16 Sep 2024 An Bord Pleanala Refuse Permission
1) The demolition of all existing buildings on site except 307/307a South Circular Road including industrial storage warehouses and office buildings comprising a total of c. 6,604 sq. m. floorspace;
2) A mixed residential and commercial development with a total floorspace of c. 30,242 sq. m. Total proposed residential floorspace is c. 26,119 sq. m. and consists of a total of 335 no. Build to Rent residential units including Part V provision as follows:
o A terrace of 7 no. 3-storey 3 bed townhouses,
o Block B01 (5 storeys) comprising 24 no. units (14 no. 1 bed units and 10 no. 2 bed units),
o Block B02 (5–7 storeys) including a link to Block B02A (5-storeys)
comprising 84 no. units (56 no. 1 bed units and 28 no. 2 bed units),
o Block B03 (5-10 storeys) including 77 no. units (48 no. 1 bed units and 29 no. 2 bed units) and Resident’s Amenity (c. 1,001 sq.m) with main entrance hall, Concierge/Management Office at undercroft and ground floor, Gym, Events Suite and a ‘Canal Café’ at ground floor level, CoWorking/Lounge, Cinema/Media Room, Dining/Kitchen area and access to an external roof terrace at fifth floor level (Level 05),
o Block B04 (5-7 storeys) comprising 72 no. units (48 no. 1 bed units and 24 no. 2 bed units),
o Block B05 (5 storeys) comprising 10 no. units (6 no. 1 bed units and 4 no. 2 beds) with a café unit (c. 46 sq. m) at ground floor level,
o Block B06 (2-5 storeys) comprising 29 no. units (2 no. studio units, 7 no. 1 bed units, 14 no. 2 bed units and 4 no. 2 bed duplex units and 2 no. 3 bed duplex units),
o Block B07 (3-5 storeys) comprising 32 no. units (17 no. 1 bed units and 15 no. 2 bed units),
3) 1 no. 2-storey Childcare Facility / Creche (c. 260 sq. m);
4) A total of (c. 2,960 sq. m) Public Open Space landscaped and broken into 7 no. distinct character areas and linking through Canal Square, a Pedestrian Priority Street between Blocks B03 and B04 to a publicly accessible landscaped Linear Park along the Grand Canal within the Z9 Amenity/Open Space Lands;
5) Communal Open Space of c. 2,160 sq. m made up of c. 1,560 sq. m at ground floor and c. 600 sq. m on roof terraces;
6) The proposed Part V provision of 34 no. units and 10% of the total units are proposed to be provided at Block B01 and Block B05 as 20 no. 1 bed units and 14 no. 2 bed units;
7) 106 no. car parking spaces are provided with 41 no. car parking spaces at grade, including 5 no. parking spaces within the curtilage (carports) of townhouses, and 65 no. car parking spaces at undercroft area (c. 1,890 sq. m) with lobbies linking to Blocks B02 and B03 entrance lobbies, cycle parking storage areas, staff area, refuse store areas and plant areas;
8) 558 no. cycle spaces at surface (352 no. spaces) and undercroft level (206 no. spaces) of which 491 no. are secure bicycle spaces (3 no. of which are cargo spaces) and 67 no. are visitor spaces (5 no. of which are cargo spaces);
9) Realignment and improvement works to the existing entrance junction on South Circular Road and the existing entrance to Priestfield Cottages to provide road markings, footways and formal uncontrolled crossing points;
10)Works to surface treatments to provide pedestrian and cycle access only to the existing entrance at St James’s Terrace;
11)A change of use of the existing 2-storey residential units 307/307a South Circular Road from residential to shared workspace/office space (c. 165 sq. m);
12)3 no. electricity sub-stations in blocks B02, B03 and B04; and
13)All enabling and site development works, hard and soft landscaping, public realm works, public art, lighting, services and connections, waste management and all other ancillary works.
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