Site planning risk brief

Permission is sought for the following; a new revised glazed shopfront with a single door, construct a single storey pitched roof extension to the rear of the existing building for storage, incorporating new a smaller roller shutter type access door and pedestrian gate onto the rear lane and to change the use from vacant financial commercial unit on the ground floor of this three storey mid terrace building to a pet related retail/reception to the front of the unit and veterinary clinic to the rear of the existing unit and associated internal modifications.

The application site is bound by Donnybrook Road to the south west, Mulberry Lane to the North West and Pembroke Cottages to the east. The proposed development will consist of the demolition of all existing buildings on site (comprising the former Kiely’s public house and outbuildings) and the construction of a mixed-use building of part 3 to part 7 storeys in height, above basement level. The development comprises a café/restaurant unit (GFA of 92sqm) at ground floor level and Build to Rent Shared Accommodation comprising 100 no. single occupancy shared living units (ranging from 18.2sqm to 27sqm), associated reception/concierge area and communal amenities and facilities, from basement to sixth floor level. The shared accommodation scheme includes resident support facilities including laundry, concierge/reception, management offices and bin storage area at basement and ground floor level, a multifunctional communal area at ground and first floor level and communal amenity space (kitchen/living/dining area) at each level to serve the shared living units. External open space is located within the courtyard at ground floor level and the roof terrace at fifth floor level. The developments includes plant rooms, storeroom facilities and 152 no. bicycle parking spaces at basement level and a screened plant area at roof level. The development proposes relocating the existing ESB substation and switch room within the site from the Pembroke Cottages boundary to Mulberry Lane. The proposal includes foul and surface water drainage, signage, landscaping, and all associated site development and infrastructural works.

The development will consist of the replacement of the existing scrolling internally illuminated double sided 'Metrolpole' advertising display case with a double sided digital advertising display case and associated works.

Permission for the replacement of 1 no. existing backlit '48 sheet' advertising panel (6.0 x 3.0m, surface area 18m2) with a single 4.5m x 3.0m (surface area 13.5m2) digital advertising panel along with associated site works.

Permission for the development comprising: alterations to development previously approved under Reg. Ref. 3513/20 comprising: (i) the change of use of an approved commercial unit (225sq.m.) at ground floor level from cafe to medical (and related consultants) use; (ii) provision of signage on the northern/eastern elevations of the building to serve the medical (and related consultants) unit; (iii) all associated ancillary works necessary to facilitate the proposed development.

Planning permission is sought for development comprising: (i) The demolition of the existing single storey buildings at 25-27 Donnybrook Road and Nos. 1-3 The Crescent, Donnybrook, Dublin 4; (ii) The construction of an 8-storey mixed-use development consisting of the following uses: (a) 49 no. build-to-rent apartments, comprising of 44 no. one-bed apartments and 5 no. two-bed apartments (access from 1-3 The Crescent) and served by Resident’s Communal amenity area comprised of external 256sqm (including roof terraces at 4th and 5th floors); Residents internal amenity area comprised of 142sqm gymnasium at Ground Floor; (b) 231sqm retail space at Ground Floor (access from 25-27 Donnybrook Road). The development features 84 no. bicycle spaces; a refuse storage, a plant room and an ESB substation (all located at Ground Floor); landscaping and all associated site development works.