COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF LUCAN/PALMERSTON/NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
QUESTION NO. 24
QUESTION: Councillor Shane Moynihan
To ask the Chief Executive as to what pre-planning consultation or contact took place with the planning department pertaining to the proposed development at the old Foxhunter site in Lucan and if he will make a statement on the matter.
REPLY:
Planning reference SD20A/0259 relates to lands adjacent to Foxhunter Pub, Ballydowd, Lucan, Co. Dublin. This is an ongoing planning application with a decision due date of 9th December 2020.
The proposal is described in the public notices as
(a) Formation of a new vehicular, cycle and pedestrian entrance off Hermitage Gardens to the west of the site and two pedestrian/cycle entrances to the north of the site off the N4; (b) construction of a semi-basemen/full basement car park for 97 cars, bin and bicycle storage and plantrooms, with two-way access ramp; (c) construction of a 1.2m high (approximately) raised podium over the car park area; (d) a four-storey above podium apartment block containing 15 apartments; (e) a three-storey apartment block (A) containing 21 apartments and a 15.12sq.m substation at ground floor; (f) a three-storey apartment block (B) containing 21 apartments; (g) a twenty storey above podium apartment building containing 104 apartments, entrance lobby, communal facilities including work stations, meeting rooms, laundry and office and external podium level terrace; (h) 328 bicycle parking places dispersed throughout, underground rainwater retention tanks; hard and soft landscaping, including planted communal gardens and play areas; pedestrian and cycle access/egress only will be retained off the N4; the mix of the apartments will be as follows: 37 studio apartments, 42 1-bed apartments, 8 2-bedroom (3 person) apartments, 70 2-bedroom (4 person) apartments, 4 3-bed apartments; total number of apartments proposed is 161; 67% of the apartments will be dual aspect and all will have balconies or private open space; all buildings will have roof plantrooms, green roofs and photovoltaic panels.
The Planning Authority does not have a recorded pre planning for the subject site for a residential proposal. It is also noted that the applicant has indicated that no pre planning was carried in Question 19 of the planning application form.