Ashtown-Pelletstown, Ashtown, Dublin 15
Permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development comprising amendments to the permitted Strategic Housing Development (An Bord Pleanála Ref. ABP-307656-20) and subsequently altered by ABP-312262-21, at an overall site of c.3.07ha, at Ashtown-Pelletstown, Ashtown, Dublin 15. The site is bounded generally by Rathborne Avenue to the North, the Royal Canal to the South, Rathborne Avenue and The Village Centre, Rathborne to the West and existing residential development adjoining Rathborne Drive and Royal Canal Way to the East, at Ashtown-Pelletstown, Ashtown, Dublin 15. The proposed development comprising of minor amendments to elements of Block 1 only of the permitted Strategic Housing Development (An Bord Pleanála Ref. ABP-307656-20 and subsequently altered by ABP-312262-21) consisting of the following: - Change to entrance/southern façade of café at ground floor/canal side, comprising in a reduction in café footprint of 12sqm and resulting in a café of approx. 150 sqm; -Change to podium courtyard area at first floor level above the café, comprising a reduction of approx. 12 sqm and resulting in approx. 990 sqm of communal open space; -Reconfiguration of car park in southern area of the car park in Block 1 (approx. 74sqm), incorporating relocation of 4no. car parking spaces, with no change to overall permitted car park number. The already consented Strategic Housing Development (ABP-307656-20 and subsequently altered by ABP-312262-21), in summary comprises 725 no. dwellings, a licenced discount foodstore (c. 2,468 sq.m ), a café/ restaurant unit (c.162 sq. m) and a crèche facility (c. 724 sq.m), ancillary residents amenity space (c. 394 sq. m) all accommodated in 6no. blocks ranging in height from 2 to 14 storeys (when viewed from Rathborne Avenue) (1 to 13 storeys at the Canal side) and incorporating an undercroft level beneath all blocks. This application for the proposed amendments to the consented Strategic Housing Development (ABP- 307656-20 and subsequently altered by ABP-312262-21), is a Large-scale Residential Development as defined under Section 2 of the Planning & Development Act 2000, as amended. The Planning Application may be inspected online at the following website: www.rathborne725cafe.ie.