(I) Demolition of existing single storey ESB substation (3.5sq.m) on the north western site boundary…

Application details

Planning reference

SD20A/0250

Council

South Dublin County Council

Proposal description

(I) Demolition of existing single storey ESB substation (3.5sq.m) on the north western site boundary; (ii) South building ranging from 5 storeys to 8 storeys (max. height c.26.40m) with a total gross floor area of 2663sq.m comprising; (a) 28 residential units comprising 17 1-bedroom apartments, 10 2-bedroom apartments and 1 3-bedroom apartment; (b) At ground floor and with frontage onto Main Road, 3 commercial units to facilitate a range of uses: Unit B (73sq.m) - Class 1, shop (newsagent, parcel delivery drop store) or Class 10 (Community Centre); Unit C (49sq.m) - Class 1 shop (cycle store/Charity Shop); Unit D (74sq.m) - Class 1, shop, Class 2 (financial/professional services) or Class 8 (Healthcare); (c) Also at ground floor, a management office (17sq.m), a maintenance office (12.5sq.m), ESB substation and switch room (combined 22sq.m) and commercial bin storage area (12.5sq.m); (iii) West building ranging from 4 storeys to 5 storeys (max. height c.16.07m) with a total gross floor area of 1441sq.m comprising (a) 15 residential units including 4 studio units; 5 1-bedroom units, 3 2-bedroom units and 3 3-bedroom units; (b) tenant amenity floorspace (42sq.m) at ground floor;(c) 1 92sq.m commercial unit (Cafe/restaurant/Deli) at the corner of Old Greenhills Road and Main Road; (iv) A communal amenity courtyard (459sq.m) and public open space in the form of a new civic plaza (337sq.m) at the corner of Old Greenhills Road and Main Road and public realm improvements at the southern end of Old Greenhills Road including improvement works to the Katherine Tynan memorial (505sq.m); (v) A basement (1298sq.m) incorporating 25 residents car parking spaces (including 4 Go-Car spaces, 2 electric vehicles spaces and 2 accessible spaces), residents long stay cycle parking (50 spaces) and residents waste management facilities (49sq.m); (vi) A new vehicular entrance from the Old Greenhills Road to the proposed basement; (vii) A total of 24 surface level short stay cycle parking spaces comprising 4 spaces at the Katherine Tynan Memorial, 8 spaces within the residents communal courtyard and 12 spaces at the new civic plaza; (viii) Removal of 2 on-street car parking spaces on Old Greenhills Road to facilitate access to the proposed basement and installation of a raised pedestrian crossing at the southern end of Old Greenhills Road and (ix) All ancillary site development works including installation of drainage and water supply infrastructure, installation of rooftop solar photovoltaics panels (128sq.m) and lighting.

Location / address

Greenhills Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24

Application type

Permission

Received / registered

1 Oct 2020

Council decision

Refuse Permission

Council decision date

25 Nov 2020

Planning timeline

Key dated milestones from the planning record.

1. Application received

   1 Oct 2020

2. Decision: Refuse Permission

   25 Nov 2020