Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended)
Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) – Part 8
Proposal: Pursuant to the requirements of the above, notice is hereby given of the construction of 171 apartments at a site of c.1.64 ha at Basin Street Flats, Basin View, Dublin 8. The site is bounded by Basin Grove and St. James’s Primary School to the south Luas light rail line and St. James’s Hospital campus to the west, Basin Street Lower/Ewington Lane and Mary Aikenhead House Flats to the north and Basin View Street / Brandon Terrace to the east which will consist of the following:
• The demolition of four existing Basin Street Flats residential blocks Building 1 (nos. 20-43), Building 2 (nos. 44-67), Building 3 (nos. 68-91) and Building 4 (nos. 92-115), ancillary structures, boundary walls and railings and site clearance works and renovation of one existing Basin Street Flats block (Building 5 nos. 116-151)
• Construction of 171 no. apartment units in three apartment blocks (Block A, Block B and Block C) comprising 171 residential units (83 no. 1-bed, 71 no. 2-bed, 13 no. 3-bed and 4 no. 4 beds)
– Block A ranges from 4- 8 storeys with 48 units (17 no. 1-bed, 28 no. 2-bed, 3 no. 3-bed)
– Block B ranges from 4 -8 storeys with 81 units (28 no. 1-bed, 39 no. 2-bed, 10 no. 3-bed, 4 no. 4 bed)
– Block C is 5 storeys (renovation block) with extension to western gable with 42 units (38 no. 1-bed, 4 no. 2-bed)
• 382 bicycle parking spaces
• 55 car parking spaces, which includes provision of 51 residential and 4 non-residential car parking spaces (2 creche and 2 community, arts and cultural car parking spaces)
• Provision of a childcare facility of 294 sq.m. at ground floor of Block A
• Provision of 1114 sq.m community, cultural and arts space comprising 516 sq.m internal space at ground floor of Block B and 598
sq.m external space, which includes a 468 sq.m amphitheatre and 130 sq.m space located externally at Block B
• Relocation of public open space to a new central area of 3767 sq.m (in place of Oisin Kelly Park) and 2748 sq.m of communal open space
• Two vehicular access/ egress points are proposed from Brandon Terrace/ Basin View Street and from Basin Street Lower/ Ewington Lane
• Existing bollards and line marking fronting Wee Tots Creche Pre-School and Fountain Youth Project at building 2A Basin Lane along Basin View/ Brandon Terrace to be removed and replaced with paving, extension of kerb and flexible bollards
• Boundary treatments, landscaping and public realm works, public lighting, site drainage works, new internal road layout, traffic calming raised table and pedestrian crossing points, footpaths, ESB substation and meter rooms, stores, bin and cycle storage, plant rooms
• All ancillary site services and development works above and below ground.
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