PA0043 SUB JEAN EARLY+JOHN LANE.pdf

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Your Ref:

Jean Early John Lane

11 McDowell Avenue

Ceannt Fort

Mount Brown

Dublin 8

8th October 2015

Dear Sir/Madam,

Re:

Health Infrastructure Development comprising National Paediatric

Hospital, Innovation Centre and Family Accommodation Unit at

St

James' Hospital Campus, Satellite Centres at Tallaght Connolly

Hospitals and Construction Compound at Davitt Road, Dublin.

An

Bord Pleamila has received your recent submission

in

relation

to

the above mentioned proposed development

and will

take

it into consideration

in

its determinationof the matter. A receipt for

the

fee lodged

is

enclosed.

The Board will revert to you

in

due course with regard to the matter.

Please be advised that copies

of

aU submissions observations received in relation to the application will be made

available for public inspection at

the

offices of Dublin City Council, Fingal County Council

and

South Dublin County

Council and at

the

offices of

An

Bord Pleamila when they have been processed by

the

Board.

If you have any queries in the meantime please contact the undersigned officer

of

the Board. Please quote the above

mentioned

An

Bord Pleamila reference number

in

any correspondence

or

telephone contact with the Board.

Yours faithfully,

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Our Ref: 29N.PA0043

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19 20 Earlsfort Terrace

Dublin 2

5th October

2015

Dear Sir,

Re: Health Infrastructure Development comprising National Paediatric

Hospital, Innovation Centre and Family Accommodation Unit at St

James' Hospital Campus, Satellite Centres at Tallaght Connolly

Hospitals and Construction Compound at Davitt

Road

, Dublin.

An Bord Pleamila

Enclosed for your information is a copy of submission(s) received by the Board in relation

to

the above mentioned

proposed development.

Ifyou have any queries

in

relation to the matter please contact the undersigned officer

of

the Board.

Please quote the above mentioned An Bord Pleam11a reference number

in

any correspondence or telephone contact with

the Board.

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Chief Executive Officer

Dublin City Council

Civic Offices

Wood Quay

Dublin 8

5th October 2015

Dear Sir/Madam,



James' Hospital Campus, Satellite Centres at Tallaght & Connolly


Enclosed for your infonnation are two copiesof submissions received by the Board in relation to the above mentioned


Please ensure that a copy ofeach submission

is

available for public inspection at the offices of he planning authority.

If you have any queries in relation to this matter please contact the undersigned officer of the Board. Please quote the

above mentioned An Bord

Pleamila

reference number in any correspondence or telephone contact with the Board.

Yours faithfully,

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Fingal County Council

County Hall

Main Street

Swords

County Dublin

5th October 2015

Dear Sir/Madam,



James' Hospital Campus, Satellite Centres

at

Tallaght Connolly


Enclosed for your infonnation are two copies

of

submissions received by the Board in relation to the above mentioned


Please ensure that a copyof each submission is available for public inspection at the offices of the planning authority.

If you have any queries in relation to this matter please contact the undersigned officer of the Board. Please quote the

above mentioned

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Chief Executive Officer

South Dublin County Council

County Hall

Tallaght

Dublin 24

5th October 2015

Dear Sir/Madam,



James Hospital Campus, Satellite Centres at Tallaght Connolly


An Bord Pleanala

Enclosed for your infonnation are two copies of submissions received by the Board in relation to the above mentioned


Please ensure that a copy ofeach submission is available for public inspection at the offices of he planning authority.

If you have any queries in relation to this matter please contact the undersigned officer

of

the Board. Please quote the

above mentioned

An

Bord Pleamila reference number in any correspondenceor telephone contact with the Board.

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An Bord Pleanala

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Case reference: PL29N.PA0043

Jean Early John lane

11

McDowell Ave,

Ceannt Fort, Mount Brown,

Dublin 8.

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Health Infrastructure Development compr ising National Paediatric Hospital,

Innovation Centre and Family Accommodation Unit at StJames Hospital

Campus, Satellite Centres

at

Tallaght and Connolly and Construction Compound

at Davi tt Road, Dublin.

Dear Sir

or

Madam

Please find attached a copy of our submission in relation to the proposed application

Pl29N.PA0043.

We

would appreciate the opportunity

of

clarifying and expanding on the attached report at

an oral hearing.

The relevant fee of 50 is enclosed.

