Strategic Housing Development
A residential development of 152 no. Apartments consisting of 75 one beds, 73 two beds and 4 three bed residential units. The proposed scheme has an overall Gross Floor Area of 15,144 sq.m.
• Two apartment buildings are proposed ranging in height from 4 – 6 storeys and linked by a pedestrian walkway at first floor level comprising:
• Block A is 5-6 storeys and consists of 81 apartments and includes 36 no. one beds and 45 no. two beds units with provision of ESB substation/switchroom/metering room of 88sqm.
• Block B is 4-5 storeys and consists of 66 apartments and includes 8 no. one beds 25 no. two beds and 3 no. three beds together with 81sq.m of Residential Amenity Space at ground floor level. It also provides for a ground floor car park with 49 no. car spaces, beneath a podium, plant rooms of 74sqm, ESB substations/switch room/metering room/telecoms of 89sqm, 200 no. secure bicycle storage, 6 no. motorbike spaces and bin storage of 75sqm. Communal open space is provided at podium level above the car park.
• Two no. three storey pavilion buildings either side of Glebe House to accommodate:
o one number two storey duplex 2 bed apartment above one number 1 bed
apartment at ground floor in the north west pavilion and,
o One number two storey duplex 2 bed apartment above a 55 sq.m ground
floor café, in the south east pavilion.
• Refurbishment of Glebe House, a protected structure, into two apartments one number 2 bed unit and one number 3 bed unit. The works include the removal of extensions to the rear and sides of the building, restoration of the façade, repair of the roof, replacement of
pvc windows with sliding sash windows and associated works to the interior and to the curtilage of Glebe House.
• Demolition of all workshops, offices and sheds to the rear and side of Glebe House (1,636sq.m).
• Vehicular access is provided from St Agnes Road to the car park between Blocks A and B. Four parking spaces (two visitor and two Club car) are proposed adjacent to the vehicular access at St Agnes Road. 74 no. visitor bicycle parking spaces are provided in the public accessible areas of the site. 5 car parking spaces are provided on the eastern side of Block B with access from Somerville Drive.
• The development delivers 920 sq. m of Public Open Space in front of Glebe House, and to the south east and in excess of 1,600 sq.m of Communal Open Space at podium level, ground level and to the rear of Block A.
The application also includes the removal of the boundary wall to Somerville Drive and provision
of a new footpath along the south-eastern boundary, a new pedestrian access onto St. Agnes Road, boundary treatment, landscaping, Solar Panels on roof of blocks A, lighting, services and connections, waste management and all other ancillary site development works to facilitate the proposed development.
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