Strategic Housing Development
The development will consist of;
i. the demolition of all buildings (15,454 sq.m GFA), excluding the original fabric of the former Player Wills Factory, to provide for the development of a mixed-use(residential, community, arts and culture, creche, food and beverage, and retail) scheme comprising predominantly build to rent apartment dwellings (492 no.) together with a significantly lesser quantity of single occupancy shared accommodation private living areas (240 no.), with an average private living floor area of 24.6 sq.m (double the minimum private living space size required for single occupancy shared accommodation) and a arts/culture/community hub within the repurposed ground floor of the former factory building;
ii. change of use, refurbishment, modifications, and alterations to the former Player Wills Factory building (PW1) to include the removal of 1 no. later addition storey (existing 4th storey) and the later addition rear (northern) extension, retention and
modification of 3 no. existing storeys and addition of 2 no. storeys set back on the building’s south, east and west elevations with an 8-story projection (max. height 32.53m) on the northeastern corner, with a cumulative gross floor area of 17,630 sq.m including ancillary uses, comprising;
a. at ground floor 852 sq.m of floor space dedicated to community, arts and cultural and exhibition space together with artist and photography studios (Class 1 and Class 10 Use), 503 sq.m of retail floor space (Class 1 Use), 994 sq.m of café/bar/restaurant floor space, 217 sq.m of co-working office
This will be the second of three proposed planning applications connected to the redevelopment of the former Player Wills and Bailey Gibson sites floor space (Class 3 Use) and ancillary floor space for welfare facilities, waste management, and storage;
b. 240 no. single occupancy shared accommodation private living areas,
distributed over levels 1-4, including 2 no. rooms of 30 sq.m, 49 no. rooms of 25 sq.m; 14 no. rooms of 23 sq.m, 58 no. rooms of 22.5 sq.m, 8 no. rooms of 20 sq.m, 104 no. rooms of 19 sq.m and 5 no. disabled access (Part M) rooms (3 no. 32 sq.m and 2 no. 26 sq.m); 21 no. kitchen/dining areas, and, 835 sq.m of dedicated shared accommodation services, amenities, and facilities distributed across levels 1-4, to accommodate uses including lounge areas, entertainment (games) area, 2 no. external terraces (Level 03 and 04), laundry facilities, welfare facilities, and waste storage;
c. 47 no. build-to-rent apartments distributed across levels 1-7 including 12 no. studio apartments; 23 no. 1-bed apartments, 8 no. 2-bed apartments: and 4 no. 3-bed apartments;
d. 1,588 sq.m of shared (build to rent and shared accommodation) services, amenities, and facilities including at ground floor reception/lobby area, parcel room, 2 no. lounges, and administration facilities; at Level 01 entertainment area, TV rooms, entertainment (games room), library, meeting room, business centre; at Level 02 gym and storage and at Level 07, a lounge area.
e. Provision of communal amenity outdoor space as follows; PW1 – 450 sq.m in the form of roof terraces dedicated to shared accommodation and 285 sq.m roof terrace for the proposed apartments.
f. a basement (190 sq.m) underlying the proposed 8-story projection to the northeast of PW1 to accommodate the plant.
iii. the construction of 445 no. Build to Rent apartment units, with a cumulative gross floor area of 48,455 sq.m including ancillary uses distributed across 3 no. blocks (PW 2, 4, and 5) comprising;
a. PW2 (45,556 sq.m gross floor area including ancillary uses) – 415 no. apartments in a block ranging in height from 2-19 storeys (max. height 63.05m), incorporating 16 no. studio units; 268 no. 1-bed apartments, 93 no. 2-bed apartments, and 38 no. 3-bed apartments. On the ground floor, 2 no. retail units (combined 198 sq.m) (Class 1 use), and a café/restaurant (142 sq.m). Tenant services, amenities, and facilities (combined 673 sq.m) distributed across the ground floor (lobby, mailroom, co-working, and lounge area), Level 06 (terrace access), and Level 17 (lounge). Provision of communal amenity open space including a courtyard of 1,123 sq.m and roof terraces of 1,535 sq.m
b. Double basement to accommodate car parking, cycle parking, waste
storage, general storage, and plant.