Yours Sincerely

Jean Early, MRIAI


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Contents

1.0 SUMMARY

3

2.0 ZONING DEVELOPMENT PLAN 6

3.0 TRANSITION WITH RESIDENTIAL ZONE 10

4.0 TRAFFIC SITE ACCESS 11

5.0 CAR PARKING

5

6.0 HELICOPTER LANDING PAD 16

7.0 SCALE, HEIGHT FORM

7

8.0 CONSTRUCTION IMPACT

22

9.0

IMPACT ON RESIDENTIAL AMENTITIES

22

10.0 SITE EXPANSION

23

11 .0 FUTURE SITE MASTER PLAN

24

12.0

PROPOSED OPEN SPACES

24

13.0

DOLPHINS REPORT ALTERNATE SITES

24

14 .0

COMMUNITY GAINS

25

15.0

RESIDENTS PARTICIPATION

25

16.0 AN BOARD PLEANALA INSPECTORS REPORT: 26

17.0

CONCLUSION

29

18.0 APPENDIX 1

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Case reference: PL29N.PA0043

Health Infrastructure Development

comprising

National Paediatric

Hospital, Innovation Centre and Family Accommodation Unit

at

t

James' Hospital Campus, Satellite Centres

at

Tallaght and Connolly and

Construction Compound

at

Davi tt Road, Dublin.

1.0 SUMMARY

Rev A

We are residents of Ceannt Fort (Zone Z2 Conservation area) and would like to state

that we are in favour of a project which will brings together three existing children's

hospitals: Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin, Temple Street Children's

University Hospital and the National Children's Hospital at Tallaght Hospital under

one roof as it benefits the entire country and most importantly the Children

of

the

Nation.

However our concerns relate to the proposed St James Hospital location as the

proposed scheme is way over sized for the available site and will have a detrimental

impact on our neighbourhood from both a planning and amenity point of view,

building heights, site density and traffic volumes. Our concerns include, but are not

limited to, restricted access, noise pollution, helicopter Pad, transportation, limited

parking, no Maternity Co-Location, lack of expansion space on site and the

misinformation given to the general public in relation to this scheme

This Planning Application is egregiously misleading to the General public, to the local

neighbours, the Minister of Health and to An Board Panela. Throughout the design

process and as part of this application the Design Team and The National Paediatric

Hospital Development Board has continually referred to this project as being 7 stories

high (above 3 Basement levels) when it is in fact 8 stories high (above 3 Basement

levels).

We believe that The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board have been

wilfully and deliberately negligent by talking down the scale extent of the scheme

and telling the general public and An Board Pleanala Inspector, Kevin Moore, that the

scheme Is only 7 stories high (with a 3 storey basement) and publishing same on

their web site. The submitted Planning documentation refers to a 7 storey building at

its highest in the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Even Minister Leo

Varadkar's own web page and his public launch, along with many interviews, all refer

to the New Children's Hospital as a 7-Storey Building.

Because the general public and neighbours read this they have been d irected to

deliberate untruth. Thus all notification for this hospital including press statements

and Ministers statements are fatally flawed and contrary to the provisions of the

planning statue and regulations .

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Early & John Lane

We would ask, as a minimum, that the planning process be restarted with

truthful information regarding the height of the

facility

and that all publication

material be withdraw and corrected, including Minister's statements.

Because

of

the misleading information regarding

total

building height, we have

no faith in The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board planning

submittal and would ask what other untruths lie within this planning

application?

See a copy

of

the building sections as submitted below with each floor level where

we have added the number

of

each floor in red.

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1.1 Extract from the Pre Planning Consultation with An Board Pleanala:

Inspectors Report Ref PL29N.PC0158

by

Kevin Moore dated uly 2015

2.3 The proposed development now comprises:

A 473 bed children's hospital at St. James's Hospital campus. Dub

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8 forming a 7-storey structure over three basement levels on a site of

4.85 hectares, comprising approximately 122,727 square metres gross

floor area (exclusive of approximately 30,000 square metres of

basement car parking),

A Children's Hospital Satellite Centre at Connolly Hospital campus,

Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, comprising approximately 5,000 square

metres gross floor area and forming a 3-storey building

to

the front

of

the existing structure.

PL 29N.PC0158

An Bord Pleanala

Pace

3

ofl

See Appendix 1 for references In the EIS, The NCH Website,

Public

Site Notices,

Minister of Health Website (Leo Varadkar) and various Interviews all stating the

building

is

7 stories.

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For reasons outlined below we would propose that a swap is done and that the

satellite unit proposed for Connolly Hospital site is constructed at St James Hospital

and the new NCH is relocated to the greenfield Connolly site which offers unlimited

site expansion potential with no enabling works requirements. This site has a low

planning risk as set out in The Dolphin Report, Further assessment of planning

issues in relation to proposed sites: Report submitted to Dr. James Reilly T.D.,

Minister for Health, by Simon Clear and John Martin: 19 October 2012.

