Planning precedent report

Alterations to an existing granted planning permission (Reg. Ref. SD20A/0258) for warehousing; alterations relate to Unit 2 only on its 1.316 ha site including change of use of 24sq.m. of warehouse floor area to staff facilities due to addition of single storey staff facilities block in the south-west corner of the warehouse; change of use of 97sq.m of warehouse floor area to ancillary office (38sq.m) & staff facilities (59sq.m) due to extension of the ancillary office block on ground floor; alterations also result in increase in the overall staff facilities area by 7sq.m (from 314sq.m to 321sq.m) and increase in the overall office area by 139sq.m (from 275sq.m to 414sq.m); addition of 232sq.m of charging area (including 6sq.m change of use from warehouse to charging area) as the extension of the rear of warehouse (southern elevation); alterations result in total building area increase by 254sq.m (from 6724sq.m to 6978sq.m); associated elevational revisions; associated site plan & drainage layout adjustments due to the inclusion of the above alterations; all other details remain as per the granted application Reg. Ref SD20A/0258 such as site access, site boundaries, landscaping, external surface finishes, water supply, attenuation tank, drainage & outfalls.

Demolition of the existing dwelling (252sq.m) and associated domestic garage (49sq.m) and shed (12sq.m) located towards the north-west of the site and the construction of 3 warehouses with ancillary office and staff facilities and associated development as follows: Unit 1 will have a maximum height of 15.75 metres with a gross floor area of 5,619sq.m including a warehouse area (5,041sq.m), ancillary office areas (182sq.m) and staff facilities (396sq.m); Unit 2 will have a maximum height of 16.35 metres with a gross floor area of 6,724sq.m including a warehouse area (6,135sq.m), ancillary office areas (275sq.m) and staff facilities (314sq.m); and Unit 3 will have a maximum height of 18.9 metres with a gross floor area of 10,095sq.m including a warehouse area (9,335sq.m), ancillary office areas (399sq.m) and staff facilities (361sq.m); the development will also include the provision of a new vehicular access to the site from the Aerodrome Roundabout in lieu of the extinguishment of existing multiple access points from the R120 Newcastle to Rathcoole Road; internal roundabout; pedestrian access; 187 ancillary car parking spaces; bicycle parking; HGV yards; level access goods doors; dock levellers; access gates; signage; hard and soft landscaping; lighting; boundary treatments; ESB substations; sprinkler tanks; pump houses and all associated site development works above and below ground.

The development will consist of: 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.

Reduction of the warehouse office/staff facilities block at south-east corner of the building, decreasing the overall staff facilities floor area by 290sq.m (from 396sq.m to 106sq.m) and overall office floor area by 60sq.m (from 182sq.m to 122sq.m). Change of use of 177sq.m staff facilities floor area to the warehouse floor area at the ground floor (warehouse floor area was 5041sq.m to 5218sq.m). Associated elevational revisions. All other details remain as per granted application Reg. Ref SD20A/0258 such as site access, site boundaries, landscaping, external surface finishes, water supply, attenuation tank, drainage and outfalls. The alterations relate to Unit 1 only on its 1.32ha site.

Erection of non-illuminated signage to the front of the building.

260 replacement Photovoltaic (PV) solar panels; 822 PV panels (total of PV area of 1939.16sq.m) at roof level of warehouse; 12.50sq.m of signage at the south-east and north-west elevations of warehouse development permitted under Reg. Ref. SD19A/0263 and SD20A/0248 and associated development works above and below ground.