We, Cairn Homes Montrose Limited, intend to apply for a 10 year permission for a proposed Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) at a c.4.155 ha site which previously formed part of the overall RTÉ Campus at Montrose, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 prior to its purchase in July 2017 by Cairn Homes Montrose Limited. The development includes a Right of Way comprising of a strip of land within the RTÉ campus, linking the development site with the Stillorgan Road (R138) Airfield junction. The development will consist of: The demolition of the former RTÉ Sports and Social Club (c.1,233 sq.m.), all structures associated with the former Fair City set (c.604 sq.m.), extensions to Mount Errol House and adjacent stable building (c.100 sq.m.) (a Protected Structure, RPS Ref. 7846), 1 no. shed (c.31 sq.m.) and removal of 1 no. security hut (c.5 sq.m.) to the north west of the site and associated ancillary structures. 1 no. 1.5 metre high wall running east-west adjacent to the internal road is proposed to be taken down and re-used for the construction of entrance piers at Ailesbury Close. All car existing car parking on site is to be removed. The proposed development comprises a Large-scale Residential Development of 688 no. apartments comprising of 272 no. Build to Sell units and 416 no. Build to Rent units, 1 no. hotel (with 192 no. rooms and associated restaurant and ancillary facilities); 1 no. childcare/creche facility; 2 no. residential amenity areas, 1 no. management suite, 2 no. parcel collection facilities; and 7 no. substations. The total gross internal floorspace area of the proposed development is c.91,646 sq.m. which is comprised of c.79,963 sq.m. of residential floorspace and c.11,683 sq.m. of commercial floorspace. The proposed blocks will consist of: • Block 1 (4 - 5 storeys) comprises 29 no. residential units (4 no. studio units, 8 no. 1-bed units, 15 no. 2-bed units and 2 no. 3-bed units), residential amenity area (c.657 sq.m.) over ground floor and 1st floor levels to include parcel collection area, bicycle store (c.71 sq.m.), bin store (c.50 sq.m.), plant room (c.27 sq.m.) all at ground floor level and solar photovoltaic panels at roof level with a max. height of 17.3 metres (31.1 metres OD); • Block 2 (5 - 8 storeys) comprises 76 no. residential units (4 no. studio units, 31 no. 1-bed units, 36 no. 2-bed units and 5 no. 3-bed units), bicycle store (c.76 sq.m.) and plant room (c.29 sq.m.) at ground floor level and solar photovoltaic panels at roof level with a max. height of 26.3 metres (40.875 metres OD); • Block 3 (5 - 8 storeys) comprises 76 no. residential units (4 no. studio units, 31 no. 1-bed units, 36 no. 2-bed units and 5 no. 3-bed units), bicycle store (c.76 sq.m.) and plant room (c.29 sq.m.) at ground floor level and solar photovoltaic panels at roof level with a max. height of 26.3 metres (40.875 metres OD); • Block 4 (5 - 8 storeys) comprises 76 no. residential units (4 no. studio units, 31 no. 1-bed units, 36 no. 2-bed units and 5 no. 3-bed units), bicycle store (c.76 sq.m.) and plant room (c.29 sq.m.) at ground floor level and solar photovoltaic panels at roof level with a max. height of 26.3 metres (40.875 metres OD); • Block 5 (9 - 16 storeys) comprises 80 no. residential units (64 no. 1-bed units and 16 no. 2-bed units), 1 no. hotel (c.10,276 sq.m.) with 192 no. rooms and associated restaurant and ancillary facilities, gym (c.394 sq.m.) over basement and ground floor levels, bin store (c.37 sq.m.) and plant room (c.68 sq.m.) at ground level, provision of telecommunications infrastructure comprising 4 no. steel support pole frames allowing for 24 no. broadband panel antennas, 30 no. Ø0.3m and 10 no. Ø0.6m microwave links all at roof level, together with associated ancillary equipment and cabinets; and plant and solar photovoltaic panels at roof level with a max. height of 55.6 metres, (70 metres OD); • Block 6 (4 - 6 storeys) comprises 36 no. units (20 no. 1-bed units and 16 no. 2-bed units), residential amenity area (c.667 sq.m.) over ground floor and 1st floor levels, bicycle store (c.55 sq.m.), bin store (c.33 sq.m.) and plant room (c.29 sq.m.) at ground floor level, and solar photovoltaic panels at roof level with a max. height of 20.45 metres (34.85 metres OD); • Block 7 (6 - 10 storeys) comprises 103 no. residential units (6 no. studio units, 39 no. 1-bed units, 52 no. 2-bed units and 6 no. 3-bed units), bicycle store (c.60 sq.m.) and plant room (c.29 sq.m.) at ground floor level and solar photovoltaic panels at roof level with a max. height of 32.75 metres, (48.4 metres OD); • Block 8 (6 - 10 storeys) comprises 103 no. residential units (6 no. studio units, 39 no. 1-bed units, 52 no. 2-bed units and 6 no. 3-bed units), bicycle store (c.60 sq.m.) and plant room (c.29 sq.m.) at ground floor level and solar photovoltaic panels at roof