Large-Scale Residential Development at a c. 4.26 hectare site at Milltown Park…

Proposed development

Sandford Living Limited intend to apply for permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development at a c. 4.26 hectare site at Milltown Park, Sandford Road, Dublin 6, D06 V9K7. Works are also proposed on Milltown Road and Sandford Road to facilitate access to the development including improvements to pedestrian facilities on an area of c. 0.16 hectares. The development’s surface water drainage network shall discharge from the site via a proposed 300mm diameter pipe along Milltown Road through the junction of Milltown Road / Sandford Road prior to outfalling to the existing drainage network on Eglinton Road (approximately 200 metres from the Sandford Road / Eglinton Road junction), with these works incorporating an area of c. 0.32 hectares. The development site area, road works and drainage works areas will provide a total application site area of c. 4.74 hectares. The development will principally consist of: the demolition of c. 4,847.5 sq m of existing structures on site including Milltown Park House (880 sq m), Milltown Park House Rear Extension (2,031 sq m), the Finlay Wing (622 sq m), the Archive (1,240 sq m) and the Link Building between Tabor House and Milltown Park House Rear Extension to the front of the Chapel (74.5 sq m); the refurbishment and reuse of Tabor House (1,575 sq m) and the Chapel (768 sq m) and the provision of a single storey glass entrance lobby to the front and side of the Chapel (52 sq m); and the provision of 562 No. residential units comprising 6 No. three-bed courtyard houses and 556 No. apartment units (70 No. studios, 176 No. one-bed units, 267 No. two-bed units and 43 No. three-bed units). Block A1 will range in height from 5 No. storeys to 8 No. storeys and will comprise 81 No. apartment units; Block A2 will range in height from 6 No. storeys to 8 No. storeys and will comprise 139 No. apartment units; Block B will range in height from 3 No. to 7 No. storeys and will comprise 74 No. apartment units; Block C will range in height from 4 No. storeys to 7 No. storeys and will comprise 151 No. apartment units; Block D will range in height from 3 No. storeys to 5 No. storeys and will comprise 30 No. apartment units; Block E will be 2 No. storeys in height and will comprise 6 No. courtyard type houses; and Block F will range in height from 5 No. storeys to 7 No. storeys and will comprise 81 No. apartment units. The development also includes the provision of: cultural/community space within Tabor House (4 No. storeys including lower ground floor level) and the Chapel (2 No. storeys including lower ground floor level and mezzanine level) (1,698 sq m) with associated outdoor space (248 sq m); a café/restaurant (179 sq m) and a creche (375 sq m) within Block F with associated outdoor creche play area; ancillary residents’ amenities and facilities (324 sq m) within Blocks B & C; and a single storey bin store and substation adjacent to Block F (101 sq m). The development also provides a new access from Milltown Road (which will be the principal vehicular entrance to the site) in addition to utilising and upgrading the existing access from Sandford Road as a secondary access principally for deliveries, emergencies and taxis; new pedestrian access points; pedestrian/bicycle connections through the site; 319 No. car parking spaces (288 No. at basement level and 31 No. at surface level); set down area for deliveries; bicycle parking; 22 No. motorcycle spaces; bin storage; boundary treatments; private balconies and terraces facing all directions; hard and soft landscaping including public open space and communal open space; green/blue roofs; PV panels; substations; lighting; plant; lift cores and overruns; and all other associated site works above and below ground. The proposed development has a gross floor space of c.50,196 sq m above ground level over a partial basement (under part of Blocks A1 and A2 and under Blocks B and C) measuring c. 10,550 sq m, which includes parking spaces, bin storage, bike storage and plant. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report has been prepared in respect of the proposed development. The planning application together with the Environmental Impact Assessment Report may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of Dublin City Council, Planning Department, Block 4, Ground Floor, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8 during its public opening hours (9.00a.m.- 4.30p.m.). The Planning Application may also be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.sandfordplanninglrd2.ie. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee (€20.00) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

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The application was declared invalid by the council. A corrected application may be lodged again.

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