Alternately, if the Government are set in keeping the site in the city centre I Dublin 8

the entire NCH Building could move to the Coombe site as there is adequate land for

development, parking, future expansion, contractors compound and more importantly

an existing functioning Maternity Hospital. This site also got rated as a low planning

risk in the Dolphin Report.

2.0 ZONING DEVELOPMENT PLAN

.

Rev A

Ceannt Fort Residential Estate is zoned

Z2

under the current Dublin City

Development Plan 2011-2017 which states To protect and/or improve the amenities

o residential conservation areas

St. James Hospital site is Zoned Z15 under the current Dublin City Development Plan

2011-2017 which states To protect for institutional, educational, recreational,

community, green infrastructure health uses.

Chapter 3 of the EIS Section 3.5.1.2 states: In relation to Z2 zoned lands it

is

the

policy

of

Dublin City Council to

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...

protect the special character

o

the city's

conservation areas through

the

application

o

the policies, standards and guiding

principles on building heights,

and to

protect and conserve the special interest and

character o Architectural Conservation Areas and Conservation Areas in the

development management process.

Ceannt Fort is a 100 year old housing estate which is referenced during the 1916

risings, when Eamonn Ceannt and his Comrades were located on the adjacent site

of

the current St James Hospital and where fighting occurred at both the current Rialto

Gates and the proposed

CRJC

Building

over

looking James Street. The Ceannt Fort

Estate, formally known as the McCaffery Estate, was the first public housing estate in

the country designed by Architect T J Byrne. Next year is the Centenary

of

the 1916

rising and the Ceannt Fort Community will be heavily involved in the celebration of

the 1916/2016 centenary anniversary. We are of the opinion that the proposed

development does NOTHING to protect the special character of our estate as

required under the development plan.

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2 1 SITE BOUNDARIES

We

wish to question the site boundaries as set out for this proposed development.

The boundary, per the drawings, conflicts with the planning compliance schedule as

referenced

in

section 2.2 below. There is a lack of clarity as to what area sizes are

relevant. Currently the area

of

the red line on the site plan is larger than the areas

used in the planning calculations and the planning report. Could the board please

determine what is the legal and validated document we should assess the figures

against?

2.2 PLOT RATIO

The Plot ratio for St. James Hospital site under the current Dublin City Development

Plan 2011-2017 is to be between 0.5-2.5

The submitted Planning Report Section 15.4.1.2 Policy Compliance (Table 8 Policy

Compliance Schedule) states:

The new children's hospital building, including the family accommodation unit

(excluding the Children's Research and Innovation Centre), measures 92,031sq.m.

(above ground) on

a

site of 48,350 sq.m., which results

in

a

plot ratio of 1.

90

f

the basement areas were included

the

floorspace figure would rise to 122,472

sq.m. and give

a

plot ratio

of

2.5.

t

should be noted, however, that as

a

measure

of

density, plot ratio is concerned with volume and

is

designed to control the bulk and

mass ofbuildings, therefore, it relates primarily to those

areas

that are above ground

level

We contend that as the basement (all 3 levels) is ground level for part of the site at

Mount Brown

it

MUST be included

in

the calculations giving the ratio of 2.5 which is

the maximum allowed and does not facilitate any future expansion which will make

the plot ratio non compliant. See Photo below

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The Plot Ratio for the CRIC Building was not included in the Planning Documents .

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2.3 SITE COVERAGE

The maximum allowable site coverage for St. James Hospital site under the current

Dublin City Development Plan 2011-2017 is 50

The submitted Planning Report Section 15.4.1 .2 Policy Compliance (Table 8 Policy

Compliance Schedule) states:

MResiduaf ground floor area is 20 305sq.

m

which gives

a

site coverage

of42%

The raised Meadow Gardens needs to be included in this figure (future site

expansion area) as from the image below it is raised and should be noted as part of

the site coverage which would increase the published figure.

The black line below denotes the ground foot print

of

the buildings including the

elevated Meadow Garden.

The Site Coverage for the CRIC Building was not included in the Planning

Documents.

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2.4 OPEN SPACE

The Open Space requirements for St. James Hospital site under the current Dublin

City Development Plan 2011-2017 is 25% open space.

The submitted Planning Report Section 15.4.1 .2 Policy Compliance (Table 6 Policy

Compliance Schedule) states :

Ground

floor

open space area is 9,000sq.m. with accessible open space at all levels

t

13,000sq.m.,

or

27%, with

a

total

of

22,000sq.m

of

open space

t

all levels

We note that the open spaces as calculated in the planning submittal appear to take

in the Luas track

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park which is not currently in the owner ship of StJames Hospital.

