Site planning risk brief

Amendments to a permitted mixed use 5 and 6 storey development (Reg NA171476; ABP ref:. 302375-18) at a c. 0.77 ha site at Balmoral Estate, Kells Road, Navan, Co.Meath. The development will consist of amendments to a permitted 5 and 6 storey development comprising of the replacement of floors 2 to 5 (permitted as office/medical use) and the construction of 50 no. 'Build to Rent' residential apartments comprising 23 no. 1- bed and 27 no 2–bed units each with private balcony. A 99sqm roof terrace and a 50sqm and communal amenity area at first floor level will be provided. Elevational treatments and external finishes will also be amended. There will be no changes to the permitted retail unit and ancillary car and bicycle parking provision at ground floor level. The layout at first floor level will be reconfigured to accommodate an entrance lobby, management office and communal amenity space, with retail, and office/medical uses and ancillary facilities retained at this level. The development includes a reduction in car parking at basement level from 120 no. spaces permitted to now provide 78 no. spaces, with the basement gross floor area decreasing from 3,554sqm to 2,770sqm. External finishes and materials will be amended. PV panels will be included at roof level. Minor reconfigurations of both site entrances are proposed. The total gross floor area will be slightly reduced from 7,242sqm to 7,181sqm. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of this planning application.

The proposed development will consist of: Demolition of existing single and two storey warehouse buildings within the western portion of the site; Construction of a 6 no. storey mixed use building over basement (with rooftop plant at fifth floor level) to include setbacks and accessible terraces (eastern elevation) at first and fifth floor levels: Provision of a discount food store (to include off-licence use) with a gross floor area of c. 1,695 sq.m (net retail area 1,140 sq. m) at ground floor level to include all ancillary areas; provision of a 135 sq.m retail unit at first floor level (south) and circa 5,412 sq.m of office/medical floor space from first to fifth floors; provision of external plant enclosures (western elevation) at ground floor level; landscaped surface car park (90 no. car parking spaces) to serve the proposed discount food store (including 1 no. set down space), 70 no. bicycle parking spaces, goods delivery/reception area; provision of a basement car park to serve the medical/office uses (incluing plant room/ancillary areas and 120 no. car parking spaces); reconfiguration of internal road and provision of ramp to basement of proposed development; Upgrades to the existing footpath along Kells Road and provision of a landscape plaza area at the junction of the Kells Road and the existing access road to Balmoral Industrial Estate; provision of 7 sq. m of illuminated signage located on the northern and eastern elevation including a 42 sq.m totem sign located at the main entrance of the site; all associated and ancillary site development and landscaping works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on applcation

The development will consist of amendments to the permitted development (including footprint of building) to provide a total of 63 no. 'Build to Rent' apartments (27 no. 1-bed units, 35 no. 2-bed units and 1 no. 3-bed unit), and associated alterations compared to the permitted 50 no. 'Build to Rent' apartments in a building up to no. 7 no. storeys as follows: Replacement of permitted office/medical use at first floor level with 11 no. 'Build to Rent' residential apartments and ancillary amenity space (c. 148 sqm), with 1 no. additional 'Build to Rent' unit provided at fifth floor level. Amended layouts at upper floors and the reconfiguration of lower ground floors comprising reconfigured upper ground floor including, 1 no. 'Build to Rent' apartment unit, management store, with bicycle parking storage (105 no. spaces), provision of revised main entrance to Build to Rent accommodation, lobby and management office at the southern elevation, with 16 no. additional external bicycle parking spaces at south elevation. A reconfigured lower ground floor including retail floorspace and ancillary uses (increased from c. 1,686sqm to c. 1,747sqm) and reconfigured layout at eastern elevation at lower elevation at lower ground floor level to provide 20 no. bicycle parking spaces. Revised access to 'Build to Rent' accommodation and associated reconfiguration of ESB substation, switch room, bin stores and plant area at the western elevation. Amended elevational treatments (to balconies and external finishes) including minor reduction in overall height of building), provision of signage c. 4.4 sqm on the southern elevation). The parapet height of the retail unit is raised by 410mm along the northern and eastern facades. The omission of permitted basement level parking and its replacement with 50 no. surface car parking spaces, 16 no. bicycle parking spaces and associated road layout amendments in an extended western part of the site. Increase in total gross floor area from c. 7,181 sqm to c. 7,804 sqm. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of this Planning Application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

Development at this site of c.1.03 hectares, located at Phase 1A, Balmoral Estate, Kells Road, Navan, County Meath. The development will consist of the construction of a Primary Care Centre and associated development (7-storeys) with a total gross floor area of c.7,215 sq.m as follows: I. 1 no. General Practitioner practice unit (239 sq.m) and 1 no. retail pharmacy unit (111 sq.m) located at ground floor level, with a Primary Care Centre (accessed from ground floor level) consisting of 1,477sq.m of treatment/office/support space across ground, first, second and third floor levels, an Enhanced Community Care Hub at third and fourth floor levels (1,182 sq.m), Community Mental Health Team unit at fifth floor level (950 sq.m), Mental Health Service unit at third and sixth floor levels (761 sq.m), Social Care Service unit at ground and third floor levels (587sq.m), Primary Care Centre Dental Practice at first floor level (434 sq.m), Opthalmology facility at first and second floor levels (158 sq.m), Orthodontics unit at first floor level (154sq.m), Audiology department at first floor level (85 sq.m) and a 239 sq.m HSE / Primary Care Team shared service area at ground floor level including clinic rooms and waiting area; ii. Ancillary facilities including entrance/reception areas, canteen, WC, staff changing facilities and external amenity space at sixth floor level; iii. 200 no. car parking spaces at ground floor and podium level (including 20 no. EV charging spaces and 10 no. accessible spaces) and 30 no. bicycle parking spaces accessed from the internal estate road branching north from the N51 Kells Road; iv. 4 no. signage zones (total 33.5sq.m) to facilitate illuminated / backlit signage at eastern elevation: v. Provision of pedestrian and bicycle lane upgrades along the Inner-Relief Road (N51) and entrance to subject site; vi. All boundary treatments, vehicular and pedestrian accesses, landscaping, green roofs, waste-storage facilities, enclosed plant area at roof level, ESB sub-station, water and drainage infrastructure and all associated site development works

EXTENSION OF DURATION OF PLANNING PERMISSION NA171476 - Demolition of existing buildings and construction of 6 storey mixed use development including discount food store, retail and office/medical floor space, access, car parking and all associated works

The development will consist of amendments to planning permission Reg. Ref.: NA200033 comprising the partial change of use from retail and cafe at ground floor and first floor (c. 972 sqm) to healthcare/office use across 3 no. units: Unit D1A (98 sqm); Unit D2 (503 sqm) and Unit D3 (371 sqm) with associated office and staff areas at first floor mezzanine level (137 sqm). A modified 62 sqm cafe unit is provided at the eastern elevation at ground floor level (228 sqm permitted). Elevational amendments (including relocated signage), car parking (40 no. spaces including drop-off space) and bicycle parking (32 spaces) are proposed with amendments to the existing switch room at the northern elevation of the building and 2 no. external bin storage enclosures. There are no changes proposed to the footprint of the building as permitted under Reg. Ref.: NA200033