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Gowan House, Carriglea Business Park, Naas Road, Dublin 12, D12 RCC4

Large-scale student accommodation development with major road and pedestrian upgrades.

LRD6034/23-S3 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 27 November 2023

Reference: LRD6034/23-S3
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Large Residential Development
Received: 27 November 2023

Summary

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A 7-year permission is sought for a large-scale residential development principally comprising student accommodation on a 0.962-hectare site. The project includes extensive access road upgrades, new bicycle lanes, and multiple new pedestrian crossings on the Naas Road.

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Development description

Permission for a 7-year permission for a large-scale residential development principally comprising student accommodation at a 0.962 ha site at gowan house, carriglea business park, naas road, dublin 12, d12 rcc4. Works to upgrade the access road to the west of the site on an area measuring c. 0.081 ha are also proposed comprising new surfacing to the carriageway, the provision of inbound and outbound bicycle lanes from the development entrance to the naas road, the provision of a controlled pedestrian crossing on the access road at the naas road junction, and the provision of a further uncontrolled pedestrian and bicycle crossing linking the subject site with the approved concorde shd development (abp ref. : ta29s. 312218) to the west. On the naas road, works are proposed on an area measuring c. 0.086 ha comprising the realignment and widening of the existing pedestrian footpath along the westbound carriageway of the naas road and the provision of linkages from the realigned footpath to the development site, and the provision of new controlled pedestrian crossings across the eastbound and westbound carriages of the naas road and the provision of a new uncontrolled crossing of the luas tracks. The development site area and roadworks areas will provide a total application site area of c. 1.13 ha. The proposed development will principally consist of: the demolition of the existing two-storey office/ warehouse building and outbuilding (5,172 sq. M); and the construction of a development in two blocks (block 1 (eastern block) is part 2 no. Storeys to part 15 no. Storeys over lower ground floor and basement levels with roof plant over and block 2 (western block) is part 9 no. Storeys to part 11 no. Storeys over basement with roof plant over) principally comprising 941 no. Student accommodation bedspaces (871 no. Standards rooms, 47 no. Accessible studio rooms and 23 no. Studios) with associated facilities, which will be utilised for short-term lets during student holiday periods. The 871 no. Standard rooms are provided in 123 no. Clusters ranging in size from 3 no. Bedspaces to 8 no. Bedspaces, and all clusters are served by a communal living/ kitchen/ dining room. The development also provides: ancillary internal and external communal student amenity spaces and support facilities; cultural and community floor space (1,422 sq. M internal and 131 sq. M external) principally comprising a digital hub and co-working space with ancillary café; a retail unit (250 sq. M); public open space; the daylighting of the culverted river camac through the site; an elevated walkway above the river camac at ground floor level; a pedestrian bridge link at first floor level between blocks 1 and 2; vehicular access at the south-western corner; the provision of 7 no. Car-parking spaces, 2 no. Motorcycle parking spaces and 2 no. Set down areas; bicycle stores at ground and lower ground floor levels; visitor cycle parking spaces; bin stores; substations; hard and soft landscaping; green and blue roofs; new telecommunications infrastructure at roof level of block 1 including antennas and microwave link dishes, 18 no. Antennas and 6 no. Transmission dishes; together with all associated equipment; boundary treatments; plant; lift overruns; and all associated works above and below ground. The gross floor area of the development is 33,140 sq. M comprising c. 30,386 sq. M above lower ground and basement level. The planning application may be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www. Gowanhouselrd. Ie.

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Application received27 November 2023
Decision due30 January 2024
Decision issued30 January 2024
Appeal submitted23 February 2024
Appeal decided13 June 2024
Permission expiry27 July 2029

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