c. 4.26 hectare site at Milltown Park, Sandford Road, Dublin 6, D06 V9K7
Permission for a large-scale residential development at this c. 4.26 hectare site at Milltown Park, Sandford Road, Dublin 6, Do6 V9K7. Works are also proposed on Milltown Road and Sandford Road to facilitate access to the development including improvements to pedestrian facilities on an area of c. o.16 hectares. The development's surface water drainage network shall discharge from the site via a proposed 300mm diameter pipe along Milltown Road through the junction of Milltown Road / Sandford Road prior to outfalling to the existing drainage network on Eglinton Road (approximately 200 metres from the Sandford Road / Eglinton Road junction), with these works incorporating an area of c. 0.32 hectares. The development site area, road works and drainage works areas will provide a total application site area of c. 4.74 hectares. The development will principally consist of: -the demolition of c. 4,883.9 sq m of existing structures on site including Milltown Park House (880 sq m); -Milltown Park House Rear Extension (2,031 sq m); the Finlay Wing (622 sq m); the Archive (1,240 sq m); -the link building between Tabor House and Milltown Park House rear extension to the front of the Chapel (74.5 sq m); -and 36.4 sq m of the 'red brick link building' (single storey over basement) towards the south-western boundary; -the refurbishment and reuse of Tabor House (1,575 sq m) and the Chapel (767.84 sq m), and the provision of a single storey glass entrance lobby to the front and side of the Chapel (51.9 sq m); -and the provision of 636 No. apartment and duplex units (87 No. studios, 227 No. one bed units, 296 No. two bed units and 26 No. three bed units). Block A1 will range in height from part 5 No. storeys to part 10 No. storeys and will comprise 96 No. apartments; Block A2 will range in height from part 6 No. storeys to part 8 No. storeys (including part double height at ground floor level) and will comprise 128 No. apartments; Block B will range in height from part 3 No. to part 7 No. storeys and will comprise 93 No. apartments; Block C will range in height from part 2 No. storeys to part 8 No. storeys (including part double height at ground floor level) and will comprise 163 No. apartments; Block D will range in height from 3 No. storeys to 5 No. storeys and will comprise 39 No. apartments; Block E will be 3 No. storeys in height and will comprise 24 No. duplex units and apartments; and Block F will range in height from 5 No. storeys to part 7 No. storeys and will comprise 93 No. apartments. The development also includes the refurbishment of Tabor House (4 No. storeys including lower ground floor level) and the Chapel to provide cultural/ community space; the provision of ancillary residents' amenities and facilities; and the provision of a crèche within Block F (380 sq m) with an outdoor play area. The proposed works also include a new 2.4 metre high boundary wall across the site from east to west (towards the southern boundary) requiring the demolition of a portion of the red brick link building that lies within the subject site towards the south-western boundary (36.4 sq m) and the making good of the façade at the boundary. The existing Link Building is the subject of a separate planning application (granted permission under DCC Reg. Ref. No. 3866/20 and ABP Reg. Ref. ABP-311552-21) that included a request for permission to demolish that Link Building, including the part of the building on the lands the subject of this application for LRD permission. If that application is first implemented, no demolition works to the Link Building will be required under this application for LRD permission. If that application is not first implemented, permission is here sought to demolish only that part of the Link Building now existing on the lands the subject of this application for permission and to make good the balance at the red line with a blank wall. The development also provides a new access from Milltown Road (which will be the principal vehicular entrance to the site) in addition to utilising and upgrading the existing access from Sandford Road as a secondary access principally for deliveries, emergencies and taxis; new pedestrian access points; pedestrian/bicycle connections through the site; 337 No. car parking spaces (288 No. at basement level and 49 No. at surface level); set down area for deliveries; bicycle parking; 18 No. motorcycle spaces; bin storage; boundary treatments; private balconies and terraces facing all directions; external gantry access in sections of Blocks A1, A2 and C; hard and soft landscaping including public open space and communal open space; sedum roofs; PV panels; substations; lighting; plant; lift cores; and all other associated site works above and below ground. The proposed development has a gross floor space of c. 54,507 sq m above ground level over a partial basement (under part of Block A1 and under Blocks A2, B and C) measuring c. 10,607 sq m, which includes parking spaces, bin storage, bike storage and plant. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report has been prepared in respect of the proposed development. The application together with the Environmental Impact Assessment Report may be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.sandfordplanninglrd.ie