Permission for development at a site (c.

Application details

Planning reference

3802/20

Council

Dublin City Council

Proposal description

Permission for development at a site (c. 5.1 Ha) known as the 'Capel' Site Pelletstown, Ashtown, Dublin 15. The site is bounded generally by Rathborne Avenue to the North, the Royal Canal to the South, Rathborne Avenue and Ashtown Village centre to the west and existing residential development adjoining Rathborne Drive and Royal Canal Way to the east, at Pelletstown, Ashtown, Dublin 15. Permission is sought for the following proposed development consisting of minor amendments to the development permitted on this site under DCC Reg. Ref 3666/15 (ABP Reg. Ref. PL29N. 246373) comprising the following: • Reconfiguration and extension of floorplates with associated building elevational changes to permitted Block H2 to provide 97 no. new apartment types (an increase of 48 no. units to Block H2 as permitted). This results in an increase from a total of 77 no. permitted apartments to a total of 125 no. apartments in Block H2. The proposed dwelling mix comprises 21 no. 1-bed units, 94 no. 2-bed units, 10 no. 3-bed units. The modifications to Block H2 result in a gross floor area of c. 14,493 sqm (an overall increase in gross floor area by c. 2,830 sqm). • Proposed amendments include an increase in the height of Block H2, which ranges from 4 to 5 storeys as permitted, to 5 storeys. • Amendments to permitted undercroft car parking area including the removal of floor area (c. 812 sqm) and associated car parking (41 no. spaces) beneath the central area of open space connecting Block H2 and Block H1. Addition of plant room and reconfiguration of the layout of the remainder of the undercroft car parking area beneath Block H2 including relocation of bin and bicycle storage. • Provision of additional 32 no. bicycle parking spaces (increase from 100 no. to 132 no. spaces), additional 5 no. cargo bike parking spaces and 12 no. motorcycle parking spaces. • Minor amendment to alignment of vehicular access to undercroft at northern elevation of Block H2. • Reconfiguration of resident's communal open space comprising removal of communal open space at ground level immediately to the north of Block H2 and at podium level (c. 971 sqm) and immediately south of Block H2 (c. 586 sqm) and creation of new communal open space at roof level (c. 669.5 sqm) and communal open space (c. 275 sqm) at ground level to the north west of Block H2. • Revised landscape design of the public open space including adjustments to the design layout, topography, gradients, provision of amenity and planting associated with the central open space between Blocks H2, H1 and the Royal Canal. • Overall reduction in car parking spaces from 539 no. spaces as permitted, to 476 no. spaces across the development as a whole, consequent to amendments to the undercroft level and reconfiguration of car parking layout at Block H2. 3 no. of these car parking spaces comprise car sharing club spaces. • All associated and ancillary site development works, landscaping works and boundary treatment works. • The scheme is as otherwise permitted under DCC Reg. Ref. 3666/15 (ABP Ref. PL29N.246373).

Location / address

Capel Site, Pelletstown, Ashtown, Dublin 15

Application type

Permission

Received / registered

24 Nov 2020

Council decision

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Council decision date

27 Jan 2021

Planning timeline

Key dated milestones from the planning record.

1. Application received

   24 Nov 2020

2. Decision: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

   27 Jan 2021