Apartment building could rise to 11 storeys
AN application has been made to increase the size of the new apartment building at Mill Lane and the Bridge of Peace to 11 storeys.
The building was originally 10 storeys, but the developers, Urban Life, are seeking to add a storey to that.
The developer says the proposal results in an increase of 700mm or 1.9% in the height of the permitted development at its highest point.
The additional floor is achieved primarily by way of reducing the floor to ceiling height for each of the floors within trhe development. They say there is no change in terms of townscape and visual impact
Urban Life Developments got permission on the site, known as No.s 1 & 2 Mill Lane, Trinity Street and R132 Bridge of Peace, overlooking the River Boyne and including a
pedestrian link beneath the Bridge of Peace to Fr. Connolly Way.
Their proposal states, ‘ The proposed development consists of an increase in the height and variations to the external and internal design and layout of the permitted apartment building resulting in an increase in the number of storeys from 10 as permitted to 11 storeys, comprising ten storeys of apartments and a lower ground floor level comprising an undercroft car park and communal facilities, an increase in the number of apartments from 41 to 49 in a mix of 27 one-bed and 22 two-bed apartment types.
‘ The area previously allocated to a laundry is no proposed as a management office. The proposed development also provides for a single storey stand alone ESB substation, in addition to all associated site development works.’
The number of car parking spaces and upgrade proposals for Mill Lane itself and the pedestrian link under the Bridge of Peace permitted under planning are unaltered.