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A 2.5m. high, c. 210 m. long boundary wall and all associated works.

The erection of 1 No. cable interface mast c. 20.75 m high with a squa

Permission is sought for a series of primary amendments to the permitted Mooretown Phase 2A and Phase 3 (SHD) developments. The amendments to the permitted Mooretown Phase 2A development include: the omission of 3 No. residential units (all 4-bed), identified as House Nos. 44-46; the partial realignment of the permitted Cronan's Well Road; and alterations to car parking and landscaping. The amendments to the permitted Mooretown Phase 3 development include: the omission of 196 No. residential units (43 No. 1-bed, 120 No. 2-bed and 33 No. 3-bed), comprising 8 No. houses and 188 No. apartments; and alterations to the internal road network, car parking, crèche drop-off spaces, open space and landscaping. Permission is also sought for a mixed-use development with a gross floor area of 34,055.2 sq m and ranging in height from 1 No. to 5 No. storeys that principally comprises: 381 No. residential dwellings (89 No. 1-bed, 198 No. 2-bed, 88 No. 3-bed and 6 No. 4-bed) (29,704.9 sq m), of which 156 No. are houses (84 No. 2-bed, 66 No. 3-bed and 6 No. 4-bed) and 225 No. are apartment units (89 No. 1-bed, 114 No. 2-bed and 22 No. 3-bed) (including triplex typologies); 2 No. commercial units (totalling 257.6 sq m); and a childcare facility (494.2 sq m). Permission is also sought for: internal road, cycle and footpath network; modifications to existing road, junction and car parking arrangements at Main Street, including omission of 2 No. crèche drop-off spaces (permitted as part of the Mooretown Phase 3 development), removal of an existing car parking zone and removal/relocation of 3 No. junctions at Main Street; 500 No. car parking spaces; 23 No. motorcycle parking spaces; cycle parking stores and spaces; hard and soft landscaping, including public open space, communal amenity space and incidental open space; private amenity space as gardens, and balconies and terraces facing all directions; public lighting; bin stores; plant rooms; rooftop PV panels, plant and lift overruns; green roofs; 4 No. sub-stations; and all associated works above and below ground.

A c.457m long extension to an existing 2.5m high boundary wall, and all associated works. AI received 8/4/2022

A c. 400m long southerly extension to the newly constructed Mooretown Distributor Road including verges, cycle paths, footpaths, water supply, foul and surface water drainage, surface water attenuation, utilities and ancillary works. The Mooretown Distributor Road is part of the Swords Western Distributor Road which connects the Rathbeale Road to the Mooretown Local Area Plan lands. Add Info received 16th February 2021. Add Info deemed Significant 17th February 2021. Revised Notices received 2nd March 2021.

