Planning precedent report

Retain car dismantling facility; retain necessary sheds; retain car body crusher (some existing unauthorized sheds will be demolished); erect new entrance and road boundary fence; install CP20BP interceptor; necessary drainage and associated site works.

Demolition of the former Chadwicks Builders Merchant development comprising 1 two storey office building and 9 storage/warehouse buildings ranging in height from 3m - 9.9 m as follows: Building A (8,764sq.m), Building B (1,293sq.m), Building C (two-storey office building) (527sq.m), Building D (47sq.m), Building E (29sq.m), Building F (207sq.m), Building G (101sq.m), Building H (80sq.m), Building I (28sq.m), and Building J (44sq.m), in total comprising 11,120sq.m.; (ii) the construction of a mixed-use Build-to-Rent residential and commercial development comprising 633 build-to-rent apartment units (292 one-beds, 280 two-beds and 61 three-beds), 1 childcare facility and 10 commercial units in 4 blocks (A-D) ranging in height from 5 to 12 storeys as follows: (a) Block A comprises 209 apartments (102 one bed-units, 106 two bed units and 1 three bed units) measuring 5 - 10 storeys in height. (b) Block B comprises 121 no. apartments (53 one bed-units, 45 two bed-units and 23 three bed-units) measuring 8 - 10 storeys in height. (c) Block C comprises 130 apartments (38 one bed units, 71 two bed units and 21 three bed units) measuring 8 - 12 storeys in height. (d) Block D comprises 173 apartments (99 one bed-units, 58 two bed-units and 16 three bed-units) measuring 6 - 10 storeys in height. All apartments will be provided with private balconies/terraces; (iii) provision of indoor communal residential amenity/management facilities including a co-working space, communal meeting room/ work space, foyer, toilets at ground floor of Block A; gym, changing rooms, toilets, resident's lounge, studio, laundry room, communal meeting room/ work space, multi-function space with kitchen at ground floor of Block B; games room with kitchenette, media room, co-working space, resident's lounge, communal meeting room/ work space, reception area, management office with ancillary staff room and toilets, toilets, parcel room at ground floor of Block C; (iv) the construction of 1 childcare facility with dedicated outdoor play area located at ground floor of Block A; (v) the construction of 8 commercial units at ground floor level of Blocks A, B and D, and 2 commercial units at second floor level (fronting Greenhills Road) of Block C as follows: Block A has 3 units at ground floor comprising 79.46sq.m., 90.23sq.m., and 121.39sq.m., Block B has 1 unit at ground floor comprising 127.03sq.m., Block C has two units at second floor comprising 120.85sq.m. and 125.45sq.m, and Block D has 4 units at ground floor comprising 84.45sq.m, 149.77sq.m, 155.48sq.m and 275.59sq.m; (vi) the construction of 3 vehicular entrances; a primary entrance via vehicular ramp from the north (access from Greenhills Road) and 2 secondary entrances from the south for emergency access and services (access from existing road to the south of the site) with additional pedestrian accesses proposed along Greenhills Road;(vii) provision of 424 no. car parking spaces comprising 398 standard spaces, 21 mobility spaces and 5 car club spaces located at ground floor level car park located within Block A and accessed via the proposed entrance at Greenhills Road, a two-storey car park located within Blocks C and D also accessed from the proposed entrance at Greenhills Road and on-street parking at ground floor level adjacent to Blocks A and C. Provision of an additional 15 commercial/ unloading/ drop-off on-street parking spaces at ground floor level (providing for an overall total of 439 car parking spaces). Provision of 4 dedicated motorcycle spaces at ground floor level parking area within Blocks C and D;(viii) provision of 1363 bicycle parking spaces comprising 1035 residents' bicycle spaces, 5 accessible bicycle spaces and 7 cargo bicycle spaces in 9 bicycle storerooms in ground and first floor parking areas within Blocks A, C and D, and 316 visitors' bicycle spaces located externally at ground floor level throughout the development;(ix) provision of outdoor communal amenity space (5,020sq.m) comprising landscaped courtyards that include play areas, seating areas, grass areas, planting, and scented gardens located on podiums at first and second floor levels; provision of a communal amenity roof garden in Block C with seating area and planting (176sq.m); and inclusion of centrally located public open space (3,380sq.m) adjacent to Blocks B and C comprising grassed areas, planting, seating areas, play areas, water feature, flexible use space; and incidental open space/public realm; (x) development also includes landscaping and infrastructural works, foul and surface water drainage, bin storage, ESB substations, plant rooms, boundary treatments, internal roads, cycle paths and footpaths and all associated site works to facilitate the development. This application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR). The application contains a statement setting out how the proposal will be consistent with the objectives of the relevant Development Plan. The application contains a statement indicating why permission should be granted for the proposed development, having regard to a consideration specified in section 37(2)(b) of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended, notwithstanding that the proposed development materially contravenes the relevant Development Plan other than in relation to the zoning of the land. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report has been prepared in respect of the proposed development.

