Planning precedent report

Permission for temporary retention of development

We, Westleton Ltd., intend to apply for a seven year permission for a Largescale Residential Development at a site located in the townland of Balally, at the existing Balally Shopping Centre, Blackthorn Drive, Sandyford, Dublin 16. The site is bound by Maples Road to the north, Cedar Road to the west, Blackthorn Drive to the south and open space to the east, on a site 0.983 ha. in size which includes the existing shopping centre. Existing units are to be retained at ground floor level. The development will consist of the construction of a 1-9 storey development comprising 100 No. apartments and retail units, part of which is located over the western part of the existing retail/commercial units. The residential portion contains a single block on the western portion of the site which is primarily 7-9 storeys stepping down to 7 storeys to the north with a mezzanine level. Residential units include 6 No. studios,15 No. 1 bed, 8 No. 2 bed 3 person, 44 No. 2 bed 4 person apartments and 27 No. 3 bed units. The proposed development will also provide for communal amenity space of 1,090 sqm. Provision of private open space in the form of balconies or terraces to all individual apartments. Public open space is provided in the form of extended and upgraded public realm. 2 No. commercial units are provided in the form of a single storey kiosk beside Blackthorn drive to the south and a small commercial unit beside Maples Road (77 sqm in total). Façade upgrades are provided to the existing retail units. The proposed development will provide 279 No. bicycle parking spaces of which, 209 No. are long term spaces provided in secure bicycle stores and the remaining 70 No. are short term space for visitors. It is proposed to retain 77 No. existing car parking spaces and provide 12 No. new spaces at undercroft level, resulting in a total of 89 No. car parking spaces, 35 No. car parking spaces are intended to serve the residential units and are located at undercroft and surface level, and 54 spaces will serve existing retail located at surface level. 65 No. existing car parking spaces are proposed to be removed. It is proposed to access the proposed development via the existing entrances on Cedar Road and Maples Road to the north and west of the site. The application also entails improvement to the footpath surrounding the site and cycle path to the south. A raised pedestrian crossing point is provided to Cedar Road/Blackthorn Drive junction. Pedestrian crossings are provided to the north and west of the subject site. The development will also provide for all associated ancillary site development infrastructure including site clearance / minor demolition works, site hoarding, removal of external stairs, excavation and resurfacing of car parking, removal of covered walkway in front of existing units, the construction of foundations, public realm improvements, switch room, water tank rooms, storage room, meter room, sprinkler tank room, comms room, bin storage, bicycle stores, green roofs, hard and soft landscaping, attenuation area and all associated works and infrastructure to facilitate the development including connections to foul and water supply and surface run off. Website: www.balallylrd2.com

We, Westleton Ltd., intend to apply for a seven year permission for a Largescale Residential Development at a site located in the townland of Balally, at the existing Balally Shopping Centre, Blackthorn Drive, Sandyford, Dublin 16. The site is bound by Maples Road to the north, Cedar Road to the west, Blackthorn Drive to the south and open space to the east. The development will consist of the construction of an 2-8 storey over basement with existing retail/commercial units to be retained at ground floor level ‘build to rent’ residential scheme of 165 No. dwellings on a site 0.9678 ha. in size which includes the existing shopping centre. The development contains 7 No. studio, 102 No. 1 bed, 8 No. 2 bed 3 person and 48 No. 2 bed 4 person apartments. The breakdown of each block will contain the following apartments: • Block A: comprises 113 No. units (7 No. studio, 74 No. 1 bed, 8 No. 2 bed 3 person, 24 No. 2 bed 4 person) in an 8 storey block; • Block B: comprises 16 No. units (5 No. 1 bed, 11 No. 2 bed 4 person) in an 8 storey block; • Block C: comprises 36 No. units (23 No. 1 bed, 13 No. 2 bed 4 person) in a 7 storey block; and • Internal communal amenity space for residents is provided on the first floor (435 sqm). The proposed development will also provide for communal amenity space of 1,643 sqm. Provision of private open space in the form of balconies or terraces is provided to all individual apartments. A community facility is also proposed 165 sqm in size. The proposed development will provide 312 no. bicycle parking spaces of which, 224 no. are long term spaces provided in secure bicycle stores, 84 no. are short term space for visitors - mainly distributed at surface level and 4 no. spaces are provided for the community facility. A total of 104 no. car parking spaces are provided 41 No. car parking spaces are intended to serve the residential units and are located at basement level while 63 no car parking spaces are provided at surface level, 12 no. surface car parking spaces will be for residential use and 51 spaces will serve existing retail located at surface level. It is proposed to access the proposed development via the existing entrances on Cedar Road and Maples Road to the north and west of the site. The development will also provide for all associated ancillary site development infrastructure including site clearance / minor demolition works, removal of external stairs, excavation and resurfacing of car parking, removal of overhangs, the construction of foundations, public realm improvements, switch room, water tank rooms, storage room, meter room, sprinkler tank room, comms room, bin storage, bicycle stores, green roofs, hard and soft landscaping, attenuation area and all associated works and infrastructure to facilitate the development including connections to foul and water supply and surface run off. Website: www.balallylrd.com

Construction of a rear extension, a roof dormer window and associated site works.

The proposed development will consist of the construction of a ground floor and first floor extension to the rear with hipped roof.

Construction of proposed entrance canopy, Entrance lobby, three mainstream classrooms with associated toilets, linking corridor circulation, two special education needs classrooms and associated quiet spaces, toilets for independent use, central activity space with daily living skills area, storage, sensoray room, secure lobby, SEN Office, universal access toilet, SEN two staff toilets, alterations to existing existing school consisting of alterations to classroom windows, removal of one tree and part existing hedge in order to form SEN pupil & fire brigade access to building. Also the creation of six additional parking spaces including one disabled parking space and installation of attenuation with infiltration tank.