Mixed residential and commercial development (GFA 38,207.1sq.m) providing a total of 246 apartments in 2 separate…

Application details

Planning reference

SD16A/0270

Council

South Dublin County Council

Proposal description

Mixed residential and commercial development (GFA 38,207.1sq.m) providing a total of 246 apartments in 2 separate buildings, 3 commercial units, 2 community rooms, 2 crèches and 2 ESB substations, along with landscaped courtyards (containing a surface bicycle store to each site), underground car parking, providing an overall total of 233 parking spaces, refuse stores and plant areas. Site A with frontages to Fourth Avenue and Cookstown Road comprises a total of 148 apartments (14 studios, 27 one bed, 95 two bed and 12 three bed), all with private balcony spaces in a building with a maximum height of 7 stories. (Total GFA of 23,483.4m2). 2 commercial units of 333m2 and 197m2, 1 community room of 44.8m2 and 1 crèche of 194.6m2 with dedicated open space, are proposed at ground floor level. An ESB substation is proposed at ground floor level to service site A. The landscaped courtyard contains bicycle store for 44 bicycles. An underground carpark serviced off Fourth Avenue, contains 148 car parking spaces (of which 19 are disabled) and refuse stores. Site B with a frontage to Cookstown Road comprises a total of 98 apartments (10 studios, 26 one bed, 54 two bed and 8 three bed) all with private balcony spaces in a building with a maximum height of 7 stories (total GFA of 14,723.7m2). 1 community room of 29.8m2 and 1 crèche of 147m2 with dedicated open space, are proposed at ground floor level. An ESB substation is proposed at ground floor level to service Site B. The landscaped courtyard contains bicycle store for 94 bicycles. An underground carpark serviced off Cookstown Road contains 85 carparking (of which 13 are disabled) spaces and refuse stores. Proposals also included the provision of a new road linking the existing Cookstown Road to Belgard Square North, a new road to Southern boundary of Unit 69, a new pedestrian walkway to the Southern boundary of Units 66 and 67, (which will also allow for the servicing of the proposed ESB substation for Site A) and the provision of a new public park (0.7175ha). The development also includes the demolition of all existing industrial units and all associated site development works.

Location / address

Site located at Units 60, 66, 67 Fourth Avenue, And Sites 69 & 70 Cookstown Road, As well as vacant lands, Cookstown Industrial Estate, Tallaght, Dublin 24

Application type

Permission

Received / registered

29 Jul 2016

Council decision

Refuse Permission

Council decision date

14 Sept 2016