Telecoms, Former Irish Glass Bottle & Fabrizia Sites, Poolbeg West, Dublin 4 - Planning Application PWSDZ3062/24

Development Description

For the construction of a 6 storey structure to accommodate a multi-functional Community Hub and an Innovation Hub (12,556 sqm GFA) (referred to as Block P, accommodating community, innovation (office), leisure, cultural, artistic, café, educational and library uses) on a site of 15.06 hectares (identified as ‘Glass Bottle’) including lands known as the Former Irish Glass Bottle & Fabrizia Sites, Poolbeg West, Dublin 4, focussed primarily, but not exclusively, on a net site area of 0.4523 hectares in the Poolbeg West Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) Planning Scheme (April 2019). The overall site is bounded to the north-west by Sean Moore Road, to the north-east by South Bank Road, to the south-east by Dublin Port lands and Dublin Bay, and to the south-west by Sean Moore Park. The Block P structure is bounded to the north-west by the permitted Blocks O and M, to the north-east by the school site, to the south-east by the permitted Village Green and to the south-west by Clanna Gael Fontenoy CLG. The overall site subsumes the 4.3 hectare site of the Infrastructure Permission (‘Parent Permission’) (Reg. Ref. PWSDZ3270/19) for which Dublin City Council issued a Notification of Final Decision (10-year permission) on 28 January 2020. The infrastructure Permission (Reg. Ref. PWSDZ3270/19) permits: streets, transportation, water services and utilities infrastructure; public realm and public amenity spaces (including the Village Green and a Dog Park); and temporary landscaping of a school site, all to facilitate Phase 1 development as provided for under the approved Poolbeg West SDZ Planning Scheme. The proposed Block P development will consist of: - Amendment of Permission Register Reference PWSDZ3270/19 in those areas where the net site of 0.4523 hectares overlaps with the boundaries of the earlier 4.3 hectare Infrastructure Permission (Reg. Ref. PWSDZ3270/19) to facilitate amendments to materials, urban tree locations and landscaping, and to facilitate the change in levels between the western edge of the permitted Village Green and the proposed Block P together with public realm and public amenity space; - Amendment of Permission Register Reference PWSDZ3207/21 at the permitted local street (side street) identified as Holbrook Street where the net site area of 0.4523 hectares overlaps with the boundaries of the earlier 4.46 hectares’ focussed site area of the Phase 1 Permission (Reg. Ref. PWSDZ3207/21) to facilitate the provision of on-street bicycle parking; and - the construction of a multi-functional Community Hub and an Innovation Hub (12,556 sqm GFA) comprising a single 6-storey Block (with set-backs at Levels 3, 4 and 5 including set-back accessible roof terraces at 5th floor level, roof amenity space (including an enclosed basketball court) and roof level plant) to provide: community and educational uses (2,863 sqm GFA); a Community/Innovation Centre (including café) (1,785 sqm GFA), cultural uses (678 sqm GFA) including (20 No. Artists’ Studios (13 No. individual Artists’ Studios and 7 No.-equivalent Shared Artists’ Studio/Exhibition Space)); Innovation Hub (office) (7,058 sqm GFA) (including bike storage and changing facilities); and ancillary back-of-house spaces/facilities (172 sq m) including ESB substation and associated MV switchroom, tenant landlord switchroom, transformer room and telecom room; and bin stores). The proposed Block P development will also consist of the: - Provision of 5 No. new on-street car parking spaces (incl. 2 No. Accessible car parking spaces) and 1 No. on-street loading/taxi bay; and - Provision of 219 No. bicycle parking spaces (147 No. long-stay standard bicycle parking spaces located at the Innovation Hub Bike Store; 70 No. short-stay standard bicycle parking spaces located on-street at surface level; and 2 No. cargo bicycle parking spaces located at surface level). Access and servicing of the proposed Block P development will be by way of the permitted Local Street (Side Street) identified on the emerging Masterplan as “Holbrook Street” (as included in the Permitted Phase 1 (Reg. Ref. PWSDZ3207/21) and Phase 1B (Reg. Ref. PWSDZ3406/22) Schemes) and by the Coastal Link to be delivered as part of this development between Holbrook Street and the Village Green (permitted under the ‘Parent Permission’ (Reg. Ref. PWSDZ3270/19). The proposed development will also consist of the provision of: hard and soft landscaping incl. Coastal Link Planting, and roof terraces; publicly-accessible roof amenity space; a mural on the south-east elevation; pedestrian and cycle links; boundary treatments; tree removal and tree planting; interim site hoarding; public lighting; green and blue roofs; piped site wide services; and all ancillary works and services necessary to facilitate construction and operation. This application will be accompanied by a Natural Impact Statement (NIS).

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