Planning precedent report

Dean Swift Property Holdings Unlimited Company, intend to apply for a ten-year planning permission for a Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) on lands located off Flemington Lane, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin. The application site comprises an area of 22.62 ha, and is located to the south of Flemington Lane, to the east of Clonard Road (also known as Bridgefoot Road) (L1130 Local Road), to the west of Hamlet Lane and to the north and west of the Taylor Hill residential development. The subject site also includes a section of the existing Boulevard Road (also known as Taylor Hill Boulevard) and a section of the junction between Boulevard Road (also known as Taylor Hill Boulevard) and Naul Road (R122 Regional Road) to the south. The proposed development will consist of: (i) The demolition of an existing single storey dwelling (151sq.m) (Eircode K32 KR40), associated single-storey storage shed (14.9sq.m), and larger single-storey agricultural shed outbuilding (366sq.m), all of which are located to the south of Flemington Lane. (ii) The construction of 564 no. dwelling units, consisting of 378 no. houses ranging in height from two to three storeys (127 no. terraced two-bedroom houses; 5 no. three-bedroom detached houses; 156 no. three-bedroom semi-detached houses; 76 no. three-bedroom terraced houses; and 14 no. four-bedroom detached houses); 28 no. duplex blocks, ranging in height from two to three storeys, comprising 84 no. duplex units (22 no. one-bedroom duplexes, 36 no. two-bedroom duplexes and 26 no. three-bedroom duplexes) and 10 no. apartment blocks (FM1, FM2, M1, M2, FP1, HN1, HC1, HC2, HC3, and HS1) ranging in height from three to five storeys, comprising 102 no. apartments (35 no. one-bedroom apartments and 67 no two-bedroom apartments). The proposed development is set out into 5 no. key Character Areas as follows; Hampton Park South (southern-most portion of the site), Hampton Park Central (central-western portion of the site), Tanners Lane (central-eastern portion of the site), Hampton Park North (north-western portion of the site) and Flemington Park (north-eastern portion of the site). The number and mix of units comprised within each of these Character Areas is detailed as follows: (a) Hampton Park South Character Area - containing a total of 103 no. dwelling units, consisting of 71 no. houses, all of which are two storeys in height (46 no. three-bedroom semi-detached houses, 1 no. three-bedroom detached house, 8 no. three-bedroom terraced houses, and 16 no. two-bedroom terraced houses); 5 no. duplex blocks, ranging in height from two to three storeys, consisting of (5 no. one-bedroom duplexes; 9 no. two-bedroom duplexes and 4 no. threebedroom duplex) and 1 no. apartment block (HS1) which is four storeys in height and consist of 14 no. apartments (6 no. one-bedroom units; 8 no. two bedroom units). (b) Hampton Park Central Character Area - containing a total of 142 no. dwelling units, consisting of 88 no. houses ranging in height from two to three storeys (26 no. three-bedroom semi-detached houses; 22 no. three-bedroom terraced houses, 4 no. three-bedroom detached houses and 36 no. two-bedroom terraced houses) 7 no. duplex blocks all of which are three storeys in height, consisting of 18 no. duplex units (2 no. one-bedroom duplexes, 9 no. two-bedroom duplexes and 7 no. three-bedroom duplexes) and 3 no. apartment blocks (HC1, HC2 and HC3) ranging in height from three to five storeys, consisting of 36 no. apartments (17 no. one-bedroom units and 19 no. two-bedroom units). The Hampton Park Central Character Area also comprises 1 no. two storey childcare facility with an area of 354sq.m. (c) Tanner's Lane Character Area - containing a total of 54 no. dwelling units, consisting of 36 no. houses all of which are two storeys in height (26 no. threebedroom semi-detached houses; 4 no. three-bedroom terraced houses and 6 no. two-bedroom terraced houses), 3 no. duplex blocks, all of which are three storeys in height, consisting of 12 no. duplex units (1 no. one-bedroom duplex, 6 no. two-bedroom