Goatstown Road

Strategic Housing Development

Goatstown Road

Strategic Housing Development

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Goatstown Road Strategic Housing Development

The development will consist of demolition of the existing building (c.960sqm) and hard surface parking area on site and construction of a purpose built student accommodation development (including use as tourist or visitor accommodation outside the academic term) comprising:

  • 221 no. student bedspaces (including 10 no. studios), all within a part single storey, part 4 no. storey and part 6 no. storey ‘U’-Shaped building;
  • The building is single to 4 no. storeys along the southern boundary (with roof terraces at 4th floor level) and part 5 and 6 storeys along Goatstown Road (with set backs) and boundary to the north (with roof terrace at 5th floor level fronting onto Goatstown Road);
  • Amenity space equating to c. 2,025 sqm is provided across the site consisting of c. 1,516 sqm of external amenity in the form of a central courtyard at ground level and roof terraces at 4th and 5th floor levels;
  • Internal amenity space equating to c. 509 sqm is provided in the form of 2 no. ground floor lounge/study areas, kitchen/tearoom, laundry, and concierge/office space;
  • Provision of 210 no. bicycle parking spaces distributed within the central courtyard (stacked parking with glass roof cover) and adjacent to the front boundary (north);
  • Provision for 6 no. carparking spaces comprising 2 no. disabled parking spaces and 4 no. setdown parking spaces adjacent to the front entrance to the site;
  • Vehicular access to the site is via Goatstown Road from 2 no. entrance points [reduction from 3 no. entrances currently];
  • Ancillary single storey ESB substation and switch room and refuse store are provided at ground level;
  • Provision of surface water and underground attenuation and all ancillary site development works including site wide landscaping works, lighting, planting and boundary treatments.