Planning precedent report

Permission for a mixed use (Retail convenience foodstore, 4 retail units and a café unit) development in 2 Blocks as follows: 1) Block 01: Two storey structure (with plant room at roof level) comprising 4no. retail units at ground floor level, internal ESB substation, car park at ground floor level, providing for car and bicycle parking spaces, and a licensed retail convenience foodstore at first floor level (1,187m²net floor area) including an off licence. 2) Block 02: Change of use of existing residential dwelling and provision of an extension to now provide for a single storey café unit. 3) Demolition of shed structure, removal of portacabin and construction of a public plaza development with landscaping, seating and bicycle parking to serve Block 2. 4) Utilisation of existing vehicular and pedestrian access with associated widening and improvements, including provision of a right hand turn on Turvey Avenue. 5) New internal access roundabout with associated landscaping. 6) Loading Bay. 7) Landscaping. 8) Boundary Treatments. 9) And all ancillary site and engineering works necessary to facilitate the development. The site has planning permission for a previous similar development Register Reference F15A/0181. This application makes a number of amendments to this permission including the removal of an intermediate parking level. AI received 09/04/21

Planning permission is sought

The proposed works include the following:

The proposed development will consist of: 1) Amendments to the layout of the basement to provide 89 no. car parking spaces (including 5 no. disabled spaces and 25 no. EV spaces); 485 no. cycle parking spaces (including 5 no. cargo parking spaces); 9 no. motorcycle parking spaces; bin storage areas and plant rooms; 2) Amendments to the internal layouts of Block A and Block C to provide an additional 13 no. apartments (to a total of 168 no. – 42 no. one beds, 116 no. two beds and 10 no. three beds) comprising the replacement of the approved resident’s amenity facilities the ground floor to Block A with 5 no apartments (1 no. one bed and 4 no. two bed) and the reconfiguration of the internal layouts of the first and second floors of Block C to replace 8 no. three bed apartments with 16 no. one bed apartments; 3) Amendments to the elevations of Block A and Block C associated with the internal layouts comprising windows, entrance doors and private terraces for each apartment at ground floor on the southern, eastern and part of the western elevations of Block A and minor alterations to the approved fenestration, the provision of additional balconies and alterations to the approved balconies on part of the first and second floors on the eastern and western elevations of Block C; and 4) Amendments to the site layout including redesign of public open space and play area and minor adjustments to the design of the communal open space to include an additional play area; minor alterations to the internal pedestrian and landscaped areas to provide 1 no. disabled parking space, 1 no. set down parking space and 100 no. cycle parking spaces; and construction of 1 no. ESB substation and switchroom building. This planning application for the proposed amendments to the permitted Strategic Housing Development is a Large-scale Residential Development as defined under Section 2 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended). AGC Capital Donabate Limited intend to apply for Permission for a Large-scale Residential Development comprising of amendments to the permitted Strategic Housing Development (ABP Reference ABP-306794- 20 and as amended under ABP-309600-21

ABP -306794-20 Amendment ref ABP-309600-21 Amendments to Block A, Block B and Block C previously permitted development ABP 306794-20 and associated works.

To view the full Strategic Housing Development and application please visit: www.turveyavenueshd.ie ABP REF: 306794 The development will consist of the construction of a residential development comprising of 144 no. apartment units (26 no. one beds, 100 no. two beds, 18 no. three beds) within 3 no. blocks (ranging in height from 3 - 5 storeys over basement) and 1 no. retail unit, all of which will be provided as follows: Block A containing a total of 50 no. apartments comprising of 10 no. one beds, and 40 no. two beds, in a building 3-5 storeys over basement in height, and all apartments provided with private terraces / balconies; Block B containing a total of 40 no. apartments comprising of 12 no. one beds, and 28 no. two beds, in a building 5 storeys over basement in height, and all apartments provided with private balconies / terraces; and, Block C containing a total of 54 no. apartments comprising of 4 no. one beds, 32 no. two beds, and 18 no. 3 beds, in a building 3-5 storeys over basement in height, and all apartments provided with private balconies / terraces. The development also includes the construction of a basement providing 144 no. car parking spaces to be accessed off Turvey Walk, 300 no. bicycle spaces, 5 no. mototcycle spaces, plant room and bin stores. The proposal also incorporates 5 no. car parking spaces and 20 no. bicycle spaces at surface level, ESB sub-station, associated elevational signage to retail unit, public lighting, boundary treatment, landscaping including play equipment, public realm improvements to existing public path from Turvey Avenue to Turvey Grove including opening and widening of existing path to provide pedestrian and cycle lane, utilisation of existing vehicular access from Turvey Avenue to the development for emergency vehicles only; and all associated engineering and site works necessary to facilitate the development.