Residential Development at Sillogue Road & Avenue, Ballymun - Part 8 Planning Consultation

Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) – Part XI 

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

Applicant: Clúid Housing Association on behalf of (and pursuant to a contract entered into by) Dublin City Council. 

Location: Site of c. 2.9 Ha at Sillogue Road and Avenue Ballymun, Dublin 11. The application site comprises 10 no. individual sites which lie to the southern side of Sillogue Road, immediately south of the Holy Spirit Boys National School, extending along the eastern and western side of the realigned Sillogue Road towards Gateway Avenue to the south, and is bound by Sillogue Road to the north, Sillogue Place, Sillogue Park, Sillogue Green, and Sillogue Way to the west, Sillogue Gardens to the east, and Owensilla Terrace to the south and east. 

Proposal: Pursuant to the requirements above, Notice is hereby given of the proposal to construct 323 no. residential units and associated development at a site of c. 2.9 Ha at Sillogue Road and Avenue Ballymun, Dublin 11, which will consist of the following: 

• Block 1 is 4 storeys in height and includes 43 no. “Clann” apartments (40 no. 1 beds, and 3 no. 2 beds);
• Block 2 is 4 storeys in height and includes 72 no. apartments (38 no. 1 beds, 30 no. 2 beds, and 4 no. 3 beds);
• Block 3 is 4 storeys in height and includes 72 no. apartments (42 no. 1 beds, 26 no. 2 beds, and 4 no. 3 beds);
• Block 4 is 4 storeys in height and includes 66 no. apartments (40 no. 1 beds, and 26 no. 2 beds);
• ·The duplex block is 3 storeys in height and includes 12 no. duplex apartments (6 no. 2 beds, and 6 no. 3 beds);
• The houses are 2-3 storeys in height and include 4 no. 3 storey semi-detached houses, 9 no. 3 storey end terrace houses, 4 no. 2 storey semi-detached houses, 7 no. 2 storey end terrace houses, 25 no. 2 storey mid terraced houses (49 no. 3 beds);
• The bungalows are single storey and include 9 no. bungalows (3 no. 1 beds and 6 no. 2 beds);
• 150 no. car parking spaces to serve the residential units (including 73 no. existing car parking spaces, and 77 no. proposed car parking spaces), and 8 no. motorcycle parking spaces;
• 522 no. long stay and 138 no. short stay bicycle parking spaces to serve the residential development;
• Provision of a childcare facility of c. 260 sq.m at ground floor level of Block 4, with associated external play area;
• Provision of 8 no. long stay and 4 no. short stay bicycle spaces to serve the childcare facility;
• Provision of communal floorspace of c. 60 sq.m at ground floor level of Block 1, comprising common room, laundry facilities and WC;
• Provision of public open space and public realm improvements, including the provision of a MUGA adjacent to Block 2;
• Boundary treatments, public lighting, site drainage works, blue roofs, PV panels, internal road surfacing and footpaths, alteration of existing car parking on Sillogue Avenue, ESB meter rooms, relocation of 2 no. ESB substations, utility and services connections, bin and cycle storage, plant rooms, and landscaping; and
• All associated development.

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:

(a) 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.

(b) 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.