Permission for development at a site of approximately 0.477 ha. The demolition of 2 no. two-storey habitable dwellings and associated outbuildings/structures (totalling 534 sq m gross floor area); and the construction of an apartment building (3,502 sq m gross floor area) of 4 no. storeys over basement parking in height (totalling 5 no. levels) to consist of: 28 no. residential units (6 no. one bedroom apartments, 14 no. two bedroom apartment and 8 no. three bedroom apartments); basement car park and vehicular access ramp (incorporating 43 no. car parking spaces, 32 no. bicycle parking spaces, and a communal waste storage area (46 sq m); and associated entrance lobbies, circulation areas, lifts, stairs, internal plant and private amenity spaces. The permanent closure of the current 'Garryknock' vehicular and pedestrian access from the neighbouring 'Fairways' residential development; the permanent closure of 1 no. existing 'Funchal' vehicular access and 1 no. dedicated pedestrian access from the N11 Stillorgan Road; upgrade and enchancement of 1 no. existing 'Funchal' vehicular access from the N11 Stillorgan Road, to provide the primary vehicular and pedestrian access to the proposed development, along with two new dedicated pedestrian entrances from the N11 Stillorgan Road; boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping, including a playground, internal vehicle and pedestrian circulation routes, services (including 1 no. below ground attenuation tank) and all other ancillary and associated site development works above and below ground level.

Permission for proposed amendments

The development will consist of the demolition of an existing unoccupied single storey house of 70sqm and a single storey equipment store of 30sqm, the construction of 22 no. apartments; 18 no. 2 bed units of 85sqm each and 4 no. 3 bed duplex units of 115.5sqm each, all with southwest facing balconies or gardens and northeast facing winter gardens. The apartments are to be in three blocks; Blocks A and C nearest Pine Avenue and the Loreto school are to be three storeys stepping up to four, while block B nearest the Stillorgan dual-carriageway is to be four storeys all above part basement level. The part basement will contain 28 no. car spaces, 34 bicycle spaces, 22 no. storage units and separate bin and recycling storage. Pedestrian access is to be from the existing gate on Springfield Park and a new pedestrian entrance on Pine Avenue: vehicular access via a new entrance at Pine Avenue and the provision of all ancillary site development, landscaping and boundary treatment. A Leyland Cypress hedge is to be partially retained, all other trees are to be removed from the site.