Site planning risk brief

Change of use from existing short term tourist accommodation units to full apartment type living accommodation units consisting of 10 two bed ground floor units and 10 two bed duplex type units at first floor level (20 units in total); also, include small elevational changes to facilitate balcony extensions at first floor level and new balcony areas at ground floor level in order to accommodate private amenity space for the individual units; omit Planning Condition 6 of Planning Ref. S01A/0051 (which links the use of units to the City West Hotel); new bicycle shelter and all associated site development works, parking, landscaping and boundary treatment works.

Partial change of use from warehouse/storage to office use on ground and first floor level consisting of offices, canteen and toilet facilities, internal staircases, and associated facilities; 1 dock leveller located on the south west elevation to existing loading bay; new external windows & doors for office spaces to the existing south east south west and north west elevations with formation of entrance to office space to existing south east elevation; new carparking/hardstanding to provide 27 car parking spaces inclusive of 2 disabled spaces; external ramped/stepped to approach to office entrance to south west elevation; alterations to existing perimeters gabion walls to the south west of existing site and realignment of kerbing and shrub line to south west elevation; car parking external LED lighting provided by way of lamp standards to car park; alterations to existing surface water drainage and associated site 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.

Up to 268kWp (c. 1227m2) of Roof Mounted Solar PV Panels and all associated works on our premises.

Demolition of 2 sheds and 2 compounds and works to the existing building comprising of the construction/installation of 5 external dock levellers with roller shutter doors with associated revisions to the existing western elevation to accommodate same; associated site levels and drainage layout adjustments to accommodate the development; expansion of existing concrete yard and all associated engineering and site works necessary to facilitate the development.

1.512ha area of gravel surfacing to provide outdoor, uncovered vehicle storage for up to 1,878 vehicles. The works will also include access roads, staff/visitor parking, footpaths, an automatic carwash, 3 handheld jetwash units and extension to the existing foul and surface water drainage network and water supply services. Works will include an extension to an existing building to provide a client reception area (total gross floor area c.164sq.m) together with the replacement of 1 existing sign and the erection of 3 further new signs on an existing building (3 signs to have overall dimensions of 4.5m wide x 3m high, 1 sign to have overall dimensions 3.0m wide x 2.0m high).