3840/21

Permission for development at the Former 'Des Kelly Site', a site of 0.262 Ha. bounded by 364- 374 North Circular Road, Royal Canal Bank and 168, 169 Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7. Vehicular access will be from 169 Phibsborough Road to lower ground level with egress from Royal Canal Bank. The development will consist of parking spaces (17 spaces for retail, 19 spaces and 2 club car spaces for residential and 210 cycle spaces) at lower ground level, retail space of 1925 sq.m at ground floor level, coffee shop of 37 sq. m. facing Royal Canal Bank at lower ground level, with 96 dwellings (23 studios, 25 one bed, 47 two bed and 1 three bedroom apartments) overhead in upper floor development. With the exception of no. 168 Phibsborough Road, which is to be retained, the application proposes to demolish all the existing buildings on the site. The new buildings to North Circular Road shall be 6 storey in height (ground floor retail with apartments on upper floor) with a 12 storey apartment tower at the corner of North Circular Road and Royal Canal bank with a 9 storey section above park level are proposed. Within the site, the apartment buildings will surround a central amenity open space for residents. It is proposed to demolish 169 Phibsborough Road and replace with a three storey building with vehicular entrance at ground floor level giving access to lower ground level parking and services. A substation is proposed with PV panels on the roof together with all ancillary services.