345-Unit Residential Development at Hacketstown

Application details

Planning reference

SHD/008/20

Council

Fingal County Council

Proposal description

ABP-313268-22 The proposed development comprises 345 no. residential units comprising of 84 no. 1-bed units, 104 no. 2-bed units (68 no. 2-bed apartments and 36 no. 2-bed duplexes), 157 no. 3-bed units (118 no. 3-bed duplexes and 39 no. 3 - bed houses) ranging in height from 2 no. - 4 no. storeys. The proposed development is set out in 8 blocks which comprise the following: • Block A1 comprises 39 No. units at 4 storeys in height (Comprising a mix of 26 No. apartments & 13 No. Duplexes) • Block A2 comprises 33 No. units at 4 storeys in height (Comprising a mix of 22 No. apartments & 11 No. Duplexes) • Block B1 comprises 16 No. units at 3 storeys in height (Comprising all 3 bed Duplexes) • Block B2 comprises 16 No. units at 3 storeys in height (Comprising all 3 bed Duplexes) • Block C comprises 42 No. units at 2-3 storeys in height (Comprising 15 No. apartments & 27 No. Duplexes) • Block D comprises 32 No. units at 2-3 storeys in height (Comprising 12 No. apartments and 20 No. houses) • Block E comprises 62 No. units at 2-3 storeys in height (Comprising 38 No. apartments & 24 No. Duplexes) • Block F comprises 66 No. units at 2-3 storeys in height (Comprising 39 No. apartments & 27 No. Duplexes) • Block G comprises 25 No units at 2-3 storeys in height. (Comprising 20 No. Duplexes and 5 No. houses) • Block H comprises 14 No units at 2-3 storeys in height. (Comprising 14 No. houses) • Public Open Space of c.16,670 sqm (25% of net developable area) is proposed including the parkland and main public square, in addition to the linear park of c.2,427 sqm; • c.2,272 sqm communal open space is proposed to serve the apartments; • 414 car parking spaces in total are proposed including 40 visitor spaces, 3 for creche set down and 2 for creche staff parking within undercroft and at surface level. • 802 No. bicycle parking spaces comprising including 128 No. visitor spaces and 10 No. to serve the creche; • Childcare and community facility of c.377 sqm. located in Block C; • Upgrades to the Golf Links Road including new pedestrian and cycle infrastructure with frontage on Golf Links Road; • Vehicular access off the Golf Links Road is to be provided to the south east of the subject site; • In addition the proposal will provide a new internal link road. This internal link road will connect to the adjacent lands to the north, for which a separate planning application has been made to Fingal County Council under Reg. Ref. F21A/0287 (ABP Reg. Ref. 312189-21); The proposed apartments include the provision of private open space in the form of balconies to elevations of the proposed buildings. The development also includes vehicular, pedestrian, and cycle accesses, bicycle stores, lighting, landscaping, amenity spaces, drop off areas, boundary treatments, refuse facilities, services, utilities, substations, internal roads, footpaths and shared surfaces and all associated ancillary and site development works. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Natura Impact Statement have been prepared in respect of the application and accompany this application. The application contains a statement indicating why permission should be granted for the proposed development, having regard to a consideration specified in Section 37(2)(b) of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended, notwithstanding that the proposed development materially contravenes a relevant development plan or local area plan other than in relation to the zoning of the land. The application together with the Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Natura Impact Statement may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, during public opening hours at the offices of An Bord Pleanála and Fingal County Council. The application may also be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.hacketstownshd.com.

Location / address

Site Located at Hacketstown in the townland of Milverton, Townparks an

Application type

Strategic Housing Development

Received / registered

8 Apr 2022

Council decision

Decision to be Made by Other Body

Council decision date

21 Mar 2023