Planning precedent report

The site is bounded by Kylemore Road (R112) to the west; Old Naas Road to the north; Naas Road (R810) to the south; and 'Brooks' (Building Providers) to the east. The development will consist of amendments to a previously permitted mixed-use development (DCC Reg.Ref.: 4238/19; ABP Ref. PL29S.307804). The amendments will consist of: - the relocation and reconfiguration of part basement under Blocks E1, E2, F1 and F2 to Blocks B1 and B2 (including the relocation and reconfiguration of sprinkler and water tanks, storage, plant rooms, tank and waste storage; - and provision of vehicular (ramped) access from grade level at Block E1 to basement level under Blocks B1 and B2; - reallocation of car parking spaces at podium level of Blocks C1, C2, D1 and D2; - reconfiguration/ retention of part basement under Block E1 to accommodate water and sprinkler tanks; - reconfiguration of commercial units at ground floor level of Block E1 and Block F2 replacing;- 1 no. pharmacy unit (75 sq.m Gross Floor Area (GFA)), 1 no. medical centre unit (237 sq.m GFA) one no. café/ bar restaurant unit (127Sqm GFA)and a cafe/bar restautant within Block E1 (253 sq.m GFA) with; 1 no. pharmacy unit (129 sq.m GFA), 1 no. medical centre unit (242 sq.m GFA) and 1 no. café/ bar/ restaurant unit (86 sq.m GFA); - reconfiguration of podium car park (including reconfiguration of bicycle stores, waste rooms, plant rooms, circulation cores) within Blocks E1, E2, F1 and F2; - provision of additional residential amenity area (467 sq.m GFA) within Block F2 to serve Blocks E2, F1 and F2; - the omission of 4 no. apartment units (2 no. 1 bed units and 2 no. 2 bed units) at ground floor level of Blocks F1 and F2; - relocation of 1 no. Generator Room from basement under Blocks E/ F to west of Block F1 at grade level; - minor amendments to proposed landscaping around the car park, residential and amenity entrances at ground floor level of Blocks E1, E2, F1 and F2 and within public realm area to the south of Block E1; - and all other associated works above and below ground to serve the proposed development. The amendments will result in the following: - a reduction from 129,210 sq.m to 128,736 sq.m GFA with reduction from 31,413 sq.m to 26,151 sq.m ancillary floorspace; - a reduction from 1,102 no. to 1,098 no. apartment units; - a reduction in car parking spaces from 874 no. to 715 no. spaces; - an increase in motorcycle spaces from 37 no. to 39 no. spaces; - an increase in bicycle parking spaces from 1,896 no. to 2,318 no. spaces; - and an increase in communal amenities and support facilities from 4,477 sq.m GFA to 4,684 sq.m GFA.

