Site planning risk brief

1 freestanding and illuminated entrance signage structure (c.5.46 metres in height and c.12.15 metres in length) displaying 'Liffey Valley' located adjacent to Fonthill Road and all associated ancillary site development works.

The construction of a partially two storey over basement motor sales and service building, max. height of c. 11.6 metres with a total gross above ground level floor area of c. 2,198sq m. The development will include on-grade car and bicycle parking spaces, with vehicle display spaces on-grade and at basement level. The proposal also includes the reuse of the existing vehicular access to the north of the site, ramped access to basement level, all associated site enabling and excavation works, boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping, together with building mounted signage, site signage and flagpoles.

Construction of a single storey valeting building and canopy and associated site works and services.

Installation of roof mounted solar photovoltaic panels to include all ancillary works and services.

Redevelopment (including demolition) of Unit No. 42 (c.497sq.m) and the Shop Mobility unit (c.79sq.m) on a site of c.1.06 hectares, consisting of the provision of 2 restaurant units (Unit No. 9 and No. 10) and 2 retail units (Unit No. 8 and No. 42). Permission is also sought for the replacement of existing signage and new signage, a new free-standing decorative sign at the entrance to the West End car park; an extension to the public plaza to include external seating for the restaurant units, two pavilion type structures accommodating a new taxi office (c.4 8sq.m) and the relocated shop mobility unit (c.46sq.m), a dedicated taxi-rank area and separate set down areas, cycle stands, a reorganised car park layout with 14 mobility impaired parking spaces and an overall reduction of 49 car parking spaces, an electricity substation, plant and all ancillary site works associated with the development. The proposal will result in a net increase of c.364sq.m restaurant use (including a mezzanine of c. 180sq.m within unit No. 9), c 2126sq.m of retail use and c.366sq.m of circulation space within a 3 storey structure.

Amendments to permitted development granted under Reg. Ref. SD17A/0404 comprising: (1) the removal of the mezzanine floor level (180sq.m) within approved Unit no. 9 at ground floor; (2) provision of floor space (311sq.m mezzanine) within approved Unit no. 42 at third floor; (3) Minor layout alterations to Unit 42 at ground, first and second floor (net increase of 124sq.m); (4) minor alterations to Unit no. 8 (net increase of 9sq.m) and Unit no. 10 (net decrease of 56sq.m); (5) provision of a management suite at third floor level (446sq.m) associated with the overall centre; (6) alterations to circulation space and lift areas (net increase of 31sq.m); (7) internal changes to floor to ceiling heights resulting in a decrease of 1.25m in height of the northwest elevation and an increase in the overall height by 0.5m, which will be set back from the northwest elevation by 6.9m; (8) amendments to the permitted signage on the northwest elevation consisting of the reduction of the main permitted signage zone from 7.2m x 7.5m to 7.2m x 5m and the inclusion of a 7.2m x 1.63m signage zone within the glazed area (no increase in permitted signage area on northwest elevation; (9) provision of a signage zone of 7.2m x 1.63m on the northeast elevation; (10) minor alterations to the permitted car park layout and all ancillary site development works and site services.