Planning precedent report

Planning permission for a mixed use development comprising a build-to-rent (btr) residential development, a hotel, office / enterprise space and enterprise units at a site circa 0.4073ha located and accessed from the kilmore road, artane, dublin 5, d05 c7x8 on the site of the old ‘novum’ building, part of the estate known as the artane business park, located east of the butterly business park and west of the access roadway through the estate. The development consists of the demolition of the existing single storey building (circa 2,752sqm) and sections of boundary walls (some subject to agreement with adjoining landowners); the construction of two building blocks a&b (block a to the south and block b the north), defining and separated by an urban square, block a (comprising of a hotel, enterprise units, btr apartments with associated communal residential amenities, with 2 no. Roof gardens; at 2nd floor podium level and 5th floor rooftop level) and block b (comprising of enterprise units, office/enterprise units, btr apartments with associated communal residential amenities and roof garden; 5th floor rooftop level, further detailed below; with a total gross floor area of circa 10,323sqm. Block a is a 2, 5 + 7 storey building, it faces kilmore road (to the south), the access road (to the east), the boundary of the butterly business park (to the west) and is designed as two blocks linked by a two storey podium with landscaped roof garden. The southern part of block a comprises a 77 bedroom hotel, including a ground floor restaurant (circa 187sqm) with associated external dining area and ground floor colonnade to the south west, café/bar (circa 83sqm), 4 no. First floor meeting rooms (circa 210sqm), gym and business center facilities (with shared usage by btr residential units), 77 bedrooms over second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors, plant/services room at seventh floor (roof level), with solar panels at 7th and 5th floor roof levels and extensive green roof at 2nd floor, all with a gross floor area of 3,950sqm the northern part of block a also includes a 2 storey podium with roof garden, ground floor colonnade to 3 no. Ground floor enterprise units with gross floor area of 194sqm, refuse areas, bicycle parking, a one-way vehicular and a pedestrian route under the block from the urban square, turning to link to the eastern access road, with car parking at ground and first floors, with associated car lift access from urban square, 20 no. Apartments btr over second, third and fourth floors (8 no. 1 bed units; 12 no. 2 bed units), all with balconies or terraces facing north, south and west), second floor associated community room (circa 37sqm), and external landscaped semi-private deck area, (circa 457sqm), fifth floor community room (circa 18sqm) and landscaped rooftop garden area, circa 267sqm, and extensive green roof, all with a gross floor area of 3,330sqm. Block b includes ground floor colonnade to 2 no. Ground floor enterprise units (circa 323sqm, refuse areas, secure bicycle parking, btr concierge/reception, first floor office / enterprise unit (circa 471sqm), btr common room (circa 85sqm), 21 no. Apartments over second, third and fourth floors (9 no. 1 bed units; 12 no. 2 bed units), all with balconies or terraces facing north, south and west), fifth floor community room (circa 18sqm) and landscaped rooftop garden area, circa 267sqm, and extensive green roof, all with a gross floor area of 3,043sqm. The development includes 4 no. Refuse stores, 3 no. Bicycle stores, 100 no. Cycle parking spaces, 48 no. Car parking spaces, including 3 no. Car club parking spaces, 2 no. Set down area for hotel, 1 no. Loading bay, 2 no. Car lift waiting spaces, community amenity open space at second floor podium level to block a (circa 457sqm), and at roof level / fifth floor of blocks a and b (circa 534sqm), boundary treatments and all associated site works including sustainable urban drainage systems, green roof systems, waste management areas, roof plant, associated hard and soft landscaping, and all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above ground including boundary treatments and associated site servicing (foul and surface water drainage and water supply). Access to the scheme will be via kilmore road.

Permission for the subdivison of the previously combined Units 1 and 2 Artane Place (formerly Butterly Business Park), Kilmore Road, Artane, Dublin 5 into two separate Units to be known as Unit 1, Artane Place, Kilmore Road, Artane, Dublin 5 and Unit 2, Artane Place, Kilmore Road, Artane, Dublin 5 respectively including a change of use from previous retail for the current combined unit to proposed retail/cafe/take away for each of the subdivided units. The insertion of a new shop front in the north west elevation of the new Unit 1. The removal of existing roller shutter from the south west elevation of Unit 1 and the blocking up of that opening. The insertion of a single escape door in the south west elevation of Unit 1 and in the south east elevation of Unit 2.

Storebox Self Storage Ireland Limited, intend to apply for permission for development at this site: Unit 3EB, Artane Business Park, Dublin 5. The development will consist of: Amendments to permission granted under Dublin City Council Reg. Ref. 4021/20 comprising internal alterations including change of stair location, filling of an existing void in the mezzanine floor of 12m2 for use for storage units, changes to bathroom facilities, inclusion of new fire doors, a new external fire escape stairway, new window at first floor level, additional signage, changes to the storage container layout in the rear yard area and all ancillary development.

RETENTION: Retention permission for the continued use of Unit 3EB for self-storage use as granted for a temporary period under planning reg. ref. 3788/17. No internal or external works to the existing building are proposed. Retention permission is also sought for storage containers located to the rear of Unit 3EB and storage containers in an open yard area to the north of the property.

CHANGE OF USE. (i) The change of use from office use to medical use; and, (ii) all associated internal reconfiguration works and ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.

Change of use of Unit 40 from office use to restaurant and café use, as an extension to the existing café in Unit 37, and the construction of a glazed aluminium-framed shopfront with roller shutter in the existing elevation of Unit 40, with related signage overhead.