Planning precedent report

The Department of Education intends to apply for Planning Permission for a development on a c. 1.8 Ha site on lands at Broomfield, Malahide, Co. Dublin. The site is accessed via the Brookfield Housing Estate to the west, which is accessible via Back Road, to the north. The development comprises the provision of a new 2 no. storey, 16 no. classroom primary school (roll no. 20445D), including a multi-purpose hall (totalling c. 3,610 sqm) and all ancillary teacher and pupil facilities.?A new vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access is proposed to the west of the site, connecting to Brookfield Housing Estate. The proposed development will also include the provision of 2 no. external ballcourts; hard and soft landscaping including play areas; cycle and scooter parking; car and bus set-down areas; car parking facilities, including universal access and EV parking facilities; 1 no. ESB substation and associated switch room; external store; refuse store; signage; boundary treatments; site lighting; piped infrastructure and ducting; plant; SUDS; PV panels; 1 no. attenuation tank; 3 no. flagpoles; changes in level and all associated site development and excavation works above and below ground.??? AI Rcvd 14/05/25 SAI received 23/05/2025

The development comprises the building of a new 2 storey, 16 classroom primary school (roll number 20445D), including a multi-purpose hall, a 2 classroom special education needs unit, an associated staff car park, delivery/drop-off areas, ball courts/play grounds, a litter bin/storage site, covered parking units for bicycles, boundary treatments, landscaping site lighting, a link to public services and all associated site works. The proposed project encompasses a new site access route to the estate road that already exists.

The development will consist of 1 no. 4-bed, two storey detached house (on a site previously intended for an adapted house creche unit, permitted under the previous Brookfield permissions Refs. F13A/0460 (PL06F.243821), F13A/0460/E1); with associated car parking, landscaping, boundary treatments and site works necessary to facilitate the development.

We, Birchwell Developments Ltd., intend to apply for permission for a Large-scale Residential Development on lands to the south of Back Road and to the east of Kinsealy Lane, Kinsaley, Broomfield, Malahide, Co. Dublin. The development will consist of the demolition of the former rugby clubhouse structure on site and the construction of a total of 297 no. residential units (211 no. houses, 40 no. apartments, and 46 no. duplex units); with 1 no. childcare facility, 1 no. café/restaurant, 1 no. retail unit and 1 no. yoga studio, to be provided as follows: - 211 no. residential houses (14 no. 2 bed units, 156 no. 3 bed units, 39 no. 4 bed units, and 2 no. 5 bed units) in semi-detached, mid-terraced and end-terraced houses ranging from two to three storey in height, all with associated car parking and private gardens; - Apartment Block A & Duplex Block B are connected at ground and first floor level sharing an undercroft car park at ground floor level and a communal landscaped podium garden at first floor level, and contain a total of 58 no. units in 2 no. buildings ranging from one to four storeys in height, with Apartment Block A containing a total of 40 no. units comprising of 23 no. 1 bed units, 14 no. 2 bed units, and 3 no. 3 bed units, and Duplex Block B containing a total of 18 no. units comprising of 9 no. 1 bed units and 9 no. 3 bed units, with all units provided with private balconies/terraces; internal bicycle stores, bin stores, bulk stores and plant rooms at ground floor level; and on-street car parking and bicycle parking; - Duplex Block C containing a total of 8 no. units comprising of 4 no. 2 bed units and 4 no. 3 bed units, with all units provided with private balconies/terraces, in a building three storeys in height; with on-street car parking; communal open space and access to an external bin store and bike store; - Duplex Block D containing a total of 12 no. units comprising of 6 no. 2 bed units and 6 no. 3 bed units, with all units provided with private balconies/terraces, in a building three storeys in height; with on-street car parking; communal open space access and to an external bin store and bike store; - Duplex Block E containing a total of 4 no. units comprising of 2 no. 2 bed units and 2 no. 3 bed units, with all units provided with private balconies/terraces; in a building one to three storeys in height; with on-street car parking; communal open space and access to an external bin and bike store; - Duplex Block F containing a total of 4 no. units comprising of 2 no. 2 bed units and 2 no. 3 bed units, with all units provided with private balconies/terraces; in a building one to three storeys in height; with on-street car parking; communal open space and access to an external bin and bike store; - 1 no. two storey detached childcare facility building, with associated external play area; on-street drop-off car parking, and staff car parking, with access to a shared, external bin and bike store and short stay bicycle and motorcycle parking; - 1 no. single to two storey detached commercial building, containing 1 no. café/restaurant unit with associated outdoor seating area, 1 no. retail unit, and 1 no. yoga studio; on-street loading bays, with access to a shared, external bin and bike store and short stay bicycle and motorcycle parking. The development will also provide for a total of 426 no. car parking spaces, 7 no. motorcycle spaces, and a total of 1,218 no. bicycle spaces within the scheme; bin and bike stores; ESB sub-stations; proposed use of the existing vehicular access off Back Road (proposed vehicular access via Ashwood Hall); proposed upgrades to public realm including footpaths, landscaping including play equipment, boundary treatments, public lighting; and all associated engineering and site works necessary to facilitate the development. A temporary foul water pumping station is also proposed as part of the development. (Part of the lands formed part of a site previously intended for houses permitted under the Ashwood Hall permissions Refs. F13A/0459 (PL06F.243863), F13A/0459/E1). An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of the proposed development.

Permission is sought for the conversion of existing attic space into a study and bedroom totalling 52. 3sq.m with rooflights.

Permission for new ground floor extension to the side and rear of existing house and all associated site works.