The preservation and protection of the existing Protected Structure of Auburn and its…

Proposed development

The preservation and protection of the existing Protected Structure of Auburn and its stables as 1 no. residential dwelling; the conversion of the existing stables of Auburn House to provide for storage space for the main Auburn House and the construction of 98 no. residential units (53 no. houses, 37 no. apartments and 8 no. duplex apartments) comprising 53 no. houses (5 no. two storey 2-bedroom houses, 13 no. two storey 3-bedroom houses, 1 no. 1.5 storey (dormer) 3-bedroom house, 33 no. two storey 4 - bedroom houses and 1 no. 2.5 storey (dormer) 4-bedroom house) comprising detached, semi-detached, terraced and courtyard type houses, all with associated car parking, and 1 no. three storey duplex apartment block (Duplex Apartment Block 1) consisting of 8 no. own-door duplex units (4 no. 1-bedroom units, 2 no. 2-bedroom units and 2 no. 3- bedroom units), and 2 no. four storey apartment blocks consisting of 37 no. units comprised of the following: Apartment Block 4 is a 4 storey block (4 no. 1-bedroom units and 15 no. 2-bedroom units), all provided with private balconies/terraces and refuse store, bicycle parking and plant at ground level, Apartment Block 5 is a 4 storey block (4 no. 1-bedroom units and 14 no. 2-bedroom units), all provided with private balconies/terraces and refuse store, bicycle parking and plant at ground level; associated car parking and bicycle parking (with a total of 153 no. car parking spaces). The proposed development shall also provide landscaped public and communal open spaces, public lighting, 1 no. ESB unit substation; 1 no. new foul pumping station; proposed foul sewer works along Back Road and Kinsealy Lane, The demolition of the modern bungalow dwelling known as 'Little Auburn' and associated outbuildings and stables; Closing of the existing vehicular entrance at the R107 Malahide Road serving Little Auburn; and all associated ancillary site development infrastructure including foul and surface water drainage, internal roads, cycle paths and footpaths, and boundary walls and fences. Vehicular access to the proposed development is to be via a new signalised entrance at the R107 Malahide Road/Dublin Road junction, with the existing entrance to Auburn House from the R107 Malahide Road/Dublin Road to be maintained as a shared vehicular access to serve Auburn House and 'Bellmont', 'The Lodge', 'Bellview', and 'Elgin'. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Natura Impact Statement have been prepared in respect of the proposed development. The Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) are available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy during office hours at the Planning Authority. Lands at Auburn House (Protected Structure), Little Auburn and Streamstown off the R107 Malahide Road/Dublin Road and Carey's Lane (accessed via Streamstown Lane), Malahide, Co. Dublin. The lands are generally bound by the R107 road to the east, 'Beech Lodge' to the south, Clairville Lodge to the south (off Carey's Lane), by dwellings known as 'The Coop', 'Halstead' and 'Rockport House' to the south west (off Carey's Lane) and Abington to the west AI Received 03/02/2023

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

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