Salvation Army Family Hub

RETENTION for development consisting of the change of use of an existing 2 storey flat roofed building (floor area 1,590sqm) from former light industrial/office use to family hub providing short term emergency accommodation to homeless families, new internal layout to provide accommodation units (28 family units/84 bed spaces), stairs and lift, kitchen, dining, recreation and laundry facilities and full separation from adjoining building (Bargaintown) at ground floor level. The development also includes retention of alterations to elevations and fenestration, a front entrance doorway, a single storey, flat roofed structure (60sqm) used for storage, plant and waste storage, a children's play area (118 sqm), cycle parking (10 spaces), car parking (12 spaces including one accessible) all forward of the building, new front boundary railing over brick faced plinth wall (overall height 2.1m), closure of previous vehicular access onto Greencastle Road, formation of new vehicular access (4,993m) onto Greencastle Road, removal of roof top plant room and construction of new roof top plant room (37.5sqm) adjoining existing stairs/lift shaft and site development works and services all on a site of 0.18ha at the Salvation Army Family Hub (former Shamrock Appeal factory), Greencastle Road/Greencastle Parade, Coolock, Dublin 17, D17 XD29