Permission (for a period of 10 years) for development on this site of c.3.79 hectares at the Royal Liver Assurance Retail Park, Old Naas Road, Dublin 12. The site is bounded by Kylemore Road (R112) to the west; Old Naas Road to the north; Naas Road (R810) to the south; and "Brooks" (Building Providers) to the east. The development will comprise the demolition of 2 No. single storey warehouse buildings (c.12,800m2 Gross Floor Area (GFA)), sub-divided to comprise 8 No. retail / retail warehouse units, and full site clearance; and the redevelopment of the Royal Liver Assurance Retail Park to provide a mixed-use development (comprising residential, office, crèche, community, retail, café /bar / restaurant, medical centre, pharmacy uses) and all ancillary works; comprising 9 No. buildings ranging in height from 7 to 18 storeys over basement level, with a total GFA of c.129,210m2, plus c. 38,399m2 relating to ancillary car parking, bicycle parking, plant, waste storage facilities, storage, services, including at ground (sub-podium) and basement levels. The residential component comprises 1,102 No. units consisting of Build-to-Rent Residential Development comprising 992 No. apartment units within Blocks B1, B2, C1, C2, E2, D1, F1, F2 (comprising 4 No. Studio units, c.38m2 GFA; 484 No. 1 Bedroom units (ranging in size from c.49.2m2 to c.60.7m2 GFA); 490 No. 2 Bedroom units (ranging in size from c.75.3m2 to c.85.3m2 GFA); 14 No. 3 Bedroom units (ranging in size from c.100.0m2 GFA to c.101.5 m2 GFA); with resident support facilities, services and amenities at ground and upper floor levels (with a total GFA of c.4,477m2); 110 No. apartments within Blocks D2, E2 and F2; and Build-to-Rent Shared Accommodation comprising 203 No. Single Occupancy Bedrooms within Block E1, as described per block below: • Block A (Total GFA: c.17,292m2): 18 storey building over basement level (overall height +c.120.1m OD) fronting to Kylemore Road to the west, comprising; office use (c.17,002m2 GFA) at ground to 16th floor levels, with ancillary plant rooms, toilets, changing rooms, storage, bicycle parking at basement level; 1 No. café /bar / restaurant unit (c.290m2 GFA) at ground floor level; and plant at 17th floor level; • Block B1 (Total GFA: c.9,278m2): 12 storey building (overall height +c.84.4m OD), comprising 90 No. Build-to-Rent units (54 No. 1 bed units and 36 No. 2 bed units) at 2nd to 10th floor levels, with resident support facilities, services and amenities (c.2,160m2 GFA) including lounge, kitchen room, games room, post area, admin suite, reception, office, etc., at ground floor level; lounge, private dining room, quiet room, etc., at 1st floor level; resident's lounge, private dining room and external amenity area at 11th floor level; PV panels at roof level; and with balconies on the north-western, eastern and southern elevations; • Block B2 (Total GFA: c.8,963m2): 11 storey building (overall height +c. 81.65m OD), comprising 90 No. Build to Rent units (4 No. studio units, 32 No. 1 bed units and 54 No. 2 bed units) at 1st to 9th floor levels, with resident support facilities, services and amenities (c.949m2 GFA) at ground floor level including, resident's foyer, quiet room, after school club, office, etc.; multi-purpose hall and rooms (c.268.5m2 GFA); with external amenity area and PV panels at roof level; and with balconies on the western, eastern and southern elevations; • Block C1 (Total GFA: c.17,400m2): 11 storey building over basement level (overall height +c. 81.65m OD) comprising: 171 No. Build-to-Rent units (100 No. 1 bed units and 71 No. 2 bed units) at 1st to 9th floor levels, with resident support facilities, services and amenities (c.978m2 GFA) including cinema room, fitness suite (gym), shower and changing rooms etc., (extending across Blocks C1 and C2) at ground floor level; with resident's lounge, external amenity area and PV panels at 10th floor (roof) level; 1 No. café / bar / restaurant (c.176.9m2 GFA) with access from proposed public plaza / pedestrian route to west of Block C1; 1 No. retail unit (c. 2,360m2 GFA), at ground floor level of Block C1 and C2, with access from public plaza / pedestrian route to west of Block C1, and from ground floor (sub-podium) level car park, accessed from proposed entrance on Old Naas Road; and with balconies on the northern, western, eastern and southern elevations; • Block C2 (Total GFA: c. 7,728m2): 11 storey building over basement level (overall height +c. 81.65m OD) comprising 89 No. Build to Rent units (34 No. 1 bed units and 55 No. 2 bed units) at 1st to 9th floor levels, with external amenity area, green roof and PV panels at 10th floor level; and with balconies on the western, eastern and southern elevations; Blocks B1, B2, C1 and C2 are located on the southern side of the site, adjacent to Naas Road. • Blocks D1 and D2 are located in north-east of the site forming a single block, and comprising: o Block D1 (Total GFA: c.7,498m2): 10 storey building over basement level (overall height +c. 77.0m OD), located to west of site, to the south of Block D2, comprising 87 No. Build-to Rent-units (38 No. 1 bed units and 49 No. 2 bed units) at 1st to 8th floor levels; with resident support facilities, services and amenities (c.31m2 GFA) (resident's lounge) and external amenity area at 9th floor level; and with balconies on the western, eastern and southern elevations; o Block D2 (Total GFA: c.11,080m2): 8 storey building over basement level (overall height +c. 73.45m OD) fronting to Old Naas Road to the north, comprising 106 No. apartments (21 No. 1 bed units, c.49.2m2 GFA; 64 No. 2 bed units (ranging in size from c.75.3m2 to 83.1m2 GFA), and 21 No. 3 bed units (ranging in size from 100.0m2 GFA to 101.5m2 GFA), at ground to 7th floor level; 1 No. crèche (c.462m2 GFA) with outdoor play area, with access from public pedestrian access route on the western side of Block D2; with green roof, PV panels, plant equipment at roof level; and with balconies on the northern, western, eastern and southern elevations; • Blocks E1 and E2 form a single block located to the west of the pedestrian route through the scheme; Block E2 located to the south of Old Naas Road, comprising: o Block E1 (Total GFA: c.8,742m2): 8-10 storey building over basement level (overall height +c. 76.85m OD),comprising 203 No. Build-to-Rent Shared Accommodation Single Occupancy Bedrooms (ranging in size from c.18.3m2 GFA to c.30.7m2 GFA), with communal kitchen / dining / living facilities to serve the residents at basement to 9th floor levels, comprising 1 No. fitness suite (gym) (c.196.7m2 GFA), 1 No. cinema room (c.64.1m2 GFA), residents dining area, lounge / reception areas at ground floor level; communal kitchen / dining / living facilities (c.134.8m2 GFA) and 1 No. reading room (c.33.2m2 GFA) at 1st, 4th, 7th floor levels; communal kitchen / dining / living facilities (c.115.2m2 GFA) and 1 No. games room (c.33.2m2 GFA) at 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th floor levels; communal kitchen / dining / living facilities (c. 55.7m2 GFA) at 8thand 9th floor level; provision of communal amenity space at 8th floor level; 1 No. café / bar / restaurant (c.253.2m2 GFA) (also publicly accessible from public square / pedestrian route to south of Block E1) at ground floor level; and with balconies on the southern elevation; o Block E2 (Total GFA: c.6,808m2): 7 - 8 storey building over basement level (overall height +c. 70.55m OD), comprising 2 No. 2 bed apartments (c.77.8m2 GFA) at ground floor level; and 78 No. Build-to-Rent units (47 No. 1 bed units and 31 No. 2 bed units) at 1st to 7th floor levels; with resident support facilities, services and amenities (c.69m2 GFA) (residential foyers) at ground floor level; with external amenity area at 7th floor level; PV panels and plant equipment at roof level; and with balconies on the northern, western, eastern and southern elevations; • Block F1: (Total GFA: c.17,964m2): 9 storey building over basement level (overall height +c. 73.85m OD) located in the north-west of the site adjacent to junction of Old Naas Road / Kylemore Road comprising 2 No. 2 bed apartments (c.80.3m2 GFA) at ground floor level; 205 No. Build-to-Rent units at ground to 7th floor levels, comprising (106 No. 1 bed units; 85 No. 2 bed units and 14 No. 3 bed units) with resident support facilities, services and amenities (c.177m2 GFA) including residents foyers at ground and 8th floor levels, resident's lounge at 8th floor level; green roof, external amenity area at 8th floor level; and with balconies on the northern, western, eastern and southern elevations; • Block F2: (Total GFA: c. 16,456m2): 10 storey building over basement level (overall height +c. 80.15m OD) adjacent to Kylemore Road to the west, pedestrian route / public plaza to the south, comprising 182 No. Build-to-Rent units at ground to 9th floor levels, comprising (73 No. 1 bed units and 109 No. 2 bed units) with resident support facilities, services and amenities (c.113m2 GFA) including residential foyers etc., at ground floor level, with external amenity area and plant equipment at roof level; 1 No. pharmacy unit (c.74.6m2 GFA), 1 No. medical centre (c.237.2m2 GFA) and 1 No. café / bar / restaurant (c.126.5m2 GFA) at ground floor level, with access from proposed public square / pedestrian route to south of Block F2;and with balconies on the northern, western, eastern and southern elevations; • The provision of 874 No. car parking spaces (including 12 No. car sharing spaces, 87 No. car parking spaces suitable for electrical charging (EV spaces)), 37 No. motor cycle parking spaces and 1,896 No. bicycle parking spaces, at grade level and at ground (sub-podium) and basement level

