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South Dublin County Council · SDZ08A/0004

Tobermaclugg Development Area

Approved in 2008. Approval ran out in 2013.

This is Tobermaclugg Development Area — 317 homes, up to 4 storeys. Read the scheme page →

  1. 8 Oct 2008Received
  2. 3 Nov 2008Approved
  3. 3 Nov 2013Approval ran out
Status
Approvedi
Decision
Approved · 3 Nov 2008
Council
South Dublin County Council
Type
SDZ Application
Units
317
Site
8.50 ha

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What’s proposed

Construction of 317 no. dwellings comprising as follows: 159 no. houses including 21 no. four bedroom houses, 123 no. three bedroom houses, and 15 no. two bedroom houses in a mix of two and three storey terraced houses; 110 no. duplex units including 79 no. three bedroom units and 31 no. two bedroom units in a mix of upper and lower level units in 4 storey buildings; 48 no. apartments including 32 no. two bedroom apartments and 16 no. three bedroom apartments. The apartments are located in 1 no. two storey building and 4 no. three/four storey buildings. It should be noted that 18 of the 24 proposed three-bedroom Type B5 houses will have optional ground floor kitchen extensions. Solar panels are provided for all units, located on the roof. Private and semi-private open space to serve the proposed units is provided in the form of balconies, terraces, gardens and communal courtyards throughout the development A total of 590 surface car parking spaces have been provided; cycle parking spaces are also provided throughout the development. Vehicular access to serve the residential development will be taken from 2 access points a proposed 7m wide east-east distributor road (c. 485m in total) connecting to the existing Dodsboro Road/Tandy's Lane in the east. Permission is also sought for: the upgrade of c.385m of the Dodsboro Road / Tandy's Lane from a point c.25m south of the existing junction at Dodsboro and Meadow View Grove, tying back into Dodsboro road / Tandy's Lane at a point across 20m south of the existing entrance to the former Airlie Studfarm. A new signal controlled crossroads providing access to the proposed residential development will be provided at a point of c.130m south of the existing junction of Dodsboro Road and Dodsboro Cottages. The upgraded carriageway will make provision for vehicular traffic , bus lanes and right turning lanes as required, and will be flanked on both sides by cycle paths. To the east of the proposed crossroads, permission is sought for a new 2m distributor road of c.352m in length connecting to the permitted road network (SDZ07A/0001. A signal controlled cross roads is to be provided on this section of the road as a point c 235m from the proposed cross-roads on the Dodsboro Road. This road is to serve the proposed residential development on these lands to the east, which are the subject of a separate concurrent specification for planning permission. Provision is also made within the residential scheme to facilitate future access (subject to planning permission) to back land development at the rear garden sites of the adjoining Dodsboro Cottages. Site development and landscaping works also form part of this planning application. All on site measuring approx. 8.5 hectares on lands bounded generally by Dodsboro Cottages to the north, Tobermaclugg to the west, Airlie Stud to the east and future development lands in Adamstown SDZ to the south. SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: the development now comprises the construction of 317 no. dwellings comprising: 159 no. houses including 35 no. four-bedroom houses, 109 no. three-bedroom houses and 15 no. two-bedroom houses in a mix of two storey detached houses and two and three storey terraced houses; 110 no. duplex units including 79 no. three bedroom units and 31 no. two bedroom units in a mix of upper and lower level units in 4 storey buildings; 48 no. apartments including 32 no. two bedroom apartments and 16 no. three bedroom apartments - the apartments are located in 1 no. two storey building and 4 no. three/four storey buildings. It should be noted that 19 of the 21 proposed three-bedroom Type B5 houses will have optional ground floor kitchen extensions. Solar panels are provided for all units, located on the roof. Private and semi-private open space to serve the proposed units is provided in the form of balconies, terraces, gardens and communal courtyards throughout the development. A total of 543 surface car parking spaces have been provided; cycle parking spaces are also provided throughout the development including within secure externally accessed structures and also within the lobby areas for the upper level duplex units. There are no changes to the vehicular access arrangements outlined above and the provision is still being made to facilitate future access (subject to planning permission) to back land development at the rear garden sites of the adjoining Dodsboro Cottages. This application as amended is being made in accordance with the provisions of the Adamstown Planning Scheme and will take place entirely within the boundaries of the Adamstown Strategic Development Zone as defined by Statutory Instrument No. 272 of 2001

