Construct a new Licenced Discount Foodstore with ancillary infrastructure and associated…

Proposed development

Permission to construct a new Licenced Discount Foodstore with ancillary infrastructure and associated site development works (all totaling 2,958.2 sqm gross floor space and ranging in height equivalent from 3 to 4 storeys). The development of the proposed Licenced Discount Foodstore (2,864 sqm gross floor space ranging from single storey, part first floor and part second floor) will consist of: A retail sales area with ancillary off-licence use and bakery (total net retail floorspace of 1,646 sqm), entrance pod, public facilities (incl. lobby and toilets), manager's office, delivery area and storage (incl. cold storage and deposit return scheme facilities), all at ground floor, incl. lift and stairwell to staff facilities at first floor, staff facilities (incl. welfare lobbies, toilets, cloak/change rooms, staff canteen and meeting room), IT room, lift and stairwell (192 sqm) at first floor, incl. stairwell to second floor lift machine room and screened open plant deck area, enclosed stairwell and lift machine room (27 sqm), and screened open area plant deck area at second floor, rooftop photovoltaic solar panel array totaling 612 sqm, corporate signage consisting of 3 no. building mounted corporate internally illuminated signs, 2 no. wall mounted externally illuminated billboards, 1 no. externally illuminated poster display board, and 2 no. free standing internally illuminated flagpole signs at vehicle entrance and public plaza area 85 no. surface parking spaces (6 no. disabled, 4 no. parent and child, 2 no. EV charging, 63 no. regular car parking and 10 no. motorcycle) and 28 no. bicycle spaces and boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping (incl. public plaza at the junction of Castlelake Avenue and Cork road (L3678) and dedicated pedestrian permeability routes linking to lands to the north), services (incl. diversion of existing foul water pipe, site drainage accommodation works and underground surface water attenuation storage), external covered trolley bay (69.7 sqm gross floor space), ESB Substation (24.5 sqm Gross floor space) and all other ancillary infrastructure and associated site development works above and below ground level. Primary vehicular and pedestrian access to the proposed Licenced Discount Foodstore will be provided via new site entrance from Castlelake Avenue and secondary pedestrian access will be provided via the proposed public plaza at the junction of Castlelake Avenue and Cork road (L3678). This Planning Application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement.

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The decision has been appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála. The appeal outcome replaces the council decision.

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