Planning precedent report

The development will consist of: The change of use of the existing warehouse to a clean manufacturing area - light industrial. Alterations to the existing south elevation, including the installation of new signage displaying the company name and the removal of the existing balcony. The provision of new double access doors and a new external pathway to facilitate access to the building; including all associated site and ancillary works.

Provision of a 3 storey office development with a total gross floor area of c. 2,992sq.m (excluding the c. 205sq.m plant room at roof level); Provision of 51 car parking spaces (including 2 accessible spaces and 27 EV spaces with charging points), accessed via the existing vehicular entrance from Lake Drive; Provision of 2 pedestrian access points to the north and east of the site, bicycle parking facilities, an ESB substation (c. 22sq.m), waste storage facilities (c. 20sq.m); signage, soft and hard landscaping works, PV panels, external lighting, piped infrastructure and ducting, SuDS drainage and all ancillary site excavation and development works above and below ground.

Installation of two internally illuminated external building mounted signs to the existing south-west and north-west facades.

New main entrance door and canopy, installation of external signage and removal of existing draught lobby to south-west facade, installation of 5no. glazed doors and 4no. louvred panels to existing glazed facades, provision of 198sqm of photovoltaic panels below parapet level of flat roof, 2no. free-standing signage totems, 8no. new Electric Vehicle charging points, 2no. bicycle parking shelters and miscellaneous landscaping works.

(A) Change of use from laboratories to office accommodation; (B) provision of 803.2sq.m additional office accommodation at first floor with new fenestration on north east and south west facades and the addition of 5 car parking spaces; (C) alterations to internal layouts and additional connections to underground drainage; (D) retention of existing signage on facade and entrance to site.

Change of use from existing restaurant use at ground floor to proposed office use (235sq.m).