COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE (2)

Monday, April 18, 2011

QUESTION NO.1

QUESTION: Councillor D. Looney

"To ask the Manager to report on the status of development at New Bancroft Hall, Tallaght Village, and to make a statement on the matter?"

REPLY:

It is assumed that the Councillor is referring to the location referred to in the permissions mentioned below, i.e. lands bordered by The Tallaght Road, Greenhills Road Extension, Tallaght Bypass, Co. Dublin.

Planning Permission was granted on the 7th December 2006 under Register Reference SD06A/0107 (ABP Ref PL06S.217573), for the following:

"Revisions to existing approved development S01A/0211.  Revisions include: (1) omission of proposed Block A, Block B, Block C and Block E;    (2)  revised basement and site layout consisting of the following development:    (3) Block A: A 5 storey part 8 storey with recessed penthouse residential building ranging in height from 17.75m to 28.3m over double basement comprising of 21 no. 1 bed and 38 no. 2 bed apartments ranging in area from 50sq.m. to 89sq.m. with projected balconies ranging in size from 5.3sq.m. to 12.5sq.m.   (4) Block B: A 5 storey recessed penthouse residential building with a 312sq.m. creche at ground floor level, ranging in height from 17.75m to 19.975m over double basement comprising of 13 no. 1 bed, 32 no. 2 bed and 1 no. 3 bed apartments ranging in area from 50sq.m. to 110sq.m. with projected balconies ranging in size from 5.3sq.m. to 12.5sq.m.    (5) Block C: A 3 storey part 4 storey with recessed penthouse mixed use building consisting of office, retail and residential ranging in height from 12.2m. to 17.2m over double basement with 2138sq.m. retail consisting of 5 no. units at ground floor comprising of: Retail no. 1 with floor to floor height of 3.5m with gross floor area of 1404sq.m. including storage with docking bay accessed off existing surface car parking off Village Green Road at ground floor and staff canteen at first floor;  Retail No. 2 with floor to floor height of 6.65m with gross floor area of 217sq.m. including mezzanine of 90sq.m;  Retail No. 3 with floor to floor height of 6.65m with gross floor area of 224sq.m. including mezzanine of 90sq.m;  Retail No. 4 with floor to floor height of 6.65m with gross floor area of 90sq.m. including mezzanine of 31sq.m;  Retail no. 5 with floor to floor height of 6.65m with gross floor area of 90sq.m. including mezzanine of 31sq.m., 2331sq,.m.  office over 3 levels over retail, 3 no. 2 bed duplex, 13 no. 1 bed, 26 no. 2 bed and 3 no. 3 bed apartments ranging in area from 50sq.m. to 110sq.m. with projected balconies ranging in size from 5.3sq.m. to 22.5sq.m;  a roof garden above retail at first floor of 580sq.m;    (6) revisions to part underground part over ground basement car park consisting of a reduction in area from 6664sq.m. to 6524sq.m. and an increase in number of car parking bays from 171 no. to 175 no. car parking bays providing 160 no. retail car parking bays and 15 no. creche car parking with the addition of 403sq.m. office space at the corner of Greenhills Road extension and Tallaght Bypass accessed off Greenhills Road Extension with vehicular and pedestrian access from the existing Village Green Road and Greenhills Road Extension;   (7)  Revisions to lower underground basement carpark with an increase in area from 3788sq.m. to 6914sq.m. and an increase in number of carparking bays from 125 no. car parking bays to 212 no. carparking bays providing for 62 no. office carparking bays and 150 no. residential carparking bays;   (8) A 2m high wall screening existing car parking at northwestern boundary of site from proposed public square complete with associated landscape works.  (9) Revised ramp accessed off Greenhills Road extension onto pedestrian walkway."

The developer has until December 2011 to complete this development.

The most recent permission granted was under  Register Reference SD08A/0734 on the 10th February 2009 for the following:

"Addition of Plant Room, Plant Enclosure and access stairs to roof of existing approved development; Planning REF no. SD06A/0107 (An Bord Pleanala REF no. PL06S.217573) comprising 47.5 square metre plant room and 28.2 square metre plant enclosure to roof of Block C (New Bancroft Centre). The height of the new structure is to be 2.975M."

The developer has until February 2014 to complete this development.

Planning Enforcement received complaints in August 2009 in relation to Pollution, Environmental Health and Hoarding/Road Safety issues.  The Health & Safety, Environmental Health & Road Safety issues raised were referred to the relevant Authorities for investigation.  An inspection of the lands carried out in May 2010 found that all works had ceased on the lands and the development was only partially complete.  There were no Planning Enforcement matters outstanding on the lands at that time.