Planning precedent report

Alterations to development approved under Reg. Ref. F20A/0510 ABP Ref. No. 311447-21) comprising: (i) relocation of ESB substation; (ii) rearrangement of 3 no. vehicular parking bays with no resultant change in quantum of vehicular parking spaces; (iii) revision to roof level of apartment block including an increase in parapet height from 20.93m to 21.085m (0.155m increase) and the provision of a lift shaft overrun; (iv) revision to ground floor level of apartment block comprising the replacement of balconies with private paved patios; (v) minor revisions to the eastern and southern elevations of the apartment block comprising changes to fenestration details and revised finishing materials; (vi) minor revisions to the roof pitch and roof level of all House Types (A/A1/B1/B2/B3/F); (vii) minor changes to elevation finishing materials (brick to be replaced with render) to House Types B1/B3; (viii) minor changes to fenestration details to House Types A/B1/B2; and, (ix) all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development. The proposed works have been necessitated by construction stage design assessment and are substantially compliant with the development approved under Reg. Ref. F20A/0510 (ABP Ref. No. 311447-21) Lands at Ballymastone (north-west of the intersection of New Road and the Donabate Distributor Road), Donabate, Co. Dublin

The development will comprise:- (i) Construction of 36 No. houses, comprising of 10 No. four-bedroom, 2-storey, semi-detached houses; 18 No. three-bedroom, 2-storey, semi-detached houses; and 8 No. two-bedroom, 2-storey, terrace houses. Each dwelling will feature a private rear garden and roof mounted solar panel or photovoltaic panels; (ii) Construction of 28 No. apartment/duplex units, comprising of 14 No. two-bedroom apartments and 14 No. three-bedroom duplex units, in 3 No. 3-stoey blocks. Each apartment/duplex unit is provided with a private balcony or terrace. The 3 No. blocks proposed are served by 430sqm of communal amenity space and roof mounted solar panel or photovoltaic panels. The proposed development includes 111 No. car parking spaces, inclusive of 64 No. on-curtilage car parking spaces serving the houses (2 No. spaces per 3 and 4 bedroom house and 1 No. space per 2 bedroom house), 41 No. car parking spaces serving the apartments/duplex units and 6 No. visitor car parking spaces, and 72 No. bicycle parking spaces (36 No. provided in 3 No. secure bicycle storage areas and 36 No. provided throughout the development); (iii) Construction of a 1,800sqm public open space area, featuring a playground, in the north-western corner of the site; (iv) Creation of new vehicular entrance from New Road along the site's southern boundary; (v) Alterations to existing site levels through the importation of clean, uncontaminated soil and stones to the site; and (vi) All associated site, landscaping and infrastructural works, including tree planting, boundary treatments; street lighting; ESB substations; internal roadways, footpaths and shared surfaces; and foul/SuDS drainage, necessary to facilitate the development. Temporary permission (5 years) is also sought for; (i) the erection of 3 No. advertising signs (totalling 42sqm), for the purposes of marketing, on the sites eastern and southern boundaries. AI received 01/04/21 CAI received 15/07/21 CAI deemed significant 27/07/21 Revised public notices for CAI received 30/07/21

An underground wastewater pump station (a wetwell) with roof level up to 0.35m above ground level; an underground emergency storage tank, capacity 650m3 approx. with roof level up to 0.35m above ground level; An underground water tank, net capacity 6m3 approx. with roof level up to 0.15m above ground level; valve and flowmeter chambers; a chemical dosing facility for odour control; Kiosks; Landscaping, fencing and access off Balcarrick Road. The proposed development includes all necessary ancillary pipework and manholes, diversion of existing utilities; new power supply and water connection for the pump station, ducting, mechanical and electrical services, plant, instrumentation, automation, controls and equipment. It also includes all associated site development works, hardstanding areas and access, site drainage and lifting arrangements. Add Info received 25th March 2020. Add Info deemed Significant 6th April 2020. Revised Public Notices received 21st May 2020.

Development will consist of 6 No. new detached dwellings in the garden/site of Dun Aoibhinn, New Road, Ballymastone, Donabate, Co. Dublin, K36 A593. All new detached dwellings are 4 No. bed. The existing vehicular entrance to be moved/widened to accommodate the 6No. new detached dwellings & 1 No. existing dwelling and all ancillary works.

