Glen Abbey Complex

Demolition of the existing industrial and commercial office buildings totalling c.4,628sqm; Construction of a Build-to-Rent Housing Development comprising 170 apartment units and crèche arranged in 2 blocks across 4-7 storeys over basement car park (total gross floor area c.13,880sq.m excluding basement); The residential development consists of: 9 x1 bedroom studio apartments; 94 x1 bedroom/2 person apartments; 2 x2 bedroom/3 person apartments; 34 x2 bedroom/4 person apartments; 24 x2 bedroom/4 person duplex apartments and 7 x3 bedroom/5 person apartments with north, south, east and west facing terraces/balconies throughout; Internal communal amenity spaces at ground and fourth floor levels comprising reception, gym, lounge, cinema/tv room, events rooms and ancillary areas; External communal open space including children's play areas and informal amenity spaces at ground floor level between Blocks A and B; Communal roof garden at fourth floor level - total external communal open space c.1,005sq.m; Public open space at ground floor level to the east and south of Block B totalling c.1095sq.m; 1 creche with associated outdoor play area at ground floor level; 73 car parking spaces comprising 64 basement spaces, 4 accessible parking spaces and 5 visitor spaces at surface level; 354 bicycle spaces comprising 264 resident spaces at basement level and 90 visitor spaces at ground floor level; Reconfiguration/removal of existing car parking to the north of the site and access road resulting in a total of 28 car spaces serving the adjoining site; All associated plant including heating centres, gas room, water storage room, break tank room, comms room and bin storage at basement level, ESB substation and switch room at ground level and circulation spaces and stair and lift cores throughout; Vehicular/pedestrian access to the east from Belgard Road. All existing vehicular entrances serving adjoining sites maintained. Fire/emergency and refuse vehicle access and pedestrian access to the south from Colbert's Fort; All associated site development and infrastructural works, services provision, foul and surface water drainage, extension to the foul network, access roads/footpaths, lighting, landscaping and boundary treatment works. 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. Any enquiries relating to the application process should be directed to the Strategic Housing Development Section of An Bord Pleanála (Tel. 01-8588100)