When Phase 2 gets constructed the open space of the Meadow Garden will

disappear.

The Open Space for the CRIC Building was not included in the Planning Documents .

2.5 BUILDING HEIGHTS

The current maximum allowable height for St. James Hospital site under the current

Dublin City Development Plan 2011-2017 is 7 stories 26M above ground level.

The proposed scheme

is

for an 8-storey building above ground level with an overall

height to the top

of

the ridge level

of

34.95m (Ordnance Datum 55.95), almost 7

meters taller than currently allowed in the Development Plan. The stacks on top of

this structure add another 3 meters to the height.

When you measure the building from Mount Brown, the new proposed site entrance,

the building rises to stories above the existing houses along the street

as

level

B02 (the basement level 3 stories below the Ground floor level 00) is aprox 1.2m

above the existing street level. From Mount Brown , this will mean the development is

aprox. 46m tall. Currently the scheme is set back from the street but once the

Hospital expansion space is developed over the Meadow Garden , the building will

loom 10

or

stories above street level.

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3.0 TRANSITION WITH RESIDENTIAL ZONE

Rev A

The Development Plan, Section 15.9 TRANSITIONAL ZONE AREAS states

~ t h t the

land-use zoning objectives and control standards show the boundaries between

zones.

While

the zoning objectives and development management standards

indicate the different uses permitted in each zone,

it

is important to avoid abrupt

transitions

in

scale and use zones. In dealing with development proposals in these

contiguous transitional zone areas, it is necessary to avoid developments which

would be detrimental to the amenities of the more environmentally sensitive

zone.

For instance, in zones abutting residential areas

or

abutting residential development

within predominately mixed-use zones, particular attention must be paid to the

use

scale, density and design of development proposals and to landscaping and

screening proposals in order to protect the amenities of esidential properties.

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consider that this development does not take this into consideration. Along the

perimeter

of

the site existing trees, which were identified as aiding to the transition

between the smaller buildings allowed for in 2009 are no longer accommodated in

the plans. The abrupt changes

of

scale to the new Hospital and its adjacency to the

low

rise housing stock means this criteria has been ignored. For example see the

before

&

after view

of

O'Reilly Avenue.

O'Reilly Avenue Before

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John Lane

4.0 TRAFFIC SITE ACCESS

Rev A

At the moment the local road network is at capacity. The additional traffic

generated by both the construction works and the new development, once

operational, will push the roads to the limit. It is not unusual for the traffic to be at a

standstill during rush hours especially when there are concerts in IMMA,

Kilmainham where local road closures are imposed.

4 1

ST. JAMES MAIN HOSPITAL ENTRANCE

All traffic going to St. James Hospital will in future have to enter exit James

Street thus increasing the traffic flow on in James Street and Mount Brown and

adding to the flow in James Street and the area in general. Has this been taken

into account in the traffic planning module as the figures in the report don't seem to

reflect this?

Junction 13:St James's Hospital Main Entrance

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As stated in the planning application there will be no through traffic between the

New Children's Hospital and St. James Hospital, except for Buses and

Ambulances. The consequence of this is that ALL traffic for Dublin South South

East will have to exit St. James Hospital and turn left onto Mount Brown and

towards the junction to proceed onto the Canal via Suir Road (where they will meet

the construction traffic for the NCH during the construction phase) . This traffic will

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&

John Lane

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be

additional to the existing daily traffic and will also encounter the traffic entering

the NCH car park on Mount Brown. This will increase the traffic on Mount Brown.

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traffic leaving St. James Hospital for the N4IN6 will now have to turn right onto

James Street and left at the junction of James Street Bowe Lane Stephens Hill

(Crossing the Luas Line) and go on to the Concolbert Road Chapelizod bypass

and on to the N41N6

The total number

of

patients attending St. James Hospital per their annual report is

400,000 annually. The projected figure for the new Children's Hospital is 368,438

annually. The total figure for both hospitals will be 768,438 annually. That's three

quarter of a million people into this confined area of the city. The above figures

exclude visitors to both hospitals

and

do not include the planned Maternity Hospital

and significant increase in patient treatment proposed as a result of St. James

Hospital proposed expansion plans as set out in this application.

4.2 CEANNT FORT ENTRANCE

The new proposed Left turn only lane from the main entrance to St. James Hospital

main entrance is going to be detrimental to the Residents of Ceannt Fort who will

be trying to enter exit the estate. Currently there is usually a break

in

the traffic

when the Luas enters the hospital site

as

the tram traffic lights turn red to stop the

cars. If this new filter Jane is added at St James entrance there will be no break in

the traffic to allow cars

in

and out of this established entrance. We would request

that a more detailed analysis

of

the traffic count is developed as the figures in the

report don't reflect this change in traffic routes.

