Former Irish Glass Bottle & Fabrizia Sites, Poolbeg West, Dublin 4
Permission for development for a mixed use development (Referred to as Phase 2) on this site of 15.06 hectares including lands known as the Former Irish Glass Bottle & Fabrizia Sites, Poolbeg West, Dublin 4, focused primarily on a net site area of 2.10 hectares (identified as within the A1 Lands) in the Poolbeg West Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) Planning Scheme (April 2019). The overall site is bounded to the north-west by Sean Moore Road, to the north-east by South Bank Road, to the south-east by Dublin Port lands and Dublin Bay, and to the south-west by Sean Moore Park. The overall site subsumes the 4.3 hectares site of the infrastructure permission (Parent Permission) (Reg. Ref. PWSDZ3270/19) for which Dublin City Council issued a Notification of Final Decision (10-year permission) on 28 January 2020, permitting: streets, transportation, water services and utilities infrastructure; public realm and public amenity spaces; and temporary landscaping of a school site, to facilitate Phase I development as provided for under the approved Poolbeg West SDZ Planning Scheme. The overall site also includes a recently issued planning permission (Phase 1) (PWSDZ3207/21) which relates to the development on a site area of some 4.46 hectares and proposes 570 No. apartments within a mixed-use development (53,032 sq m), as well as the Multi-Modal Transport Hub (232 sq m) and the Meanwhile Use 'Cultural Hub' (1,364 sq m). The Phase I Permission is located directly adjacent to the proposed Phase 2 development (opposite side of Central Boulevard) within the overall site. The overall site is also the subject of an application for planning permission (Phase IB) (PWSDZ3406/22) which relates to the development on a site area of some 0.76 hectares and proposes 356 No. apartments and residential amenities within a mixed-use development (43,944 sq m) comprising I No. block (identified as Block L). The Phase 1B application for planning permission is located directly adjacent to the proposed Phase 2 development (opposite side of Central Boulevard) within the overall site. The proposed Phase 2 development will consist of: amendment to Permission Register Reference PWSDZ3270/19 in those areas where the net site of 2.10 hectares overlaps with the boundaries of the earlier 4.3 hectare infrastructure permission (including amendment to the urban tree planting along the Sean Moore Road interface); and the construction of a residential and mixed-use scheme comprising a floor area of 64,906 sq m (54,682 sq m above basement), together with a basement/undercroft area of 10,224 sq m, comprising 2 No. blocks (identified as Block D and E) to provide: 516 No. apartment units and associated residential amenity facilities; a childcare facility: 5 no. café restaurant units; 2 no. Retail Services; 14 no. Retail Units; 1 no. Foodhall, 1 no. Health Facility: basement car parking; together with associated infrastructural works on the overall site. The proposed development will also include provision of the South Bank Link Road as identified in the SDZ Planning Scheme. The 516 No. apartment units will include 143 No. "Build-To-Rent" apartments (including resident support facilities and resident services and amenities), 52 No. social housing apartments, 77 No. affordable housing apartments and 244 No. apartment units. (The social and affordable housing is provided in accordance with Objective H7 of the Planning Scheme.) Access and servicing of the proposed Phase 2 development will be by way of the central boulevard as permitted (subject to compliance with Condition No. 24e) in the Phase 1 planning permission (PWSDZ3207/21) which also amends the infrastructure permission (Parent Permission) (Reg. Ref. PWSDZ3270/19) amongst other things. The proposed Phase 2 development will consist of: Blocks D and E ranging in height from 4 - 10 storeys over basement/undercroft to provide 516 No. apartment units (with balconies/terraces to be provided on all elevations at all levels for each residential block), consisting of: 180 No. 1-bedroom units; 252 No. 2-bedroom units; and 84 No. 3 bedroom units (for the avoidance of doubt, Section 11.5.1 of the Planning Scheme clarifies the description of "height" in Figure 11.3 to be taken from the constructed ground floor level; references to 'basement' and 'undercroft', respectively, are interchangeable given the changes in level across the site); the provision of 1,404 sq m of residential amenity facilities (to include a gym, co-work space, meeting room & other private amenities) a childcare facility (453 sq. m) located at the ground floor of Block D providing c.90 No. childcare places, and an outdoor play area of c.200sq m; 17 No. retail spaces (Retail Units, Retail Services & Foodhall) located at the ground floor of Blocks D & E (Total GFA 2,172 sq m) 5 no. café / restaurants located at ground floor level (Total GFA 722 sq m); A total of 103 no. residential car parking spaces (incl. 5 no. disabled access spaces & 21 no. EV spaces), 8 No. car share parking spaces, 4no. crèche parking spaces, 1 no. health centre parking space & 6 no. retail parking spaces located at basement level with vehicular access from the street level (Block D south eastern elevation), the provision of 20 no. on-street car parking spaces (incl. 6 No. EV on-street car parking spaces and 6 no. disabled access spaces) and 5 no. loading bays. Note 5 No. of the proposed on-street car parking spaces will not be accessible until such time that a future connection/tie into Southbank Road is proposed and delivered; Provision of 942 No. bicycle parking spaces; 852 No. long-stay standard bicycle parking spaces located at basement level (Incl. 5 no. crèche, 28 no. retail, 3 no. healthcare and 16 No. cargo bicycle parking spaces); 90 no. short-stay standard bicycle parking spaces located at surface level (70 no. residential [incl10 no. cargo bike spaces], 10 no. additional spaces and 10 no. crèche); plant rooms, resident storage spaces, bin stores, bicycle stores, water storage, sprinkler rooms, laundry located at basement level; landscaped open spaces to comprise residential communal courtyards (incl. children's play areas), and 4,401 sq. m of roof terraces to Block D (5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Floor), Block E (5th, 6th and 8th Floor); 1 no. double ESB sub station located at the ground floor level of Block D (76 sqm) and 1 no double ESB sub station located at the ground floor level of Block E (57 sqm); Provision of public realm spaces including 2 no. public squares (Glass Bottle Square and Pembroke square, totalling 1.820 sq m). streets and public amenity spaces; One new local/side street (Market Street) connecting to the permitted Central Boulevard; and the provision of the South Bank Link Road as identified in the SDZ Planning Scheme. Note that the proposed South Bank Link Road will include temporary bollards and fencing to partially restrict access to pedestrians only until such time that a future connection/tie into Southbank Road is proposed and delivered. The proposed development will include hard and soft landscaping, pedestrian and cycle links, boundary treatments, tree planting, interim site hoarding, public lighting, green roofs, commercial and residential waste & recycling facilities, piped site wide services and all ancillary works and services necessary to facilitate construction and operation. This application will be accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS).