Planning Application: 08520063 (Louth County Council )
File Number:
08520063
Application Type:
PERMISSION
Planning Status:
APPLICATION FINALISED
Received Date:
20/03/2008
Decision Due Date:
02/06/2009
Validated Date:
20/03/2008
Invalidated Date:
Further Info Requested:
13/05/2008
Further Info Received:
12/02/2009
Withdrawn Date:
Extend Date:
Decision Type:
Refused
Decision Date:
02/06/2009
Leave to Appeal:
Appeal Date:
29/06/2009
Commenced Date:
Submissions By:
Applicant Details
Applicant name:
WATERDOWN DEVELOPMENTS LTD.
Applicant Address:
Phone Number:
Fax Number:
Corresp.
Address:
Applicant Details
Proposed Development
Development Description:
A MIXED USE TOWN CENTRE SCHEME OF 28,607 SQ M (GROSS FLOOR SPACE), RANGING IN HEIGHT FROM TWO TO FIVE STOREYS, ON A SITE OF 2.94 HECTARES IN THE TOWNLAND OF MARSHES LOWER AT RAMPART ROAD LINK ROAD, DUNDALK, CO. LOUTH INCLUDING PART OF THE RAMPART ROAD LINK ROAD AND LINKING TO THE RAMPART ROAD.THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THREE BUILDINGS (BUILDING NO. 1 TOTALLING 11,196 SQ M OVER FOUR STOREYS; BUILDING NO. 2 TOTALLING 10,692 SQ M OVER THREE STOREYS, EXCLUDING THE INTEGRATED MULTI-STOREY CARPARK; AND BUILDING NO. 3 TOTALLING 6,719 SQ M OVER FIVE STOREYS, WITH BUILDING NOS. 1 AND 2 INTERLINKED VIA A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AT SECOND FLOOR LEVEL) COMPRISING: A FIVE STOREY HOTEL WITH ASSOCIATED BAR, RESTAURANT AND MEETING FACILITIES (5,493 SQ M); 22 NO. RETAIL UNITS (16,941 SQ M); OFFICES (185 SQ M); 10 NO. LIVE/WORK UNITS (2,542 SQ M) WITH A COMMUNAL OPEN SPACE DECK, EXTERNAL STORES AND REFUSE AREA; A MEDICAL CENTRE (754 SQ M); A GYMNASIUM (616 SQ M); A RESTAURANT (433 SQ M); A LIBRARY (359 SQ M), AND ALL ASSOCIATED AND ANCILLARY AREAS AND FACILITIES (1,284 SQ M). THE PROPOSED RETAIL UNITS WILL CONSIST OF 16 NO. COMPARISON RETAIL UNITS, 5 NO. CONVENIENCE RETAIL UNITS AND A RETAIL ANCHOR UNIT WITH COMPARISON AND CONVENIENCE FLOORSPACE, WITH AN OVERALL COMPARISON NET RETAIL SALES AREA OF 11,486 SQ M AND AN OVERALL CONVENIENCE NET RETAIL SALES AREA OF 1,808 SQ M. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO CONSIST OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF: AN INTEGRATED MULTI-STOREY CARPARK (20,052 SQ M) ABUTTING AND ABOVE BUILDING NO. 2 COMPRISING 677 NO. CARPARKING SPACES, ASSOCIATED CARPARK MANAGEMENT AND ANCILLARY FACILITIES ON VARIOUS LEVELS FROM LOWER-GROUND FLOOR TO ROOF LEVEL; AN URBAN PLAZA, AN INTERNAL STREET AND ROAD NETWORK, FOOTPATHS AND CYCLE PATHS; THREE SERVICE YARDS/AREAS; 140 NO. CYCLE PARKING SPACES; ASSOCIATED HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING; BOUNDARY TREATMENTS; ASSOCIATED SIGNAGE; PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AREAS; ALL NECESSARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND LEVEL INCLUDING AN INTERNAL 10 KV SUBSTATION (LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF BUILDING NO. 2); AND A SURFACE WATER ATTENUATION SYSTEM AND ANCILLARY SURFACE WATER PUMPING CHAMBER. VEHICULAR ACCESS TO THE SITE WILL BE FROM THE RAMPART ROAD LINK ROAD, PRINCIPALLY VIA A NEW ROUNDABOUT (WITH SECONDARY AND TERTIARY SERVICE VEHICLE / PUBLIC TRANSPORT ONLY JUNCTIONS). PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLE ACCESS TO THE SITE WILL BE FROM THE RAMPART ROAD LINK ROAD, THE CLARKES FOREST AREA AND THE DISCOUNT FOODSTORE/OFFICE ETC.
Development Address:
RAMPART ROAD, LINK ROAD (MARSHES LOWER TOWNLAND), DUNDALK, CO LOUTH
Architect Name:
ANTHONY REDDY ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS
Location Key:
RAMPART ROAD, DUNDALK
Electoral Division:
300
Planner:
None
Social Housing Exempt:
Plan Enforcement #:
IPC
Licence Required:
No
Waste Licence Required:
No
Protected Structure:
No
Protected Structure #:
Development Name:
Proposed Development
Comments
Significant Case Flag:
X
Comments:
WITHIN URBAN RENEWAL DES AREA POLICY TC 20/21. TREES ON SITE LISTED FOR PRESERVATION TP25 SFI SUBMIT
Decision
Decision Date:
02/06/2009
Manager Order:
97/2009
Decision Type:
Refused
Number of Conditions:
1
Grant Date:
Grant Managers Order #:
Section 47
Apply?:
Part 5
Apply?:
Expiry Date:
Decision Description:
A MIXED USE TOWN CENTRE SCHEME OF 28,607 SQ M (GROSS FLOOR SPACE), RANGING IN HEIGHT FROM TWO TO FIVE STOREYS, ON A SITE OF 2.94 HECTARES IN THE TOWNLAND OF MARSHES LOWER AT RAMPART ROAD LINK ROAD, DUNDALK, CO. LOUTH INCLUDING PART OF THE RAMPART ROAD LINK ROAD AND LINKING TO THE RAMPART ROAD.THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THREE BUILDINGS (BUILDING NO. 1 TOTALLING 11,196 SQ M OVER FOUR STOREYS; BUILDING NO. 2 TOTALLING 10,692 SQ M OVER THREE STOREYS, EXCLUDING THE INTEGRATED MULTI-STOREY CARPARK; AND BUILDING NO. 3 TOTALLING 6,719 SQ M OVER FIVE STOREYS, WITH BUILDING NOS. 1 AND 2 INTERLINKED VIA A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AT SECOND FLOOR LEVEL) COMPRISING: A FIVE STOREY HOTEL WITH ASSOCIATED BAR, RESTAURANT AND MEETING FACILITIES (5,493 SQ M); 22 NO. RETAIL UNITS (16,941 SQ M); OFFICES (185 SQ M); 10 NO. LIVE/WORK UNITS (2,542 SQ M) WITH A COMMUNAL OPEN SPACE DECK, EXTERNAL STORES AND REFUSE AREA; A MEDICAL CENTRE (754 SQ M); A GYMNASIUM (616 SQ M); A RESTAURANT (433 SQ M); A LIBRARY (359 SQ M), AND ALL ASSOCIATED AND ANCILLARY AREAS AND FACILITIES (1,284 SQ M). THE PROPOSED RETAIL UNITS WILL CONSIST OF 16 NO. COMPARISON RETAIL UNITS, 5 NO. CONVENIENCE RETAIL UNITS AND A RETAIL ANCHOR UNIT WITH COMPARISON AND CONVENIENCE FLOORSPACE, WITH AN OVERALL COMPARISON NET RETAIL SALES AREA OF 11,486 SQ M AND AN OVERALL CONVENIENCE NET RETAIL SALES AREA OF 1,808 SQ M. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO CONSIST OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF: AN INTEGRATED MULTI-STOREY CARPARK (20,052 SQ M) ABUTTING AND ABOVE BUILDING NO. 2 COMPRISING 677 NO. CARPARKING SPACES, ASSOCIATED CARPARK MANAGEMENT AND ANCILLARY FACILITIES ON VARIOUS LEVELS FROM LOWER-GROUND FLOOR TO ROOF LEVEL; AN URBAN PLAZA, AN INTERNAL STREET AND ROAD NETWORK, FOOTPATHS