PWSDZ3700/24Granted
Former Irish Glass Bottle & Fabrizia Sites, Poolbeg West, Dublin 4
Pembroke Beach DAC intends to apply for permission for development for a mixed used development (referred to as Phase 2) on this site of 15.06 hectares including lands known as the Former Irish Glass bottle & Fabrizia Sites, Poolbeg West, Dublin 4, focused primarily on a net site area of 1.99 hectares (identified as within the A1 Lands) in the Poolbeg West Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) Planning Scheme (April 2019). The proposed Phase 2 development will consist of: amendment to permission Register Reference PWSDZ3270/19 and PWSDZ3207/21 in those areas where the net site of 1.99 hectares overlaps with the boundaries to the earlier permitted developments (including amendment to the urban tree plant along the Sean Moore Road interface & minor amendment to permitted public realm at the junction between Central Boulevard and South Bank Link Road) and the construction of a residential and mixed use scheme comprising an above ground gross floor area (GFA) of C. 48,648 sq.m., together with a basement/undercroft area of c. 10,654 sq.m., comprising 5 no. blocks (identified as blocks D1, D2, E1, E2, E2A) to provide: 502 no. apartment units and associated residential amenity facilities; a childcare facility; 3 no. Retail/ Food & Beverage units; 3 no. Retail Units, 2 no. Food/ beverage units; Health Facility; basement carparking; together with associated infrastructural works on the overall site. The proposed development will also include provision of the South Bank Link Road as identified in the SDZ Planning Scheme. Access and servicing of the proposed Phase 2 development will be by way of the central boulevard as permitted (subject to compliance with Condition No. 24e) in the Phase 1 planning permission (PWSDZ3207/21) which also amends the infrastructure permission (Parent Permission) (Reg. Ref. PWSDZ3270/19) amongst other things. An additional access for emergency vehicles only with retractable bollards will be provided at the junction of Bloom Street and Sean Moore Road. The proposed Phase 2 development will consist of: -5 no. Blocks (D1, D2, E1, E2, E2A) ranging in height between 6 and 7 storeys with 8 storey setback over basement/undercroft to provide 502 no. apartment units (with balconies/terraces to be provided on all elevations at all levels for each residential block), consisting of: 216 no. 1-bedroom units; 245 no. 2-bedroom units and 41 no. 3-bedroom units (for the avoidance of doubt, Section 11.5.1 of the Planning Scheme clarifies the description of 'height' in Figure 11.3 to be taken from the constructed ground floor level; references to 'basement' and 'undercroft', respectively, are interchangeable given the changes in level across the site); -The provision of c.740 sq.m. of residential amenity facilities within Block E1 (to include a tenant reception of with admin support spaces, shared work space, Residents Lounge, Events space, Library/ Film Room, Dining Kitchen & meeting room) -A childcare facility (c. 412 sq.m) located at the ground floor of block D1 providing c. 92 no. childcare places and an outdoor play area of c. 199 sq.m; -A health centre at ground floor of Block D1 (c. 202 sq.m.); -3 no. retail/food and beverages spaces & 1 no. retail spaces located at the ground floor of Blocks D1, D2 (total GFA c. 1,153 sq. m); -2 no. retail spaces and 2 no. food and beverage spaces located at the ground floor of Blocks E1, E2, E2A (total GFA c. 1,249 sq. m); - A total of 139 no. car parking spaces; 121 car parking spaces located at basement level (incl. 7 no. accessible spaces (2 of which are accessible/EV spaces) & 21 no EV spaces, 8 no. car share parking spaces (2 of which are car share/EV spaces), 4 no. crèche parking spaces, 4 no. heath centre parking space & 4 no. retail parking spaces located at basement level with vehicular access from the street level (Block D1/D2 south eastern elevation); the provision of 18 no. on street car parking spaces (incl. 5 no. EV on-street car parking spaces and 7 no. accessible spaces) and 5 no. loading bays. (Note that 6 no. surface car parking spaces along South Bank Link Road will not be accessible until vehicular access from South Bank Road is provided at a future date); -Provision of 906 no. bicycle parking spaces; 816 no. long stay stand bicycle parking spaces located at basement level (incl. 6 no. crèche, 24 no. retail, 20. no. cargo spaces and 28 no. e-bike spaces); 90 no. short-stay standard bicycle parking spaces located at surface level (70 no. residential (incl. 10 no. cargo bike spaces), 20 no. non-residential); -Plant rooms, resident storage spaces, bin stores, bicycle stores, water storage, sprinkler rooms. laundry located at basement level; -Landscaped open spaces to comprise residential communal courtyards incl. children's play areas (Block D1/D2 c. 815 sq. m & Blocks E1/E2 c.992 sq.m.); amenity terraces at 8th storey level on Blocks D1/D2 (totalling c. 900 sq.m.); amenity terraces at 8th storey level on Blocks E1/E2/E2A (totalling c. 1,798 sq.m); -2 no ESB sub stations located at the ground floor level of blocks D1/D2 (totally c.48 sq.m) and 4 no. ESB sub stations located at the ground floor level of blocks E1/E2/E2A (totalling c. 42 sq. m); -3 no. LV switch rooms located at ground floor level of Blocks D1/D2 (c. 66 sq.m) and 4 no. LV switch rooms at ground floor level of blocks E1/E2/E2A (totalling c. 57 sq.m); -Communal commercial bin stores located at ground floor of Block D2 (c. 40 sq. m) and at ground floor level of Block E2 (c. 30 sq.m); -Bin store and health waste bin store located at ground floor of Block D1 associated with the proposed health centre; -Ancillary storage spaces located at round floor of blocks D2, E2; -Provision of public realm spaces including a portion of Glass Bottle Square, streets and public amenity spaces; -One new local /side street (Market Street) connecting to the permitted Central Boulevard; -The provision of the South Bank Link Road as identified in the SDZ Planning Scheme. Note that the proposed South Bank Link Road will include temporary bollards and fencing to restrict access until such time that a future connection/tie into South Bank Road is proposed and delivered. The proposed development will include hard and soft landscaping, pedestrian and cycle links, boundary treatments, tree planting, interim site hoarding, public lighting, green/blue roofs, commercial and residential waste & recycling facilities, piped site wide services and all ancillary works and services necessary to facilitate construction and operation. This application will be accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Repot (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS).Decision record indexedDecision05 July 2024View record