Planning precedent report

Construction of a double height (8.5m high) industrial warehouse building for plant machinery maintenance and storage purposes; associated ancillary two storey office and staff welfare accommodation (c.501sqm Total GFA); 9 car parking spaces, 3 bicycle parking spaces and all associated site ancillary development works and drainage connections.

The installation of Solar PV Panels to be mounted on the rooftop of an existing warehouse building and all associated ancillary infrastructure. PV Panels will not extend above parapet line.

Charles River Microbial Solutions International Limited intend to apply to South Dublin County Council for retention permission at unit no. 648, Jordanstown Drive, Greenogue Business Park, Rathcoole, Co Dublin. The retention permission consists of: Retention of minor alterations to elevations associated with changes to the window on the First Floor Level. Retention of an increase in Floor Area of the External Cold Store/freezer compound with an associated increase of size to the Cold Store and the Freezer Units, and all associated works.

Retention permission consists of 1. Retention of existing mezzanine floor at first floor level within unit 648 totalling 453 sqm. 2. Retention of additional car parking spaces within the site, some of which are utilised to serve the adjacent unit 649. 3. Retention of existing pedestrian access point between units 648 and 649. Permission is sought for 1. Change of use of unit 648 from waste metal transfer facility to provide for use of the building as a pharmaceutical warehousing building with provisions for storage, offices, laboratories and staff facilities. 2. Reconfiguration of existing offices and all associated elevational changes proposed. 3. Provision of a bicycle shelter along with an external freezer building, external cold store building, bin compound building, air handling unit and heat rejection plant. 4. Provision of an additional 18 no. car spaces for unit 648. 5. Provisions of all associated and ancillary site works. 6. Provision of new pedestrian entrance. 7. Connection to existing services. 8. Provision of associated signage.

Change of use of 148sq.m of warehouse floor area to ancillary use as research & development room and warehouse & logistics station, including internal fire escape stairs; provision of 137sq.m of additional ancillary conference/presentation room at the first floor directly over the area defined in item above. The above alterations result in 137sq.m of new floor area thus increasing the building area from 2683sq.m to 2820sq.m. The works are fully internal therefore no elevation changes or other external alterations are required. All other details remain as per granted planning applications Reg. ref SD07A/0171, SD07A/0993 and SD17A/0358.

Alterations to previously approved scheme for a warehousing development (Reg. Ref. SD17A/0195) comprising: (a) reconfiguration of internal floor arrangement from 5 terraced warehousing units with two storey ancillary offices within each unit (overall floor area 1660sq.m) to 1 warehouse unit (1348sq.m warehouse area) with 1 ancillary two storey office/staff facilities area (120sq.m) totalling 1468sq.m including the addition of a dock leveller bay to the north elevation; (b) increase the buildings overall height from 12.9m to 13.9m to accommodate increased internal headroom associated with revised single unit; (c) elevation revisions associated with the building height increase and floor plan/layout adjustments including the rearrangement of fire doors & entry level goods door; (d) site plan revisions including associated car parking adjustments and minor drainage alterations.