Planning precedent report

Planning Permission for Alterations to amend the previous granted permission (Reg Ref SD23A/0178) for a Self-Storage Facility revised to provide an open hard surfaced yard to be used for the parking of vehicles and trailers and external storage of non-hazardous goods with all associated works and Ancillary WC Facility at Tay Lane, Greenogue, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin. The subject alterations for which Planning Permission is sought are as follows: 1. Permitted Self-Storage Facility omitted to provide an open hard surfaced yard 2,468m2 to be used for the parking of vehicles and trailers and external storage of non-hazardous goods; 2. Provide a single storey Ancillary WC Facility, 27m2, 4.2m high, to the North-East boundary of the site. 3. Omission of 6 no. car parking spaces to the side (north-western) elevation; 4. Adjusted HGV site entrance set back to accommodate a recessed HGV Access/egress; 5. Provision of 9m wide HGV sliding gate; 6. Associated landscape adjustment due to the inclusion of the alterations above; 7. Associated drainage adjustments due to the inclusion of the alterations above.

Construction of a Self-Storage building with ancillary facilities and associated development. The Self-Storage building will have a maximum height of 9.745 metres with a Gross Floor Area of 1,796 sq m including storage area (1,698 sq m) and ancillary facilities (98 sq m). The development will also include: a vehicular entrance/exit to the site via Tay Lane; 6 No. ancillary car parking spaces (including 1 No. accessible parking space); loading bays; external fire escape stairs; an external canopy; boundary treatments; hard and soft landscaping; lighting; and all associated site and development works above and below ground.

(a) Building A: Metal transfer building (3,227sq.m, 15.30m high) with 2 storey ancillary offices/staff facilities (383sq.m, 9.00m high) plus single storey annexed staff facilities (114sq.m, 3.90m high), totalling 3,724sq.m; (b) Building B: Ancillary workshop for vehicle maintenance and charging (574sq.m, 12.40m high); (c) Site entrance/exit off Tay Lane, HGV weighbridge, ancillary car parking, HGV parking (680m2), marshalling yard, external storage of waste metal (965sq.m) screened by demountable concrete walls 4.2m high, HGV wash area, associated drainage, landscaping, services and utilities.

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.

Waste metal facility including waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and will include the provision of 1 light industrial unit with ancillary office and staff facilities (3,802sq.m with a maximum height of 12.4 metres); screened outdoor storage area (970sq.m) incorporating walls 4.2 metres in height; vehicular access to the site via the Greenogue Roundabout; pedestrian access; 29 ancillary car parking spaces; HGV yard; 10 HGV parking spaces; HGV weight bridge; brush wash and steam wash; hard and soft landscaping; access gate; ESB substation; lighting; cycle parking; boundary treatments; associated site development works above and below ground incorporating an access road on lands at College Lane;; Electrical Waste Management Limited currently have a waste permit (WFP-DS-11-0014-05) with a permitted volume of 82,833 tonnes per annum; an Environmental Impact Assessment Report has been prepared in respect of the proposed development.

Amendment to SDCC Reg. Ref. SD20A/0279 to amend the floor area of the permitted single storey dwelling house and associated site development works above and below ground. The amended scheme will result in: the reduction of floorspace from 279.8 sq.m to 208 sq.m; internal reconfiguration; associated elevational amendments; and hard and soft landscaping amendments.