Part 8 Site c. 1.72 ha at the former Bring Centre and Dublin City Depot Site, Collins Avenue, Whitehall, Dublin 9

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. 1.72 ha at the former Bring Centre and Dublin City Depot Site, Collins Avenue, Whitehall, Dublin 9 

Proposal: Pursuant to the requirements of the above, notice is hereby given of the construction of 106 apartments on a site c.1.72 ha at the former bring centre and Dublin City Depot site accessed via Collins Avenue Extension and Collins Avenue, Whitehall, Dublin 9. The site is bound to the north by the Shanowen Business Estate and the Shanowen Hall and Shanowen Square, to the east by Crestfield Estate and Crestfield Park and Collins Avenue Extension Estate fronting Collins Avenue immediately adjoins the site to the west and south. Development at the site will consist of the following:  

• The demolition of the existing office building, sheds, warehouses and garages and site clearance works.  
• Three apartment blocks comprising a total of 106 residential units and 375 sqm of community, arts and cultural space.  
  • Block A ranges from 3 to 6 storeys and consists of 50 no. residential units (22 no. 1 bed, 20 no. 2 bed and 8 no. 3 bed units) and 275 sqm of community, arts and cultural facilities at ground floor level.  
  • Block B ranges from 4 to 6 storeys and consists of 38 no. residential units (17 no. 1 bed, 9 no. 2 bed and 12 no. 3 bed units) and 100 sqm of community, arts and cultural facilities at ground floor level.  
  • Block C ranges from 4 to 5 storeys and consists of 18 no. residential units (10 no. 1 bed and 8 no. 2 bed units).  
• 183 no. long-stay and 63 no. short-stay bicycle parking space, 57  no. car parking spaces and 5 no. motorcycle parking spaces.  
• 1,925 sqm of public open space and 3,140 sqm of communal open space. 
• One signalised vehicular access is proposed via Collins Avenue and Collins Avenue Extension.  
• Provision of pedestrian and cyclist access at northern boundary to allow for future link via Shanowen Business Estate and the Shanowen Hall and Shanowen Square 
• Boundary treatments and planting, public lighting, site drainage works, internal road surfacing and footpath, ESB meter rooms, stores, bin and cycle storage, plant rooms, 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 02/08/2024, 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 16/09/2024.

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 16/09/2024.