Planning precedent report

Development shall consist of 334 Build to Rent Residential Apartment Units within 4 No. apartment blocks and as follows: 79 No. Studio, 175 No. 1 bed, 80 No. 2 bed, All Residential units provided with private balconies/terraces to the north/south/east and west elevations, Creche 272 sqm., Residential amenity spaces 893 sqm. (including a unit of 146.5 sqm. open to the public, resident's gym, business centre, multipurpose room, staff facilities, multimedia/cinema room, shared working space, concierge and games room). Height ranging from 5 to 16 storeys (over basement). Landscaped communal space in the central courtyard. Provision of a new vehicular entrance from Carmanhall Road and egress to Blackthorn Road. Provision of pedestrian and cycle connections. 125 No. Car Parking, 6 No Motor Cycle Parking and 447 cycle spaces at ground floor/under croft and basement car park levels. Plant and telecoms mitigation structures at roof level. The development also includes 2 No. ESB substations, lighting, plant, storage, site drainage works and all ancillary site development works above and below ground. The application contains a statement setting out how the proposal will be consistent with the objectives of the relevant Development Plan. The application contains a statement indicating why permission should be granted for the proposed development having regard to a consideration specified in Section 37 (2)(b) of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended, notwithstanding that the proposed development materially contravenes a relevant development plan or local area plan other than in relation to the zoning of the land. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report has been prepared in respect of the proposed development. Website: https://carmanhallroadshd2022.ie/

Permission for a strategic housing development consisting of: (i) construction of a Build-To-Rent residential development within a new part six, part eight, part nine, part eleven storey rising to a landmark seventeen storey over basement level apartment building (40,814sq.m) comprising 428 no. apartments (41 no. studio, 285 no. one-bedroom, 94 no. two-bedroom & 8 no. three-bedroom units) of which 413 no. apartments have access to private amenity space, in the form of a balcony or lawn/terrace, an d 15 no. apartments have access to a shared private roof terrace (142sq.m) at ninth floor level; all apartments have access to 2,600sq.m of communal amenity space, spread over a courtyard at first floor level and roof terraces at sixth, eighth and ninth floor levels, a 142sq.m resident’s childcare facility at ground floor level, 392sq.m of resident’s amenities, including concierge/meeting rooms, office/co-working space at ground floor level and a meeting/games room at first floor level, and 696sq.m of resident’s amenities/community infrastructure inclusive of cinema, gym, yoga studio, laundry and café/lounge at ground floor level. The café/lounge will primarily serve the residents of the development and will be open for community use on a weekly/sessional basis; provision of 145 no. vehicular parking spaces (including 8 no. mobility parking spaces, 2 no. club-car spaces and 44 no. electric charging spaces), 5 no. motorcycle parking spaces, bin stores, plant rooms, switch room and 2 no. ESB sub-stations all at ground floor level; provision of bicycle parking (752 no. spaces), plant and storage at basement level; permission is also sought for the removal of the existing vehicular entrance and construction of a replacement vehicular entrance in the north-western corner of the site off Carmanhall Road; provision of improvements to street frontages to adjoining public realm of Carmanhall Road & Blackthorn Road comprising an upgraded pedestrian footpath, new cycling infrastructure, an increased quantum of landscaping and street-planting, new street furniture inclusive of bins, benches and cycle parking facilities and the upgrading of the existing Carmanhall Road & Blackthorn Road junction through provision of a new uncontrolled pedestrian crossing; and, All ancillary works including provision of play equipment, boundary treatments, drainage works - including SuDS drainage, landscaping, lighting, rooftop telecommunications structure and all other associated site services, site infrastructure and site development works. The former Avid Technology International buildings were demolished on foot of Reg. Ref. D16A/0158 which also permitted a part-five rising to eight storey apartment building. The development approved under Reg. Ref. D16A/0158, and a subsequent part-seven rising to nine storey student accommodation development permitted under Reg. Ref. PL06D.303467, will be superseded by the proposed development. The application contains a statement setting out how the proposal will be consistent with the objectives of the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Development Plan 2016- 2022 and the Sandyford Urban Framework Plan. The application contains a statement indicating why permission should be granted for the proposed development, having regard to a consideration specified in section 37(2)(b) of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended, notwithstanding that the proposed development materially contravenes a relevant development plan or local area plan other than in relation to the zoning of the land. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report has been prepared in respect of the proposed development. The application, together with the Environmental Impact Assessment Report, may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, during public opening hours at the offices of An Bord Pleanála and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. The application may also be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.carmanhallroadshd.ie

Application to An Bord Pleanála for permission for a strategic housing

Atlas GP Limited intend to apply for planning permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development at this site of c. 0.89 ha at the Former Avid Technology site, at the corner of Blackthorn Road and Carmanhall Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18. The development will consist of: 1) 183 no. apartments within four blocks ranging from 4 to 13 storey high over basement as follows: 25 no. studio units, 29 no. one-bed units, 54 no. two-bed units, 75 no. three-bed units All residential units are provided with private balconies / terraces. A creche of c. 337 sq.m. to be located in block D. Communal amenity space (internal) c. 379 sq.m. to be located in Block D (facing Carmanhall Road) Public communal space (internal) c. 351 sq.m. to be located in Block E. Landscaped communal and public open space as follows: 1215 sq.m. of public open space plaza in the courtyard at ground level, 384.49 sq.m. of communal open space and 186.51 sq.m creche play area at ground level and 583.02 sq.m of communal open space at roof level across all blocks. 2) The provision of car, motorcycle and bicycle parking as follows: 64 no. car parking spaces at basement level, 428 no. cycle spaces, 388 of which are long term at basement level and 40 no. short term spaces at ground floor, 4 no. motorbike spaces at basement level, Residential storage space at basement level. 3) Provision of a new vehicular entrance from Carmanhall Road and new vehicular egress onto Blackthorn Road. 4) Telecom mitigation measures to be included 6 no. 300 mm microwave link dishes mounted on 3 no. steel support poles affixed to ballast mounts at roof level on Block D. The development also includes lighting, plant space, site drainage works and all ancillary site development works above and below ground. The application may also be inspected at the following website set up by the applicant: www.carmanhallroadlrd.ie

Permission for the construction of two no. single storey pavillion buildings to

The proposal is for the construction of two no. single storey pavilion buildings to the west and east of the existing single storey retail and café building. Pavilion building A is for A café / restaurant (GFA of c. 139 sq.m) and Pavilion building B is for a Class 1 shop use (GFA of c. 139 sq.m). The proposal includes signage zones for each unit, associated outdoor seating / terrace area, green roofs, cycle parking and all associated site works. The proposed development supersedes the development permitted under Reg. Ref.: D18A/1080.