A 7-year permission for development at this site.

Application details

Planning reference

F08A/1057/E1

Council

Fingal County Council

Proposal description

A 7-year permission for development at this site. The proposed development comprises the construction of Pavilions Phase 3, a mixed-use town centre development amounting to c.272,637 sq.m. total Gross Floor Area (GFA) and accommodated in buildings ranging in height from 3 to 10 storeys over three levels of enclosed basement car parking, with an associated network of open, sheltered and enclosed streets and spaces. The proposed development includes the following elements: A total of c.124,119 sq.m. GFA of mixed use retail, commercial and community uses (including ancillary areas), broken down as follows: - 137 no. retail units (c. 63,843 sq.m. GFA), including 2 no. retail anchor units (Anchor Unit No. 1 measuring c.11,284 sq.m. and Anchor Unit No. 2 measuring c.12,080 sq.m., gross floor area), including ancillary storage and staff facilities, generally located at Levels -1 to +3; 35 no. restaurant/cafe units (c.4,942 sq.m. GFA), generally located at Levels 0 to +3; 1 no. public house of c.696 sq.m. GFA located at Level +1 and Level +2; Office block measuring c.15,593 sq.m. GFA, located in the eastern part of the site, with frontage to the R132. Office accommodation extends from Level +4 to Level +9, over office entrance lobbies from Level 0 to Level +3: 2 no. childcare facilities of c.478 sq.m. and c.266 sq.m. GFA respectively, located at Level +4/Level+5 and Levels +1 respectively: 2 no. community rooms of c.94 sq.m. and c. 318 sq.m. GFA respectively located at Level +1: 1 no. radio station of c.130 sq.m. GFA, located at Level +4: 1 no. medical centre of c. 1,644 sq.m. GFA located at Levels +1 to +3: A management suite for the development measuring c. 455 sq.m. GFA, located at Level +2: Ancillary backup areas of c. 35,660 sq.m. including foodcourt seating areas, communications/control/security rooms, cleaner storage, public toilets, first-aid room, plant rooms, substations, switch rooms, bicycle stores, bin stores, etc, generally located at Levels -2 to +4 and: Other associated areas, including service cores, voids, etc. measuring c. 16,747 sq.m. A total of 191 no. residential units (c.23,810 sq.m. GFA), generally located at Levels OM to +9, comprising 23 no. 1-bedroom units, 140 no. 2-bedroom units and 28 no. 3-bedroom units in a mix of apartments and duplexes. Private and landscaped semi-private open space to serve the residential use, provided by a mix of balconies, terraces, roof terraces and courtyards. Ancillary additional residential storage for bulky items and bicycle parking is provided. The residential units are arranged generally in 3 no. areas within the site. 131 no. units (including 18 no. 1 bed apartment units, 100 no. 2 bed apartment units and 13 no. 3 bed apartment units) are located in the northern part of the site at the junction of the R132 and Malahide Road, accommodated in blocks extending from Level 0M to Level +8. Each unit is provided with private open space in the form of balconies and/or terraces. Residential car parking is available at basement level. Bicycle parking, bin storage and remote storage for apartments is provided at Level +1 & Level +4. Access to the residential units is by way of a residential access core from basement and surface levels. 31 no. units (including 29 no. 2 bed apartment units and 2 no. 3 bed duplex units) are located in the eastern part of the site, accommodated in blocks extending from Level +4 to Level +7. Each unit is provided with private open space in the form of balconies and/or terraces. Residential car parking is available at basement level. Bicycle parking, bin storage and remote storage for residential units is provided at Level +3. Access to the residential units is by way of a residential access core from basement and surface levels. 29 no. units (including 5 no. 1 bed apartment units, 8 no. 2 bed apartment units, 3 no. 2 bed duplex units, 12 no. 3 bed apartment units and 1 no. 3 bedroom duplex unit) are located in the southern part of the site, at the junction of the R132 and the southern site boundary, accommodated in blocks extending from Level+4 to Level +9. Each unit is provided with private open space in the form of balconies and/or terraces. Residential car parking is available at basement level. Bicycle parking, bin storage and remote storage for residential units is provided at Level +4. Access to the residential units is by way of a residential access core from basement and surface levels. And all associated ancillary areas and site works, including : Demolition of 3 no. habitable dwellings at No's 9, 10 & 11 Dublin Road (c.368 sq.m. GFA): Revisions to the layout and configuration of the existing Pavilions Shopping Centre, previously permitted under Planning Reg. Ref. F98A/1100 to provide for its integration with the proposed Pavilions Phase 3 development including demolition of existing areas of Phase 1 and Phase 2 at Level 0 to Level +3 (c. 3,877 sq.m. GFA). Creation of new internal network of open, sheltered and enclosed pedestrian streets to connect to the existing surrounding public footpath and road network. The proposed development will result in the creation of 5 no. new open and sheltered streets at Level +1 - primary streets called up as 'Central Street', 'The Rise' and secondary streets called up as 'Southern Street', Shop Street' and 'Retail Street'. At Level 0 streets shall generally be enclosed. Creation of new urban spaces, called up at 'Pavilions Place' and 'Malahide Place'. Replacement of 3 no. existing vehicular entrances with, 1 no. temporary construction entrance in place of the existing emergency entrance at the R132, and 3 no. new permanent vehicular entrances and associated access roads for use during construction and operational phases, comprising 1 no. new left in/left-out vehicular access off the R132 on the eastern site boundary, 1 no. vehicular access off the Malahide Road on the northern site boundary and 1 no. vehicular access off the Dublin Road on the western site boundary. The proposed development will tie in with infrastructure works, approved by Fingal County Council in accordance with Part 8 of the Planning & Development Regulations 2001-2007, to realign and upgrade the existing R132 to accommodate access to Pavilions Phase 3 car parking areas in advance of Metro North. 3,145 no. new car parking spaces over Level -2, Level -1, Level -1M, Level 0 and Level 0M, including 2,819 no. covered car parking spaces and 326 no. open car parking spaces. Residential covered car parking of c. 5,880 sq.m. and non-residential covered car parking 102,081 sq.m. 625 no. new bicycle parking spaces, to be provided throughout the development, to cater for both retail/commercial/community and residential uses. All ancillary areas including circulation space, service routes and yards, storage areas, commercial and residential refuse storage, roof plant and plant rooms, meter room, 18 no. electricity substations, etc. All site excavation, demolition, landscaping and ancillary development works. All on a site measuring c.7.46 ha, currently occupied by existing surface car parking, circulation and service areas associated with Pavilions Shopping Centre, open lands and 3no. existing dwellings, and bounded by the Malahide Road and Longlands to the north, by The Paddocks and Carlton Court residential estates and associated public open space to the south, by the R132 Regional Road (formerly the N1) to the east, and by the existing Pavilions Shopping Centre and Dublin Road to the west. An Environment Impact Statement (EIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the planning application.

Location / address

Pavilions Shopping Centre, Malahide Road And, No's 9, 10 & 11 Dublin R

Application type

Extension Of Duration Of Permission

Received / registered

16 Nov 2015

Council decision

GRANT EXTENSION OF DURATION OF PERM.

Council decision date

14 Jan 2016