GrantedEnergyDecided 7 November 2022

Citywest Shopping Centre, Fortunestown, Dublin 24

Amendments to a permitted housing development to add solar panels and roof plant.

SD22A/0299 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 11 October 2022

Reference: SD22A/0299
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 11 October 2022
Floor area: 195.7 m²

Summary

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Proposed amendments to a permitted Strategic Housing Development. The changes include installing photovoltaic panels on 6 blocks, adding roof plant, providing an ESB substation, and reconfiguring ground floor plant rooms.

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Development description

The development will consist of amendments to the strategic housing development permitted under an bord pleanála reference ta065.305556. The proposed amendments comprise the provision of photovoltaic panels on the roofs of all 6 no. Blocks, the provision of roof plant at blocks a, b, c and d, the provision of an esb substation at block o that requires the relocation of no. 1 carparking space, and the reconfiguration of the ground floor of block e to provide an enlarged plant room. These amendments are necessary to service the permitted blocks, improve the energy efficiency of the development, and to meet the requirements of esb to serve the site. At block a it is proposed to provide the following: 21 no. Photovoltaic panels arranged in 3 no. Rows; and a screen plant area accommodating an internal plant room of 13.24 sqm and an external plant area of 34.72 sqm surrounded. The proposed screened plant rises approx. 1 metre above the permitted lift overruns. At block b it is proposed to provide the following: 21 no. Photovoltaic panels arranged in 3 no. Rows on the 5-storey section of the permitted building; a red brick internal plant room of 10.3 sqm on the 4-storey section of the building; and a screened external plant area of 29.2 sqm on the 4-storey section of the building. The proposed roof plant rises approx. 1 metre above the permitted lift over run. At block c it is proposed to provide the following: 21 no. Photovoltaic panels arranged in 3 no. Rows on the 6-storey section of the permitted building; a red brick internal plant room of 10.3 sqm on the 5-storey section of the building; and a screened plant area of 32 sqm on the 5-storey section of the building. The proposed roof plant rises approx. 1 metre above the permitted lift over run. At block d it is proposed to provide the following: 21 no. Photovoltaic panels arranged in 3 no. Rows; a screened with an internal plant room of 13.5 sqm and an external plant area of 24.33 sqm; a c. 3-metre-high red brick esb substation with lv switch room to the southwest of the block d, and the ancillary relocation of 1 no. Car parking space. The proposed screened plant rises approx. 2 metre above the permitted parapet level. At block e it is proposed to provide the following; 18 no. Photovoltaic panels arranged in 3 no. Rows; and the reconfiguration of the ground floor to replace 1 no permitted retail unit with an enlarged plant room (117.15 sqm}, esb substation (13.6 sqm), a generator room (21.82 sqm}, and a low voltage (l v} switchroom (13.71 sqm}. These works require the removal of existing windows and doors at the permitted retail unit. At block f it is proposed to provide 18 no. Photovoltaic panels arranged in 2 no. Rows. These, and all associated site works including landscaping at a site of 2.9 hectares.

Land-use zoning

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DCDC

“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of District Centres”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
315 Citywest Plaza, Citywest, Dublin 24	Feb 2026	€326,000	21 m
309 Citywest Plaza, Citywest, Dublin 24	Jan 2026	€250,000	31 m
307 Citywest Plaza, Citywest, Dublin 24	Sept 2025	€235,000	31 m
60 Fortunes Lawn, Fortunestown Lane, Citywest Dublin 24	Jul 2025	€305,000	55 m
Apt 14 Block B1, Fortunes Lawn, City West Dublin	Jul 2025	€270,000	55 m
15 Fortunes Lawn, City Park, Citywest Dublin 24	Apr 2025	€290,000	55 m
71 Fortunes Lawn, City Park, Citywest	Aug 2025	€325,000	68 m
23 Fortones Lawn, Citypark, Citywest	Feb 2026	€300,000	68 m

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Application received11 October 2022
Further information requested29 August 2022
Further information received11 October 2022
Decision due7 November 2022
Decision issued7 November 2022
Grant issued15 December 2022

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