Planning precedent report

Retention Permission for (1) Revised internal layout of existing ground floor and change of use from light industrial to warehouse use, (2) Addition of first floor infill extension for light industrial use (106m2) and (3) Minor external elevational changes.

Erection of First Floor Office Accommodation, Staircase, Sanitary Accommodation, Foul Water Drainage and All Ancillary Works on Existing First Floor Concrete Slab within Existing Industrial Unit.

The proposed development will conist of (i) Installation of solar photovoltaic panels and associated fixtures and fittings on the roof of the exisiting commercial building, and (ii) All other associated infrastructure and site developement works.

Elevational Changes including reduction in height and increase in floo

The development will consist of the provision of a single storey light industrial building (max. height 11.65 m), including 2 storey ancillary office components (max. height 7.8 m, excluding rooftop plant setback from building edge}, with a total Gross Floor Area of c. 1,740 sq. m. The development will also include the provision of 3 No. vehicular access points (2 No. entry/exit points and 1 No. exit only point) located to the south-east and east of the site, connecting the proposed development to the internal road network within the Blanchardstown Corporate Park 2; 35 No. surface car parking spaces (including 2 No. accessible space and 4 No. EV spaces with charging points}; the provision of pedestrian/ cyclist access to the south-west and south-east of the site; ESB substation (c. 21.8 sq. m); bicycle parking; hard and soft landscaping; boundary treatments; changes in levels; signage; external lighting; piped infrastructure and ducting; SUDS; plant and waste management; pedestrian footpaths; PV panels; and all ancillary site excavation and development works above and below ground. AI Received - 08/03/23

Permission for development to amend a previously permitted scheme (Reg. Ref FW22A/0291) at this c. 0.53 ha site known as Plot 2B,Blanchardstown Corporate Park 2,Ballycoolin, Dublin 15. The lands are generally bounded by Maxol Service Station Ballycoolin to the north-east, the N2/ N3 Link Road to the west and undeveloped lands to the south. The development will consist of: changes to the building facades, including alterations to the material finishes on all elevations (north-west, south-west, south-east and north-east) and changes to the curtain walling; replacement of the sloped roof with a hipped roof on the mail light industrial building; provision of roof lights and the omission of the automatic opening vents (AOVs); reduction of the parapet upstands of the light industrial unit (c. 1m) and the reduction of the internal height of the light industrial unit (c. 0.5m). (The maximum parapet height of the permitted light industrial unit will decrease by c. 1.5m and the maximum ridge height will decrease by c. 0.5m. The height of the ancillary office will remain unchanged). The development will also include: the minor increase in site area (c. 38 sq. m) to facilitate the provision of 2 No. pedestrian and cyclist crossings dished down to the road level to the north-east of the site; the provision of 2 No. additional EV charging points and associated ducting (the overall quantum of 35 No. car parking spaces will remain unchanged); minor alterations to the hard and soft landscaping areas; changes in levels; and all associated site excavation and development works above and below ground. (The total gross floor area of the permitted under Reg. Ref FW22A/0291 will remain unchanged (c. 1,762 sq. m)).