DIRECT APPLICATION TO AN BORD PLEANALA - SUBMISSION TO AN BORD PLEANALA.

Application details

Planning reference

SH305703

Council

Meath County Council

Proposal description

DIRECT APPLICATION TO AN BORD PLEANALA - SUBMISSION TO AN BORD PLEANALA. 357 no. residential units, a childcare facility and associated outdoor play area, road infrastructure, a pedestrian bridge over the railway line and associated pathways, all associated open space, cycle and pedestrian infrastructure, services and all other associated development on a site of c. 13.44 hectares. The 357 no. residential units proposed consist of 169 no. houses, 52 no. duplex apartments and 136 no. apartments. The 169 no. houses will consist of the following: • • 104 no. 3 bedroom units • 65 no. 4 bedroom units The 136 no. apartment units will consist of the following: • 58 no. 1 bedroom units • 78no. 2 bedroom units The 52 no. duplex units will consist of the following: • 52 no. 3 bedroom units The proposed childcare facility is a two storey building with a GFA of 439 sq.m. The proposed houses are 2 to 3 storeys in height and the duplex/apartment blocks are 3 to 6 storeys in height. The development includes road infrastructure comprising of a link street approximately 652m in length (including changes to the previously permitted road infrastructure under Reg. Ref.: LB/180620), including bus stops, 1 no. roundabout, pedestrian crossings and c. 246m long road to the east to facilitate a connection to the existing school on Mill Road (Gaelscoil an Bhradáin Feasa). The road infrastructure also includes the realignment of a section of Colpe Road and the realignment of the southern section of Mill Road, and includes proposed cycle lanes/paths, footpaths, grass verge, and the provision of a footpath and cyclepath / cycle lane on Colpe Road to tie-in with the existing shared footpath / cyclepath, to the south-west of the railway line. The proposed new pedestrian bridge will cross the existing Dublin to Belfast railway line and will link the proposed SHD development to the existing Grange Rath housing development to the south-west. The development includes associated site and infrastructural 592 no. car parking spaces, 532 no. cycle parking spaces, public open space including a linear park, bin and bike stores, landscaping, public lighting, temporary marketing suite and signage (during construction phases), and all associated site and infrastructural works. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompany this application.

Location / address

Colp West, Drogheda, County Meath

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

16 Oct 2019

Council decision

REFUSED

Council decision date

11 Feb 2020