Planning details

Reference
SDZ08A/0004
Local authority
South Dublin County Council
Status
Granted · register status “Decision”
Received
8 Oct 2008
Observations close
12 Nov 2008 (closed 6537 days ago)
Decision due
4 Nov 2008 · decided 3 Nov 2008
Decision
Grant permission on 3 Nov 2008
Proposed development
Construction of 317 no. dwellings comprising as follows: 159 no. houses including 21 no. four bedroom houses, 123 no. three bedroom houses, and 15 no. two bedroom houses in a mix of two and three storey terraced houses; 110 no. duplex units including 79 no. three bedroom units and 31 no. two bedroom units in a mix of upper and lower level units in 4 storey buildings; 48 no. apartments including 32 no. two bedroom apartments and 16 no. three bedroom apartments. The apartments are located in 1 no. two storey building and 4 no. three/four storey buildings. It should be noted that 18 of the 24 proposed three-bedroom Type B5 houses will have optional ground floor kitchen extensions. Solar panels are provided for all units, located on the roof. Private and semi-private open space to serve the proposed units is provided in the form of balconies, terraces, gardens and communal courtyards throughout the development A total of 590 surface car parking spaces have been provided; cycle parking spaces are also provided throughout the development. Vehicular access to serve the residential development will be taken from 2 access points a proposed 7m wide east-east distributor road (c. 485m in total) connecting to the existing Dodsboro Road/Tandy's Lane in the east. Permission is also sought for: the upgrade of c.385m of the Dodsboro Road / Tandy's Lane from a point c.25m south of the existing junction at Dodsboro and Meadow View Grove, tying back into Dodsboro road / Tandy's Lane at a point across 20m south of the existing entrance to the former Airlie Studfarm. A new signal controlled crossroads providing access to the proposed residential development will be provided at a point of c.130m south of the existing junction of Dodsboro Road and Dodsboro Cottages. The upgraded carriageway will make provision for vehicular traffic , bus lanes and right turning lanes as required, and will be flanked on both sides by cycle paths. To the east of the proposed crossroads, permission is sought for a new 2m distributor road of c.352m in length connecting to the permitted road network (SDZ07A/0001. A signal controlled cross roads is to be provided on this section of the road as a point c 235m from the proposed cross-roads on the Dodsboro Road. This road is to serve the proposed residential development on these lands to the east, which are the subject of a separate concurrent specification for planning permission. Provision is also made within the residential scheme to facilitate future access (subject to planning permission) to back land development at the rear garden sites of the adjoining Dodsboro Cottages. Site development and landscaping works also form part of this planning application. All on site measuring approx. 8.5 hectares on lands bounded generally by Dodsboro Cottages to the north, Tobermaclugg to the west, Airlie Stud to the east and future development lands in Adamstown SDZ to the south. SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: the development now comprises the construction of 317 no. dwellings comprising: 159 no. houses including 35 no. four-bedroom houses, 109 no. three-bedroom houses and 15 no. two-bedroom houses in a mix of two storey detached houses and two and three storey terraced houses; 110 no. duplex units including 79 no. three bedroom units and 31 no. two bedroom units in a mix of upper and lower level units in 4 storey buildings; 48 no. apartments including 32 no. two bedroom apartments and 16 no. three bedroom apartments - the apartments are located in 1 no. two storey building and 4 no. three/four storey buildings. It should be noted that 19 of the 21 proposed three-bedroom Type B5 houses will have optional ground floor kitchen extensions. Solar panels are provided for all units, located on the roof. Private and semi-private open space to serve the proposed units is provided in the form of balconies, terraces, gardens and communal courtyards throughout the development. A total of 543 surface car parking spaces have been provided; cycle parking spaces are also provided throughout the development including within secure externally accessed structures and also within the lobby areas for the upper level duplex units. There are no changes to the vehicular access arrangements outlined above and the provision is still being made to facilitate future access (subject to planning permission) to back land development at the rear garden sites of the adjoining Dodsboro Cottages. This application as amended is being made in accordance with the provisions of the Adamstown Planning Scheme and will take place entirely within the boundaries of the Adamstown Strategic Development Zone as defined by Statutory Instrument No. 272 of 2001
As published by the register.
Site area
8.50 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Castlethorn Construction council register

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Zoning

G1 — Open space with recreation

Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.

R3 — Rural cluster

A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.

Protections nearby 250 m

Flood area nearby (OPW maps). floodinfo.ie ↗

  • Radon risk area · 2
    About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Recorded monument · 4
    Ritual site - holy well; Kiln - lime

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Summary

SDZ08A/0004 is a planning application to South Dublin County Council for construction of 317 no. dwellings comprising as follows: 159 no. houses including 21 no., received on 8 Oct 2008; permission was granted on 3 Nov 2008.