Part 8 Site c 0.88 ha at Croke Villas, Sackville Avenue, Dublin 3

Overview

Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended)

Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) - Part 8

Applicant: Dublin City Council, Housing and Community Services

Location: Site c 0.88 ha at Croke Villas, Sackville Avenue, Dublin 3

Proposal: Pursuant to the requirements of the above, notice is hereby given of the construction of 52 no. apartments on a site c.0.88 ha at Croke Villas, Sackville Avenue, and bounded by Ballybough Road, Sackville Gardens, Sackville Avenue, Ardilaun Square, Ardilaun Road and GAA National Handball Centre, Dublin 3, which will consist of the following:

• Clearance works at the site will comprise the removal of walls and perimeter fencing and an allotment garden at the Croke Villas site bounded by Ballybough Road, Sackville Gardens, Sackville Avenue, Ardilaun Square, Ardilaun Road and GAA National Handball Centre. A wall along the boundary of the site and Irish Rail lands and railway line (to the south) will also be removed and replaced with a new boundary wall.  Demolition of  the remaining Croke Villas flat block is approved under Planning Authority Reg. Ref. 2946/16.
• Construction of two apartment blocks between 4 to 5 storeys, consisting of a total of 52 no. residential units:

• Block A consists of 35 no. residential units (1 no. 1 bed and 34 no. 2 bed apartments); and
• Block B consists of 17 no. residential units (4 no. 1 bed and 13 no. 2 bed apartments) and 152 sqm of internal community, arts and cultural space at ground floor.

• 4 no. car parking spaces and 129 no. cycle spaces.
• Sackville Gardens street will be extended to join with Ardilaun Square to form a new perimeter street to the southern edge of Block A, which will function as a new pedestrian and cycle link and also serve as an emergency vehicle access.
• Removal of undesignated car parking spaces along Sackville Avenue and construction of a new Boulevard on Sackville Avenue from the Ballybough Road junction to Ardilaun Road, which will also facilitate vehicular access.
• Provision of c. 961 sqm public open space, c.500 sqm communal open space, c.367 sqm private open space and 68 sqm of outdoor community, arts and cultural space (55 sqm facing Sackville Avenue and 13 sqm in internal courtyard).
• Boundary treatments, public lighting, site drainage works, road surfacing and footpaths, ESB substation, ESB meter rooms, plant rooms, stores, bin and bicycle storage, landscaping; and
• All ancillary site services and development works above and below ground.

The proposal has undergone Appropriate Assessment Screening in accordance with Article 6(3) of the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and screening for Environmental Impact Assessment under the EIA Directive 2011/92/EU, as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU.

In accordance with Article 81 of the Planning & Development Regulations 2001, as amended, the Planning Authority has made a determination and concluded that:

1. The proposed development, either individually or in combination with other plans and projects, is not likely to have a significant effect on any European site(s) and therefore a Stage 2 Appropriate Assessment is not required.  
2. There is no real likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development and that the proposed development is not of a class set out under Schedule 5 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, and therefore does not require an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR).

Any person may, within 4 weeks from the date of publication of this notice, apply to An Bord Pleanála for a screening determination as to whether the development would be likely to have significant effects on the environment.

Plans and Particulars of the proposed development may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy for a period of 4 weeks from 07/08/2024, during public opening hours at the offices of Dublin City Council, Public Counter, Planning and Property Development Department, Block 4, Ground Floor, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8, Monday - Friday 9.00am to 4.30pm. The plans and particulars are also available for inspection online:  https://consultation.dublincity.ie on the City Council’s website www.dublincity.ie

A submission or observation in relation to the proposed development, dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area in which the development would be situated, may be made, in writing, to the Executive Manager, Planning and Property Development  Department, Dublin City Council, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8, before 4.30pm on 18/09/2024.

Submissions or observations may also be made online https://consultation.dublincity.ie  on the City Council’s website www.dublincity.ie before 23.59hrs on 18/09/2024.