Planning precedent report

CHANGE OF USE: The proposed development will consist of the change of use of the Block U building from office use to medical use (total 1591.5 sq.m GFA) and is described on a level-by-level basis as follows: Ground Floor: 7no. Consulting rooms, 2no. Offices, Entrance Lobby (incl. Waiting area and Reception), Record room, Staff room with Kitchenette, Storeroom, Comm/IT room, 2no. Utility rooms and all ancillary accommodation. First Floor: 3no. Labs, 2no. Offices, 2no. Utility rooms, Waiting area, Teaching/Training room, Support room, 2 no. Stores, Staff Room, and all ancillary accommodation. Second Floor: 3no. Labs, 2no. Offices, 2no. Utility rooms, Waiting area, Teaching/Training room, Support room, Kitchenette, AHU Room, and all ancillary accommodation. The proposed development involves modifications to the internal layout of the Block U building consisting of 3 floors to facilitate this change of use from office space to medical use. To facilitate the proposed change of use at second floor level, a reduction in the size of the skylight on roof of the Block U building is proposed. No alterations are proposed to the external façades of the Block U building. In total 25no. car parking spaces (including 2no. accessible spaces) are proposed to serve the proposed development. The proposed development involves the reconfiguration of existing car parking arrangements for the Block U building to facilitate an increase from 1no. to 2no. accessible spaces and an overall reduction from 28no. to 25no. car parking spaces in total. The proposed development will be served by 2no. existing covered bicycle parking stores together providing a total of 30no. bicycle parking spaces. Planning permission is also sought for the relocation of existing bins to a new bin store and collection area to the rear of the Block U building in the southwest corner of the subject site as well as all ancillary site services and site development works.

The development will consist of the continued use of a temporary surface car park to provide ancillary parking for ESB staff temporally located at the gateway building, East Wall Road, during the redevelopment of the ESB Networks headquarters offices for a period up to a maximum of five years. The works include minor alterations to the existing internal car park layout reducing overall car parking capacity from 250 to 150 spaces. Permission is also sought to retain all entrances, security gates, security hut, lighting, boundary treatments and all ancillary site works without modification.

Planning permission for the relocation of the existing single storey security hut with associated bollards and barriers on the east side of the Tolka River crossing on the main access road from Alfie Bryne Road and to the north of Black 1; the erection of four new single storey steel framed and glazed bus shelters at four locations throughout the park and on the main circulation roadway - No 1 between Block L & N and oppossite Block B2; No 2 to the north of Block U; No 3 to the west of Block P3 and oppoite Block R; No 4 to the north of Block P4; along with associaties site works.

The retention of the existing scrolling internally illuminated double sided 'Metropole' advertising display case mounted on an offset leg.

2-storey extension to side and a single storey extension to rear, internal modifications and all related works

The development will consist of the construction of a two storey extension to the rear with velux roof lights, internal refurbishment to existing dwelling, single storey porch extension to the front and all associated site works.