level with a max. height of 32.75 metres, (48.4 metres OD); • Block 9 (6 - 10 storeys) comprises 94 no. residential units (38 no. 1-bed units, 51 no. 2-bed units and 5 no. 3-bed units), residential amenity area (c.180 sq.m.) comprising management suite, meeting room, parcel collection area, store and WC, childcare/creche facility (c.418 sq.m.), bicycle store (c.54 sq.m.), bin store (c.9 sq.m.), plant room (c.27 sq.m.) at ground floor level, and solar photovoltaic panels at roof level with a max. height of 33.35 metres, (48.85 metres OD); and • Block 10 (2 - 3 storeys) comprises 15 no. Age Friendly residential units (13 no. 1-bed units and 2 no. 2-bed units), bin store (c.11 sq.m.), plant room (c.27 sq.m.) consultation room (c.15.5 sq.m.) and treatment room (c.9.8 sq.m.) at ground floor level and solar photovoltaic panels at roof level with a max. height of 10.85 metres (23.45 metres OD). A single level basement of c.18,919 sq.m. accessed from the Stillorgan Road (R138) Airfield junction to provide 457 no. car parking spaces, 490 no. cycle parking spaces and 20 no. motorcycle spaces and other ancillary services for residential and other uses in the scheme including gym (basement level), bin stores, comms rooms, plant rooms, sprinkler plant/tanks, water tanks, compactors, boiler/CHP plant areas, air source and heat pump plant room, stores, generator rooms, hotel back of house areas (BOH), hotel plant/sprinkler and water tank areas. At surface level and within the public areas with access from the Stillorgan Road (R138) Airfield junction, 21 no. car parking spaces are provided (5 no. car parking spaces adjacent to the proposed crèche, 13 no. car parking spaces for Blocks 2-4, and 3 no. car parking spaces for the hotel and associated coach set-down). At surface level with access from Ailesbury Close, a total of 12 no. parking spaces are provided for Mount Errol House and Block 10 (7 no. car parking spaces and 1 no. accessible parking space for the Age Friendly Living units at Block 10, and 1 no. accessible parking space and 3 no. visitor parking spaces at Mount Errol House). 679 no. cycle spaces are provided at surface level with 89 no. visitor cycle spaces to be provided throughout the public areas at ground level in the form of Sheffield stands adjacent to the entrances to the various blocks. The proposed development delivers a new urban neighbourhood with c.9,727 sq.m. of public open space across two main landscape areas within the Cairn landholding and other ancillary services for residential and other uses in the scheme. A change of use is sought for Mount Errol House (a Protected Structure, RPS Ref. 7846) from commercial offices and studios to a restaurant and café (c.449 sq.m.). It is intended to refurbish the associated stable building adjacent to Mount Errol House to provide a change of use to 1 no. artisan food shop (c.146 sq.m.). Vehicular and pedestrian entrances to the site are provided via the Stillorgan Road (R138) Airfield junction, which will be the main entrance to the proposed scheme, with pedestrian/cyclist access and limited vehicular access from Ailesbury Close to the serve the Age Friendly Living units in Block 10 and Mount Errol House and stable building (a Protected Structure, RPS Ref. 7846). Two pedestrian/cyclist entrances are also provided to the south along the Stillorgan Road (R138) with 2 no. further pedestrian-only entrances located between Blocks 7 and 8 and adjacent to the Stillorgan Road (R138) Airfield junction. The proposed development includes an upgrade to the existing 150mm diameter sewer at Ailesbury Close to a 225mm diameter sewer to facilitate a foul drainage connection from the proposed development. Amendments and upgrades to the shared access road from the Stillorgan Road (R138) Airfield junction to the south east including provision of a kerbed carriageway of 5.5 metres width and the provision of a 2.5 metres wide footpath along the northern boundary. The proposed development includes the removal of part of the boundary wall on the western side of the Airfield junction to facilitate landscaping and signage, all enabling and site development works, landscaping, play areas, lighting, green roofs, services and connections, boundary treatments, signage, waste management and all other site ancillary works. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report and a Natura Impact Statement have been prepared in respect of the proposed development. All application documentation and information is available to view online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.montroseplanninglrd.com. The Planning Application, Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Natura Impact Statement 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.) and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing 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.