Belgard Square West

Overall floor area of 81,925 sq.m. and will include; 537 no. 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartment units, balconies and roof terraces in 8 blocks ranging in height from 5 to 9 stories with a floor of 47,060sq.m; 15 ground floor class 1 retail units with a floor area of 4,525 sq.m. to include the option of class 2 retailing, 1 class 2 retail unit with a floor area of 290sq.m. 2 bar/cafe/restaurants with a floor area of 1,415sq.m., 2 cafes with a floor area of 480sq.m. with a health and fitness centre with a floor area of 2,620sq.m. an entertainment centre with a floor area of 1,800sq.m. a medical centre with a floor area of 550sq.m. and associated back of house facilities and internal mall area with a floor area of 4,665sq.m. and 2 creches and first floor level with a floor area of 1,320sq.m.; a 8,660sq.m. 154 bedroom hotel, 7 to 15 storeys in height; a 4,850sq.m. office building 7 storeys in height plus roof plant room; a 3,690sq.m. office building 6 storeys in height plus roof plant room; 7 substations, pump house; 1,737 car parking spaces over 3 basement levels with a floor area of 61,535sq.m. incorporating 450 park and ride spaces; 2 vehicular access points from Belgard Square West and 1 service vehicular access point from Cookstown Way, pedestrian street, public square, pedestrian routes, cycle paths, cycle racks, general street furniture, hard and soft landscaping, tree planting and all associated and ancillary development works and functions related to the development. The application site comprises 2.775 hectares. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Statement. Clarification of Additional Information received 25/03/04: Revised plans provide as follows: Revised massing and elevational treatment and materials to the hotel. Revised design to the hotel to accommodate an increase in floor to floor height 2nd to 14th floors inclusive to provide fro an increase in height of 8.3m above that previously submitted. Revisions to the floor area of the hotel to provide for a change from 8660 sq.m. to 9475 sq.m. and a reduction in the number of bedrooms from 154 no. of bedrooms to 140 bedrooms, a change in the floor area of the fitness centre from 2620 sq.m. to 2250 sq.m. resulting in an increase in the floor area of the overall development from 81,925 sq.m. to 82,370 sq.m