4865/22
Planning permission comprising the following buildings : Colorman Premises: (i) Colorman , Unit 1 Broombridge Industrial Estate, Broombridge Road, Dublin 11, D11 XO64, (ii) unnamed building to south of Unite 1 (no eircode), (iii) Units 13-14 (no eircode); (iv) Unit 17 Broombridge Industrial Estate, Broombridge Road, Dublin 11, D11 RX54, (v) Unit 6 Boyne Road, Dublin Industrial Estate, Dublin 11, D11 XD25, (vi) Unit nos. 72 & 73, D11 XN29 & D11 AY67 Moyle Road, Dublin Industrial Estate, Dublin 11. The development will consist of : (i) the demolition of all existing warehouse/factory/office buildings and all associated ancillary outbuildings and structures located on-site and the removal of the existing vehicular entrance via Broombridge Road; (ii) the construction of a mixed-use development comprising 14 no. retail /commercial units (2,899.66sq.m), a hotel (9,084.24sq.m), a creche (343.5sq.m.), office/remote working/co-working space (44,334.85sq.m.) and 304 no. residential apartments (71 no. one-bedroom, 130 no. two bedroom & 103 no. three bedroom) within 4 no. principle blocks (Blocks A-D) ranging in height from 2-16 storeys over basement level parking/plant area. Block A comprises a 12 storey over basement level (basement 1) building which includes 4 no. retail/commercial units at ground floor level and office space from first to eleventh floor level; Block B comprises a 2-10 storey over basement level (basement 1) building which includes 7 no. retail/commercial units at ground floor level with office space also included from ground to ninth floor level; Block C comprises a 8-11 storey over basement level (basement 2) building which includes 18 no. residential apartments 3 no. retail units and a creche at ground floor level with an additional 286 no. apartment s unit from first to tenth floor levels. Each apartment will benefit from access to private amenity space in the form of a balcony on all elevations and communal amenity space at surface level. Block D comprises a 16 storey over basement level (basement 2) building which includes a hotel (100 no. rooms - inclusive of a double/triple/family rooms) from ground to sixth floor level and thirteenth to fifteenth floor level with restaurant, bar, reception area and ancillary services room at ground floor level and gym, meeting, conference room and staff rooms at first floor level and recreational areas (spa/pool/gamesroom/multi-purpose hall) at thirteenth to fifteenth floor level. Block D will also include office space from seventh to twelfth floor level. The entire basement level (basement 1 & 2), will comprise a total of 296 no. carparking spaces (inclusive of 16 no. accessible spaces), 44 no. motorcycle parking spaces, 848 no. bicycle parking spaces and 30 no. cargo bicycle parking spaces to serve the overall development together with plant, storage, refuse storage and ancillary rooms. Basement 1 is accessed via Broombridge Road and basement 2 is accessed via Boyne/Moyle Road, (iii) provision of a new undercroft vehicular/pedestrian/cycle access from Broombridge Road, new pedestrian and cycle connections onto Broombridge Road through the western site boundary, new pedestrian connection onto the Royal Canal through the southern site boundary, a covered street providing an east-west connection through the site and continued use of the existing vehicular/pedestrian/cycle access from Boyne Road to the east; (iv) bicycle parking (192 no. visitor spaces) will be provided at surface level and a taxi area (for drop-off/pick-up) will be provided to the front of Block D; (v) all associated site and infrastructural works, including foul and surface water drainage; hard and soft landscaping, refuse stores and plant rooms, internal footpaths and roads, lighting, signage ESB substations; public and communal opens space, necessary to facilitate the development. The application is accompanies by two site layout plans, the first of which incorporates the emerging preferred route for the future Luas green line extension along the western boundary of the site, the second shows the proposed development without the future Luas route included.
Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused due to prematurity pending the finalisation of the Luas Green Line extension and the preparation of a Local Area Plan (LAP) for the Z6 industrial lands, as well as concerns that the excessive scale and monolithic design constituted overdevelopment.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposal is premature pending the final design and bridge alignment for the Luas Green Line extension (Broombridge to Finglas), as insufficient information was provided to ensure the development would not compromise this strategic transport project.
- The development is premature pending the preparation of a Feasibility Study and Local Area Plan (LAP) for the Dublin Industrial Estate, as required by Objective CSO1, to avoid fragmented and uncoordinated piecemeal development of the wider Z6 lands.
- The excessive height, bulk, and length of the proposed blocks represent overdevelopment that would result in a monolithic, overbearing impact on visual amenity and fail to successfully integrate into the existing and future urban fabric.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Decision Document Summary
This report concerns an appeal against Dublin City Council's refusal of a mixed-use development on a 2.41ha site at Broombridge Industrial Estate. The original proposal included 304 residential units, a hotel, offices, and retail; however, following the adoption of the 2022-2028 Development Plan which restricted residential use on Z6 lands, the applicant submitted appeal revisions removing all housing and the crèche in favor of increased office space. While the Inspector acknowledged the site's ...PDF Document Missing
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