The retention of the existing scrolling internally illuminated single sided ‘Metropole’ advertising display case mounted on an offset leg.

Planning permission for the proposed development consisting of the following: construction of a part 3, part 4, part 6-storey apartment block comprising 25 no. residential units (25 no. 2 bed units) each with associated balcony / terrace, with pedestrian access from Old Naas Road. The proposed development will include 30 no. bicycle spaces at surface level and will benefit from 685 sq. m. of communal open space and 88 no. vehicle parking spaces (comprising 79 no. car parking spaces, 4 no. accessible parking spaces and 5 no. motorcycle parking spaces - permitted under Reg. Ref. 4637/18). The vehicular parking is accessed from the existing permitted entrance under Reg. Ref. 2158/17. The proposed development represents a phase of the development permitted under Reg. Ref. 2158/17 and Reg. Ref. 4637/18, which includes the completion of the demolition previously approved under Reg. Ref. 2158/17. The overall scheme will provide for 128 no. units (22 no. 1-bed units, 90 no. 2-bed units, 15 no. 3-bed units and 1 no. studio). The proposal includes all ancillary site, landscaping, lighting and engineering works necessary to facilitate the development.

PERMISSION & RETENTION: Retention permission and planning permission is sought for alterations and completion of previously approved development (Reg. Ref. 2158/17). Retention permission is sought for the following: 2 no. additional as built floors of residential development Block A and Block B to provide an additional 16 no. units with associated balconies/terrace area in Block A (12 no. 2-bed units, 3 no. 1-bed units and 1 no. studio) and an additional 10 no. units with associated balconies/terrace area in Block B (3 no. 3-bed units, 6 no. 2-bed units, 1 no. 1-bed units). Planning permission is sought for completion of the development and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development. The proposed development will result in the overall scheme extending to 8 storeys over basement level comprising 103 no. residential units, each with associated balconies/terrace area; 88 no. vehicle parking spaces, (comprising 79 no. car parking spaces, 4 no. accessible parking spaces and 5 no. motorcycle parking spaces); 127 no. bicycle spaces (103 no. spaces at basement level and 24 no. spaces at surface level). The development proposed for retention is identical to that approved under Planning Reg. Ref. 4637/18.

Planning permission to include the following: Construction of an apartment block development. The redevelopment proposal entails demolition of the existing part 2 storey / part single storey shop and restaurant structure. The construction of a new five storey Apartment block development. The proposed fully serviced five storey block will have 25 apartment units in total. There are five units on each floor with balconies of each apartment unit. Access to the apartments is through a central lobby and lift. The central core with stair and lift projects above the top floor onto a flat roof with a parapet around the roof. There is a proposed single storey structure separate for bins, plant and bikes to the side of the proposed apartment block. The apartment ground will be surrounded by a wall and railing fence with entrance gate and piers onto the Old Naas Road, a green area and landscaping to front and sides, connection to the County Council Soil water and service water and all ancillary site works.