22 Apr 2024
The proposed development comprises 725 apartments accommodated in six apartment buildings. This submission (Phase 1) relates to the construction of three of those residential buildings: Building 4, Building 5 and Building 6 which contains a total of 355 apartment units above an undercroft parking, plant, bike store areas at level 00 and includes all associated external works. Additionally, Building 6 also includes a creche unit at level 00 and Building 5 includes Community / Ancillary areas on levels 01. All the above is to form part of a development at the site to be known as Rathborne Wharf.
22 Apr 2024
The proposed development comprises 725 apartments accommodated in six apartment buildings (Building 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) ranging in height from 2 to 13 storeys above two separated undercroft parking, plant, bike store areas at level 00. In addition, there is a proposed retail, café, creche along with tenant amenity areas. This submission relates to (Phase 2) the construction of three residential buildings: Building 1, Building 2 and Building 3 which contain a total of 370 apartment units above an undercroft parking, plant, bike store areas at level 00 and includes all associated external works. Additionally, Building 1 also includes a retail unit (to be completed to a ‘grey box’ standard) at level 00 and level 01 and a cafe (to be completed to a ‘grey box’ standard) at level 01. Building 2 includes Community / Ancillary areas on level 01. This notice includes all works not otherwise included or described within Phase 1 commencement notice (Submission Number 8512336) boundary. All the above is to form part of a development at the site to be known as Rathborne Wharf.
Strategic Housing Development
A mixed-use (residential and commercial) scheme, including 725 number dwellings (107 number studio units, 226 number one-bed units, 376 number two-bed units and 16 number three-bed units), a licenced discount food store (circa 2,549 square metres gross floor area), a café/restaurant unit (circa 199 square metres gross floor area) and a creche facility (circa 724 square metres gross floor area), ancillary residents amenity space (circa 394 square metres gross floor area) all accommodated in six number blocks ranging in height from two to fourteen storeys (when viewed from Rathborne Avenue) (one to thirteen storeys at the Canal side) and incorporating an undercroft level beneath all blocks. The site generally slopes upwards from north to south, therefore the ground floor on the southern, canal facing elevation, is approximately one floor higher than the ground floor on the northern elevation. The development comprises as follows (heights taken from Rathborne Avenue),
Block 1: two to seven storeys with setbacks at 5th and 6th floors,
accommodating circa 2,549 square metres of licenced discount food store at first floor level (with entrance at ground floor level) and a café (circa 199 square metres) and 73 number apartment units. Communal open space for the apartments is located on the roof of the first floor,
• Block 2: five to twelve storeys with setbacks at 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 11th floors, accommodating 140 number apartment units and internal tenant amenity space at first floor level (circa 197 square metres),
• Block 3: five to fourteen storeys with setbacks at 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 13th floors, accommodating 142 number apartment units,
• Block 4: five to fourteen storeys with setbacks at 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 13th floors, accommodating 142 number apartment units,
• Block 5: five to twelve storeys with setbacks at 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 11th floors, accommodating 140 number apartment units and internal tenant amenity space at first floor level (circa 197 square metres),
• Block 6: five to six storeys with setbacks at 1st and 5th floors, accommodating 88 number apartments and a creche facility at ground floor level (circa 724 square metres total) with associated external play area.
All apartment units provided with individual private balconies, terraces or patios, located on north, south, east and west elevations and communal open spaces.
Public open space (circa 5,793 square metres) provided in a central open space and also addressing the canal, which when combined with that permitted under Dublin City Council Register Reference 3666/15 (An Bord Pleanála PL29N.246373) delivers an overall public open space linking Rathborne Avenue to the Royal Canal and along the southern boundary of the site fronting the Royal Canal (circa 6,891 square metres overall total). 5,480 square metres of communal open space is provided in five number separate areas across the development, as courtyards at podium level between Blocks 1 and 2, Blocks 2 and 3, Blocks 4 and 5 and also at Blocks 5 and 6 each with direct access to Royal Canal towpath, and at roof level above the licenced discount food store in Block 1.
Vehicular access into the site is provided from Royal Canal Way to the East, Rathborne Avenue to the West, and from the internal road network of the remainder of the development already permitted under Dublin City Council Register Reference 3666/15 (An Bord Pleanála PL29N.246373) from the north.
Pedestrian access from the site onto the Royal Canal towpath. All associated and ancillary site development and infrastructural works, hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatment works, including: 352 number car parking spaces at undercroft level to serve the proposed residential and commercial uses. In addition, 67 number on-street car parking spaces including car-sharing club spaces, set down/loading areas, electric vehicle charging points, disabled parking, creche parking, visitor and residential car parking. 811 number bicycle parking spaces at surface and undercroft levels including 10 number cargo bike spaces. 13 number Motorbike spaces provided at basement/undercroft level.
Ancillary plant and bin storage at undercroft level. Green roofs and Solar Panels are provided on the roofs of all Blocks.
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