4.3 TRAFFIC COUNTS

See the appeal lodged by SCR Kilmainham Residents for an analysis of the traffic

data.

The cumulative impact of other large developments

in

the area has not been

considered in relation to traffic such as Diageo, new student housing and other

major developments in the area. We would request that

an

expert on traffic attends

the oral hearing to provide certainty with this application in relation to the traffic.

4.4 NO BUS LANES

StJames

Hospital is the only city centre hospital which has NO BUS LANES on its

approach to either entrance which could facilitate ambulance access. As the

existing road network is so narrow there is no chance of installing same either.

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September 2015. In this instance the only way the ambulance could get through

the traffic, which was at a standstill, was for the cars to mount the narrow footpaths

to give it access to the St. James Hospital Site.

PHOTO 4: Ambulance trying to

pass

traffic which Is

at

standstill at

Mount

Brown

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September 2015 @4.16pm

4.5 PROPOSED ENTRANCE TO MOUNT BROWN I CONSTRUCTION ACCESS

We would like to request that a traffic expert attends the oral hearing to provide

certainty with this application in relation to the carrying capacity and cumulative effect

the new site entrance will have on this application. This proposed entrance will serve

the new energy centre located in the basement and

it

is hard to see how the large

trucks shown on the Basement plan drawing no. NPH A BDP Pl 82 00 1201 can turn into

this entrance

in

one swing. It isn't possible for a large delivery truck to turn in while

one is exiting and this should be shown on the drawings .

We

believe that the existing

buildings on either side of the new entrance present a restricted view to the street.

This entrance is also the main entrance for cars entering

I

exiting the car park and

these cross over with the trucks and the pedestrians. There is currently no proposal

to have any signals at this entrance. This is going to be problematic for cars trying to

ex t from the existing roads which are close by leading to Ceannt Fort and Brookfield.

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The road at this location is liable to flood and is considered a high flood risk area.

The local houses along this street can no longer get insurance to protect against

flood damage. Should there be another flood there

is

a good chance that the

proposed basement may

get

flooded, as this is the location

of

the proposed energy

centre, which will be powering up both NCH SJH we would have to question the

wisdom of locating an Engery Centre underground in a flood risk area?

Bad and all as the new entrance will be when operational how will this narrow

entrance cater for the construction traffic which is scheduled to enter exit from this

route? The volume of construction traffic proposed in the EIS reports will have the

road at Mount Brown at a standstill.

The seperate services

dr

awings submitted as part of this application show the new

gas mains located at this entrance with a gas skid located along the foot path to

the left hand side of the ramp. Due to the size and location of the new proposal the

existing site gas mains are

to

be

dug up and relocated. This will add schedule

delay and cost impact to the project.

The existing water mains on site serving SJH also has to

be

diverted. A new water

mains for SJH plus a separate supply for the NCH, both with their own dedicated

water meters, are also to be located at the new entrance ramp connecting with the

public water mains along Mount Brown Road .

The existing Driminagh sewer which runs through the site has to be diverted to

accommodate the new NCH footprint. This new connection will also

be

located at

the new Mount Brown ramp exit on the main road. New connections are also

proposed on Mount Brown Road for the new sewers accommodating the both the

NCH and the diverted SJH drainage.

The question is how can all

of

these service elements be constructed while at the

same time a site construction access is operational to construct the building at this

narrow entrance? Has a detailed constructability review been held and just what

schedule impact will this have on the project?

How will the required road closure be accommodated during these road works?

Has the impact of the additional cars been accounted for from the St. James

entrance as the internal through road will be closed during this period?

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4.6 ACCESS TO THE CRIC SITE

During the construction phase the problem arises of entry to the CRIC site. This has

not been addressed fully. The options for building material-carrying trucks are limited.

Either the trucks access the site via the main James

St

entrance, hugely disruptive to

normal patient access, or an entry is forged in the gap at the limit of the proposed

structure at James St and the boundry wall of No.1 McDowell Avenue, which is

located at a bend in the road and will block the line of vision for cars exiting Ceannt

Fort.

5.0 CAR PARKING

Rev A

Car parking on the St. James Hospital site is already beyond capacity.

