Retention permission for the provision of an ESB substation on a concrete plinth of c. 7.5 sq.m., surrounded by a 2 metre high red brick perimeter wall of 400mm in width with white concrete capping to its southern, western and eastern elevations, at a parcel of land extending to C 0.0045ha to the south of the permitted access road at the entrance to Mariners Way (ABP Reg. Ref. 305534-19) currently under construction. A double gated entrance and reinforced grass pathway from the access road serving Mariners Way to provide access to the substation and all associated landscaping and site works. AI received 19/01/23

The development will consist of the replacement of permitted dwelling at site no. 34 with a 2 storey creche (c. 272 sq.m) and associate open space play area and landscaping to the rear, 3 no. car parking spaces to the front accessed from Mariner's Drive, a vehicular layby and the relocation of 3 no. parking spaces adjacent to the west; the reinstatement of a single 2-storey, 3-bed dwelling and car parking at no. 35. The proposed development is submitted in response to Condition 3 of the planning permission ABP Ref.: 305534-19. The c. 0.086 ha site forms 2 no. parcels of land located at site nos. 34 and 35 of the wider residential site permitted under ABP Ref: 305534-19 which is currently under construction. AI received 03/12/21

To view the full Strategic Housing Development Application, please visit www.skerriesroadrushshd.ie The development will consist of a residential development of 165 No. units, comprising 117 No. houses and 48 No. apartments. The houses comprise of 28 No. two bed units, 65 No. 3 bed units, and 24 No. 4 bed units. The houses include 7 No. housing typologies comprising of 2 storey typologies (typologies 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) and a 3 storey typology (typology 7). The apartments comprise of 19 No. 1 bed units and 29 No. 2 bed units located in 2 no. three storey blocks to the North-West of the application site, bounded by Palmer Road and Palmer Avenue. The development also includes 294 No. surface car parking spaces, 118 No. bicycle parking spaces, public open space including a children's playground, new vehicular entrances to Skerries Road and Palmer Avenue including new signalised junction at Skerries Road, internal vehicular routes including a new East-West link street, the widening and upgrade of Palmer Avenue to include footpaths and cycleways, ESB substations, all site services, refuse/bin stores, public lighting, boundary treatment, pedestrian/cycle linkages to St. Maur's Park to the South and Palmer Court to the North, repair and making good of retained elements of the existing boundary wall to Skerries Road, re-use on-site of material from the boundary wall to Skerries Road required to be removed to facilitate the site entrance, removal of existing bus stop on Skerries Road adjacent to site, and all other associated and ancillary development/works. The total gross floorspace of the development is circa 16,983 sq.m The application contains a statement setting out how the proposal will be consistent with the objectives of the Fingal Development Plan 2017/2023. The site area is 4.845 hectares. All submissions to be made to An Bord Pleanála, Ref: ABP-305534-19.