Planning precedent report

The proposed development comprises the demolition of an existing single storey outbuilding (boiler house) and the removal of an existing surface level ancillary car park and associated vehicular access together with site clearance (including tree removal) and ground works to facilitate the redevelopment of the site. The proposed redevelopment of the site comprises the provision of a new 3-storey building to accommodate Offices / Administration, Auditorium and Classrooms and Entrance Lobby / Café, together with showers / changing and toilet facilities all at ground floor level. A small mezzanine level sits above the entrance lobby to provide further ancillary breakout space. At first floor level the building is arranged to provide office / admin space and meeting rooms along with teaching rooms. An external roof terrace (182 sq.m) is provided on the western side of the building at first floor level above the entrance lobby / café. The proposed second floor comprises medical related research labs with ancillary lab spaces and ancillary offices and meeting room. The proposed building provides a total of 4,097 sq.m of Gross Floor Area (GFA, excluding the external roof terrace and replacement boiler house). A new vehicular access with associated access and egress control barriers is proposed in a revised position to the north of the proposed building and south of the existing HSE Academic Building to serve the proposed ancillary surface level car park that will provide a service bay, 34 no. car parking spaces and a bicycle storeroom to provide 36 no. bicycle storage spaces. An additional 36 no. bicycle storage spaces (18 no. Sheffield type stands) are provided. Other works include the provision of a single storey, detached boiler house (15 sq.m), taxi drop-off and outdoor refuse storage enclosures together with associated works including site clearance and ground works, landscaping works and provision of external lighting and associated infrastructure provision to serve the car park (including underground surface water storage attenuation tank). Additional Information Lodged on 19th March 2020. Clarification of Additional Information recieved on 4th August 2020

Demolition of an existing single storey outbuilding (boiler house) and the removal of an existing surface level ancillary car park and associated vehicular access together with site clearance (including tree removal) and ground works to facilitate the redevelopment t of the site. The proposed redevelopment of the site comprises the provision of a new 3-storey building to accommodate Offices/Administration, Auditorium and Classrooms and Entrance Lobby/Cafe, together with showers/changing and toilet facilities all at ground floor level. A small mezzanine level sits above the entrance lobby to provide further ancillary breakout space. At first floor level the building is arranged to provide office/admin space and meeting rooms along with teaching rooms and recreational facilities (including a fitness suite ad breakout space). An external roof terrace is provided on the western side of the building at first floor level about the entrance lobby/cafe. The proposed second floor comprises medical related research labs with ancillary lab spaces and ancillary offices, meeting room and staff facilities. The proposed building provides a total of 4,103 sq.m of Gross Floor Area (GFA), excluding an external roof terrace and replacement boiler house. A new vehicular access with associated access and egress control barriers is proposed in a revised position to the north of the proposed building and south of the existing HSE Academic Building to serve the proposed ancillary surface level car park that will provide a service bay, 34 no. car parking spaces and a bicycle storeroom to provide 36 no. bicycle storage spaces. An additional 36 no. bicycle storage spaces (18 no.Sheffield type stands) are provided. Other works include the provision of a single storey, detached boiler house (15 sq.m) taxi drop off and outdoor refuse storage enclosures/service yard together with associated flood mitigation works. The flood mitigation works include the provision of remote continuous culver monitoring; the provision of a new landscaped swale to the east of the proposed building, incorporating compensatory storage for flood events and provision of a low level wall (approximately 300mm in height) extending from the HSE Academic Building to the north of the development site southwards to the southern end of the ESB substation immediately to the south of the development site. Other site works include site clearance and ground works, landscaping works and provision of external lighting and associated infrastructure provision to serve the car park (including underground surface water storage attenuation tank). Two (2 no.) wall mounted back-lit signs are proposed at second floor level to the southern and western elevations of the building, respectively. The signs comprise standard RCSI coloured logo and lettering that measures approximately 1.75m in width and 2.49m in height (the logo measures approximately 1.7m in height on top of RCSI lettering that measures approximately 0.61m in height)

