Unit 5, Eastpoint Retail Park, Ballysimon Road Limerick
Proposed development
Change of use of part of retail warehouse to a local shop (40 sq.m.), change of use from retail warehouse to a wholesale distribution warehouse (380.56 sq.m.) and external identification signage. The remaining 418.53 sq.m. will remain in retail warehouse use as approved
- Applicant
- Not published
- Authority
- Limerick City and County Council
- Decision due
- 30 Aug 2020
Timeline
Application received
6 Jul 2020
Decision due
30 Aug 2020
Decision: refused
25 Aug 2020
Appeal decided: refused (308212-20)
13 Jan 2021
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Planning history within 750 m
an existing fire escape door to the front elevation of light industrial warehouse and existing external modular unit toilet block facility located in the rear service yard of the property, together with all associated site works
(i) removal of existing vehicular entrance and creation of new vehicular entrance along northern site boundary to Old Ballysimon Road; (ii) construction of a commercial development comprising a single storey builders merchants building with ancillary staff and storage facilities at mezzanine level (632sq.m), a single storey warehouse building with additional storage facilities at mezzanine level (1,240sq.m) and an ancillary security hut (10sq.m); (iii) provision of 4 no. parking bays comprising a total of 20 no. public car parking spaces, 8 staff parking spaces and 11 no. van parking spaces; and, (iv) all associated site development works, including boundary treatments, concrete yard, bicycle parking area (5 no. spaces), SuDS drainage works, and provision of bin storage area necessary to facilitate the development
enclosing the previously approved covered area under planning reference 26/60400 with a glazed screen to create the internal café seating area
modifications to the permitted Building C under Application Register Reference 25/60219 (originally granted permission under Application Register Reference 22/950) to include the following: (i) the amalgamation of permitted Unit Nos. 4 and 5 and change of use to café at ground floor level to create new Unit No. 5 totalling 280.3sqm., (ii) the subdivision of permitted Unit No. 2 at ground floor level to create new Unit No. 2 totalling 116.2sqm. and Unit No. 3 totalling 141.8sqm., providing for 5no. ground floor units in total, (iii) internal modifications to floor plan layouts to include new mains water tank room at ground floor level and new toilet facilities at first and second floor level, (iv) the provision of additional plant to include cold water storage tank room and VRF units at roof level and, (v) a new ESB substation with associated switch room and the relocation of permitted bin store and all other associated site development works
modification of existing roof, replacing the hipped end with a gable end to facilitate conversion of the attic into a storage area and associated site works
the construction of a full height entrance porch to front of office building, to be constructed using powder coated curtain walling and glazing system and all ancillary site works