Spencer Place Development Company Limited intend to apply for planning permission for development at a site of 1.26 hectares located at City Block 2, Spence Dock, Dublin 1. The site is bound by Sheriff Street Upper to the north, Mayor Street Upper to the south, New Wapping Street to the east and a development site to the west (also part of Block 2). The development site also includes the existing operational North Lotts Pumping Station and its associated infrastructure - the proposed development involves building adjacent to, and over, the Pumping Station. The application relates to a proposed development within a Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme Area. The development consists of the following: - Construction of 325 no. residential units and aparthotel in 2 no. blocks; - Block 1 to the north of the site will be 7 no. storeys in height (max 31.5m) and will comprise of 211 no. units in total (73 no. 1 bed and 138 no. 2 bed) all with associated private terraces/balconies to all elevations; - Block 1 will also include the provision of a communal open space courtyard, reception/concierge, back of house area and internal communal space associated with the residential development at ground floor level, and communal amenity space at 6th floor level; - Block 2 to the south of the site will be part 6 no. (28.050m)/part 7 no. storeys (31.5m) and will comprise of 114 no. units in total (47 no. 1 beds and 67 no. 2 bed units) all with associated private terraces/balconies to all elevations and an aparthotel to the western portion of the block comprising of 102 no. units (216 no. bed spaces); - Block 2 will also include provision of reception area associated with the aparthotel, cafe, internal residential communal space and communal open space courtyard at ground floor level, and a communal residential area at 5th floor level. - Provision of 2 no. under croft levels of car parking and cycle parking to serve each block to facilitate a total of 77 no. car parking spaces and 462 no. bicycle parking spaces in addition to plant, refuse areas, back of house area to serve the aparthotel and storage facilities and 2 no. new vehicular access points onto New Wapping Street; - Provision of new north/south vehicular and pedestrian street including new road way, pedestrian footpath, on street car parking with access from Mayor Street Upper and access/egress from Sheriff Street Upper; - Provision of a new landscaped pedestrian street running in an east/west direction through the site; - Provision of 2 no. substations fronting New Wapping Street to serve each building and 1 no. substation to serve the aparthotel on the new internal north/south street to the west of the site; - Provision of plant at roof level on the aparthotel element of Block 2; - Pedestrian connection from internal courtyard of Block 2 to Mayor Street Upper along the western boundary of the existing residential units; - Screening and appropriate landscaping of existing North Lotts Pumping Station; - Landscaping plan including new pedestrian and disabled access from New Wapping Street to the proposed new landscaped east/west pedestrian street; pedestrian access and maintenance vehicular access from the proposed new north/south street to the landscaped east/west pedestrian street, provision of public artwork, revised boundary treatment to all boundaries; provision of informal children's play areas and seating areas throughout the site, provision of surface level bicycle stands, and defensible landscaped strip at ground floor level on all boundaries; - Improvements to the public realm including tree planting, and the provision of new footpath areas along all site boundaries; - The development also includes, SUDs drainage, the provision of a green roof on both blocks and all associated site development works necessary to facilitate the development.
