Permission for the construction of a 1 no. additional floor as an extension to the existing 4 no. storey apartment development (5 storeys in total) at Canterbury Gate, Old Navan Road, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15. The development will provide 7 no. apartments (3 no. 1-bed units and 4 no. 2-bed units) accessed via the building's existing stair and lift (providing an overall total of 35 no units, 36 no. additional bicycle parking spaces within a new single storey bicycle store, 11 no. additional car parking spaces using the existing site access off Old Navan Road together with associated site development and engineering works, necessary to facilitate the proposed development. AI received 20/10/23

The development will consist of: (i) Construction of 91 no. Build to Rent apartments (comprising 52 no. one bed apartments and 39 no. two -bed apartments) across 2 no. blocks (C & D) ranging in height from six to ten storeys over lower ground floor car park. The lower ground floor does not form part of this application. Each apartment is provided with its own private balcony and has access to a landscaped communal open space (4,399sqm) which forms part of phase 1. Residents also have access to communal amenity spaces, comprising a concierge, parcel drop box, fitness suite, residential common rooms, laundry at ground and first floor level in Block D; a residential amenity area, a parcel drop box and laundry at ground floor level in Block C; (ii) Car and bicycle parking is being provided in Phase 1 of this development (98 no. car spaces and 414 no. bicycle spaces to serve both phases); (iii) Access is provided via a new vehicular and pedestrian access serving residents of the apartments off Old Navan Road to the east of the site off Old Navan Road. As proposed in Phase 1 planning application; (viii) Provision of 1120 sqm of public open space comprising landscaped areas and play areas (included in Phase 1); and (x) all associated site, landscaping and infrastructural works, including tree planting, boundary treatments, street lighting, internal roadways, footpaths and shared surfaces, ESB substations, foul and surface water drainage, and potable water supply necessary to facilitate the development. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). This application represents Phase 2 (91 no. units) of an overall development of 190 no. units on the subject lands (Phase 1 and Phase 2). Phase 1 (99 no. units) was submitted to the Planning Authority as a separate application under Reg. Ref. FW22A/0228.

The development will consist of: (i) Construction of 99 no. Build to Rent apartments (comprising 12 no. one bed apartments and 87 no. two-bed apartments) across 2 no. blocks (A&B) ranging in height from six to eight storeys over lower ground floor car park. Each apartment is provided with its own private balcony and has access to a landscaped communal open space (4,399sqm). Residents also have access to 467.4 sqm of communal amenity spaces, comprising a residential amenity area, parcel drop box, laundry and a 270 sqm creche at ground floor level in Block A; a residential amenity area, parcel drop box and laundry at ground floor level in Blocks B; (ii) Provision of 98 no. car parking spaces at lower ground floor level to serve the apartments in both Phase 1 and Phase2 (including 4 no. limited mobility spaces, 2 no. Go-Car spaces ( at grade level) & 10 no. electirc charging spaces) accessible from pedestrian entrances on northern facade and vehicular entrance off Old Navan Road; (iii) Provision of 7 no. at grade car parking spaces to serve creche (including 1 no. limited mobility space) accessible from the existing entrance off Old Navan Road on western boundary off the site; (iv) Provision of 414 no. bicycle parking spaces (406 no. bicycle parking spaces at lower ground floor level and a covered bicycle stand catering for 8 no. bicycle parking spaces at grade level at the sites western boundary adjacent to the public open space and play area) and 9 no. cargo bicycle parking spaces at lower ground floor level to serve the apartments; (v) Provision of a covered bicycle stand catering for 8 no. bicycle parking spaces at lower ground floor level of Block A to serve the Creche; (vi) Provision of a new vehicular and pedestrian access serving residents of the apartments off Old Navan Road to the east of the site and vehicular and pedestrian access serving the creche will be provided via existing entrance off Old Navan Road to the east of the site. A set down area for the creche will also be provided; and (vii) Provision of 2 no. new pedestrian crossing on Old Navan Road linking the proposed development with the Tolka Valley Park and footpath network to the northwest; (viii) Provision of 1120 sqm of public open space comprising landscaped areas and play areas; (ix) Road, and streetscape upgrade works along Old Navan Road, Damastown Close, and Damastown Road, to facilitate the provision of a shared footpath/cycle lane and pedestrian crossings to improve links to public transport & local facilities in Mulhuddart; and (x) all associated site landscaping and infrastructural works, including tree planting, boundary treatments, street lighting, internal roadways, footpaths and shared surfaces, ESB substations, foul and surface water drainage, and potable water supply necessary to facilitate the development. The application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). This application represents Phase 1 (99 no. units) of an overall development of 190 no. units on the subjects lands (Phase 1 and Phase 2). Phase 2 (91 no. units) will be submitted to the Planning Authority as a seperate application.

The realignment of a 450 m-long section of the Old Navan Road (R121) between Canterbury Gate Apartment and M3 Mulhuddart Service Station, Navan Road, Dublin 15. The overall development comprises the realigning of the exsting road to provide a 6.5m road and all associated footpaths, verges, cycle tracks, street lighting, signage, road markings, pedestrian crossing points, landscaping, boundary treatments, drainage works, piped and other services, and other ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development. Add Info received 21st October 2020. Add Info deemed Significant 27th October 2020. Revised Public Notices received 4th November 2020.