duplexes and 5 no. three-bedroom duplexes) and 1 no. apartment block (M2) which is three storeys in height, consisting of 6 no. apartments (6 no. two-bedroom units). (d) Hampton Park North Character Area - containing a total of 128 no. dwelling units, consisting of 84 no. houses ranging in height from two to three storeys (28 no. two-bedroom terraced houses; 38 no. three-bedroom semi-detached houses and 18 no. three-bedroom terraced houses), 8 no. duplex blocks ranging in height from two to three storeys, consisting of 24 no. duplex units (7 no. one-bedroom duplexes; 9 no. two-bedroom duplexes and 8 no. three-bedroom duplexes) and 2 no. apartment blocks (HN1 and M1) ranging in height from three to four storeys, consisting of 20 no. apartments (6 no. one-bedroom units and 14 no. two-bedroom units). The Hampton Park North Character Area also comprises 1 no. two storey childcare facility with an area of 494.6sq.m. (e) Flemington Park Character Area - containing a total of 137 no. dwelling units, consisting of 99 no. houses all of which are two storeys in height (41 no. twobedroom terraced houses; 20 no. three-bedroom semi-detached houses, 24 no. three-bedroom terraced houses and 14 no. four-bedroom detached houses); 5 no. duplex blocks ranging in height from two to three storeys, consisting of 12 no. duplex units (7 no. one-bedroom duplexes, 3 no. two- bedroom duplexes and 2 no. three-bedroom duplexes) and 3 no. apartment blocks (FM1, FM2 and FP1) ranging in height from three to four storeys, consisting of 26 no. apartments (6 no. one-bedroom units and 20 no. two-bedroom units). The Flemington Park Character Area also comprises 1 no. two storey childcare facility with an area of 379 sq.m. All ground floor apartments have access to private terraces; all upper-level apartments have access to private balconies, and all houses have access to private rear gardens. The proposed development also includes: (iii) the construction of 9 no. commercial units (totalling 593.2 sq.m.) and 6 No. communal units (totalling 315.1 sqm) all of which are located at the ground floor levels of apartment blocks HS1, HC1, HC2, HC3, HN1 and FP1). (iv) the construction of 2 no. primary vehicular/pedestrian entrances, one from the southeast (upgrade of existing access from Boulevard Road (also known as Taylor Hill Boulevard)) and one from the north (off Flemington Lane), the construction of a secondary access route from the east (access from Hamlet Lane),the construction of 5 no. tertiary access routes (access from Flemington Park, Hastings Avenue, Hastings Drive, Hastings Lawn and Taylor Hill Grange) and the construction of a new main spine road through the site. (v) the provision of Class 1 Public Open Space in the form of a playing pitch (c. 2.86ha) located to the east of Clonard Road (also known as Bridgefoot Road) (L1130 Local Road), within the western extent of the subject site, this public park is immediately west of an existing playing field which was approved under a separate application. A number of smaller Class 2 Public Open Space areas and communal open space areas to are also proposed throughout the site. (vi) a total of 927 no. car parking spaces are proposed, this includes 806 no. resident parking spaces, 94 no. visitor spaces, 11 no. disabled parking spaces (numbers include 162 no. EV points), 7 no. spaces allocated to creche parking and 9 set down spaces. A total of 2,014 no. bicycle spaces are proposed, this includes 1,326 no. resident bicycle spaces, 640 no. visitor spaces and 48 no. spaces allocated to creche bicycle parking. Planning permission is also sought for landscaping and infrastructural works, foul and surface water drainage, bin storage, 2 no. ESB substations, open space areas including playgrounds, boundary treatments, internal roads, footpaths and cycle paths and all associated site works to facilitate the development. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR, formerly known as an EIS) accompanies the application. The application and EIAR may also be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: flemingtonlaneLRD.ie AI Received 20/12/2023