Permission is sought for an increase in the permitted occupancy from 182 childcare places under application LRD0008/S3 to 228 places, at any one time, due to internal reconfiguration of rooms, all between the hours of 7 am - 7 pm, Monday to Friday, excluding bank holidays. In addition, permission is sought for modifications to the forecourt/car & bicycle parking areas by adding 1 additional car parking space, 11 in total, and 68 bicycle spaces in total and repositioning of the pedestrian gateway on the playground wall. All at the purpose built creche/pre-school facility currently under construction. AI Rcvd 7/3/25

To view details of this application please visit www.BallymastoneLRD1.ie A ten-year permission for a Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) at this site at Ballymastone, Donabate, County Dublin. The application site, of 15.02ha, comprises a land parcel dissected by the Donabate Distributor Road (DDR). The site is bounded by existing residential development of The Links and St. Patrick's Park to the west, the wider undeveloped Ballymastone lands and The Priory to the north, greenfield residential development lands (as permitted under F17A/0373 and F20A/0510) and New Road to the South, and St. Patrick's GAA Club and Donabate Golf Club to the east. The proposed development will consist of the construction of a residential development, which represents Phase 1 of the wider development of the Ballymastone Lands (as identified in the Donabate Local Area Plan 2016 (as extended)), ranging in height from 2 to 6 storeys to accommodate 432 no. residential dwellings (including a mix of apartments, duplexes and houses), a crèche and public open space. The site will accommodate 554 no. car parking spaces, 831 total no. bicycle parking spaces, new pedestrian/cycle links, road improvements, storage, services and plant areas. Landscaping will include communal amenity areas, and a significant public open space provision. The development is set out as follows: 1. The Construction of 432 no. new residential dwellings consists of 93 no. Apartment units, 126 no. Duplexes and 213 no. Houses set out as follows: - Construction of 2 no. Apartment blocks, ranging in height from 3 to 6 storeys, with balconies on all elevations, green roofs, and external amenity courtyards, providing a total of 93 no. units (42 no. 1-beds, 41 no. 2-beds & 10 no. 3 beds). - Construction of 213 no. 2-storey houses (75 no. 2-beds, 130 no. 3-beds & 8 no. 4-beds). - Construction of 126 no. 2 to 3 storey duplex units, with balconies on all elevations (10 no. 1-beds, 55 no. 2-beds & 61 no. 3-beds). 2. The scheme provides 15.6% public open space of the net site area comprising of two small parks and two pocket parks which total c. 15,417 sq.m. The two small parks, referred to as Baile Uisce Park and Ballisk Park are located centrally within the scheme, either side of the DDR, and are organized around existing archaeological features. 3. Provision of 1 no. crèche, located to the south of the site of c. 909 sq.m and will cater for c.182 no. child places with an external play space of c.430 sq.m. 4. A total of 544 no. car parking spaces are provided (in-curtilage for the houses and in a mix of both on-street and communal courtyard parking areas for apartments/duplexes and visitor parking) and a total of 10 no. spaces for the crèche. A total of 791 no. cycle parking spaces are provided for the residential units (comprising 717 no. long stay/resident spaces in secure locations and 74 no. short stay/visitor spaces at surface level) and 40 no. spaces for the crèche. 5. The development provides vehicular access from New Road via the Donabate Distributor Road, Portrane Road via The Links Road and directly from the Donabate Distributor Road as well as pedestrian links to all surrounding access points. Upgrade of the existing junction at the Portrane Road/The Links Rd is included for. An east-west pedestrian cycle route is proposed, with associated landscaping, connecting the DDR to the Links Road to the north of the site. The site also connects, via the DDR, to the proposed Ballymastone Recreation Hub. The development includes for the proposed alterations of the permitted routing of the connection from New Road to the Links Road, within the site boundary, as permitted under F17A/0373 (PL06F.249206). 6. The proposed application includes all site enabling and development works, landscaping works, PV panels, bin stores, plant, boundary treatments, ESB substations, lighting, servicing, signage, surface water attenuation facilities and associated and ancillary works, including site development works above and below ground. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report and a Natura Impact Statement have been prepared in respect of the proposed development.