Former Gallaher's Cigarette Factory site, at the junction of Airton Road and Greenhills Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24
GrantedPlanning application SHD3ABP-306705-20
Dublin - South Dublin County Council
Proposed Development
Demolition of existing factory/warehouse buildings on site (total floor area c. 10,076.8sq.m). Construction of 502 apartments (comprising 197 1-bed; 257 2-bed; and 48 3-bed units) within 6 blocks ranging in height from 4 to 8 storeys. All residential units provided with associated private balconies/terraces to the north/south/east/west elevations. Provision of residential amenity facilities, 3 retail units, creche and services/bin store areas (total non-residential floor area c.1,839sq.m). A total of 202 car parking spaces (at basement and undercroft levels) and 584 no. bicycle parking spaces. Vehicular/pedestrian/cyclist accesses from Greenhills Road and Airton Road. Provision of road improvements and pedestrian crossings. All associated site development works, open space, landscaping, boundary treatments, plant areas, pv panels (at roof level), waste management areas, and services provision (including ESB substations).
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Application received
19 Feb 2020
Decision due
7 May 2020
Decision: Grant Permission
16 Jun 2020
Application Details
- Location
- Former Gallaher's Cigarette Factory site, at the junction of Airton Road and Greenhills Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- SHD3-Application to ABP
- Planning Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Site Area
- 28042.817571945 ha
- Residential Units
- 502
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 19 February 2020
- Status
- Officer Allocation
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision Date
- 16 June 2020
Location
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The proposed development will comprise the change of use of Unit 2 (c. 120 sq m) from retail to education/day centre, including all associated internal alterations.
Unit 2, Castle Gate, Airton Rise, Dublin 24, D24 KF6Y
Demolition of existing factory/warehouse buildings on site (total floor area c. 10,076.8sq.m). Construction of 502 apartments (comprising 197 1-bed; 257 2-bed; and 48 3-bed units) within 6 blocks ranging in height from 4 to 8 storeys. All residential units provided with associated private balconies/terraces to the north/south/east/west elevations. Provision of residential amenity facilities, 3 retail units, creche and services/bin store areas (total non-residential floor area c.1,839sq.m). A total of 202 car parking spaces (at basement and undercroft levels) and 584 no. bicycle parking spaces. Vehicular/pedestrian/cyclist accesses from Greenhills Road and Airton Road. Provision of road improvements and pedestrian crossings. All associated site development works, open space, landscaping, boundary treatments, plant areas, pv panels (at roof level), waste management areas, and services provision (including ESB substations).
Former Gallaher's Cigarette Factory site, at the junction of Airton Road and Greenhills Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24
(a) Demolition of 3 existing buildings consisting of a single storey factory/warehouse unit, a single storey office block with canteen and a two-storey office block; (b) construction of Block A consisting of three single storey retail warehouse units and an external garden centre - gross internal floor areas are as follows: Unit 1 - 3354sq.m., Unit 2 - 1543sq.m., Unit 3 - 1525sq.m. and garden centre - 952sq.m; (c) construction of Block consisting of two single storey car showrooms, security office and bin store: gross internal floor areas are as follows: Showroom 1 - 1316sq.m., showroom 2 - 934sq.m., security office - 26sq.m., bin store - 40sq.m; (d) construction of a separate ESB sub-station and switch room - 32sq.m; (e) construction of car parking providing 229 public parking spaces (including 11 disabled spaces); (f) construction of external car showroom display parking areas - 877sq.m; (g) the moving/de-canting of an existing vehicular entrance on Airton Road and the construction of an additional vehicular entrance on Greenhills Road; (h) the construction of 2 free-standing totem signs and associated building signage; (i) associated landscaping and low level stone wall to the boundaries fronting Airton Road and Greenhills Road. This applicaiton is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Statement. Significant Additional Information: Changes consisting of the following - (a) the re-design and re-location of car Showroom 1 consisting of an increase in internal floor area from 1316sq.m. to 4547sq.m. and change from a single storey building to a two storey building including ground floor workshop area and car display and first floor compound area and car display; (b) the re-design and relocation of Car Showroom 2 consisting of an increase in internal floor area from 934sq.m. to 3402sq.m. and change from a single storey building to a two to three storey building including ground floor workshop area and car display, first floor compound area and car display and second floor compound area; (c) the change of use and re-location of Retail Warehouses 2 and 3 to Car Showrooms 3 and 4 with an increase in internal floor area from 3068sq.m.(combined) to 3597sq.m. (combined) and change from a single storey building to a two storey building including ground floor workshop area and car display and first floor compound area and car display; (d) the change of use and re-location of Retail Warehouse 1 and Garden Centre to Car Showroom 5 with an increase in internal floor area from 4306sq.m. (combined retail warehouse and garden centre) to 4633sq.m. and change from a single storey building to a two storey building including ground floor workshop area and car display and first floor compound area and car display; (e) the re-location of the northern access junction on approx. 16metres west along Airton Road; (f) the re-location of the in-only eastern access road approx. 30metres to the south along Greenhills Road including the removal of the stone wall along Greenhills Road; (g) the omission of the two free standing totem signs previously approved; (h) the addition of protective Paladin fencing to the poplar trees on the southern boundary; (i) the re-location of the ESB substation and bin storage area which is now proposed as external; (j) changes to the public and display parking provisions within the site; (k) changes to the proposed landscaping provisions; (l) the omission of the security office. The proposed gross internal floor area has increased from 9722sq.m. to 16211sq.m. (incl. sub-station). Public car parking provisions have reduced from 229 spaces to 168 spaces with an additional 123 external display parking spaces proposed.
Former Gallagher's site at junction of Airton Road and Greenhills Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
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Change of use of part ground floor, part first floor and entire third floor from permitted uses under applications SD06A/0296, SD07A/0106 and SD12A/0157 to medical use.
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Revisions to previously permitted development under Reg Ref SD07A/0106 (previously permitted under parent application SD06A/0296) consisting of a change of use of office accommodation at ground floor level measureing c. 1,058 sq.m total gross floor area to 4 no retail units measuring c. 95.5sq.m, 239.1sq.m 160.sq.m and 247.6 sq.m respectively net floor areas and minor internal alterations including modifications to the ancillary 2 no. waste disposal areas which are now proposed to each measure c.12.6 sq.m . The total gross floor area of the office building remains at 5,919 sq.m . Permission is also sought for minor alterations to the landscaping scheme and site development works that were previously permitted under Reg Ref SD06A/0296. no revisions are proposed for the vehicular access arrangements or car parking previously approved under Ref Ref SD06A/0296 and Subsequently Reg Ref SD07A/0688
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