Presentation of the Griffith Avenue Strategic Housing Development proposal to the North Central Area Committee on 21/01/2019

1. North Central Area Committee Meeting
21st January 2019

2. Strategic Housing Development
Application
Reg. Ref: SHD0004/18 - ABP Reference: 303296-18
Applicant: Cairn Homes Properties Ltd.
Location: Griffith Avenue, Marino, Dublin 9 Site
Development: Mixed use scheme comprising 8 no.
houses and 377 no. apartments,
crèche, café and multi purpose space and
a residential amenity building.
Website: www.griffithavenueplanning.com

3.  Proposals for 100+ houses or 200+ student accommodation bedspaces to An Bord
Pleanála (ABP)
 Pre-application consultation with Planning Authority (4 weeks).
 Pre-application consultation with ABP (7 weeks)
 ABP opinion whether proposal constitutes a reasonable basis for application
 SHD application to ABP (16 weeks)
 Planning Authority to inform relevant Area Committee meeting
 Send report of Chief Executive to ABP within 8 weeks
 Report include summary of the views expressed by elected members at the Area
Committee meeting
 Report to recommend permission be granted or refused having regard to proper
planning and sustainable development and the objectives of the development plan
Strategic Housing Development (SHD)
Summary of Process

4.  Section 247 consultations were held under Section 5 of the Planning and
Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016.
 4no consultations with the Local Authority
 1no consultation with An Bord Pleanála
 An Bord Pleanála issued the Notice of Pre-Application Consultation Opinion,
which states the following specific information should be submitted as part of
the application:
 Architectural Design Statement – outlining design rationale
 An Architectural Heritage Report
 An Archaeological Assessment report
 Revised Traffic and Transport Assessment
 Analysis of daylighting, overshadowing and overlooking
 Tree protection measures
What has happened to date?

5. What has happened to date?
 An Bord Pleanála deemed the application was
reasonable to be lodged and the application was lodged
on 20th December 2018
 An Bord Pleanála validated the application on the 7th
January 2019
 On receipt of the application by DCC, all relevant internal
departments were notified.

6. Site Location Map

7. Site Context Map

8. Development Plan – Zoning Objective
Z12:
To ensure existing
environmental
amenities are
protected in the
predominantly
residential future
use of these lands.

9. Site Planning History
DCC Reg. Ref 2347/15 (ABP Reg.
Ref. PL29N.245580)
Permission GRANTED on appeal for 101
no. residential units, revised boundary
treatment, amendments to layout and
design of the road and associated site and
infrastructural works.
DCC Reg. Ref 3226/09 (ABP
Reg. Ref. PL29N.234636)
Permission GRANTED on appeal
for a new vehicular and
pedestrian entrance and
associated works directly from
Griffith Avenue.

10. Proposed Development
 Follows previously approved building line (reg. ref. 2347/15)
 Public park (20%)
 Access road to the Marino Institute of Education (reg. ref. 3226/09)
 A total of 385 no. Residential units
 377 no. apartments arranged in 7 no. blocks
 23 no. studio apartments (6%)
 115 no. 1-bed apartments (31%)
 190 no. 2 bed apartments (50%)
 49 no. 3 bed apartments (13%)
 8 no. 5 bed terraced houses
 Mixed use building
 crèche (279 sqm) with ancillary outdoor play area;
 café and multi-purpose space (222 sqm)
 Residents amenity (1,458 sqm) Ground floor/basement Block 2
 concierge, residents’ lounge, gymnasium, meeting room, cinema/games
room, manager’s office and caretaker’s store

11. Proposed Development
 367 car parking no. spaces
 682 no. cycle parking spaces
 Vehicular access from Griffith Avenue (new signalised junction)
 2 no. additional pedestrian accesses from Griffith Avenue
 Public park circa 6,250sqm (20% of overall site area 3.1ha)
 Communal open space (terraced gardens located between
apartment blocks)
 Private open space (balconies and terraces)
 Plot Ratio 1.16
 Site Coverage 23%
 Density 124 no. units per ha