AND CYCLE PATHS; THREE SERVICE YARDS/AREAS; 140 NO. CYCLE PARKING SPACES; ASSOCIATED HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING; BOUNDARY TREATMENTS; ASSOCIATED SIGNAGE; PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AREAS; ALL NECESSARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND LEVEL INCLUDING AN INTERNAL 10 KV SUBSTATION (LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF BUILDING NO. 2); AND A SURFACE WATER ATTENUATION SYSTEM AND ANCILLARY SURFACE WATER PUMPING CHAMBER. VEHICULAR ACCESS TO THE SITE WILL BE FROM THE RAMPART ROAD LINK ROAD, PRINCIPALLY VIA A NEW ROUNDABOUT (WITH SECONDARY AND TERTIARY SERVICE VEHICLE / PUBLIC TRANSPORT ONLY JUNCTIONS). PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLE ACCESS TO THE SITE WILL BE FROM THE RAMPART ROAD LINK ROAD, THE CLARKES FOREST AREA AND THE DISCOUNT FOODSTORE/OFFICE ETC.
A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT COMPRISING OF A TOTAL OF 186 RESIDENTIAL UNITS COMPRISING 72 APARTMENTS AND 106 TOWN HOUSES IN 2/3 STOREY BLOCKS IN GROUPEDCOURTYARD SETTINGS WITH ACCESS OFF A NEW NORTH-SOUTH DISTRIBUTOR ROAD, + A SINGLE DETACHED DWELL ETC
A MIXED USE SCHEME OF 4 NO. BUILDINGS RANGING IN HEIGHT BETWEEN ONE STOREY AND TWO STOREYS, WITH A TOTAL GROSS FLOOR AREA OF 13,581 SQM APPROXIMATELY, COMPRISING TWO RETAIL ALTERNATIVES: FIRSTLY OPTION A INCLUDING 1 NO CONVENIENCE UNIT MEASURING 775 SQM AND 11 NO. COMPARISON RETAIL UNITS MEASURING 10,241 SQM - 8 NO. AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL AND 4 NO. AT GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR LEVEL; OR SECONDLY OPTION B INCLUDING13 NO. COMPARSION RETAIL UNITS MEASURING 11,009 SQM - 9 NO. AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL AND 4 NO. AT GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR LEVEL; A 10 KV SUBSTATION WITHIN THE FOOTPRINT OF RETAIL BUILDING NO. 2 MEASURING 14 SQM; 565 NO. SURFACE LEVEL CAR PARKING SPACES AND 80 NO. BICYCLE PARKING SPACES. THE DEVELOPMENT ALSO CONSISTS OF AMENDMENT TO PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED DISCOUNT FOODSTORE/OFFICE DEVELOPMENT (DUNDALK TOWN COUNCIL PLANNING REG. REF. NO. 03/166) AND THE AMENDMENT OF PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED ESB 38 KV TRANSFORMER STATION (DUNDALK TOWN COUNCIL PLANNING REG. REF. NO. 04/283) ON A SITE OF 3.727 HECTARES
Part 8 - Permission to carry out development that will consist of the construction of a new build two storey part single storey, 1000 pupil post primary school with associated public park, hard play areas, GAA sized football pitch & access roads
