We, Heidelberg Davitt Limited, intend to apply for planning permission for a Strategic Housing Development at the Former Heidelberg / Miller Building and S.C.R. Garage sites, Davitt Road, Dublin 12. The site is located on the southern side of Davitt Road, to the south of the Grand Canal and the LUAS Red Line. The site is bound to the east by Dublin City Council’s Waste Management Depot, to the south by residential properties on Galtymore Road and to the west by light industrial buildings. The proposed Build-to-Rent residential development consists of: • The demolition of all existing buildings on the application site (comprising the former Heidelberg / Miller Building, S.C.R. Garage and associated outbuildings); • The construction of a part 3 to part 9 storey building in a U-shaped block layout, over basement level, including 2 no. commercial units (with a GFA of 101 sq.m and 193 sq.m, for Class 1- Shop or Class 2- Office / Professional Services or Class 8- Medical Centre or Class 11 – Gym or Restaurant / Café use), 188 no. Build-to-Rent (BTR) apartments, resident support facilities, and resident services and amenities; • The 188 no. BTR apartments comprise 20 no. studio units, 79 no. 1 bedroom units, and 89 no. 2 bedroom units. 144 of the apartments are provided with balconies / terraces on the south, western, eastern and northern elevations of the building. • The development includes BTR resident support facilities and resident services and amenities with a total GFA of 1,165 sq.m, including a resident’s store, laundry room, bin store, and cycle storage at basement level and a reception / management area, residents lounge, residents workspace, games room, and gym at ground floor level; • Public realm improvements are proposed along the Davitt Road frontage of the development, including a loading bay / drop-off area, and enlargement of the existing footpath; • The proposal includes communal open space areas at ground level, including play facilities, and roof terrace areas at third, sixth and seventh floor levels; • The basement level contains 58 no. car parking spaces, 4 no. motorcycle spaces, 280 no. bicycle parking spaces, plant rooms, a bin storage area, cores, and residential amenities; • 106 no. bicycle parking spaces are provided at surface level; and • The proposal includes a vehicular entrance to the basement from Davitt Road, a loading bay, 1 no. on street car parking space, pedestrian and cyclist access from Davitt Road, foul and surface water drainage, boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping, an ESB sub-station, and all ancillary site development works necessary to facilitate the development. The application contains a statement setting out how the proposal will be consistent with the objectives of the Dublin City Development Plan 2016-2022 (the Z1 zoning objective pertaining to the site was adopted under Variation No. 21 of the Dublin City Development Plan 2016-2022). The application contains a statement indicating why permission should be granted for the proposed development, having regard to a consideration specified in Section 37(2)(b) of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended, notwithstanding that the proposed development materially contravenes a relevant development plan or local area plan other than in relation to the zoning of the land. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompanies this application. The application together with the Natura Impact Statement may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, during public opening hours at the offices of An Bord Pleanála and Dublin City Council. The application may also be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.davittbtrshd.com Any person may, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by An Bord Pleanála of the application and on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 (except for certain prescribed bodies), make a submission or observations in writing to An Bord Pleanála, 64 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 or online at www.pleanala.ie relating to the implications of the proposed development, if carried out, for proper planning and sustainable development in the area or areas concerned, and the likely effects on the environment or the likely effects on a European site, as the case may be, of the proposed development, if carried out. Submissions or observations duly made will be considered by An Bord Pleanála in making a decision on the application. Such submissions or observations must also include the following information: (a) the name of the person, authority or body making the submission or observations, the name of the person, if any, acting on behalf of that person, authority or body, and the address to which any correspondence relating to the application should be sent, (b) the subject matter of the submission or observations, and (c) the reasons, considerations and arguments on which the submission or observations is or are based. An Bord Pleanála may grant permission for the strategic housing development as proposed, or may grant permission subject to such modifications as it specifies in its decision, or may grant permission in part only, with or without any other modifications it may specify in its decision, or may refuse to grant permission for the proposed development. An Bord Pleanála may attach to a grant of permission such conditions as it considers appropriate. Any enquiries relating to the application process should be directed to the Strategic Housing Development Section of An Bord Pleanála (Tel. 01-8588100). A person may question the validity of a decision of An Bord Pleanála by way of an application for judicial review, under Order 84 of the Rules of the Superior Courts (S.I. No. 15 of 1986), in accordance with sections 50 and 50A of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (No. 30 of 2000), as amended. Practical information on the review mechanism can be found in the Judicial Review Notice on the An Bord Pleanála website: www.pleanala.ie or on the Citizens Information Service website: www.citizensinformation.ie. Important Note:- The Strategic Housing Development (SHD) application documents available to view on Dublin City Council’s website are for information purposes only. Please be aware that submissions/observations regarding SHD applications must be made directly to An Bord Pleanala (ABP). Any such submissions /observations submitted to Dublin City Council will be returned to the sender which could result in you missing the deadline to submit to ABP. For information on how to make an SHD submission / observation to ABP (hard copy or online) please contact 01 8588100 or alternatively log onto www.pleanala.ie.
