Permission (for a period of 10 years) for development on this site of c.3.79 hectares at the Royal Liver Assurance Retail Park, Old Naas Road, Dublin 12. The site is bounded by Kylemore Road (R112) to the west; Old Naas Road to the north; Naas Road (R810) to the south; and “Brooks” (Building Providers) to the east. The development will comprise the demolition of 2 No. single storey warehouse buildings (c.12,800m2 Gross Floor Area (GFA)), sub-divided to comprise 8 No. retail / retail warehouse units, and full site clearance; and the redevelopment of the Royal Liver Assurance Retail Park to provide a mixed-use development (comprising residential, office, crèche, community, retail, café /bar / restaurant, medical centre, pharmacy uses) and all ancillary works; comprising 9 No. buildings ranging in height from 7 to 18 storeys over basement level, with a total GFA of c.129,210m2, plus c. 38,399m2 relating to ancillary car parking, bicycle parking, plant, waste storage facilities, storage, services, including at ground (sub-podium) and basement levels. The residential component comprises 1,102 No. units consisting of Build-to-Rent Residential Development comprising 992 No. apartment units within Blocks B1, B2, C1, C2, E2, D1, F1, F2 (comprising 4 No. Studio units, c.38m2 GFA; 484 No. 1 Bedroom units (ranging in size from c.49.2m2 to c.60.7m2 GFA); 490 No. 2 Bedroom units (ranging in size from c.75.3m2 to c.85.3m2 GFA); 14 No. 3 Bedroom units (ranging in size from c.100.0m2 GFA to c.101.5 m2 GFA); with resident support facilities, services and amenities at ground and upper floor levels (with a total GFA of c.4,477m2); 110 No. apartments within Blocks D2, E2 and F2; and Build-to-Rent Shared Accommodation comprising 203 No. Single Occupancy Bedrooms within Block E1, as described per block below: • Block A (Total GFA: c.17,292m2): 18 storey building over basement level (overall height +c.120.1m OD) fronting to Kylemore Road to the west, comprising; office use (c.17,002m2 GFA) at ground to 16th floor levels, with ancillary plant rooms, toilets, changing rooms, storage, bicycle parking at basement level; 1 No. café /bar / restaurant unit (c.290m2 GFA) at ground floor level; and plant at 17th floor level; • Block B1 (Total GFA: c.9,278m2): 12 storey building (overall height +c.84.4m OD), comprising 90 No. Build-to-Rent units (54 No. 1 bed units and 36 No. 2 bed units) at 2nd to 10th floor levels, with resident support facilities, services and amenities (c.2,160m2 GFA) including lounge, kitchen room, games room, post area, admin suite, reception, office, etc., at ground floor level; lounge, private dining room, quiet room, etc., at 1st floor level; resident’s lounge, private dining room and external amenity area at 11th floor level; PV panels at roof level; and with balconies on the north-western, eastern and southern elevations; • Block B2 (Total GFA: c.8,963m2): 11 storey building (overall height +c. 81.65m OD), comprising 90 No. Build to Rent units (4 No. studio units, 32 No. 1 bed units and 54 No. 2 bed units) at 1st to 9th floor levels, with resident support facilities, services and amenities (c.949m2 GFA) at ground floor level including, resident’s foyer, quiet room, after school club, office, etc.; multi-purpose hall and rooms (c.268.5m2 GFA); with external amenity area and PV panels at roof level; and with balconies on the western, eastern and southern elevations; • Block C1 (Total GFA: c.17,400m2): 11 storey building over basement level (overall height +c. 81.65m OD) comprising: 171 No. Build-to-Rent units (100 No. 1 bed units and 71 No. 2 bed units) at 1st to 9th floor levels, with resident support facilities, services and amenities (c.978m2 GFA) including cinema room, fitness suite (gym), shower and changing rooms etc., (extending across Blocks C1 and C2) at ground floor level; with resident’s lounge, external amenity area and PV panels at 10th floor (roof) level; 1 No. café / bar / restaurant (c.176.9m2 GFA) with access from proposed public plaza / pedestrian route to west of Block C1; 1 No. retail unit (c. 2,360m2 GFA), at ground floor level of Block