Section

2

Table 2.2, of the Design Report states that there will be 48 no Disabled

Parking Spaces

and

952 no car parking spaces (Total 1000) provided

as

part of

this Development. The reality is that there are only to be 420 NEW spaces as part

of the development as an existing 540 spaces currently serving

StJames

Hospital

and the Trinity Research Centre are to be removed as part of

the demolition works

required to prepare the site to receive the new National Children's Hospital. This is

wholly in adequate to service the proposed new development and will impact the

functionally of the existing hospital. But of even great concern is the effect on the

local residents in our estate who currently have h t a f L a n d l t i s i t o r : s = a ~ i l i n g

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of free parking in our streets blocking access to houses and taking the residents

parking spaces.

We are currently plagued by staff and visitors to the hospital parking on our streets.

As it is such an old estate the streets are very narrow and can't take the capacity

of

the additional cars. The streets are so narrow that Dublin City Council have said

that paid residents parking cannot be put

in

place.

St James Hospital currently has aprox. has 4,500 staff and the new Children's

Hospital will bring an additional 2,300 staff to the site. Applying the standard

parking needs of a modern hospital, the St. James site before factoring in the

parking needs

of

an onsite maternity hospital, Trinity Research and Educational

facility, relocation

of

S

t.

Luke's hos

pi

tal and the expansion

of

the adult hospital as

indicated in the Site Capacity study submitted by the NPHDB requires in excess

of

6,000 parking spaces to accommodate staff, visitors and pa tients. Dublin City

Council has limited the total number to 2,000 spaces

for

the entire site due to the

inadequacy

of

the local road network.

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great concern to us also is the proposed new entrance from Mount Brown to the

proposed Basement Carpark as the roads are busy at the best

of

times along here

and won't be able to take the additional cars waiting to turn

in

out of the proposed

new entrance. See Section 5 above.

The traffic plans are completely unrealistic: Page 24

of

the Draft Site Capacity

Study: ... t is envisaged that the staff modal split would reduce from 27% by car to

the campus following the completion

of

the new children's hospital to 23% by car

following the construction

of

the Maternity Hospital including the retention

of

the

outpatient department on campus...

w

and further that " .... should the expansion of

the campus development as set out in the Draft Site Capacity Study be fully

realised then that staff modal split would reduce to 18% ....". Where do these

figures generate from? It should be noted that currently 77%

of

staff at Crumlin

hospital bring their cars to work. Many live beyond the Luas line and the Luas is

currently packed during peak rush hours.

75% of children attending hospital for specialist consultant care come from outside

the MSO They account for half of day cases and one third of all admissions. These

are the sickest children of all and yet these are the children that will be most

inconvenienced if the New Children's Hospital is built in James'. Emergency access

is

also compromised for children coming by ambulance as the difference

of

20

minutes in traffic can be the difference between life and death

6.0 HELICOPTER LANDING PAD

Rev A

We have a genuine concern in relation

to

the proposed location of the new

Helicopter Pad and its proximity to the adjacent residential units because

of

the

noise and the light pollution during night operations.

It

is recommended that

Helipads are best located at Ground Level but because

of

the over development

of

the site there is no free space at ground level. The site proposed for the helicopter

pad is on the roof of the fourth floor, right in fronl.

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be scary for the kids at night) and adjacent to the overhead wires for the Luas

below. By locating the heliport above ground level only helicopters with

Performance Class 1 capability are permitted to land at or take-off from elevated

heliports.

The provision

of

Rescue and Fire Fighting Services (RFFS)

at

elevated heliports is

mandatory. We are aware

of

Dublin City Fire Brigade concerns regarding attending

an emergency situation at sites above ground level as their access is compromised

at that location.

As the helipad is located in a congested area we note the requirement for sufficient

open space

in

case a forced landing is required. This has not been provided

in

the

current scheme. All the above will add to the project costs.

Can the NCH confirm that the Heliport is designed to the standards outlined in

OAM No. 08/00 (Irish Aviation Authority)? How many flights are proposed weekly?

Could a member of the Irish Aviation Authority attend the oral hearing to provide

certainty with this application?

7.0 SCALE, HEIGHT FORM

Rev A

7 1 New Children's Hospital (NCH)

This Development will have a significant impact on the quality

of

life

to

the local

residents living beside the development especially those living in Ceannt Fort. It

also has a negative impact on the residents of SCR, Brookfield Road, Cameron

Square, Faulkner Terrace, St John Terrace, Old Mount Brown, Rialto and St

James Walk.

