Planning precedent report

Permission for change of use, material alterations and extension to an existing two storey office building and part of 2no. industrial sheds for use as Artist Workspaces on a site at Promenade Road, Dublin Port, Dublin 1. The development will consist of a) Material alterations to the existing two storey office building to provide a ground, first and second floor extension of 30.4 sqm area total, to include a passenger lift providing access to first floor. Material alterations to the north, south, east and west facades by closing up 19no. windows and 1no. door, enlarging 2no. existing window openings to the south and west facade and 1no. new window to the west facade, provide external cladding to all facades with an entrance canopy to the west elevation and fixed signage to the north elevation b) Material alterations and partial removal to the northern ends of 2no. existing industrial sheds partially to be retained resulting in 124sqm area of the shed to the east and 135sqm area of the shed to the west for use as ancillary storage by providing new doors into the yard and partial upgrade of existing building fabric and construction of new north and south gable facades for each shed to match existing metal cladding c) Removal of existing Promenade Road boundary wall, fence and sliding gate, and erection of steel railing boundary between Artist studio building and east industrial shed d) Construction of a 4m high east-west masonry Art wall to define the site boundary to the south e) Reconfigure existing yard to provide hard landscaped areas with 3no.car parking spaces, 10no. covered cycle spaces and all associated site works.

The development will consist of Amendments to the previously granted planning permission Reg. Ref. 5283/22 to include: 1. Demolition of the existing 2 storey office building as it has significant structural defects identified from site investigations post planning permission Reg. Ref. 5283/22. 2. Reconstruction and extension of the permitted 3 storey Artist Workspaces at ground floor (10.7 sqm), at first floor (10.7 sqm), at second floor (4.2 sqm) and at the maintenance deck (3.3 sqm) to provide 28.9 sqm total gross floor area of extension. 3. Alterations to replace the permitted window at first floor to the East elevation with corner windows at first and second floor to the East and North Elevations. 4. Reconstruction of the 2no. single storey industrial sheds as permitted that have been demolished under Reg. Ref 4483/19 due to significant structural defects identified from site investigations post planning permission Reg. Ref. 5283/22. The shed to the east is to be located approx. 3m further to the East and extended by 1.6 sqm. The shed to the west is to be extended by 41.5 sqm to provide 43.1 sqm total gross floor area of extension of ancillary storage. 5. Expand the permitted use as Artist Workspaces to include alternative uses as an Innovation Hub with ancillary office space and cycle repair workshop. 6. Erect a pedestrian and vehicular gate serving a vehicular entrance point off Promenade Road and erection of fixed boundary railings to the north site boundary extending along Promenade Road. 7. Amendments to the signage detail to provide placeholder text that will be subject to a future agreement with the Local Authority. 8. Associated amendments required to landscaping and site services.

The proposed development will consist of the demolition of 10 no. redundant buildings (c. 6830sqm) and removal of temporary structures including portacabins and general site clearance (an existing substation and pump house will remain in situ) to optimise the use of the site as a multi-functional storage yard (primarily for heavy goods vehicles) and facilitate wider infrastructural upgrades to provide additional capacity within the Port. The proposed development will also include: construction of vehicular check-in booths (c. 30sqm); an open-air blockwork electrical enclosure; amendments to boundary treatments including provision of 4m high security fencing (including 1.5m high retaining walls) on the northern, eastern and southern boundaries; 4m high security fencing fixed to the existing masonry wall along the western boundary with Bond Road; 3 no. new 12m wide automatic vehicular sliding gates and re-building of 1 no. existing 9m wide automatic vehicular sliding gate; provision of 14 no. high mast lighting columns (30m high) and 54 no. perimeter lighting columns (12m high); installation of 9 no. CCTV columns (18m high); installation of new pavement, underground drainage, attenuation, interceptors, water services and electrical infrastructure; installation of new wash bay and fuel spill areas; installation of pedestrian barriers; and all associated site and development works on a site of c. 9.52ha.