C1 and C2, with access from public plaza / pedestrian route to west of Block C1, and from ground floor (sub-podium) level car park, accessed from proposed entrance on Old Naas Road; and with balconies on the northern, western, eastern and southern elevations; • Block C2 (Total GFA: c. 7,728m2): 11 storey building over basement level (overall height +c. 81.65m OD) comprising 89 No. Build to Rent units (34 No. 1 bed units and 55 No. 2 bed units) at 1st to 9th floor levels, with external amenity area, green roof and PV panels at 10th floor level; and with balconies on the western, eastern and southern elevations; Blocks B1, B2, C1 and C2 are located on the southern side of the site, adjacent to Naas Road. • Blocks D1 and D2 are located in north-east of the site forming a single block, and comprising: o Block D1 (Total GFA: c.7,498m2): 10 storey building over basement level (overall height +c. 77.0m OD), located to west of site, to the south of Block D2, comprising 87 No. Build-to Rent-units (38 No. 1 bed units and 49 No. 2 bed units) at 1st to 8th floor levels; with resident support facilities, services and amenities (c.31m2 GFA) (resident’s lounge) and external amenity area at 9th floor level; and with balconies on the western, eastern and southern elevations; o Block D2 (Total GFA: c.11,080m2): 8 storey building over basement level (overall height +c. 73.45m OD) fronting to Old Naas Road to the north, comprising 106 No. apartments (21 No. 1 bed units, c.49.2m2 GFA; 64 No. 2 bed units (ranging in size from c.75.3m2 to 83.1m2 GFA), and 21 No. 3 bed units (ranging in size from 100.0m2 GFA to 101.5m2 GFA), at ground to 7th floor level; 1 No. crèche (c.462m2 GFA) with outdoor play area, with access from public pedestrian access route on the western side of Block D2; with green roof, PV panels, plant equipment at roof level; and with balconies on the northern, western, eastern and southern elevations; • Blocks E1 and E2 form a single block located to the west of the pedestrian route through the scheme; Block E2 located to the south of Old Naas Road, comprising: o Block E1 (Total GFA: c.8,742m2): 8-10 storey building over basement level (overall height +c. 76.85m OD),comprising 203 No. Build-to-Rent Shared Accommodation Single Occupancy Bedrooms (ranging in size from c.18.3m2 GFA to c.30.7m2 GFA), with communal kitchen / dining / living facilities to serve the residents at basement to 9th floor levels, comprising 1 No. fitness suite (gym) (c.196.7m2 GFA), 1 No. cinema room (c.64.1m2 GFA), residents dining area, lounge / reception areas at ground floor level; communal kitchen / dining / living facilities (c.134.8m2 GFA) and 1 No. reading room (c.33.2m2 GFA) at 1st, 4th, 7th floor levels; communal kitchen / dining / living facilities (c.115.2m2 GFA) and 1 No. games room (c.33.2m2 GFA) at 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th floor levels; communal kitchen / dining / living facilities (c. 55.7m2 GFA) at 8thand 9th floor level; provision of communal amenity space at 8th floor level; 1 No. café / bar / restaurant (c.253.2m2 GFA) (also publicly accessible from public square / pedestrian route to south of Block E1) at ground floor level; and with balconies on the southern elevation; o Block E2 (Total GFA: c.6,808m2): 7 – 8 storey building over basement level (overall height +c. 70.55m OD), comprising 2 No. 2 bed apartments (c.77.8m2 GFA) at ground floor level; and 78 No. Build-to-Rent units (47 No. 1 bed units and 31 No. 2 bed units) at 1st to 7th floor levels; with resident support facilities, services and amenities (c.69m2 GFA) (residential foyers) at ground floor level; with external amenity area at 7th floor level; PV panels and plant equipment at roof level; and with balconies on the northern, western, eastern and southern elevations; • Block F1: (Total GFA: c.17,964m2): 9 storey building over basement level (overall height +c. 73.85m OD) located in the north-west of the site adjacent to junction of Old Naas Road / Kylemore Road comprising 2 No. 2 bed apartments (c.80.3m2 GFA) at ground floor level; 205 No. Build-to-Rent units at ground to 