Planning precedent report

Modifications to the previously permitted Ref. SD16A/0406 consisting of the change of use of the dry bailing facility to a green waste recycling facility (excluding food and household general waste collection) including renovation and upgrade works to the fire damaged buildings and the addition of new green waste storage area and attenuation tanks (this application will also require a Waste Licence).

The development will consist of a 4.42 hectare stie currently in use as Greenogue Recycling to include the following; A) Demolition of existing green recycling structures on site including office and storage shed with total area of 2,265m2. B) Construction of 7 no. warehouse units, with maximum height of 15.3 meters, all with ancillary office, staff areas, bin stores etc. Each unit has access to service yard and HGV loading / unloading area. The total floor area of the warehouse development is 16,602.2 m2, made up as follows; i) Unit 1 - gross floor area of 3,851.1 m2. ii) Unit 2 - gross floor area of 3,886.8 m2. iii) Unit 3 - gross floor area of 2,758.3 m2. iv) Unit 4 - gross floor area of 1,685.4 m2. v) Unit 5 - gross floor area of 1,062.2 m2. vi) Unit 6 - gross floor area of 1,679.2 m2. vii) Unit 7 - gross floor area of 1,679.2 m2. C) Access to be provided from existing entrance to the site via Tay Lane. New footpaths / cyclepaths throughout the site including a new footpath / cyclepath connection to the Greenogue Logistics Park to the north of the site. D) 170 no. car parking spaces and 100 no. secure, sheltered bicycle parking spaces to serve the warehouse units. E) All ancillary site development works to include; minor realignment of site entrance, landscaping, internal raods, drainage, utility services, service yards, HGV loading / unloading areas, level access goods doors, dock levellers, site lighting, boundary treatments, signage, storm water drainage network, underground water and foul servicing, green roofs on warehouse units, form part of this application.

(a) A standalone single storey office building and staffing facilities comprising of an area of 156sq.m; (b) The addition of staff car parking facilities comprising of 14 car parking spaces; (c) The addition of a new onsite bio cycle treatment plant treatment facility to service new office and staffing accommodation; (d) New ESB substation; (e) Landscaping boundary screening and new security fencing along with all ancillary site works.

Alterations to existing granted planning, Ref. SD19A/0065, for a proposed Waste Metal Transfer Facility including Waste Electric & Electronic Equipment (WEEE). The subject alterations for which planning permission is sought for are as follows: (1) Reconfiguration of the floor plan areas as follows: (A) Provision of 535sq.m additional floor area due to introduction of areas as follows - (A.1) Extended display area at ground floor of ancillary office, addition of 46sq.m floor area, (A.2) Extended open plan office at first floor of ancillary office, addition of 20sq.m floor area, (A.3) Single storey ancillary storage facility to the front north-east elevation totalling 166sq.m with overall height 7m, (A.4) Mezzanine area to the south eastern side of Light Industrial Unit, totalling 303sq.m. Alterations listed above result in total building area Increase from 4391sq.m to 4926sq.m as shown at the revised table of gross Internal floor areas & uses. (B) Change of use of 64sq.m of light industrial unit floor area to staff facilities due to the introduction of: (B.1) Enclosed stairs from Light Industrial Unit to ancillary office/staff facilities (overall 31sq.m), (B.2) single storey cleaners store and storage at ground floor to the north-eastern comer of light industrial unit (overall 33sq.m). (C) Change of use of 100sq.m of workshop charging area & staff facilities to workshop area & single storey office/staff facilities. (D) Introduction of full height dividing wall at light industrial unit. 2. Elevations alterations as per list above plus additional alterations as follows: (a) Provision of full height cladding (ground floor to roof) to light industrial unit and ancillary Workshop. (b) Introduction of 11m wide x 6m high open to light industrial unit side (north-western) elevation, (c) Rearrangement of all fire exit & level access doors to light industrial unit & ancillary workshop including omission and addition of the same, (d) Introduction of integrated modular louvre system to light industrial unit rear (south­western) & side (north-western) elevation, (e) Introduction of canopies to the ancillary office main entrance and above 11m wide open & dock levellers to light industrial unit side (north-western) elevation. (3) Site plan alterations as follows: (a) Rearrangement of car parking spaces due to provision of office extended display area to the front (north-eastern) elevation, (b) Provision of new finish floor level to office/staff facilities and Workshop and associated site levels adjustments, (c) Provision of a new boundary fence type (paladin fence) throughout the development, (d) Provision of additional weighbridge - overall 2 proposed and rearrangement of brush wash and steam wash between workshop and site's north-western boundary, (e) Provision of building protection bollards to workshop side elevations (south-east and north­west), (f) Associated drainage adjustments due to the inclusion of the alterations above plus reduction of surface water and foul sewer outfall route as per as built access road and services which serve built developments to the east of the site. All other details such as landscaping, lighting, external surface finishes, Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR), Flood Risk Assessment etc. will remain as per the granted application ref. SD19A/0065.

Alteration to previously granted planning permission (Reg. SD19A/0407, SD21A/0200 & SD22A/0092) for development at Site C (2.7ha site).

Modifications to a permitted warehouse development (as granted under SD19A/0407, as amended by SD21A/0200); The amendments principally comprise an overall increase in the commercial floor area of the warehouse by 2,334sq.m from the permitted 27,683sq.m to 30,017sq.m; The modifications proposed include: an increase in plant/machinery areas from 1,363sq.m to 3,933sq.m (principally through the provision of an additional mezzanine level within the warehouse area to accommodate plant/machinery); a reduction in the permitted mezzanine level 2 from 9,703sq.m to 9,349sq.m (principally through the provision of opes in the mezzanine floor to accommodate machinery associated with an advanced picking system); an increase in warehouse floor area from 14,225sq.m to 14,282 sq.m; an increase in staff facilities from 1,616sq.m to 1,659sq.m; and an increase in ancillary office area from 776sq.m to 794sq.m; The development will also include: the provision of security hut (14.7sq.m) close to the southern site boundary; the relocation of the building's main entrance stair core at the western elevation; elevational changes including the repositioning of 2 level entry doors and 1 dock leveller and the associated canopy, repositioning of fire escape doors, removal of 2 M&E rooms; internal modifications including the insertion of a warehouse toilet block at ground floor level, repositioning of stair cores; the provision of a pedestrian gate adjacent to the bin store; reduction in bin area from previously approved 45sq.m to 38sq.m; provision of compactor in place of 1 van parking space along the south-east boundary resulting in the reduction of van parking spaces from 12 to 11 in a modified arrangement; relocation of van egress gate further south; modifications to the position of the van loading entry doors and associated canopy; modifications to hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatments including the provision of a paladin fence separating the car parking area and the HGV circulation area and removal of 2 green walls; and all associated site works above and below ground.