Planning precedent report

Installation of 360 PV solar panels covering an area of 720 sq.m on roof; all associated site and development works.

A new vehicular entrance and boundary fence to new display surface car parking, on 0.15ha of vacant land, located west of the existing car parking including a 6m high internally illuminated signage totem and tensile fabric canopy structures. Extension of existing workshop by 208sq.m located to the north of Block B and extension of 106sq.m for new vehicle preparation to the north of Block B and internal alterations including a trade parts counter and a new double door on the west elevation of the showroom building, known as Block B, a two storey extension matching the existing height of Block C of 692sq.m to the north of the servicing area of the building known as Block C for vehicle servicing and waiting facilities and an external canopy structure of 200sq.m to the east elevation of the existing parts building known as Block A on an overall site of 2.257ha.

Retention permission for site clearing and placing of unmetalled surfacing of the site over 9,700sq.m to facilitate HGV parking over 3,128sq.m and retention of temporary site entrance/exit as an interim access/egress subject to permanent replacement gates as described below: Permission for: (1) Additional HGV parking on 1,360sq.m of unmetalled surfacing; (2) temporary office/staff facilities building (56.3sq.m, 3.60m high) for period of 5 years with associated car parking ancillary to the HGV parking activity; (3) 2 entrance/exit gates including boundary fencing to the sites north east boundary fronting the estate access road (Clonlara Avenue); (4) perimeter landscaping throughout; (5) aggregate storage bays 400sq.m, 3.00m high to rear of site for temporary storage of 'in transit' aggregates periodically; (6) HGV wash bay plus site drainage including surface water runoff infiltration trenches to unmetalled yard and attenuation facility; (7) all associated site development works and utilities.

Retain existing mezzanine storage floor as installed at first floor level; Permission to convert part of the first floor mezzanine storage floor to office space and install new windows to both the east (side) and the south (rear) elevations at first floor level.

The provision of an amended junction and new link road from the existing Clonlara Road to the currently undeveloped lands with Enterprise and Employment zoning objective South of the Camac River and Nort of the N7 National Route. Interim measures are included within the application to block access to the new road until such time as the undeveloped lands are developed. All associated landscaping, infrastructure and site development works to facilitate the development.

The development will consist of a cemetery including: 8,047 No. traditional burial plots; Columbarium walls; 1 single storey reception building (214.7m2 Gross Floor Area (GFA)) comprising a reception, 1 office, 1 reception store, WC, kitchenette with photovoltaic (PV) solar panels at roof level; and the provision of an ancillary maintenance shed, bin and battery storage structures; The development includes a new vehicular access road from Garters Lane to the N7 /M7 Naas Road, with 2 vehicular access points serving the proposed cemetery; 110 car parking spaces (25 spaces to the east of the reception building and 85 within overflow car park areas to the south of the development); 8 bicycle parking stands; and all associated hard and soft landscape and boundary treatment works including the reshaping of an existing lake and provision of a footbridge; provision of SUDS measures, associated lighting, associated signage, site services (foul and surface water drainage and water supply); and all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground.