Planning precedent report

The development will consist of a 4.42 hectare stie currently in use as Greenogue Recycling to include the following; A) Demolition of existing green recycling structures on site including office and storage shed with total area of 2,265m2. B) Construction of 7 no. warehouse units, with maximum height of 15.3 meters, all with ancillary office, staff areas, bin stores etc. Each unit has access to service yard and HGV loading / unloading area. The total floor area of the warehouse development is 16,602.2 m2, made up as follows; i) Unit 1 - gross floor area of 3,851.1 m2. ii) Unit 2 - gross floor area of 3,886.8 m2. iii) Unit 3 - gross floor area of 2,758.3 m2. iv) Unit 4 - gross floor area of 1,685.4 m2. v) Unit 5 - gross floor area of 1,062.2 m2. vi) Unit 6 - gross floor area of 1,679.2 m2. vii) Unit 7 - gross floor area of 1,679.2 m2. C) Access to be provided from existing entrance to the site via Tay Lane. New footpaths / cyclepaths throughout the site including a new footpath / cyclepath connection to the Greenogue Logistics Park to the north of the site. D) 170 no. car parking spaces and 100 no. secure, sheltered bicycle parking spaces to serve the warehouse units. E) All ancillary site development works to include; minor realignment of site entrance, landscaping, internal raods, drainage, utility services, service yards, HGV loading / unloading areas, level access goods doors, dock levellers, site lighting, boundary treatments, signage, storm water drainage network, underground water and foul servicing, green roofs on warehouse units, form part of this application.

(a) A standalone single storey office building and staffing facilities comprising of an area of 156sq.m; (b) The addition of staff car parking facilities comprising of 14 car parking spaces; (c) The addition of a new onsite bio cycle treatment plant treatment facility to service new office and staffing accommodation; (d) New ESB substation; (e) Landscaping boundary screening and new security fencing along with all ancillary site works.

Modifications to the previously permitted Ref. SD16A/0406 consisting of the change of use of the dry bailing facility to a green waste recycling facility (excluding food and household general waste collection) including renovation and upgrade works to the fire damaged buildings and the addition of new green waste storage area and attenuation tanks (this application will also require a Waste Licence).

Alterations to existing granted planning, Ref. SD19A/0065, for a proposed Waste Metal Transfer Facility including Waste Electric & Electronic Equipment (WEEE). The subject alterations for which planning permission is sought for are as follows: (1) Reconfiguration of the floor plan areas as follows: (A) Provision of 535sq.m additional floor area due to introduction of areas as follows - (A.1) Extended display area at ground floor of ancillary office, addition of 46sq.m floor area, (A.2) Extended open plan office at first floor of ancillary office, addition of 20sq.m floor area, (A.3) Single storey ancillary storage facility to the front north-east elevation totalling 166sq.m with overall height 7m, (A.4) Mezzanine area to the south eastern side of Light Industrial Unit, totalling 303sq.m. Alterations listed above result in total building area Increase from 4391sq.m to 4926sq.m as shown at the revised table of gross Internal floor areas & uses. (B) Change of use of 64sq.m of light industrial unit floor area to staff facilities due to the introduction of: (B.1) Enclosed stairs from Light Industrial Unit to ancillary office/staff facilities (overall 31sq.m), (B.2) single storey cleaners store and storage at ground floor to the north-eastern comer of light industrial unit (overall 33sq.m). (C) Change of use of 100sq.m of workshop charging area & staff facilities to workshop area & single storey office/staff facilities. (D) Introduction of full height dividing wall at light industrial unit. 2. Elevations alterations as per list above plus additional alterations as follows: (a) Provision of full height cladding (ground floor to roof) to light industrial unit and ancillary Workshop. (b) Introduction of 11m wide x 6m high open to light industrial unit side (north-western) elevation, (c) Rearrangement of all fire exit & level access doors to light industrial unit & ancillary workshop including omission and addition of the same, (d) Introduction of integrated modular louvre system to light industrial unit rear (south­western) & side (north-western) elevation, (e) Introduction of canopies to the ancillary office main entrance and above 11m wide open & dock levellers to light industrial unit side (north-western) elevation. (3) Site plan alterations as follows: (a) Rearrangement of car parking spaces due to provision of office extended display area to the front (north-eastern) elevation, (b) Provision of new finish floor level to office/staff facilities and Workshop and associated site levels adjustments, (c) Provision of a new boundary fence type (paladin fence) throughout the development, (d) Provision of additional weighbridge - overall 2 proposed and rearrangement of brush wash and steam wash between workshop and site's north-western boundary, (e) Provision of building protection bollards to workshop side elevations (south-east and north­west), (f) Associated drainage adjustments due to the inclusion of the alterations above plus reduction of surface water and foul sewer outfall route as per as built access road and services which serve built developments to the east of the site. All other details such as landscaping, lighting, external surface finishes, Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR), Flood Risk Assessment etc. will remain as per the granted application ref. SD19A/0065.

Alteration to previously granted planning permission (Reg. SD19A/0407, SD21A/0200 & SD22A/0092) for development at Site C (2.7ha site).

Amendments principally comprising of an overall increase in the commercial floor area by 15,479sq.m from the permitted 13,959sq.m to 29,438sq.m; the permitted scheme has 3 internal ancillary office floor levels, and the proposed alterations provide 2 mezzanine levels in the warehouse area (i.e a total of 5 internal floor levels); the permitted maximum height of the development at 23.7 metres will remain unchanged; the additional 15,479sq.m development proposed will comprise an increase in the warehouse floor area from 12,369sq.m to 13,353sq.m, staff facilities from 548sq.m to 2,582sq.m and ancillary office area from 1,042sq.m to 2,437sq.m; in addition to the provision of a 2 storey mezzanine warehouse area (9,703sq.m), integrated plant room (434sq.m) and plant area on 2 floors (929sq.m); construction of a 2 storey car-parking area (4,057sq.m and 7.8m height) to accommodate an increase from the previously permitted 119 ancillary car parking spaces to 190 car parking spaces; 13 designated van parking spaces (no dedicated van spaces previously proposed); 72 permitted cycle parking spaces; reconfiguration of the HGV yard and an increase in the number of HGV dock levellers from 12 to 14 and the provision of 16 van loading level entry doors; the provision of an additional egress on the eastern boundary to facilitate vans exiting the site; sprinkler tank and associated underground pumps; repositioned ESB substation (15sq.m and 3m height); bin storage (42sq.m and 2.9m height); amended lighting layout; signage; modifications to hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatments; and associated site development works above and below ground.