ABP-313362-22 The development will consist of the construction of a total of 650 no residential units (265 no. houses, 187 no. apartments, 6 no. triplex units, and 192 no. duplex units [comprising 113 no. duplex 'house' units and 79 no. duplex 'apartment' units]), 1 no. childcare facility, 5 no. retail units and 1 no. café/restaurant, all of which will be provided as follows: • 265 no. residential houses (240 no. 3 bed houses, and 25 no. 4 bed houses) in detached, semi-detached, end-terraced, and mid-terraced houses ranging from two to three storey in height; • Duplex Block A containing a total of 12 no. units comprising of 2 no. 1 bed units, 3 no. 2 bed units, and 7 no. 3 bed units, in a building three storeys in height, and all units provided with private balconies/terraces; internal bike store; car parking and bicycle spaces, and bin stores; • Duplex Block B containing a total of 9 no. units comprising of 1 no. 1 bed unit, 2 no. 2 bed units and 6 no. 3 bed units, in a building three storeys in height, and all units provided with private balconies/terraces; internal bike store; 1 no. retail unit at ground floor level with associated signage; car parking and bicycle spaces, and bin stores; • Duplex Block C containing a total of 14 no. units comprising of 3 no. 1 bed units, 3 no. 2 bed units and 8 no. 3 bed units, in a building three storeys in height, and all units provided with private balconies/terraces; internal bike store; car parking and bicycle spaces, and bin stores; • Duplex Block D containing a total of 10 no. units comprising of 1 no. 1 bed unit, 3 no. 2 bed units and 6 no. 3 bed units, in a building three storeys in height, and all units provided with private balconies/terraces; internal bike store; car parking and bicycle spaces, and bin stores; • Duplex Block E containing a total of 12 no. units comprising of 2 no. 1 bed units, 3 no. 2 bed units and 7 no. 3 bed units, in a building three storeys in height, and all units provided with private balconies/terraces; internal bike store; car parking and bicycle spaces, and bin stores; • Duplex Block F containing a total of 9 no. units comprising of 1 no. 1 bed unit, 2 no. 2 bed units and 6 no. 3 bed units, in a building three storeys in height, and all units provided with private balconies/terraces; 1 no. retail unit at ground floor level with associated signage; internal bike store; car parking and bicycle spaces, and bin stores; • Duplex Block G containing a total of 14 no. units comprising of 3 no. 1 bed units, 3 no. 2 bed units and 8 no. 3 bed units, in a building three storeys in height, and all units provided with private balconies/terraces; internal bike store; car parking and bicycle spaces, and bin stores; • Duplex Block H containing a total of 5 no. units comprising of 2 no. 2 bed units and 3 no. 3 bed units, in a building three storeys in height, and all units provided with private balconies/terraces; car parking and bicycle spaces, and bin stores; • Duplex Block I containing a total of 7 no. units comprising of 2 no. 1 bed units, 1 no. 2 bed unit and 4 no. 3 bed units, in a building three storeys in height, and all units provided with private balconies/terraces; internal bike stores; car parking and bicycle spaces, and bin stores; • Duplex Block J containing a total of 7 no. units comprising of 2 no. 1 bed units, 1 no. 2 bed unit and 4 no. 3 bed units, in a building three storeys in height, and all units provided with private balconies/terraces; internal bike store; car parking and bicycle spaces, and bin stores; • Duplex Block K containing a total of 16 no. units comprising of 5 no. 1 bed units, 2 no. 2 bed units and 9 no. 3 bed units, in a building three storeys in height, and all units provided with private balconies/terraces; internal bike store; car parking and bicycle spaces, and bin stores; • Duplex Block L containing a total of 8 no. units comprising of 1 no. 1 bed unit, 2 no. 2 bed units and 5 no. 3 bed units, in a building three storeys in height, and all units provided with private balconies/terraces; car parking and bicycle spaces, and bin stores; • Duplex Block M containing a total of 8 no. units comprising of 3 no. 2 bed units and 5 no. 3 bed units, in a building three storeys in height, and all units provided with private balconies/terraces; internal bike store; car parking and bicycle spaces, and bin stores; • Duplex Block N containing a total of 4 no. units comprising of 2 no. 2 bed units and 2 no. 3 bed units, in a building three storeys in height, and all units provided with private balconies/terraces; car parking and bicycle spaces, and bin stores; • Duplex Block O containing a total of 11 no. units comprising of 4 no. 1 bed units, 1 no. 2 bed unit and 6 no. 3 bed units, in a building three storeys in height, and all units provided with private balconies/terraces; internal bike store; car parking and bicycle spaces, and bin stores; • Duplex Block P containing a total of 5 no. units comprising of 2 no. 2 bed units and 3 no. 3 bed units, in a building three storeys in height, and all units provided with private balconies/terraces; car parking and bicycle spaces, and bin stores; • Duplex Block Q containing a total of 15 no. units comprising of 1 no. 1 bed unit, 5 no. 2 bed units and 9 no. 3 bed units, in a building three storeys in height, and all units provided with private balconies/terraces; internal bike store; car parking and bicycle