Planning precedent report

Full planning permission for an extension

Demolition of two existing light industrial / commercial buildings and

Permission for development on a site at Ballycoolin Business Park, Ballycoolin Road, Dublin 15 comprising amendments to the development permitted under Reg. Ref.: FW19A/0089 (a ten year permission), as amended under Reg. Ref.: FW20A/0181. The application site is bound to the south west by Ballycoolin Road, to the south east by an existing estate road, to the east by an existing office development, to the west by St. Philomena's Park and St. Philomena's Court, and to the north by an existing water services depot. The proposed amendments comprise the alteration of the phasing of the development, to provide for the delivery of the entire southern data storage facility building within the first phase of the development, with the entire northern data storage facility building to form part of the second phase of development.

Permission for development comprising amendments to the development permitted under Reg Ref.: FW19A/0089, a ten-year permission. The application site is bound to the south west by Ballycoolin Road, to the south east by an existing estate road, to the east by an existing office development, to the west by St Philomena's Park and St Philomena's Court, and to the north by an existing water service depot. The proposed amendments comprise the following: (a) Amendments to the permitted site layout plan, to include the provision of an additional access point and an additional egress point from the existing estate road to the south, provision of an internal tarmac road adjacent to the eastern boundary of the site (in place of an element of previously permitted grasscrete road), relocation of bin storage area, amendment of internal road layout, and reconfiguration of permitted car parking (including omission of 12 no. car parking spaces); (b) Amendments to the two permitted data storage facilities, to include internal reconfiguration of the permitted buildings, removal of floorspace at ground, first, and second floor levels within the central administration area, and provision of additional floorspace at first floor level of the central administration area via the reduction in size of the permitted roof terrace, resulting in a total gross floor area (GFA) of 28,575 sq.m within each of the two data storage facilities (a reduction of 124 sq.m within each building); (c) Amendments to permitted stair and lift cores, including the removal of one stair core and provision of two additional lift cores in each data storage facility building; (d) Associated amendments to the external facades and building envelopes of the two data storage facilities (including an increase in parapet height of 0.68 metres to both buildings); (e) Amendments to the permitted emergency generators, transformers, emission stacks, and plant adjacent to the two data storage facilities; (f) Amendments to the permitted office / administration building including a reduction in floor area at ground and first floor level resulting in a GFA of 559 sq.m (a reduction of 1,020 sq.m), associated amendments to the external facades and building envelope of the building; (g) Amendments to the permitted underground connection to the existing substation (permitted under Reg Ref: FW16A/0159) located adjacent to an existing data storage facility on lands to the southeast of the main application site. The proposed amendments include an alteration of the development boundary of permission Reg Ref: FW19A/0089, to accommodate the alteration of this permitted underground connection; (h) Amendments to the phasing plan for the permitted development; (i) All associated amendments to hard landscaping and planting. boundary treatments and security gates, water storage tanks, bin storage, security hut, switchrooms, lighting, and all associated works including underground foul and storm water drainage network.

1) retention of previously completed internal fit-out works at first f

Planning Permission for proposed development will comprise; the construction of a detached single storey building for use as a telemetry workshop and ancillary accommodation, 1 No. bin store, 1 No. smoking shelter, 1 No. bicycle shelter, 2 No. vehicular parking spaces, 1 No. set down area, together with all associated site works (including modifications to existing vehicular entrance).