CONSTRUCT AN OFFICE BUILDING AND CAFE OF APPROX 2,705SQM GROSS FLOOR AREA.

Application details

Planning reference

17864

Council

Mayo County Council

Proposal description

CONSTRUCT AN OFFICE BUILDING AND CAFE OF APPROX 2,705SQM GROSS FLOOR AREA. THE PROPOSED BUILDING IS PREDOMINANTLY 4 STOREYS IN HEIGHT, INCORPORATING A SINGLE STOREY ELEMENT TO THE WEST AND A 5 STOREY STAIR AND LIFT CORE IN THE SOUTH-EAST CORNER, PROVIDING ACCESS TO A SCREENED PLANT AREA AT ROOF LEVEL. THE PROPOSED BUILDING PROVIDES APPROX 2,593SQM OF OFFICE SPACE OF THE PORTWEST GLOBAL HEAD OFFICE INCORPORATING ASSOCIATED AND ANCILLARY RECEPTION/LOBBY AREA, 2 NO. LIFTS, A GYM, SHOWERING AND CHANGING FACILITIES, A CANTEEN AND AN ICT ROOM AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL AND ALL ASSOCIATED CIRCULATION SPACE, STORAGE SPACE, PLANT AND W.C. FACILITIES AN ESB SUBSTATION AND ELECTRICIAL SWITCH ROOM IS PROVIDED AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL REAR (SOUTH ) ELEVATION. A PROPOSED CAFE OF APPROX 112SQM (INCORPORATING ASSOCIATED KITCHEN STORAGE AND W.C FACILITIES) IS PROVIDED AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL, WITH FRONTAGE AND ACCESS ONTO THE QUAY ROAD TO THE NORTH. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ALSO INCLUDES 91 NO. CAR PARKING SPACES INCLUDING 4 NO. DISABLED CAR PARKING SPACES AND 30 NO. COVERED BICYCLE SPACES WITHIN THE CURTILAGE OF THE PROPOSED BUILDING, SIGNAGE, HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING AND ALL ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE AND SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS ON A SITE AREA OF 0.615HA

Location / address

ROMAN ISLAND, THE QUAY, WESTPORT

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

31 Oct 2017

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

25 Sept 2018

Appeal lodged

17 Oct 2018

Appeal decision date

27 Sept 2019