Planning precedent report

Change of use from office use to use as a health centre for the provision of medical and health services and associated development and works.

Change of use of the ground floor of Unit C, Citywest Shopping Centre from its permitted Office use (permitted under South Dublin County Council Reg. Ref. SD03A/0857), to a Health Centre - specifically for the provision of support services to persons with intellectual disabilities.

Mixed use residential scheme (total GFA 26,929sq.m) comprising 6 blocks with balconies/terraces to be provided on all elevations at all levels for each block, to provide 290 apartment units and associated residential amenity facilities, a childcare facility, 4 retail units and 2 café/restaurant units. A total of 153 car parking spaces (including 2 car club spaces) are proposed at surface level and existing basement level of the Citywest Shopping Centre to serve the development to include the reallocation of 37 existing surface level spaces; 67 new surface level spaces and the reallocation of 49 spaces from commercial to residential use at existing basement level of the Citywest Shopping Centre.

The development will consist of a change of use of a Children's Play Facility (established under SDCC Ref. SD17A/0301) at part ground and part first floor level of the existing Citywest Shopping Centre building together with associated internal works of conversion and refurbishment and the erection of a new second floor extension with sedum roof on top to provide a public library that is arrange over three floors, as follows: (i) Ground Floor - Internal alteration and conversion of the existing ground floor lobby (approx 92 sq.m GIA). The existing light and stair access will provide access to the two upper floors that will contain the main floorspace associated with the library; (ii) First Floor - Internal alteration and conversion of existing floorspace (approximately 906 sq.m GIA) to provide public library space with ancillary staff and welfare facilities together with circulation areas. Provision is also made for additional / new external ancillary plant to the rear terrace (approximately 71 sq.m) and PV panels; and (iii) Second Floor - Construction of a new second floor extension to provide approx. 635 sq.m of public library floorspace (GIA) together with a west facing outdoor roof terrace (of approximately 117 sq.m). Associated external works include the provision of 16 no. short stay bicycle parking spaces (8 no. Sheffield stands) and 2 no. secure long stay bicycle spaces.

Planning permission and retention permission for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) consisting of amendments to a Strategic Housing Development (SHD) permitted under ABP Ref. 305556-19, as subsequently amended under SDCC Planning Ref’s SD22A/0299 and SD22A/0422 at a site at Citywest Shopping Centre, Fortunestown, Dublin 24. The proposed amendments for which permission is sought, include the following: (i) External alterations to Block F, comprising the relocation of a plant room door at ground floor level from the south elevation to the northern elevation along with the relocation of balconies at the eastern end of the building at 2nd to 6th floor levels together with a reconfiguration of the design of the balconies; (ii) Omission of 3 no. permitted on-street bin stores and replacement of same with a single consolidated bin store near the south-western corner of the shopping centre, together with a reconfiguration of hard / soft landscaping and on-street car parking spaces, resulting in the net loss of 1 no. on-street car parking space in this area; (iii) alterations to the design and configuration of the permitted single storey staircore structure leading to the basement level that is situated at the south-eastern corner of the shopping centre. The amendments for which retention permission is sought, include the following: (iv) Alterations to the permitted siting, design and size of the permitted ESB Substation and Switchroom at Block D together with the reconfiguration of hard / soft landscaping and on-street car parking spaces, resulting in the net gain of 1 no. on-street car parking space in this area; and (v) Internal and external alterations to the layout, design and configuration of the permitted single storey plant room and associated ESB substation / switch rooms at the south-eastern corner of the shopping centre, together with a slight re-siting of the reconfigured plantroom structure. In the interest of clarity, it should be noted that the proposed amendments and amendments to be retained will not result in any change to the total number of residential dwellings permitted on site, or the total number of on-street car parking spaces, as previously permitted. A dedicated website has been set up for this LRD application which can be viewed at: www. Carrigmorewoodsamendment1.ie

Amendments to the residential development permitted under An Bord Pleanála Reference ABP-305556-19 comprising of the omission of a permitted vehicular access ramp from ground to basement level of the existing Citywest Shopping Centre along the southern elevation; The permitted entrance to the ramp is proposed to be replaced at surface level with 5 car parking spaces, with associated amendments to the parking layout, pedestrian paths and landscaping in the immediate vicinity; An increase in the area of a permitted surface to basement level circulation core in the south-eastern corner of the existing Citywest Shopping Centre (to incorporate a lift and revised stairwell design), together with associated amendments to pedestrian paths and landscaping in the immediate vicinity; The relocation of permitted demountable bollards further eastwards along a permitted roadway to the south-east of the Citywest Shopping Centre; The enlargement of a permitted hammerhead circulation area to the south-east of the Citywest Shopping Centre and the provision of a standalone ESB Substation to the south-east of Block D; These amendments are provided to reprove the operational efficiency of the vehicle circulation and parking arrangement to service the permitted apartment buildings and to meet the requirements of ESB to serve the site.