Planning precedent report

Construction of a residential development of 463 dwellings comprising 353 apartments, 89 houses and 21 duplex apartments, creche (c.587.8sq.m) and community building (c.141sq.m) as follows: (A) 353 apartments in 7 apartment buildings (with balconies or terraces [including communal terraces] as follows: Block 1 (6 storeys with a part 7 storey level) of 57 apartments; Block 2(6 storeys with a part 7 storey level) of 47 apartments; Block 3 (6 storeys over undercroft/semi-basement with a part 7 storey level) of 56 apartments with car parking and ancillary plant/storage at basement level; Block 4 (6 storeys over undercroft/semi-basement with a part 7 storey level) of 56 apartments with car parking and ancillary plant/storage at basement level; Block 5 (6 storeys with a part 7 storey level) of 47 apartments; Block 6 (6 storeys over undercroft/semi-basement with a part 7 storey level) of 58 apartments with car parking and ancillary plant/storage at basement level; Block 7 is 6 storeys of 32 apartments (creche at ground and first floor) with outdoor play area. (B) 89 houses; House types 1A, 2A, 4, 4A- 3 storey to front [2 storey to rear] remainder of house types 2 storey. (C) 21 duplex apartments in 2 3-storey buildings. (D) Single storey community building including management office, 3 single storey ESB substations, single storey bicycle and bin stores. (E) 401 car parking spaces (including 3 car sharing spaces) to serve overall development and 364 bicycle spaces ([for apartments] with apartment bicycle storage provided internally at ground floor level for apartment blocks 1-7). (F) Provision of public open space areas within the development (including playground areas and communal open space areas); all ancillary landscape works, public lighting, planting and boundary treatments including regrading/re-profiling of site where required as well as provision of footpaths and cycle paths. (G) Vehicular access to the proposed development will be from the Citywest Road (N82) and will include pedestrian crossings and works to facilitate access (including vehicular and footpath/bridges over stream/ditch), secondary vehicular and pedestrian access to boundary to lands to north (currently under construction) and pedestrian to boundary to Magna Drive. (H) Provision of surface water and underground attenuation and all ancillary site development work. The application contains a statement setting out how the proposal will be consistent with the objectives of the relevant SDCC Development Plan.

We, Rockface Developments Limited, intend to apply for Planning Permission for proposed roof mounted Solar PV Panels to the warehouse building as part of an overall previously permitted warehousing development at Magna Avenue and Magna Drive, City West Business Campus, Co Dublin. (Existing granted planning Reg.: SD22A/0065 with associated warehousing development works currently under construction on site). The subject elements for which Planning Permission is sought are as follows: Provision of 2,572No Monocrystalline Solar PV Panels to the warehouse roof with a total area of 5,658sqm. Elevations, Site plan & drainage layout remain unaltered, and the building area remains the same as per previous planning application.

The construction of a 31m2 shed in the rear garden to be used as a gym, and all associated site development works above and below ground.

Provision of a warehouse unit with ancillary office and staff facilities and associated development. The building will have a maximum height of 15.5m with a gross floor area of 13,604sq.m including a warehouse area (12,568sq.m), staff facilities (489sq.m) and ancillary office area (538sq.m). The development will also include a vehicular and pedestrian entrance to the site from Magna Avenue, a separate HGV entrance from Magna Drive; 69 ancillary car parking spaces; covered bicycle parking; HGV parking and yards'; level access good doors; dock levellers; access gates; signage; hard and soft landscaping; lighting boundary treatments; ESB substation; sprinkler tank and pump house; an all associated site development works above and below ground.

Planning Permission for omission from a warehouse development site under construction of the superstructure associated with an ancillary sprinkler tank and pumphouse with substructure remaining as per granted planning application Reg. Ref. SD22A/0065 at Magna Avenue and Magna Drive, Citywest Business Campus, Co. Dublin.

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.