7th floor levels, comprising (106 No. 1 bed units; 85 No. 2 bed units and 14 No. 3 bed units) with resident support facilities, services and amenities (c.177m2 GFA) including residents foyers at ground and 8th floor levels, resident’s lounge at 8th floor level; green roof, external amenity area at 8th floor level; and with balconies on the northern, western, eastern and southern elevations; • Block F2: (Total GFA: c. 16,456m2): 10 storey building over basement level (overall height +c. 80.15m OD) adjacent to Kylemore Road to the west, pedestrian route / public plaza to the south, comprising 182 No. Build-to-Rent units at ground to 9th floor levels, comprising (73 No. 1 bed units and 109 No. 2 bed units) with resident support facilities, services and amenities (c.113m2 GFA) including residential foyers etc., at ground floor level, with external amenity area and plant equipment at roof level; 1 No. pharmacy unit (c.74.6m2 GFA), 1 No. medical centre (c.237.2m2 GFA) and 1 No. café / bar / restaurant (c.126.5m2 GFA) at ground floor level, with access from proposed public square / pedestrian route to south of Block F2;and with balconies on the northern, western, eastern and southern elevations; • The provision of 874 No. car parking spaces (including 12 No. car sharing spaces, 87 No. car parking spaces suitable for electrical charging (EV spaces)), 37 No. motor cycle parking spaces and 1,896 No. bicycle parking spaces, at grade level and at ground (sub-podium) and basement levels, served by 2 No. access points from Old Naas Road as follows: o 1 No. vehicular access, located to the east of Block F1 and west of Block E2, serving facilities at ground (sub-podium) level comprising 202 No. car parking spaces (including 1 No. public car park (112 No. spaces), including 5 No. car sharing spaces, 20 No. EV spaces; 258 No. bicycle parking spaces; and at basement level comprising c.307 No. car parking spaces (including 31 No. EV spaces, 4 No. car sharing spaces), 574 No. bicycle parking spaces, storage and plant areas; o 1 No. vehicular access, located to the east of Blocks D1 and D2 providing access to ground (sub-podium) level, comprising c. 75 No. car parking spaces (including 8 No. EV spaces) serving proposed retail unit at ground floor of Blocks C1 and C2, including loading yard; services access to waste storage area; and providing access to basement level comprising c.278 No. car parking spaces (including 28 No. EV spaces), 558 No. bicycle parking spaces. The basement car park areas are inter-connected at basement level; o 12 No. car parking spaces on Old Naas Road (including 3. No. car sharing spaces); o 170 No. bicycle parking spaces at basement level of Block A; • Provision of 1 No. set-down/drop off area on Kylemore Road (to west of Block A);1 No. set-down / drop-off area on Old Naas Road. The development will also include areas of public, communal and private amenity open space at grade, podium and roof levels; provision of a landscaped public open space / pedestrian route through the site, with pedestrian access from Kylemore Road from the west of the site; Naas Road/ Kylemore Road to the south-west of the site, and Old Naas Road to the north; and all associated hard and soft landscaping (including play facilities, seating, boundary treatments and associated works), associated lighting, signage, site services (foul and surface water drainage and water supply), the provision of SuDS measures including 2 No. attenuation tanks below basement level; 13 No. substations at ground and basement levels; and all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. The EIAR may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority during its public opening hours. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of Dublin City Council, Planning Department, Block 4, Ground Floor, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8 during its public opening hours (9.00a.m.- 4.30p.m.). A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee (€20.00) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.
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