c. PW4 (1,395 sq.m gross floor area including ancillary uses) – 9 no.
apartments in part 2-3 story block (max. height 10.125m) comprising, 2 no. 2-bed duplex apartment units and 7 no. 3-bed triplex apartment units.Provision of communal amenity open space in the form of a courtyard 111sq.m
d. PW5 (1,504 sq.m gross floor area including ancillary uses) – 21 no.
apartments in a 4 story block (max. height 13.30m) comprising 12 no.
studio apartments, 1 no. 1-bed apartment, 5 no. 2-bed apartments, and 3
no. 3-bed apartments. Provision of communal amenity space in the form of a courtyard 167sq.m
iv. the construction of a childcare facility (block PW4) with a gross floor area of 275 sq.m and associated external play area of 146 sq.m;
v. the provision of public open space with 2 no. permanent parks, ‘Players Park’ (3,960 sq.m) incorporating active and passive uses to the northwest of the former factory building on lands owned by Dublin City Council; ‘St. Catherine’s Park’ (1,350 sq.m) a playground, to the northeast of the Player Wills site adjacent to St. Catherine’s National School. A temporary public park (1,158 sq.m) to the northeast
of the site set aside for a future school extension. The existing courtyard (690 sq.m) in block PW1 (former factory building) to be retained and enhanced and a public plaza (320 sq.m) between proposed blocks PW and PW4.
vi. 903 no. long-stay bicycle parking spaces, with 861 no. spaces in the PW2 basement and 42 no. spaces at ground level in secure enclosures within blocks PW4 and PW5. 20 no. spaces reserved for non-residential uses and 110 no. short-stay visitor bicycle spaces provided at ground level.
vii. 4 no. dedicated pedestrian access points are proposed to maximize walking and cycling, 2 no. from South Circular Road, 1 no. from St. Catherine’s Avenue, and 1 no. from Donore Avenue.
viii. in the basement of PW2, 148 no. car parking spaces to serve the proposed build to rent apartments including 19 no. dedicated disabled parking spaces and 6 no. motorcycle spaces. 20 no. spaces for a car-sharing club (‘Go Car’ or similar). 10% of parking spaces fitted with electric charging points.
ix. in the basement of PW2, use for 81 no. car parking spaces (1,293 sq.m net floor area) including 5 no. dedicated disabled parking spaces, 3 no. motorcycle spaces, and 10% of parking spaces fitted with electric charging points to facilitate residential car parking associated with future development on neighboring lands. The area will not be used for car parking without a separate grant of permission for that future development. In the alternative, use for additional storage (cage/container) for residents of the proposed development.
x. 37 no. surface level car parking spaces including 3 no. disabled access and 3 no. creche set down spaces and 10% fitted with electric charging points. 2 no. loading bays and 2 no. taxi set-down areas.
xi. development of internal street network including a link road (84m long x 4.8m wide) to the south of the proposed ‘Players Park’ on land owned by Dublin City Council that will provide connectivity between the former ‘Bailey Gibson’ site and the ‘Player Wills’ site.
xii. vehicular access will be provided via Donore Avenue with a one-way exit provided onto South Circular Road to the east of block PW1(the former factory building);
xiii. replacement and realignment of footpaths to provide for improved pedestrian conditions along sections of Donore Avenue and South Circular Road and realignment of centreline along sections of Donore Avenue with associated changes to road markings;
xiv. a contra-flow cycle lane is proposed at the one-way vehicular exit to the east of PW1 (former factory building) to allow 2-way cycle movements via this access point;
xv. decommissioning of existing 2 no. ESB substations and the construction of 2 no. ESB substations and associated switch rooms, 1 no. single ESB substation in PW 1 (43.5 sq.m) and 1 no. double ESB substation in PW2 (68 sq.m);
xvi. the construction of a waste and water storage building (combined 133 sq.m, height 4.35m) to the west of building PW1;
xvii. all ancillary site development works; drainage, rooftop solar photovoltaics (20 no. panels total), landscaping, boundary treatment, and lighting.
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