The bulk and masking of the buildings completely over shadow the dwellings and

will ruin the existing quaint character of our beautiful estate. All houses will be

completely over looked and will have no privacy at all. Of even greater concern is

the proposed construction

of

a 3 storey basement and the possible structural

damage it will have on the adjoining properties. As well as the basement, it is

proposed to reroute the existing Driminagh sewer along with the existing

drainage to the existing Adult Hospital, existing ESB power supply, existing gas

mains along the rear

of

O'Reilly Avenue. The new drainage required to serve the

NCH will also be located here as will the new underground, 3m high, service

tunnel to link to the existing Energy Centre.

The existing main hospital road is to be rerouted and shall run along the rear of

O'Reilly Avenue. This will serve as the main access to the current Adult A E

along with the New Children's Hospital A E. It is also the proposed route for

Dublin bus and passengers on the top deck will be able to see into the rear

of

the

houses.

At the public reviews the size and

l_ocation

of the proposed expansion sites over

the Meadow Garden arid the A E drop

off

area was never discussed. A

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proposed 6 storey structure in this area will completely block off the day light to

the houses on O'Reilly Avenue and Cameron Square.

These and further issues shall be addressed as part

of

a future joint Residents

observation.

Note:

Clinical & Medical Argument against Tri-location shall be subject of a

separate observation by qualified Medical Professionals.

7.2 New Research Centre (CRIC)

In

the

Dublin City Council Development Pan 2011-2017

the

prosed CRIT

site along with

our street of houses on McDowell Avenue are located

in

a

zone of Archaeological Interest

This development is to be located to the rear of our house on McDowell Avenue

in Ceannt Fort. No consideration appears to have been given to the design which

shoehorns these oversized buildings into this ancient and historical site.

We

are

incensed to see that in the Archology report there

is

no reference

to

the part

these buildings played in the 1916 rising (as occupied

by

Eammon Ceannt) and

that no consideration was made to incorporate part of the existing

a ~ a d e

fronting

James Street in to the proposed design.

No consultation with the Residents prior to lodging the application took place as

the first time the drawings were ever revealed publicly was on Thursday

6th

August 2015 prior to lodging the application the following Monday

1Oth

August

2015.

Section 3 1 of the Design Report states

The design

of

the building has been developed in response to the site

context, the proposed integration with the surrounding buildings and the

requirements

of

the brieF

This

is

absolutely

NOT

the case when you look

at

the scale and adjacency of the

domestic houses that this development over shadows. The proposed

development is only located 1.89m from the existing boundary wall and less than

5m from the gable wall to house no. 1 McDowell Avenue. There is also an infill

building built against the boundary wall. Apart from complete loss of privacy, as

windows on 3 levels overlook the properties, there is also the issue of loss of

light due the massing and scale

of

the proposed building.

The

proposal shows

that the gas cylinders, waste tanks, labs waste

etc

is all to be located between

the new buildings and the existing houses. This is not acceptable due to the risk

of

explosions and the additional noise that will be generated due to waste gas

. delivery collection.

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The existing boundary wall between the site and the houses along McDowell

Avenue is

an

historical artefact and must be protected. There is great concert

that this could be damaged during the basement excavation works. There is no

reference in the report as to how they plan to mitigate against this. This wall is

over 200 years old and was the boundary wall to the South Dublin Union

separating it from Cut Throat Alley which is now the rear gardens to McDowell

Avenue.

The proposed new pedestrian access off James Street is,arso a grave cause

of

concern as it opens up the rear of the houses to the general public and is a

security risk.

Many of the residents living in 1-7 McDowell Avenue work shift hours and how

can this be accommodated during construction?

No

Conditioning Survey was offered to the residents of McDowell Avenue which

is surprising as these properties have a higher risk of structural damage due to

the proximity of the development than the houses along Cameron Square

&

O'Reilly Avenue.

These and other issues have been addressed as part of a McDow.ell Avenue

Residents observation submission.

Photo 1 Existing view of CRIC site

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Photo 3: Former Entrance to St James Hospital

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7.3 Family Accommodation Unit (FAU)

This development is to be located at the current Rialto entrance. There are

serious concerns from the residents on Brookfield and SCR roads in relation to

overlooking.

The following FAU Drawings are missing their North points:

FAU Site Plan Dwg No NPH-A-BDP-PL-00-FA-1100

FAU Level 00 plan Dwg No NPH-A-BDP-PL-00-FA-1200

FAU Level 1 Floor Plan Dwg No NPH-A-BDP-PL,-01-FA-12 1

FAU Level 02 Floor Plan Dwg No NPH-A-BDP-PL-02-FA-1202



FAU Level LG Floor Plan Dwg No NPH-A-BDP-PL-LG-FA-1205

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these drawings had been lodged with the Local Authority, Dublin City

Council

in

their

current state, I believe the Planning Application would have

been invalidated.

