Townlands of Laughanstown and Brennanstown, Dublin 18
This application relates to development within the Cherrywood Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) and is subject to the Cherrywood Planning Scheme 2014, as amended. The site of the residential development is located in the Cherrywood Planning Scheme Area and forms part of Development Area 1 - Lehaunstown. The area of residential development of this application is approximately 3.73Ha and is generally bounded by Barrington'sRoad to the north, the Green Luas line and Grande Parade to the east, lands permitted under Planning Reg. Ref: DZ20A/0399 and DZ23A/0005 to the west and Castle Street and Lehaunstown Lane to the south. Permission is sought for amendments to development permitted under Reg. Ref. DZ21A/0334 consisting of: Building 1 - Conversion of 1 no. permitted 2-bedroom apartment unit to 1 no. 3-bedroom apartment unit; conversion of 1 no. permitted 2-bedroom apartment unit to 1 no. 1-bedroom apartment unit; internal reconfiguration of 1 no. 1-bedroom apartment unit; addition of 4 no. 1-bedroom apartment units, 2 no. 2- bedroom apartment units and 1 no. 3-bedroom apartment unit; omission of 1 no. permitted 3-bedroom apartment unit and its replacement with a bin store. • Building 2 - Conversion of 3 no. permitted 1-bedroom apartment units to 3 no. 2-bedroom apartment units; conversion of 1 no. permitted 2-bedroom apartment unit to 1 no. 1-bedroom apartment unit; addition of 4 no. 1-bedroom apartment units and 3 no. 2-bedroom apartment units; omission of 1 no. permitted 1- bedroom apartment unit and its replacement with a bin store. Building 3 - Conversion of 2no. permitted 2-bedroom apartment units to 2 no. 3-bedroom apartment units; adjustments to the size of 2 no. permitted 2- bedroom apartment units; addition of 3 no. 3-bedroom apartment units, 2 no. 2-bedroom apartment units; omission of 1 no. permitted 2-bedroom apartment unit and its replacement with a bin store. • 40 no. permitted duplex units comprising of 22 no. 3-bedroom units and 18 no. 2-bedroom units omitted and replaced with 28 no. duplex units, comprising of 14no. 2-bedroom apartment units and 14 no. 3-bedroom apartment units now to be provided in buildings, all 3 storeys in height. • The proposals relating to 58 no. dwelling units comprise in summary the omission of 1no. 1-bedroom unit, 19 no. 2-bedroom units and 23 no. 3-bedroom units; 43 no. in total. New, replacement units comprising of 8 no. 1-bedroom units, 21 no. 2-bedroom units, 18 no. 3-bedroom units; 47 no. in total; 11 no. permitted units will be modified to provide 3 no. 1-bedroom units, 5 no. 2-bedroom units and 3 no. 3-bedroom units; 11 no. in total. The overall development will increase from 488 permitted units to 492 units (+4 no. units). • Removal of 1st floor podium courtyard from permitted Apartment Buildings 1, 2 and 3, and associated partial removal of areas of permitted basement car parking areas below, together with associated relocation of car parking under podium to on-street locations. Car parking provision will remain as previously permitted, 555 no. spaces overall (including provision of 114 no. electric vehicle charging spaces). The courtyard for permitted Apartment Buildings 1, 2 and 3 will now be at Ground Level. Amendments so as to facilitate the phased construction and phased occupation of the dwelling units; Increase in cycle parking provision spaces to now provide a total of 655 no. bicycle parking spaces, consisting of 551 no. long term and 104 no. short stay spaces including the relocation and resizing of 3 no. permitted long term cycle shelters; Reduction of 4 no. motorcycle parking spaces to provide a total of 22no. spaces. • Relocation of permitted internal bin and cycle stores at lower ground and ground floor levels; Revised basement level ventilation and refuse strategy; Omission of 1no. permitted ESB Substation and the relocation of another, resulting in 4no. ESB Substations in total; Alterations to the storm water drainage network permitted under planning reference DZ21A/0334 and provision of a new connection to the public storm water sewer, including changes to the volume and discharge rate of the combined storm water attenuation tank permitted under planning references DZ20A/0399 and DZ21A/0334; all associated site development and landscaping works, including associated adjustment of layout and levels to internal road, relocation of stormwater attenuation cells and pipe network and basement access ramps and associated reconfiguration of external public realm and amenity spaces, including streetscapes, public lighting, amenity open spaces and courtyards to Blocks 1, 2 and 3. The proposed development consists of amendments to development permitted under Reg. Ref. DZ21A/0334 and is also an amendment to site development and landscape works permitted under Reg. Refs. DZ20A/0399, DZ21A/1069 and DZ21A/1042. The amendments to the site development and landscape works through the L1 tile are consistent with that under Planning Reg. Ref. DZ23A/0005. • Permission is also sought for the relocation of permitted temporary creche and its associated external play space from the ground floor of Building 3 to the ground floor of Building 2, including the temporary change of use at that location to accommodate the creche. The ground floor space in Building 3 accommodating the temporary creche will revert to its permanent use permitted under Reg. Ref: DZ21A/0334 as residential amenity use. The ground floor space in Building 2 now proposed to accommodate the temporary creche is permitted under Reg. Ref: DZ21A/0334 as residential amenity use as well as storage and cycle storage. The operation of the temporary creche will only be necessary if a permanent creche facility of commensurate or appropriate scale has not been applied for and approved on a site within the Tully and Lehaunstown Development Areas of the Planning Scheme in the ownership of the Applicant. Where a permanent creche facility of commensurate or appropriate scale has been applied for and approved on a site within the Tully and Lehaunstown Development Areas of the Planning Scheme and in the ownership of the Applicant, and the temporary creche is operational, the temporary creche facility, including the external play space, shall cease and the area that comprised the facility shall be converted and revert to the permanent uses permitted consistent with Condition 8 of Reg. Ref. DZ21A/0334.