GrantedCommercialDecided 18 January 2018

Belgard Castle Demesne, Belgard Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.

Construction of a Learning Archive, an Entrance Pavilion, and an Education Centre at Belgard Castle.

SD17A/0406 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 15 November 2017

Reference: SD17A/0406
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 15 November 2017
Floor area: 6050 m²

Summary

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The project includes an 805sq.m underground Learning Archive, a new single-storey Entrance Pavilion following partial demolition of a finance building, and a 4,314sq.m Centre of Education, Learning, Innovation and Collaboration for CRH.

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Development description

(1) the construction of a learning archive, located under the upper courtyard between the coach house and the castle’s annex building, comprising site excavation and construction of a basement archive space, reading rooms, exhibition spaces and ancillary, toilet and storage facilities providing a link to the lower castle courtyard through one of three existing fuel vaults. The floor area of the proposed building is 805sq. M. (2) the removal of the front two storey section of the existing finance building which has a floor area of 191sq. M. And the construction of a single story entrance pavilion providing access via stair and lift to the learning archive below and to the remainder of the finance building. The floor area of the entrance pavilion is 130sq. M. (3) the re-instatement of the stable yard above the learning archive as a re-ordered landscaped space including a light well to the learning archive below. (4) the construction of a centre of education, learning, innovation and collaboration for crh on the site of the existing main car park and grounds maintenance facilities. The building, which has a floor area of 4,314sq. M. , contains flexible education spaces of various sizes, breakout and collaboration spaces as well as dining facilities, kitchens, store rooms, welfare, plant and ancillary support spaces and is constructed over basement, ground, part-mezzanine and rooftop pavilion levels. The building is excavated into the steeply sloping landscape such that the main green ‘living’ landscaped roof aligns with the adjacent existing site levels to the south of the site. The landscaped roof is proposed to include bio diverse planting, reflection pool, paving and safety-related railings. The centre of education, learning, innovation and collaboration will be connected below ground level to the learning archive via an underground link which has a floor area of 230sq. M. (5) an extensive landscape enhancement programme including hard and soft landscaping in a manner compatible with the historic nature of the demesne is proposed, ensuring the assimilation of all contemporary building interventions into the existing character of the estate. (6) the provision of a new internal access road and service delivery area adjacent to the western perimeter serving the centre for education, learning innovation and collaboration, as well as the proposed grounds maintenance facility and accessing reconfigured existing car parking with provision of cycle parking and coach set down bay to the south. (7) the removal of the existing temporary security hut, floor area 30sq. M. And the provision of a permanent security gate lodge, floor area 36sq. M. In a similar location at the main entrance from belgard road. (8) the demolition and removal of the existing machinery sheds and demesne maintenance buildings, floor area 200sq. M. From their location beside the existing main car park. The construction of replacement machinery and maintenance buildings which also accommodate ancillary staff facilities, a new esb substation and switch-rooms, boiler plant, generator and ancillary storage facilities. The combined floor area of new buildings is 489sq. M. The facility also includes a new service yard, area 750sq. M. All at the western corner of the site. (9) the removal of the existing storage shed and esb substation and oil tank enclosure combined floor area 146sq. M located proximate to the coach house and replacement with a new ancillary services, boiler plant and storage building serving the learning archive and existing coach house, floor area 46sq. M. In the same general area. (10) the provision of a solar pv array, ground-mounted on support structures comprising an area of 400sq. M. With an overall footprint of 963sq. M. Including surrounding fence and ancillary equipment cabinet to serve the renewable energy needs of the proposed development within an area currently in tillage. (11) ancillary site development works including hard and soft landscaping, utility and drainage services, set down areas, external lighting, miscellaneous plant and equipment. All located at crh belgard demesne, belgard castle a protected structure and recorded monument reference smr du021-026.

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“To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture”

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Application received15 November 2017
Decision due18 January 2018
Decision issued18 January 2018
Grant issued20 February 2018

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