Swords Road, Whitehall

Permission for an amendment to a permitted development (DCC Reg. Ref. 3269/10; ABP Ref. PL29N.238685, as extended by DCC Reg. Ref. 3269/10x01) on a site at Swords Road, Whitehall, Dublin 9. The site is bounded to the west by Swords Road, to the south by Highfield Hospital, to the north by vacant lands and GAA pitches and to the east by Beechlawn Nursing Home with residential development beyond. The permitted scheme comprises 358 no. apartments, a crèche (465 sq m) and 3 no. retail/commercial units (344 sq m) in 7 no. four to seven storey blocks over partial basement, all on a site area of 2.73 hectares. The subject application relates to Block F, which is a permitted 6 no. storey block comprising 60 no. apartments measuring 4,745.4 sq m, located in the north-eastern corner of the subject site. The proposed development comprises the rationalisation of the existing floor plans and amendments to the footprint increasing the number of apartment units within Block F to 76 no. units (7,226 sq m). Block F will now comprise 27 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 43 no. 2 bedroom apartments and and 6 no. 3 bedroom apartments and a communal room for residents measuring 111 sq m. The development also proposes revised elevational treatments; amendments to underground services; bin store; and all associated work above and below ground