spaces, and bin stores; • Duplex Block R containing a total of 7 no. units comprising of 2 no. 1 bed units, 1 no. 2 bed unit and 4 no. 3 bed units, in a building three storeys in height, and all units provided with private balconies/terraces; internal bike store; car parking and bicycle spaces, and bin stores; • Duplex Block S containing a total of 5 no. units comprising of 1 no. 1 bed unit, 2 no. 2 bed units and 2 no. 3 bed units, in a building three storeys in height, and all units provided with private balconies/terraces; car parking and bicycle spaces, and bin stores; • Duplex Block T containing a total of 5 no. units comprising of 1 no. 1 bed unit, 2 no. 2 bed units and 2 no. 3 bed units, in a building three storeys in height, and all units provided with private balconies/terraces; car parking and bicycle spaces, and bin stores; • Duplex Block U containing a total of 5 no. units comprising of 1 no. 1 bed unit, 2 no. 2 bed units and 2 no. 3 bed units, in a building three storeys in height, and all units provided with private balconies/terraces; car parking and bicycle spaces, and bin stores; • Duplex Block V containing a total of 4 no. units comprising of 2 no. 2 bed units and 2 no. 3 bed units, in a building three storeys in height, and all units provided with private balconies/terraces; car parking and bicycle spaces, and bin stores; • Apartment Block A containing a total of 40 no. units comprising of 10 no. 1 bed units, 24 no. 2 beds, and 6 no. 3 bed triplex units with all units provided with private balconies/terraces, in a building five storeys in height, with internal bicycle stores, bin stores and plant rooms at ground floor level; car parking within the undercroft car park and on-street, and bicycle parking; • Apartment Block B containing a total of 70 no. units comprising of 24 no. 1 bed units and 46 no. 2 bed units with all units provided with private balconies/terraces, in a building one to five storeys in height, with internal bicycle stores, bin stores and plant rooms at ground floor level; 2 no. retail units at ground floor level with associated signage; car parking within the undercroft car park and on-street, and bicycle parking; • Apartment Block C containing a total of 8 no. units comprising of 8 no. 2 bed units with all units provided with private balconies/terraces, in a building three to four storeys in height, with internal bin stores and plant rooms at ground floor level; 1 no. retail unit at ground floor level with associated signage; car parking within the shared parking court; bin stores and bike stores; and bicycle parking; • Apartment Block D containing a total of 8 no. units comprising of 8 no. 2 bed units with all units provided with private balconies/terraces, in a building three to four storeys in height, 1 no. café/restaurant unit at ground floor level with associated signage; car parking within the shared parking court; bin stores and bike stores; and bicycle parking; • Apartment Block E containing a total of 46 no. units comprising of 3 no. 1 bed units and 43 no. 2 bed units with all units provided with private balconies/terraces, in a building five storeys in height, with internal bicycle stores, bin stores and plant rooms at ground floor level; car parking within the parking court and on-street, and bicycle parking; • Apartment Block F containing a total of 21 no. units comprising of 6 no. 1 bed units and 15 no. 2 bed units with all units provided with private balconies/terraces, in a building four storeys in height, with internal bicycle stores and bin stores at ground floor level; car parking within the parking court and on-street, and bicycle parking; • 1 no. childcare facility in a one to two storey building, with associated outdoor play area, car parking and drop-off/visitor parking, bicycle parking, and bin stores. The development will provide for a total of 991 no. car parking spaces within the scheme; a total of 1141 no. bicycle spaces serving the apartments, triplex units, duplex units, childcare facility and commercial units; proposed new vehicular accesses onto Main Street and onto Mooretown Distributor Road (Western Distributor Link Road) which is partly constructed and also permitted under Reg. Ref. F20A/0096; proposed upgrades to public realm including footpaths, a new pedestrian/cyclist link via Abbeyvale Court, landscaping including play equipment, boundary treatments, and public lighting; and all associated engineering and site works necessary to facilitate the development including the proposed stormwater storage tank and overflow outfall gravity sewer to the Broadmeadow River with associated manholes on lands locally known as the Celestica/Motorola site, junction of Glen Ellan Road and Balheary Road, and at/on Balheary Road, along with the proposed vehicular/service access onto Balheary Road, Swords. The application contains a statement setting out how the proposal will be consistent with the objectives of the Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023. 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 (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of the proposed development. The application together with an Environmental Impact Assessment Report and a Natura Impact Statement, 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 Fingal County Council. The application may also be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.mooretownshd.ie