I. The demolition of the former Chadwicks Builders Merchant development comprising 1 no. two storey office building and 9 no. storage/warehouse buildings ranging in height from 3m - 9.9m as follows: Building A (8,764 sq.m.), Building B (1,293 sq.m.), Building C (two-storey office building) (527 sq.m.), Building D (47 sq.m.), Building E (29 sq.m.), Building F (207 sq.m.), Building G (101 sq.m.), Building H (80 sq.m.), Building I (28 sq.m.), and Building J (44 sq.m.), in total comprising 11,120 sq.m.; (ii) the construction of a mixed-use residential and commercial development comprising 588 no. residential apartment units (291 no. one-beds, 238 no. two-beds and 59 no. three-beds), 1 no. 570.91 sq.m. (443 sq.m. indoor space) childcare facility and 6 no. no. commercial/retail units in 4 no. blocks (A-D) ranging in height from 5 to 12 storeys as follows: a. Block A comprises 170 no. apartments (103 no. 1 bed-units, 59 no. 2 bed-units and 8 no. 3- bed units) measuring 8 storeys in height. b. Block B comprises 197 no. apartments (89 no. 1 bed-units, 92 no. 2 bed-units and 16 no. 3 bed-units) measuring 10 storeys in height. c. Block C comprises 81 no. apartments (44 no. 1-bed units, 16 no. 2-bed units and 21 no. 3-bed units) measuring 12 storeys in height. d. Block D comprises 140 no. apartments (55 no. 1 bed-units, 71 no. 2 bed-units and 14 no. 3 bed-units) measuring 8 storeys in height. All apartments will be provided with private balconies/terraces; (iii) provision of indoor communal residential amenity (614.14 sq.m.) at ground and first floors of Block A, B & C,; (iv) the construction of 1 no. childcare facility comprising 443 sq.m. with dedicated outdoor play area (128 sq.m.) located at ground floor of Block B; (v) the construction of 6 no. commercial units at ground floor level of Blocks A, B and D, and 1 no. commercial unit at first floor level of Block A as follows: Block A has 1 no. unit at ground floor comprising 455.8 sq.m. and 1 no. unit at first floor level comprising 160.79 sq.m., Block B has 1 no. unit at ground floor comprising 190.96 sq.m. and Block D has 4 no. units at ground floor comprising 361.6 sq.m., 232.3 sq.m., 238 sq.m. and 174.9 sq.m.; (vi) the construction of 4 no. vehicular entrances; a primary entrance via vehicular ramp from the north (access from Greenhills Road) and 3 no. secondary entrances from the south for access, emergency access and services (access from the existing road to the south of the site) with additional pedestrian accesses proposed along Greenhills Road; (vii) provision of 270 no. car parking spaces comprising 240 no. standard spaces (including 6 no. car club spaces) and 13 no. mobility spaces, and 8 no. motorbike spaces located at surface level and within undercroft car parks within Blocks A, B, C and D, 17 no. commercial/ unloading/ drop-off parking spaces at ground level; (viii) provision of 1,269 no. bicycle parking spaces comprising 952 no. residents' bicycle spaces, 10 no. cargo/accessible bicycle spaces in 14 no. bicycle storerooms in surface and undercroft parking areas and 307 no. visitors' bicycle spaces located externally at ground floor level throughout the development; (ix) provision of outdoor communal amenity space (3,130.3 sq.m) comprising landscaped courtyards that include play areas, seating areas, grass areas, planting and scented gardens located on podiums at first floor level; provision of communal amenity roof gardens in Block A & B with seating area and planting (746.1 sq.m.) and inclusion of centrally located public open space (6,650 sq.m.) adjacent to Blocks A, B, C and D comprising grassed areas, planting, seating areas, play areas, water feature, flexible use space and incidental open space/public realm; (x) provision of toucan crossing and all associated road markings and signage from the subject site to a new footpath on northern side of Greenhills Road; (xi) development also includes landscaping and infrastructural works, foul and surface water drainage, bin storage, ESB substations, plant rooms, pv panels, boundary treatments, internal roads, cycle paths and footpaths and all associated site works to facilitate the development. This application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR).

The removal of the existing fence and vegetation. The construction of a new single - storey ESB substation (15.2 MS) Raising the grade outside the substation entrance, the erection of a new replacement security fence. And all associated landscaping and site development works

Construction of 6 warehouse units with associated offices, associated signage for each unit, boundary treatment, associated drainage and ancillary siteworks.

Provision of a vehicle entrance door to the front elevation.