Site planning risk brief

The development will consist of a 5-storey apartment development comprising of 36 no. apartment units (1 no. accessible 1-bed apartment, 5 no. 2-bed apartments and 30 no. 1-bed apartments) with private ground floor gardens and upper level balconies on all elevations, with a total gross residential floor space of 2565.66 sq.m. The development includes 36 no. bicycle spaces, landscaping, site development and all associated ancillary works on a site totally 0.2 Ha.

Permission for a development at this site at Parkview, Ballymun, Dublin 11, bounded by Parkview Road and Poppintree Park to the North, Cedarwood Green to the east, Cedarwood Road and Oakwood Close to the south and residential development (house no.'s 60 to 69) on Parkview Road to the west. The development will consist of the development comprises (1) single storey creche (gross floor area 518sqm) with car set down area for 4no. cars, 4no. off street car parking spaces and 8no. bicycle parking spaces on the western section of the development, (2) 32no. two storey, terraced, affordable residential units in 4no. blocks (2no. 2 bed houses and 30no. 3 bed houses), 32no. curtilage car parking spaces and 37no. on street parking spaces with 10no. bicycle parking spaces all on Parkview Road, (3) 2no. single storey 4 bed sheltered housing with 6no. ancillary parking spaces, 2no. 9-seater bus parking bays including the extension of Parkview Road to the east of the development and a pedestrian and bicycle linkage between Parkview Road and Cedarwood Green, (4) all ancillary site works including hard and soft landscaping and individual refuse storage areas, all on land totalling 1.2912 hectares.

PERMISSION/RETENTION: 1) Permission for construction of a new extension to the south of existing production facility, to include a high-care production area, first-floor office accommodation, a storage and picking area, and plant room together with a new yard for truck and van deliveries. 2) Permission for construction of a new refrigeration plant room to the west of the new extension. 3) Permission to extend the existing car park to the east of the site by 20 spaces. 4) Retention Permission of existing temporary modular production rooms, located to the south of the existing facility, and associated site works. These temporary structures will be removed upon completion of the proposed extension. 5) Retention Permission of approximately 122 linear metres of razor wire, installed over existing mesh fencing along the eastern boundary of the site, commencing at the north-eastern corner. 6) Permission for the installation of razor wire over the existing smoking shelter located adjacent to the site entrance. 7) Retention Permission of an increased height-approximately 2.1m to 3.3m-of 35 metres of palisade fencing connecting to the mesh fence at the south-eastern corner of the site. 8) Permission to increase the height of the remaining palisade fencing from 2.1m to 3.3m along the remaining southern boundary of the site extending to the south-west corner. 9) All associated site development works and services.

RETENTION: Retention permission is sought for the existing sessional pre-school (c.100 sqm) at the second floor level of the existing football club house formally used as a function room along with all other ancillary site works.

Permission to divide the existing pre-school area on the second floor level (87.4m.sq.), granted under planning permission reg. ref. 3667/22 to provide an additional-care room resulting in 2no. care rooms on the second floor to facilitate full time and part time care for children, an increase in numbers and care requirements, and an extension in the times from 07:00 to 18:00 hours Monday to Friday. Permission is also sought to extend the closing time for the ground floor level care areas (51.7m.sq.) granted under planning permission reg. ref. 3509/24 from 17:00 to 18:00 hours Monday to Friday, to facilitate full time care with part-time care along with all other ancillary site works at Willows FC, Jamestown Road, Finglas, Dublin 11.

Permission is sought by Little Willows Pre School for the change of use of two of the existing changing rooms at the ground floor level of the existing football club house to a sessional pre-school (c.52m.sq.) along with all other ancillary site works.