carrigaline West, Carrigaline, Co. Cork and its amalgamation with the existing two-storey office building at No. 3 Cogan’s Lane, Carrigaline West, Carrigaline, Co. Cork. The proposed development consists of: (1) the demolition of single and two-storey extensions to the existing public house building and demolition of extension to the rear of No. 3 Cogan’s Lane including the boundary wall between the two properties; (2) construction of replacement single and two-storey extensions to existing public house building and No. 3 Cogan’s Lane to provide new bar, seating, toilets, kitchen, storage, office and staff welfare facilities; (3) internal and external modifications to existing public house building, including elevational changes to door and window opes; (4) the change of use of No. 3 Cogan’s Lane from office use to use within the public house as ancillary storage area and its incorporation into the proposed development; (5) Internal and external modifications to No. 3 Cogan’s Lane, including elevational changes to the rear (6) outdoor seating area to include canopy, raised planter and boundary screen; (7) external bin store to north in access laneway; (8) signage (9) and all ancillary site development works.

Change of use of entire existing ground floor unit from betting office and retail kiosk to restaurant with ancillary take away for consumption off the premises.

Change of use of first floor of permitted art gallery to 1 no. apartment dwelling including minor adjustment of ground floor of permitted art gallery to provide independent access to the proposed dwelling together with associated elevational alterations and site development works to the existing building.

(a) Retention of change of use of existing medical centre to art gallery; (b)retention of associated external signage, and (c) retention of associated elevational alterations.

Permission for the construction of a mixed use development at Carrigaline Town Centre on a 1.84 ha site consisting of 88 no. residential housing units (23 no. 1 beds, 47 no. 2 beds and 18 no. 3 beds). 5 no. ground floor retail units are proposed in the form of a café, gym, hair salon, day care and news agents comprising 886.3 m2. Permission is also sought for the development outlined herein as well as 48 no. car parking spaces and 128 no. bicycle parking spaces. Pedestrian access is proposed to the east off Main Street R611 and to the north of the site off Pottery Road, vehicular access is proposed to the west and will be a continuation of the existing public street. Permission is also sought for all associated drainage, landscaping, bin storage, plant, set down areas, delivery/loading bays etc. and all associated site development and infrastructure works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

Permission for a 236Kw solar photovoltaic (PV) array to be mounted on the concealed cladded roof over the supermarket and the concealed cladded roof over the first floor staff facilities at Collin's SuperValu. The solar PV array will generate on site green electricity which will be fully used to reduce the carbon footprint of the building.