Dublin City Council

Site Notice

Tuath Housing Association CLG intends to apply to Dublin City Council for permission for a ‘Large-Scale Residential Development’ (LRD) at this site of approximately 3.17 Ha in Ballymun, Dublin 9. The site is generally bound as follows: to the north by Coultry Gardens and the grounds of Domville House Clinic; to the east by Coultry Green, Coultry Terrace / Coultry Park, Woodhazel Terrace / Coultry Park and Woodhazel Close; to the south by the grounds of Virgin Mary Girls’ National School; and to the west by Ballymun Road (R108) and Coultry Road.

The site includes the ‘Muck and Magic Community Garden’ and residential dwellings at Nos. 62–65 Coultry Gardens (Eircodes: D09 Y522, D09 T6X4, D09 PD62 and D09 KX53). The site also extends to include parts of Ballymun Road, Coultry Green, Coultry Terrace / Coultry Park and Coultry Road for road infrastructure works and water service infrastructure works (0.12 Ha of the site area).

The proposed development will principally consist of: the demolition of 4 No. residential dwellings (Nos. 62–65 Coultry Gardens, approximately 357.6 sq m); the demolition/clearance of 9 No. gardening and storage structures at the grounds of the ‘Muck and Magic Community Garden’ (approximately 178.8 sq m); and the construction of a mixed-use development.

The mixed-use development primarily comprises: 463 No. residential units as apartments and duplexes (190 No. 1-bed, 226 No. 2-bed and 47 No. 3-bed); crèche (445.7 sq m); and culture/community unit (423.4 sq m).

The development has a total gross floor area of 42,617.0 sq m and is primarily proposed in 10 No. buildings, generally ranging in height from 3 No. storeys to 6 No. storeys, as follows: Block No. 1 is 6 No. storeys; Block No. 2/3 is 6 No. storeys; Block No. 4 ranges from 4 No. to 6 No. storeys; Block No. 5/6 ranges from 3 No. to 6 No. storeys; Block No. 7 ranges from 4 No. to 6 No. storeys; Block No. 8 is 5 No. storeys; Block No. 9 is 5 No. storeys; and the 3 No. duplex blocks are all 3 No. storeys.

The proposed development will also include: new multi-modal junction with Ballymun Road at the site’s north-western side; reconfiguration of the road layout and junction of Coultry Gardens and Coultry Road; upgrade of the access lane at the south connecting Coultry Road with Woodhazel Close as a multi-modal site access; internal road and access network; 144 No. car parking spaces; 1 No. set-down bay; 8 No. motorcycle parking spaces; 1,040 No. cycle parking spaces; bin stores; green roofs; hard and soft landscaping, including as public open spaces and communal amenity spaces; private amenity spaces as balconies and terraces facing all directions; boundary treatments; public lighting; 4 No. sub-stations and switch rooms; plant rooms; plant, lift overruns and PV panels at roof level; all associated works above and below ground. 

The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of Dublin City Council, Planning Department, Block 4, Ground Floor, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8 during its public opening hours (9.00a.m. – 4.30p.m.). The planning application may also be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.coultrylrd.com.

A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee (€20.00) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.