Planning precedent report

Change of use of the fifth floor level from office to hotel use to provide for 26 hotel suites; Associated modifications to the layout and elevations at fifth floor level and to the stair cores at ground to fifth floor levels to facilitate access and egress; Introduction of lobbies to the stair cores at basement level; Provision of a green roof to the existing building on site; Revisions to the existing car and bicycle parking arrangements at basement level; All associated site development works.

The proposed development will consist of: Change of use of part of the ground floor level (492 sqm) from bar/restaurant to gym. Change of use of the basement floor level (618 sqm) from night club to gym. Removal of the mezzanine levels at ground and basement floor levels. Associated modifications to the layout at ground and basement floor levels to accommodate the proposed change of use and All associated site development works.

Located on a section of Belgard Square South. The development includes the closure of the slip road from Belgard Square South onto the N81. This development is proposed to accommodate the increase in the volume of buses in the area as a result of the changes proposed under BusConnects. The volume of buses is set to increase from 22 to 49 buses per hour. It forms part of Government efforts to improve public transport and address climate change nationally, supporting national strategies such as the National Development Plan 2021 - 2030 and the Climate Action Plan 2023. The layover facility will be comprised of bus parking for 10 buses and welfare facilities for drivers. The development consists of two separate parking areas with 7 bus bays in the south layover and 3 in the layby to the north of Belgard Square South. There will be one entrance point into the layover area located on the southern side of Belgard Square South. This layover area will have 2 egress points with a right turn ban in place. There will be a layby located on the northern side of Belgard Square South, across from the layover area. The layover area includes a bus driver welfare facility comprising of two toilet units. The proposed Development includes the closure of the hard shoulder on the northern side of the N81 to accommodate the realignment of the cycle track along the N81. The proposed development includes all the associated works to facilitate the bus layover and welfare facility. This includes drainage works, utility diversions, public lighting, fencing and landscaping. The overall area of the site is approximately 0.7 ha.

Change of use 506sq.m of first floor from office to medical use; 3 ventilation grills at first floor on west elevation and one ventilation grill at first floor on south elevation.

Provision of a 9.7sq.m extension to the north-western corner of the building to facilitate additional staff room space; the installation of a new high level window along the western elevation of the building; the replacement of the existing sliding entrance door with a new automatic swing door along the southern elevation of the building; the removal of the existing wall in the external bin storage area/corral to facilitate an increase in area by 17sq.m and the provision of close boarded timber fencing; the removal of a door on both the northern and eastern elevation of the building. The proposed development will also include: the removal of 1 No. Parking space; the replacement of 3 No. car parking spaces with 2 No. Electric Vehicle Charging spaces; the provision of 3 No. additional pedestrian entrances along the southern boundary of the site onto the pedestrian walkway connecting Belgard Square East to the R113; bicycle parking; the rearrangement of the external seating area; signage; and all associated site development works.

Permission for development at McDonald's restaurant, Belgard Square East, Belgard Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24 HW74. The development will consist of proposed new revised signage to the south, east and west elevations, upgrade works to the existing sky sign including new flat display panel sign, and all associated works necessary to facilitate the development.