PERMISSION & RETENTION: Development at this site which extends from Promenade Road to Alexandra Road and includes the western part of Circle K Fuel Terminal1, part of Promenade Road at its junction with Terminal 10 Link Road (T10 Link Road), T10 Link Road, part of Tolka Quay Road, No. 1 Branch Road North and part of Alexandra Road. It also incorporates land comprising parts of Terminal 4 and Terminal 4 North, all at Dublin Port, Dublin 1. 1. Retention permission is sought for development of part of a link road known as T10 Link Road connecting Promenade Road with Tolka Quay Road to the west of the Terminal 10 State Services yard. The road and associated infrastructure comprises of: - An approximately 125 metre long and 14.4 m wide two-way road (two northbound lanes and one southbound land), with 2 no. 3m wide footpaths. - A T-junction with Promenade Road; - A pedestrian zebra crossing at the northern end of the link road; and - A vehicular entrance to the Terminal 10 state services yard; - Revisions to fenceline previously permitted under Reg.Ref. 4483/19 at northeast corner of Terminal 4 North boundary; and - All associated ancillary works including site clearance, demolitions, earthworks, pavement construction, drainage services, diversion and installation of utility services, installation of road markings and signs, lighting, CCTV and associated boundary fencing. Permission is sought for development which will consist of a new link road from north of Tolka Quay Road to Alexandra Road. The new link road and associated infrastructure will comprise of: - An approximately 250m long two-way road (two north bound and two south bound lanes) with 3 m wide footpaths on either side of the road and two-way segregated cycleway on eastern side of road; - New roundabout, connecting proposed new link road with Tolka Quay Road; - New link road will incorporate a swept bend to integrate continuously with Alexandra Road to the west, a T-junction from Alexandra Road to the east to the proposed new link road, and closure of access to No. 2 Branch Road South; - Closure and removal of No. 1 Branch Road North along with boundary walls to east and west, accommodating an extension of Terminal 4 including new yard surface into area of current Circle K Terminal 1; - Realigned port cycle network along Alexandra Road; - Upgrade of road and footpath connections on Tolka Quay Road and a zebra crossing on Tolka Quay Road to the east of the proposed roundabout; and - Revisions to fenceline previously permitted under Reg. Ref. 4483/19 at southeast corner of Terminal 4 North boundary. Permission is also sought for development comprising: - Relocation of 5 no. parking spaces within and provision of new 2.4 m western boundary wall to the Circle K Terminal 1; - Revisions to access from Circle K Terminal 1 to Alexandra Road as previously permitted under Reg. Ref. 3773/20 to now omit previous access arrangements and provide for two vehicular entrances and gateways to Alexandra Road and one vehicular entrances and gateways to T10 Link Road; - The demolition/ breaking out of:-Existing T10 Link Road junction on Tolka Quay Road;-Section of Circle K Terminal 1 perimeter fence; and All associated ancillary works, including site clearance, demolitions, earthworks, pavement construction, drainage services, diversion and installation of utility services, installation of road markings and signs, lighting, CCTV and associated boundary fencing. Part of the site comprises of an establishment to which the Chemicals Act (Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2015 (S.I.209 of 2015) applies. -

The proposed development will consist of the change of use Building P8 from office use to medical use (GFA: 3534 sq.m) and is described on a level-by-level basis as follows: Ground Floor: 3no. Physiotherapy rooms, Office Reception, 3no. Offices, Entrance Lobby (incl. Waiting area and Reception), Staff Room, Storage room, First Aid room, 2no.Staff Showers, Kitchenette, and all ancillary accommodation; First Floor: 7no. Consulting rooms, Treatment room, 2no. Utility rooms, Interview room, 4 no. Stores, 2no. Offices, Staff Kitchen/Lounge, Reception/ Admin room, Breakout space, and all ancillary accommodation; Second Floor: 8no. Consulting rooms, Treatment room, Reception, 4no. Offices, Interview room, 2no. Utility rooms,3no. Stores, Comms/IT room, Hot desking, and all ancillary accommodation; Third Floor: 8no. Consulting rooms, Treatment room, Reception, 5 no. Offices, 2no. Utility rooms, 3no. Stores, Comms/IT room, Staff Kitchen Lounge, and all ancillary accommodation; Fourth Floor: 3no. Research Labs, 6no. Offices, IT Hub, Waiting area, Teaching space/Meeting room, 2no. Utility rooms, Staff Kitchen Lounge, and all ancillary accommodation; Fifth Floor: 3no. Research Labs, 2no. Utility rooms, 4no. Offices, Reception, Store, Waiting area, and all ancillary accommodation; The proposal involves modifications to the internal layout of the Building P8 building consisting of 6 floors, to facilitate this change of use from office space to medical use. Minor alterations to the external façade of the southern elevation of the building are proposed to facilitate the change of use. The proposed development involves the reconfiguration of the existing parking arrangements to facilitate an increase in the number of spaces available from 30no. to 34no. spaces (includes the provision of 2no. accessible parking spaces) and increase in bicycle parking spaces from 48no. to 60no. spaces. Planning permission is also sought for the creation of a pedestrian linkage on the western side of the building for accessibility to the car parking area, installation of new Perspex cover over the existing Bike racks and all ancillary site services and site development works.

Planning permission for the proposed development consists of dismantling a portion of the Terminal 1 site incl. the loading gantry, office buildings, workshops and control tower. Existing equipment including pumps will be moved to facilitate transfer of fuel to other terminals and Bill of Landing facilities will be moved as part of the works and the existing warehouse will be modified to store spare parts. The modifications also include relocating the Jet Fuel loading gantry and installing a new internal entrance gate and fence which is subject of an exempted development application (see application 0184/20). The Major Accidents Directive is applicable to the site and as such a significant modification assessment has been completed.