Gowan Motors Compound, 169-177 Merrion Road, Dublin 4
Planning permission for a Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) of a Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) development at this site of c. 0.28ha located at the former Gowan Motors Compound site, 169-177 Merrion Road, Dublin 4. The site is located south of Merrion Road. The proposal will include the construction of 2 no. blocks, ranging in height from 1-6 storeys (over basement) and comprising 200 no. student bedspaces in total. Block A will range in height from 4 to 6 storeys and will comprise 17 no. clusters providing 103 no. bedspaces (99 no. standard and 4 no. accessible rooms). Block B will range in height from 1 to 5 storeys and will comprise 15 no. clusters providing 97 no. bedspaces (96 no. standard rooms and 1 no. studio room.) The development will also provide internal communal amenity space at basement and ground level including a reception area, lobby, parcel and laundry room, student residents' lounge, co-working space, multi-purpose gym/studio. The proposal will also include communal open space, 1 no car parking space, and 1 no. set down space at surface level. All associated site development works, services provision, cycle parking spaces, bin stores, plant, vehicular/pedestrian access, open space, landscaping and boundary treatment works. The LRD application may also be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.gowanmotorscompoundlrd.ie