28-34 Braithwaite Street and 63-66 Pimlico

Permission is sought by Focus Housing Association CLG for development at Nos. 28-34 Braithwaite Street and Nos. 63-66 Pimlico, Dublin 8 (bounded by No. 35 Braithwaite Street to the east and north, Nos. 61 and 62 Pimlico to the north, Braithwaite Street/Poole Street Playground to the west, and by St. Margaret’s Avenue and St. John’s Avenue to the south). The development will consist of the construction of a residential development of 49 no. apartments set over two blocks (connected at ground floor level) ranging from 1-6 storeys in height and consisting of 10 no. studios, 9 no. 1 bed units, 11 no. 2 bed (3-person) units and 19 no. 2 bed (4-person) units, with all apartments provided with private balconies/terraces to north, south, east and west elevations; bin store, plant room, maintenance and store rooms; 1 no. ESB substation; 107 no. bicycle parking spaces (79 no. spaces within bicycle stores at ground floor level and 28 no. spaces within communal courtyard; landscaping including recreational, exercise and play equipment; lighting; boundary treatments; upgrades to existing footpaths with new pedestrian gate to St. Margaret’s Avenue (emergency access/egress only); heat pumps and PV panels at roof level; and all associated engineering and site works necessary to facilitate the development