The development will consist of the construction of 815 no. dwellings (610 no. houses, 194 apartments & 11 no. later living dwellings), a portion of the C-Ring Road, open space, community building/retail floorspace and 2 no. creches as follows: A) Demolition of existing single storey dwelling (c. 154 sq. m) and agricultural outbuilding (c. 366 sq. m) located to the south of Flemington Lane; B) Provision of portion of 'C-Ring Road' from Flemington Lane [to include junctions and ancillary footpaths, cycle paths, lighting, bus stops, boundary wall to adjoining owner, and tie in to existing roads/agricultural access points] to link into the existing R122 roundabout with vehicular access also from the Boulevard Road, Hamlet Lane, & Flemington Lane along with associated amendments to the layout of the Local Road L1130 (also known as the Clonard Road including the creation of a cul de sac arrangement to the south of the C-Ring Road); the provision of car parking spaces (1,037 no.), bicycle parking spaces (1,144 no.) and all internal roads and footpaths and bicycle and bin stores, & substations; C) Provision of a community pavilion (2 storeys) comprising community floorspace of c. 730 sq. m (with flexible internal spaces) along with a retail unit (c. 419 sq. m) at ground floor of apartment Block F as well as 2 no. 2 storey creches c. 530 sq. m each with ancillary parking and open space areas; D) 610 no. terraced, semi-detached & detached houses comprising 318 no. 2-bedroom houses (2 storey), 254 no. 3-bedroom houses (2 storey) and 38 no. 4-bedroom houses [house types B1/F4/F5 with variants] 3 storeys; E) 194 no. apartments in 5 no. apartment buildings (52 no. studio apartments, 87 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 51 no. 2 bedroom apartments and 4 no. 3 bedroom apartments - all apartments with terrace or balcony on elevations) as follows: Block A [4 storeys & 64 no. apartments] comprising 47 no. 1 bedroom apartments and 17 no. 2 bedroom apartments; Block C, [Part 3-4 storeys & 18 no. apartments] comprising 10 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 6 no. 2 bedroom apartments & 2 no. 3 bedroom apartments; Block F [Part 4-5 storeys & 48 no. apartments] comprising 36 no. 1 bedroom apartments and 12 no. 2 bedroom apartments; Block G [Part 3-4 storeys & 40 no. apartments]; comprising 30 no. 1 bedroom apartments and 10 no. 2 bedroom apartments; Block H [part 3-4 storeys & 24 no. apartments] comprising 16 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 6 no. 2 bedroom apartments & 2 no. 3 bedroom apartments; F) 11 no. single storey 2 bedroom later living houses with associated communal open space; G) 5.26 hectares of open space comprising Class 1 Open Space (c. 2.39 hectares in the western separate parcel of land), Public open space c.2.87 hectares, hard and soft landscaping (including public lighting & boundary treatment, ESB substations, bicycle and bin stores) and communal/semi-private open space for the proposed apartment units; H) Provision of surface water attenuation measures, connection to water supply, provision of foul drainage infrastructure (and Uisce Eireann diversion) to Uisce Eireann specifications and all ancillary site development, construction, and landscaping works including reprofiling of the site where required; I) The proposals will replace the previously permitted LRD under planning reg. ref. LRD0006/S3 & ACP Ref: 319343-24. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report and a Natura Impact Statement have been prepared in respect of the proposed development and submitted with this LRD application. A dedicated website has been set up for the LRD application which can be viewed at www.flemingtonsouthlrd.ie Additional Information received 11/03/2026

Permission for the construction of 4no. two storey terraced 3 bedroom dwellings, rear garden areas, boundary walls, connections to existing services and all associated site development works at Bremore Pastures, Balbriggan, County Dublin. AI received 24/07/23 SAI received 22/08/23

Retention permission for alterations and changes to an as granted plan

The development will consist of the demolition

Permission for development at this site of c 1.35 hectares