Site planning risk brief

EXTENSION OF DURATION OF PLANNING PERMISSION 2560158 - Strategic Housing Development (Subsequently amended under MCC Reg. Ref. 25/60158) for the development of 190 no. units, creche, public open spaces and associated works. Please refer to the Planning Letter for full development description

Demolition of 2 no. derelict buildings (former houses) at the northern boundary of the site. Construction of 212 no. dwellings comprising: 113 no. 2 no. storey houses comprising 21 no. 4-bed and 92 no. 3-bed; 99 no. apartments in 6 no. 3-4 storey blocks comprising 6 no. 1-bed, 90 no. 2-bed and 3 no. 3-bed; All with associated private gardens/ balconies/ terraces to the north/ south/ east/ west elevations; Construction of a creche (c.396.22sq.m); Construction of a c.250m section of the Dunshaughlin (East) Main Distributor Road; Construction of a new verge, path and cycle lane along the R125 with the road realigned to create a new street; Provision of vehicular entrances from the R125, with additional vehicular access from the new distributor road to the east, and also from the existing Grange Park residential development to the south; Provision of 362 no. car parking spaces and 264 no. secure bike parking spaces; Provision of open spaces including a new civic park; All associated site development and services connections including bin stores, ESB substations, boundary treatment works, realignment of existing stream through the site, and associated site works and landscaping. The application contains a statement setting out how the proposal will be consistent with the objectives of the Meath County Council development plan 2013-2019. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development.

The proposed Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) will consist of amendments to the Strategic Housing Development (SHD) permitted on site under Ref. ABP-307244-20 for 211 no. residential units (112 no. two storey houses and 99 no. apartments in 6 no. blocks), creche and associated works. This amendment application seeks to omit permitted apartment Blocks D and E (comprising 36 no. units) and replace with 15 no. 3 bed houses, resulting in a revised residential development of 190 units in total. Omission of permitted access road from the permitted Distributor Road to the east and associated amendments to residential car parking and provision of additional open spaces. All other site works including boundary treatments, landscaping and site services to facilitate development. The remainder of the development to be carried out in accordance with the parent permission Ref. ABP-307244-20

The proposed development will comprise an extension to the Grange Park development and will consist of the construction of 1 no. five bedroom detached house, 5 no. four bedroom detached houses and 4 no. four bedroom semi-detached houses with access via Grange Park (Ref. RA/170527), connection to Grange Park services, provision of additional public open space, new cycle track and public footpath along Western boundary, landscaping and associated site works. The proposed development also consists of the demolition of 2 no. existing habitable dwelling houses, 1 no. barn and 1 no. shed. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

The development consists of the construction of a single-storey shed and pergola to the side of the house

(i) Construction of 3 no. 4 bed detached dwellings, 8 no. 4 bed semi-detached dwellings and 8 no. three bed semi-detached dwellings, (ii) Extend road through the new development to join with entrance point to St. Seachnail's Road, all ancillary and associated site works including connection to existing site services, new internal site service roads, footpaths, associated landscaping and open space/play areas, including the provision of low walls and railings, garden boundary walls and associated low walls and fences to open space areas requiring same. This application is an extension to an already approved application (Ref: RA/171239) which is currently under construction