construction of 99 no. residential units and 2 no. commercial / community units (for…

Proposed development

construction of 99 no. residential units and 2 no. commercial / community units (for Class 1- Shop, Class 2- Office / Professional Services, or Class 10- Community Use or Restaurant / Café use). The 99 no. residential units will consist of 71 no. houses, 20 no. duplex apartments and 8 no. apartments, to be provided as follows: • 6 no. 2-bed houses • 59 no. 3-bed houses • 6 no. 4-bed houses • 10 no. 2-bed duplex apartments • 10 no. 3-bed duplex apartments • 4 no. 1-bed apartments • 2 no. 2-bed apartments • 2 no. 3-bed apartments. The 8 no. apartments are provided within 1 no. 3-storey apartment block (Block A). The 20 no. duplex apartments are provided in 2 no. 3-storey duplex apartment buildings (Block B and Block C) and comprise 2 storey duplex apartments over ground floor apartments. Balconies / private terraces are provided for all apartments / duplex apartments. The houses are 2 storeys in height. The commercial / community units are located at the ground floor of Block A with associated signage zones. A total of 179 no. car parking spaces are proposed. The development includes 104 no. cycle parking spaces (72 no. long term and 32 no. short term visitor spaces) for the apartments, duplex apartments and commercial / community units. Bin and bicycle storage areas are located within the ground floor of the apartment block, and external bin and bicycle stores are proposed for the duplex apartments and terraced houses. Bin and bicycle storage for the houses is provided on-curtilage. The proposal includes all associated internal roads, pedestrian and cycle paths, site and infrastructural works including foul and surface water drainage, attenuation tanks, provision of public and communal open space, boundary treatment, lighting, landscaping, green roof and PV panels and plant areas at roof level. The proposal includes a vehicular entrance from Main Street, Kilcoole, with the associated upgrades / improvements to Main Street to facilitate this access, which requires the carrying out of works on local authority lands, which are external to the application site boundary, and which will be carried out through agreement with the local authority. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared for the development and accompanies the planning application

What happens next

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

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