Planning precedent report

RETENTION: Permission for retention for the construction of a first floor internal extension (floor area = 21.1 sq.m) for use as an office space.

Permission sought for: (i)The change of use from Existing Ground Floor Office Space to a New Childcare Facility including an ASD unit, (ii) minor alterations to the internal layouts and minor alterations to the fenestration of the existing building, (iii) new signage mounted on the existing building and (iv) the creation of a secure outdoor play area, bicycle parking, bin store, plus all associated site works.

Planning Permission for development will consist of: the use of the property as a warehouse with the inclusion of ancillary trade counters (for the sale of building related to products principally to trade). Proposed external changes comprise: new roof cladding; new metal cladding on south and east elevations; a new delivery entrance to be created in the east elevation along with the entrance to the trade counters; 2 no. concrete ramps to serve the new delivery entrance and existing entrance; new fire escape door on the south elevation; 8 car parking spaces and all ancillary works. General reconfiguarion of the internal ground and mezzanine floor areas to create trade counters, ancillary office space and warehouse are including the partial removal of part of the mezzanine area (reducing from 183 sq ms to 120 sq ms). Infill internal opening to the north of the unit thus reducing the ground floor area of the unit from 746 sq ms to 601 sq ms. Existing total gross floor is 929 sq ms, reducing to a proposed 721 sq ms.

Planning Permission for the installation of 3,036 sq.m of Solar PV Panels to the roofs of existing buildings, located within a solar safeguarding zone (SSZ) along with all associated ancillary works and services at our premises at No.4 Newtown Park, Malahide Road Industrial Park, Coolock, Dublin 17, D17 CP26.

Planning permission for the construction of an Electrical Substation including switch room along with all associated site works at No. 4 Newtown Park, Malahide Road Industrial Park, Coolock, Dublin 17, D17 CP26

Planning permission for modifications to previously permitted planning reference 2055/21 relating to the expansion of our existing food manufacturing facility. The modifications propose to achieve similar expansion objectives as the previously permitted development by better utilising existing buildings on site, thereby reducing the requirement to demolish a number of the existing buildings. These buildings will be refurbished and extended to provide a similar overall floorspace to the previously permitted proposals. The modifications will also include changes to the internal layouts, external elevations, modifications to the roof design with inclusion of roof mounted plant area, revised position of 2no. previously permitted flour silos to replace the 1no. existing flour silo along with all associated site works.