Planning precedent report

Changes of use within the existing Tallaght Cross West development: from permitted crèche uses to residential (9 units) at first floor level; from permitted retail uses to crèche (414sq.m) at ground and mezzanine floor levels; from permitted retail management suite and plant room use to part residential (3 units) at mezzanine floor level; from permitted retail and food court uses to third level education (2228sq.m) at ground, mezzanine and first floor levels; from permitted gymnasium use to residential (7 units) at mezzanine level; from permitted retail to gymnasium use (1918sq.m) at ground and mezzanine floor levels and from permitted retail to medical use (2885sq.m) at ground floor level all on site bounded principally by Belgard Square West, Cookstown Way and the Luas Red Line. The proposed changes will result in the provision of 19 additional residential units comprising 4 x 1 bedroom units, 14 x 2 bedroom units and 1 x 3 bedroom unit with associated balconies/winter gardens. The development will also include the provision of a crèche drop-off/collection area at Belgard Square West, minor elevational works including the repair, replacement, reconfiguration of existing curtain walling, windows and cladding with materials and all ancillary site development works.

Change of use from retail unit to unit for Day Care Centre use along with signage.

3 externally mounted hotel signs which include: (1) a high-level wall mounted sign to the northeast facade complete with individual lettering and LED halo backlighting; (2) a double fronted suspended soffit sign with integrated LED lighting located adjacent to the main entrance at the northeast corner of the site; (3) a sign with integrated LED backlighting installed into the existing glazed facade located over the main entrance door to the north of the site.

Change of use for a portion (351sq.m) of the previously approved and constructed ground floor retail unit known as C4 to a Primary Care Centre (class 8) which will form an integral part of the previously approved Academic and Primary Care Centre (SD14A/0041, SD14A/0227, SD15A/0147 and SD16A/0046).

Replacement of a portion of the facade; removal of escalators and infill of voids at first floor (ex. mezzanine 93.5sq.m and second floor (ex. food courts 64sq.m); change of use of the mezzanine floor of the previously approved and constructed retail known as C4 to a Primary Care Centre (Class 8); change of use for ground floor, first floor and second floor of the previously approved and constructed retail unit known as Food Court, to a Primary Care Centre (Class 8); 6 external signage locations: (1) at unit C5 entrance (8.17sq.m); (2) at unit C4 entrance (9.36sq.m); (3) above first/second floors entrance (11.4sq.m); (4) to east elevation (6,25sq.m); (5) above unit C5 entrance (1.5sq.m); (6) above unit C4 entrance (0.75sq.m); the change of use area when completed will form an integral part of the previously approved Academic & Primary Care Centre (SD14A/0041, SD14A/0227, SD15A/0147, SD16A/0046 and SD19A/0158 at Tallaght Cross West, Tallaght, Dublin 24.

Change of use from previously permitted retail use on the ground and first floor of units D-03 and D-07 and associated circulation cores, to medical clinic use and internal modification to the circulation cores. This will extend the existing medical clinic as permitted under planning permission Ref. SD15A/0357. The development will consist of: (a) a change of use from retail to medical use of the first floor Unit D-03 (existing 676sq.m), Unit D-07 (existing 482sq.m) and the associated circulation cores on the ground and first floors (existing 194sq.m) resulting in an additional medical clinic use of 1352sq.m including associated support, patient and office administration areas. (b) internal modifications to circulation cores to form a new dedicated access/goods lift. The development will be served by existing basement car and cycle parking provision.