Development comprises of: 1. Demolition of all existing buildings on the site 2. Construction of a mixed use development comprising of the following uses: (a) A 116 no. bedroom hotel of circa 5,214 sq.m gross with a height of five storeys plus rooftop plant, and including ancillary hotel facilities including bar, restaurant and business centre. (b) 107 no. residential units in a mix of houses (28 no.), townhouses (60 no.) and duplexes (19 no.) with a total residential floorspace of 12,492 sq.m gross. The overall residential mix is: 12 no. one beds, 5 no. 2 beds, 78 no. 3 beds and 12 no. four beds. There will be 16 no. three bed and 12 no four bed houses, 60 no. three bed townhouses, and 12 no. one beds, 5 no. two beds, and 2 no. three bed apartment duplexes. House Type 1, Townhouse Type 1, Townhouse Type 2, and Duplex Type 2 are three storeys in height. House Type 2 and Duplex Type 1 are two storeys in height. (c) The provision of own door offices of circa 223 sq.m and a shop/café of circa 160 sq.m in a single block of 2 storeys in height (d) A creche of circa 454 sq.m in a two storey building. 3. A total of 216 no. surface car parking spaces (including visitor, accessible and EV charging spaces), comprising of: 6 no. spaces for the creche, 3 no. spaces for the shop/café, 3 no. spaces for the own door offices, 66 no. spaces for the hotel, and 138 no. spaces for residential. 4. A total of 72 no. bicycle parking comprising of: (a) 28 no. spaces for the duplex units; (b) 28 no. spaces visitor/public in sheltered bicycle storage; (c) 6 no. spaces for the hotel. (d) 4 no. spaces for the office use (e) 2 no. spaces for the shop/café (f) 4 no. spaces for the creche 5. Open space comprising of: (a) 4,200 sq.m public open space including pocket parks and playgrounds; (b) 598 sqm of communal open space to serve the duplex units. 6. 2 no. new vehicular access The Murrough Road, 1 no. for the hotel and 1 no. for the residential units. 7. Infrastructure works to serve the proposed development to include the internal road network, ESB substations/switchrooms, PV panels, green roofs, lighting, site drainage works including pumping station, hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatment, and all ancillary site services and development works above and below ground. A Natura Impact Statement is submitted to the Planning Authority with this application
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The former ‘Veha’ factory , West of The Murrough Road to the north of Wicklow Town , Wicklow Co. Wicklow
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Part 8 - submissions should be made to the relevant department as specified on the site notice (not to the Planning Department) - for open spaces, a pump track, 4 no. cantilevered platforms over the revetment, sensory garden, event space, adjusted fence line to the existing dog park, camper vehicle parking and camper waste facilities, toilet and ancillary facilities, wayfinding, seating and lighting, retention of existing playground and skatepark, relocation of the Murrough Memorial Garden; tree planting, hard and soft landscaped area, associated site works and environmental improvements
Bungalow and garden studio together with ancillary site development works. Permission for new sewerage pumping system from existing septic tank to public sewer in the adjoining road
Proposed residential development comprising of the demolition of an existing commercial building & construction of a proposed 4-storey apartment block (3 storeys & a set-back penthouse level) comprising of 14 No. apartments (3 No. 1 bedroom units, 9 No. 2 bedroom units & 2 No. 3 bedroom units) & ancillary works including car & bicycle parking, access road, footpaths, bin storage, boundary treatment & communal open space with connection to public services
And permission for completion of a raised private amenity timber decking structure with roof. Retention of 3 vehicular entrances together with retention and permission for completion of perimeter boundary walls. 1.5m high boundary perimeter walls to be finished with natural stone on the external face and capped in granite, together with all landscaping and associated site works
3 bedroom dormer bungalow dwelling with new vehicular entrance gate and access to existing laneway, new site boundary treatments, drainage and associated site works
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