12. Proposed Layout
Public Park
Finger Blocks
Communal
Terraced Gardens

13. Mix of Uses

14. Height Guidelines
• Dublin City Development Plan 2016-2022 provides a maximum permissible
height of up to 16m for the subject site
• Urban Development and Building Height Guidelines 2018
• Development plans shall not provide numerical limitations on building height
• Reviews, variations or amendments of plans to ensure proper alignment of national
planning policies
• Development management criteria to be applied to development proposals for
buildings taller than prevailing building heights. The applicant to demonstrate that
the proposal satisfies the follows criteria:
• Accessibility to public transport
• Landscape and visual Impact Assessment
• The contribution to positive place-making and the creation of visual interest in the
streetscape
• The avoidance of long uninterrupted walls of building in the form of perimeter blocks or slab
blocks
• Access to sunlight and daylight
• Micro-climatic impacts
• Urban design statement
• Relevant environmental assessments including AA Screening and Ecological Impact
Assessment.

15. B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6B7
Proposed Height
Maximum height 26m
Block 1: 5 storeys
Block 2: 5/6 storeys
Block 3: 5/7 storeys
Block 4: 4 storeys
Block 5: 5 storeys
Block 6: 7/6 storeys
Block 7: 6/8 storeys

16. Elevations to Griffith Avenue

17. Front Elevation of Houses

18. Western Elevation Public Park
(Block 1 & Multi-use building )

19. Western Elevation Public Park
(Blocks 2 & 7)

20. East and West Elevations
(Blocks 3 & 6)

21. East and West Elevations
(Blocks 4 & 5)

22. Level 2 Floor Plan

23. 2 Bed Apartment Layouts

24. Part V
38no. Part V Apartments:
 Block 1 (entire block)
 10 no. 1 bedroom units
 25 no. 2 bedroom units
 Block 7
 2 no. 1 bedroom units
 1 no. 2 bedroom units

25. Transport Impact Assessment
 Modal split for the area indicates (CSO 2016):
 Walk 23%
 Cyclists 14%
 Public Transport 22%
 Private car 31%
 Vehicular access via proposed signalised junction on Griffith Avenue
 The development is expected to generate approximately 273 arrivals
and 272 departures per day
 162 trips AM peak
 159 trips PM peak
 367 no. car parking spaces and 682 cycle parking spaces
 Internal road network provides access to Marino Institute of Education
 Mobility Management Plan following occupation of the development

26. Proposed Signalised Junction

27. Proposed Drainage
 A new surface water drain is proposed on Griffith Avenue connecting to
an existing 750mm surface water sewer at junction of Malahide Road
 A new foul sewer is proposed on Griffith Avenue connecting to an
existing 450mm foul sewer on Malahide Road
 The proposed development is to connect into an existing 300mm water
main adjacent to the site
 Expected peak flow water demand 11.5 litres/second
 Water conservation to reduce demand on network:
 Dual flush toilets
 Low flow rate taps
 Water saving self-closing timed flow fittings

28. Phasing

29. Materials

30. Griffith Avenue
View 3

31. Griffith Avenue
View 4

32. Griffith Avenue
View 7

33. Griffith Avenue
View 8

34. Griffith Avenue
View 9

35. Griffith Avenue
View 10

36. Scoil Mhuire
View 13b

37. Croydon
Park
Marino
View 14

38. Glandore
Road
View 15a
View 16

39. Malahide
Road
View 20

40. The Casino
View 21

41. Entrance View From Griffith Avenue

42. View A

43. View B

44. View C

45.  Members comments at meeting will be summarised and sent to ABP with CE report
 Formal observations to An Bord Pleanála by 5:30pm on 1st February 2019, ABP Ref.
303296-18 (€20 submission fee to ABP)
 Further details of the application can be viewed at available at:
www.griffithavenueplanning.com
 Guidance on SHD procedure on ABP website http://www.pleanala.ie/
 Chief Executive Report due by the 22nd February 2019
 An Bord Pleanála due decide case by 23rd April 2019.
Conclusion

46. Thank You