Blackthorn Avenue, Sandyford Business District, Dublin 18
A 10 year permission is sought for development on a site of 2.13ha bounded to the north by Sandyford Office Park; to the east by Blackthorn Avenue; to the south by Sandyford Park and the Leopardstown Office Park; and to the west by Sandyford Business Centre. The proposed development comprises of the construction of 5 no. five storey office buildings (Block A-E), with a total floor area of 46,559 sq.m organized around a landscaped public park and pedestrian plazas. All blocks will have set back upper floors and will contain landscaped terrace areas on upper floors. Block E will contain a ground floor cafe space of 645 sq.m. Blocks A, B and E will contain sub-stations. An identification totem sign is also proposed. The buildings are over 2 separate single level basements east and west bisected by the Carysfort/Maritimo culvert. The basement level contains plant areas, bin stores, changing rooms and provides a total of 423 no. car parking spaces, of which 47 are for E-charging and 23 are wheelchair accessible. There are also 45 no. motorcycle spaces located throughout the basement carpark. 474 no. bicycle parking spaces are located at basement level, and ground/podium level. The basement car park and bicycle parking is accessed from ramps located off Blackthorn Avenue, at the north east of the site, entering under Block A and off Burton Hall Avenue, at the south of the site, entering under Block C and Block B. Exit ramps are located under Block E exiting onto Blackthorn Avenue and under Blocks B and C exiting onto Burton Hall Avenue. The proposed development also includes cycleways, landscaping, tree planting, road markings, dropped curbs, crossovers as well as new separate vehicular access and exit routes off Blackthorn Avenue. Permission was previously granted (Reg Ref D15A/0560) on this site for a similar development of 5 office buildings containing 41,871 sq.m of office space over basement and similar works to the public realm. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR).