Planning precedent report

The change of use of 2.33 ha site from the existing warehousing, distribution and storage use to transport depot, including the existing warehouse building (incorporating internal ancillary offices and related areas over part three levels) (3,812sq.m). The development will include on-site provision for the storage, maintenance and parking of 125 buses; ancillary surface staff car parking (including electrical charging bays); ancillary offices and staff facilities (including toilets and canteen); bus workshop; external fuel storage tank, refuel area and bus wash; landscaping and boundary treatments. The development will also include the removal of existing oil storage tanks; the provision of plant, signage and bicycle parking; external lighting; connections to services and utilities; pipe work and all ancillary site excavation and development works above and below ground. Access to the site is as existing. No elevational changes are proposed as part of this application.

Extension of the existing depot to provide additional bus parking facilities comprising a total of 221 bus spaces (including 45 electric bus parking spaces), 33 car parking spaces (including 15 electric car parking spaces), 5 motorcycle parking spaces and 30 bicycle parking spaces; revisions to the layout and configuration of the existing bus and car parking areas; the installation of electric vehicle charging units and associated infrastructure; new vehicular entrance/egress arrangement (including barrier and ramp) to Ballymount Avenue on the north-eastern site boundary; the provision of 4 pedestrian entrances located on the south-eastern, south-western and north-eastern site boundaries; internal roads and pedestrian pathways; minor elevational amendments to the existing transport depot building (relocation and addition of roller shutter doors and relocation of signage); hard and soft landscaping; boundary treatments; changes in level; lighting; surface water drainage; piped infrastructure and ducting, and all associated site excavation and development works above and below ground. (The development will also include the underground diversion of the existing ESB power line traversing the south-eastern corner of the site.)

(i) Alterations to existing roofs to include increasing roof height of one bay to match adjoining bay; (ii) new wall & roof cladding including louvred ventilation panels and translucent panels over existing cladding and to altered areas of buildings and extensions; (iii) provision of new roller-shutter doors to three existing opes and three new opes; (iv) demolition of three ancillary structures attached to the north side of the building and provision of four new single storey pitched roof structures attached to the north side of the building; (v) demolition of some existing wall and roof structures to the eastern end of the building, and the provision of new walls & roofs to form new areas of the high-bay plant/fabricating area with raised roof on parapet levels; (vi) demolition of a detached single storey plant building on the north-west of the site and storage buildings on the east of the site and construction of 3 new single storey detached plant and storage buildings; (vii) provision of new signage to the west facing elevation of the building at high level; (viii) all other associated siteworks & services to facilitate the development.

(i) Upgrade and alterations to front (southeastern) boundary treatment of the site, including section of internal fencing, comprising 1 no. 2.5m high, 6m-wide, mesh panel electric sliding gate; 1 no. 2.5m-high mesh panel pedestrian gate; 1 no. 2.4m-high, 4,415m-wide, mesh panel manual sliding gate; and mesh panel fence above existing block wall, to a max. height of 2.565m above footpath level; (ii) extension of internal first-floor mezzanine level by 43sq.m; (iii) removal of existing high-level sign on the southeastern elevation of the building; (iv) 2 internally illuminated high-level signs on the southeastern elevation and 2 internally illuminated high-level signs on the northeastern elevation of the building; and (v) all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.

Retention of 2 single storey extensions to the industrial use at Plant Area 2 including a 124sqm extension with a sliding door entrance and a sloping lean to roof to the east and a 34sqm extension with a rolling shutter and a sloping lean to roof at the south west; and all associated site works.

Design alterations to development permitted under ref. SD21A/0347 (extension to paint workshop) involving removal of existing 436sq.m store unit and enlargement of the permitted 980sq.m extension to 1,661.1sq.m (an increase of 681.1sq.m, bringing the total paint workshop unit to 3,216sq.m), together with new steel roof sheeting at the northern entrance to the permitted extension and the provision of 2 accessible parking bays and 2 electric vehicle parking bays and all associated site development works.