Change of use from retail unit to unit for Day Care Centre use along with signage.

The proposed development principally comprises: the demolition and removal of existing boundary walls and railings on the main development site's eastern, western and northern sides; and the construction of a mixed-use development in 2 No. blocks (Block A to the south and Block B to the north) with a gross floor area of 23,540 sq m (including basement of 275 sq m) and ranging in height from 1 No. to 7 No. storeys (with mezzanine level) over basement. The development includes a total of 199 No. residential dwellings (6 No. studios, 47 No. 1-bed, 98 No. 2-bed and 48 No. 3-bed) in the 2 No. blocks, with Block A comprising 49 No. 'senior living' apartment units and Block B comprising 150 No. 'standard' apartment units. The development also includes 2,123 sq m of non-residential floor space, with the following uses proposed: 4 No. retail units (totalling 331 sq m); 4 No. class 1 / class 2 commercial units (totalling 387 sq m); a bicycle sales and repair shop (81 sq m); an off-licence (64 sq m); a bar (151 sq m); a café (87 sq m); a medical centre (210 sq m); a dental practice (72 sq m); a pharmacy (195 sq m); a beauty/health salon (195 sq m); and a crèche (350 sq m) with external play area. The development also comprises: an undercroft car park accessed via a new entrance/exit at Belgard Square East which provides 58 No. car parking spaces; a gated service lane to the south of Block A, with entrances/exits off Belgard Square East and Belgard Road; 2 No. pedestrian/cycle crossings, at Belgard Square East and Belgard Road; continuation of the northbound cycle lane from Belgard Road onto Old Blessington Road; alteration to the median and northbound right turn at Belgard Road onto Abberley Square; cycle parking; internal communal amenity spaces for the senior living units; hard and soft landscaping, including public open space, communal amenity space and incidental spaces; private amenity spaces (as balconies and terraces facing all directions); boundary treatments; 2 No. sub-stations; plant/operational rooms; bin stores; public lighting; blue roofs; rooftop PV arrays; lift overruns and rooftop opening vents atop both blocks; 4 No. 0.3 m diameter microwave link dishes mounted on 2 No. steel support poles affixed to the Block B lift overrun, all enclosed in radio-friendly GRP shrouds; and all associated works above and below ground. Note for the mixed-use question below: there are too many non-residential uses proposes relative to the lines available, so we have provided the residential floor area and the combined non-residential floor area. See submitted materials for details of the individual non-residential uses. The main development site (approximately 0.91 Ha) is generally bound: to the north by Old Blessington Road; to the east by Belgard Road.

(i) Retention permission is sought for the mezzanine floor, stairwell and associated meeting room; (ii) (a) change of use of Unit F1 from cafe to car rental office and erection of partition walls to create a reception area, staff offices, staff mess area, wc, store room and staff canteen at ground floor; (b) upgrade works including replacement of mezzanine floor and stairwell; (c) installation of company signage to front of unit; and (ii) change of use from commercial car park to car rental and car share facility at basement level comprising of the following: (a) removal of 3 car parking spaces to provide for single storey car rental kiosk (28.82sq.m) comprising reception area; (b) redesignation of 30 commercial car parking spaces as car rental spaces (3 car club, 3 staff, 12 return and 12 rental spaces); (c) removal of 7 car parking spaces to provide circulation route, and car washing area (69.18sq.m) comprising 2 power washers, 1 wash pad connected to the existing petrol interceptor in the car park and car drying area. The car wash will connect to the mains water connection; (d) erection of company signage over entrance to car park from Belgard Square North; and (e) drainage and all associated site development and ancillary works necessary to facilitate development.

(i) Demolition of existing single storey ESB substation (3.5sq.m) on the north western site boundary; (ii) South building ranging from 5 storeys to 8 storeys (max. height c.26.40m) with a total gross floor area of 2663sq.m comprising; (a) 28 residential units comprising 17 1-bedroom apartments, 10 2-bedroom apartments and 1 3-bedroom apartment; (b) At ground floor and with frontage onto Main Road, 3 commercial units to facilitate a range of uses: Unit B (73sq.m) - Class 1, shop (newsagent, parcel delivery drop store) or Class 10 (Community Centre); Unit C (49sq.m) - Class 1 shop (cycle store/Charity Shop); Unit D (74sq.m) - Class 1, shop, Class 2 (financial/professional services) or Class 8 (Healthcare); (c) Also at ground floor, a management office (17sq.m), a maintenance office (12.5sq.m), ESB substation and switch room (combined 22sq.m) and commercial bin storage area (12.5sq.m); (iii) West building ranging from 4 storeys to 5 storeys (max. height c.16.07m) with a total gross floor area of 1441sq.m comprising (a) 15 residential units including 4 studio units; 5 1-bedroom units, 3 2-bedroom units and 3 3-bedroom units; (b) tenant amenity floorspace (42sq.m) at ground floor;(c) 1 92sq.m commercial unit (Cafe/restaurant/Deli) at the corner of Old Greenhills Road and Main Road; (iv) A communal amenity courtyard (459sq.m) and public open space in the form of a new civic plaza (337sq.m) at the corner of Old Greenhills Road and Main Road and public realm improvements at the southern end of Old Greenhills Road including improvement works to the Katherine Tynan memorial (505sq.m); (v) A basement (1298sq.m) incorporating 25 residents car parking spaces (including 4 Go-Car spaces, 2 electric vehicles spaces and 2 accessible spaces), residents long stay cycle parking (50 spaces) and residents waste management facilities (49sq.m); (vi) A new vehicular entrance from the Old Greenhills Road to the proposed basement; (vii) A total of 24 surface level short stay cycle parking spaces comprising 4 spaces at the Katherine Tynan Memorial, 8 spaces within the residents communal courtyard and 12 spaces at the new civic plaza; (viii) Removal of 2 on-street car parking spaces on Old Greenhills Road to facilitate access to the proposed basement and installation of a raised pedestrian crossing at the southern end of Old Greenhills Road and (ix) All ancillary site development works including installation of drainage and water supply infrastructure, installation of rooftop solar photovoltaics panels (128sq.m) and lighting.