Strand Road (beside Bray Head Hotel & Star Leisure) , Bray , Co. Wicklow
REFUSEDPlanning application 17359
Wicklow - Wicklow County Council
Proposed Development
new commercial and residential development on a site of approx 0.6 hectares comprising of the following: demolition of the existing residential buildings to rear of site, 5 no commercial units (total gross floor area 1894 sqm) with landscaped external circulation areas / including play and garden areas, commercial and residential car parking facilities at basement, ground floor and mezzanine floor levels, 106 no residenital apartments, ESB substation and a childcare facility (gross floor area 226 sqm) with landscaped and play areas at first floor area. Residential apartments are located from 1st floor up to 6th floor generally. A total of 106 no apartments (12 no 3 bed apartments, 71 no 2 bed apartments and 23 no 1 bed apartments) to be all provided with dedicated external balconies / terraces. Access for both commercial and residential vehicles will be through the main entrance off Strand Road whilst creche setdown and emergency vehicle access will be via existing laneway to rear from Putland Road. Application includes all ancillary works including landscaping, boundary treatments and provision of drainage and services
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Application received
3 Apr 2017
Decision: REFUSED
26 May 2017
Decision due
28 May 2017
Appeal submitted
22 Jun 2017
Appeal decided: CONDITIONAL
13 Nov 2017
Application Details
- Location
- Strand Road (beside Bray Head Hotel & Star Leisure) , Bray , Co. Wicklow
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Site Area
- 0.594 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 3 April 2017
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- REFUSED
- Decision Date
- 26 May 2017
- Permission Expires
- 12 November 2022
An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal
- Appeal Reference
- PL27.248754
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Submitted
- 22 June 2017
- Decided
- 13 November 2017
Location
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(i) demolition of the existing 3 no. dwellings at Coastguard Terrace and all associated structures including a cabin and shed; (ii) removal of hardstanding to the existing car park and part of the existing retaining wall to the rear of dwellings to be demolished at Coastguard Terrace; (iii) construction of a 99 no. unit residential development, comprising 34 no. one-bedroom apartments, 50 no. two-bedroom apartments and 15 no. three-bedroom apartments, contained within 2 no. Blocks (Blocks A and B). Block A ranges in height from 5-6 storeys and includes a total of 71 no. apartments (23 no. one-bedroom apartments, 37 no. two-bedroom apartments and 11 no. three-bedroom apartments), and 3 no. Commercial units (482.4sq.m) and a 2 storey Creche unit (242.7sq.m) accessed from Strand Road and Coastguard Terrace. Block B ranges in height from 4-6 storeys (5 storeys from ground floor level on Coastguard Terrace) and includes a total of 28 no. apartments (11 no. one-bedroom apartments, 13 no. two-bedroom apartments and 4 no. three-bedroom apartments). All apartment units proposed have access to private amenity space in the form of a balcony/terrace. The proposed development also includes: (iv) provision of bin stores, plant rooms, and bicycle stores and an undercroft car park area, accessible off Strand Road, (v) 82 no. car parking spaces will be provided to serve the development (including 5 no. accessible parking spaces, 16 no. EV car charging spaces) and 8 no. motorcycle spaces, (vi) 259 no. bicycle parking spaces will be provided to serve the development (including 172 no. standard spaces, 9 no. cargo and 78 no. visitor spaces (vii) provision of 2 no. pedestrian access points off Coastguard Terrace via a podium and further pedestrian access points along Strand Road; (viii) provision of an external play area to serve the creche unit (69 sq.m), landscaped communal open space (750sq.m), landscaped public open space (1100sq.m), public realm improvements to the sites Strand Road frontage including external seating areas and bicycle parking (719 sq.m); and (vix) all ancillary site and infrastructural works as necessary to facilitate the proposed development, including, works to retaining wall, foul/surface water drainage and attenuation areas, rain garden, water feature, sprinkler tank, ESB substation, upgrade to existing junction along Strand Road, general landscaping, boundary treatments, and public lighting
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