Permission for the demolition of an existing single storey outbuilding (boiler house) and the removal of an existing surface level ancillary car park and associated vehicular access together with site clearance (including tree removal) and ground works to facilitate the redevelopment of the site. The proposed redevelopment of the site comprises the provision of a new 3-storey Education and Research Centre building to accommodate faculty offices, administration, auditorium and classrooms and entrance lobby and café, together with showers, changing and toilet facilities all at ground floor level. A small mezzanine level sits above the entrance lobby to provide further ancillary breakout space. At first floor level the building is arranged to provide office and administration space and meeting rooms along with tutorial rooms and recreational facilities including a fitness suite and breakout space. An external roof terrace is provided on the western side of the building at first floor level above the entrance level/café. The proposed second floor comprises medical diagnostics labs with ancillary lab spaces and ancillary offices, meeting room and staff facilities. The proposed building provides a total of 4,103 sq.m. of Gross Floor Area (GFA), excluding the external roof terrace and replacement boiler house. A new vehicular access with associated access and egress control barriers is proposed in a revised position to the north of the proposed building and south of the existing HSE Academic Building to serve the proposed ancillary surface level car park that will provide a service bay. 34 no. car parking spaces and a bicycle storeroom to provide 36 no. bicycle storage spaces. An additional 36 no. bicycle storage spaces (18 no. Sheffield type stands) are provided. Other works include the provision of a single storey, detached boiler house (15 sq.m), taxi drop-off and outdoor refuse storage enclosures/service yard together with associated flood mitigation works associated with Abbotstowm Stream. The flood mitigation works include the replacement of an existing downstream culvert (comprising a 1050 mm diameter concrete pipe) with a new 2.7 m x 1.5 m box culvert, approximately 55 m in length together with the installation of debris/security screen to head wall and provision of a low-level wall (approximately 300 mm in height) extending from the HSE Academic Building to the north of the development site extending southwards to the southern end of the ESB Substation immediately to the south of the development site. Proposed site works include the temporary closure of a section (approximately 55m in length) of the existing access road to St. Francis Hospice and the provision of a re-aligned temporary vehicular access road and footpath with associated traffic light system to facilitate temporary road access/arrangement for the duration of the construction stage of the replacement culvert. Other site works include site clearance and ground works, landscaping works and provision of external lighting and associated infrastructure provision to serve the car park (including underground surface water storage attenuation tank). Two (2 no.) wall mounted, back-lit signs are proposed at second floor level to the southern and western elevations of the building, respectively. The signs comprise standard RCSI coloured logo and lettering that measures approximately 1.75 m in width and 2.49 m in height (the logo measures approximately 1.7 m in height on top of RCSI lettering that measures approximately 0.61m in height)

The proposed development includes the demolition of parts of the existing buildings (approx. 531 sq.m GFA) and associated shed on site, together with site clearance (including tree removal) and ground works to facilitate the proposed development. Other works include the making good of the southern elevation of the existing RCSI G.E.M Building and the rear (eastern) elevation of the existing HSE Academic Building that are affected by the proposed demolition works. The proposed redevelopment of the site comprises the provision of a new 4-storey Health Centre building (with a total floor area of 4,176 sq.m GFA) that includes a Dental Educational Centre (DEC) with 40 no. clinical dental chairs for patient treatment, practical work and training to be carried out by dental students in a supervised setting, at ground and first floor levels together with associated reception and waiting areas; clinical service facilities; staff facilities; toilets and changing facilities; and, plant and storage rooms. The proposed second and third floor levels will accommodate medical clinical facilities (consultation / examination rooms) and associated facilities to include waiting areas, meeting rooms / offices, toilets and changing areas, and storage rooms for existing HSE services (Rheumatology and Endocrinology) that will be relocated from within the Connolly Hospital Campus to the proposed building. Provision is made for a combination of open rooftop plant and enclosed plant rooms that are screened at rooftop level. The proposed building is located on part of the site of the permitted ERC development under FCC Reg. Ref. FW21A/0078. The proposed development includes amendments to the permitted ancillary car park, cycle parking and waste management facilities permitted under FCC Reg. Ref. FW21A/0078 to include: 1. the relocation of the 34 no. permitted car parking spaces to a new reconfigured and amalgamated surface level car park (to include lands to the front and rear of the existing HSE Academic Building) to provide a total of 44 no. car parking spaces (including 6 no. Universally Designed EV parking / charging bays) to serve both the permitted ERC development and proposed DEC development. Provision is also made for 5 no. motorcycle spaces; 2. the omission of the permitted waste management facilities Which will be accommodated within an existing waste storage facility at the northern end of the site; 3. internal and external amendments to the layout of the permitted bicycle store to provide a chemical storeroom and refuse / bin store together with the relocation of 36 no. permitted long stay cycle storage spaces and 18 no. short stay cycle storage spaces (9 no. Sheffield stands) to new bicycle storage facilities with capacity for 100 no. long stay bicycle spaces together with the provision of 100 no. short term bicycle storage spaces (50 no. Sheffield stands). Other proposed site works include site clearance and ground works, landscaping works and provision of external lighting and associated infrastructure provision to serve the car park (including underground surface water storage attenuation tank) together with the alterations to the layout to the existing waste storage compound, which includes the removal of the existing fence and gate to the waste compound area and the erection of a new gated entrance and wall enclosure to the revised waste storage compound at the northern end of the site. Provision is made for a new detached single storey plant and refuse storeroom (approximately 98 sq.m) to the north of the proposed Health Centre building. Two wall mounted, back-lit signs are proposed to the western elevation - one at ground floor level above the proposed building entrance (comprising standard RCSI logo and lettering, measuring h.670mm x 4100mm and another at third floor level (comprising standard HSE and RCSI coloured logo and lettering measuring h. 1400mm x 5400mm). AI received 18/07/24

The development consists of the retention of a single storey prefabric

The development will consist of a new 124sqm single storey extension t