7.4 Tallaght Hospital Satellite

Unit

Why are the board going to the expense

of

building a new Satellite Unit when

they could easily use the existing Children's Hospital Building on site for this

purpose saving

millions

of

Euros in the process?

7.5 Connol ly Hospital Satellite

Unit

We

would propose that the function, scale and size

of

the Satellite unit is more

appropriate to the current NCH site

at StJames

Hospital

as

per our comments

above.

7.6 Davitt Road Construction Compound

We are most concerned at the additional impact the traffic on the roads will have

on the local residents

due

to the off-site location

of

the Contractors compound.

f

there was sufficient site capacity

at

St. James Hospital there would be no need

to have the expense and logistical nightmare of an off-site Contractors

Compound. Both the Coombe site and Connelly Hospital site, as referenced in

our introduction, would have the capacity to host the Contractors Compound

thus saving costs and schedule due to added travel times. These concerns have

been addressed

as

part

of

a SCR Kilmainham Residents observation

submission.

A new Apartment development has just got planning permission beside this site

at Davitt Road. Have any allowance been made to the traffic calculations as this

development will be on site during the period that all the NCH traffic will be to

and fro from the site.

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8.0 CONSTRUCTION IMPACT

These and other issues have been addressed as part of the local Residents

observation submission and will be developed for the oral hearing.

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9 1 Day light

The proposed new buildings on the

StJames

Campus do impact the existing

housing adjacent to the various developments. The loss of light will severely

impact the resident's quality

of

life as well as increase their utility bills as it will

be necessary to use more artificial lighting. The single shadow study done for

the main NCH does not show the true impact as a single day in September

was selected and this would not illustrate the worst impact. Ref. Appendix

4:1

Overview

of

Long List Design Options

No similar study, using a visual model, was done for the houses at McDowell

Avenue which will be in shade due to the proposed CRIC building.

We

would

ask that his be carried out at monthly intervals for 12 months of the year.

9 2 Sett lement & Damage to housing

Could the Board explain why some houses had a survey and others were

ignored? What Is the Boards legal obligation in relation to same? Is there a

conflict of interest

in

appointing the Structural Engineers for the project to take

on these surveys?

9.3 Noise

The noise generated during construction will be unbearable to the local

residents if current form is anything to

go

by. So far as part of the site survey

piling works have taken place after normal working hours as have drain

surveys. The generation of extra traffic caused by an off-site Contractors

compound will add to this problem. The Board have noted on some plans the

location

of

noise monitors but we wish to know how will the residents be able

to access the data from them? Should the noise level exceed the permissible

allowed what action will be taken and by whom?

9 4 Light pollution

The proposed scheme involves lighting up the site like a Christmas tree.

The new Hospital Building has down lighters along the perimeter of the

building and at all the entrances. Also each

of

the roof gardens are to be lit

up. Lighting at roof garden level consists of Type H In-ground up-light

luminaire LED, dimmable with colour change capability. Reference drawing

no. NPH-E-ARUP-DR-XX-ST-1002 for details.

Lighting is proposed along the new road which runs behind

tl:le

rear of houses

at O'Reilly Avenue. These consist of Type A along road- both sides 6m pole

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Reference Drawing no. NPH-E-ARUP-DR-XX-ST-1001. The new proposed

boundary wall

is

aprox

2m

high so light will shine over this wall into the rear

of the houses on O'Reilly Avenue.

The lighting scheme to the to courtyard

of

CRIC Buildings consists

of

Type L

8m pole top luminaire LED controlled light distribution, dimmable Type B

4m pole top luminaire LED, 100 DLOR, dimmable. These will shine into the

rear of the adjoining dwellings on McDowell Avenue over the existing back

garden wall.

Ref Drawing no. CRIV NPH-E-ARUP-DR-XX-RB-1001.

The elevated Helipad will also contribute greatly to the light pollution when in

use.

9.5 Traffic

See Section 4.0 above

There is currently no Taxi Rank in St James Hospital as this was removed

about 5 years ago.

9.6 Vermin infestation

Residents have grave concerns that once the works start on site demolition,

rerouting the sewers and the basement construction there will be an invasion

of rodents and other vermin into the adjoining residences and in to the adult

hospital buildings causing a genuine health risk to the public and patients. We

have not seen anywhere in the documents how the board plan

to

control this

and what mitigating procedures are planned to be put in place. This is

currently a major issue for the residents close to the MISA building which is

under construction on the St. James's Hospital site. Dublin City Council are

fighting a losing. battle in attempting

to

deal with this issue as they are

so

under staffed.

9.7

Aspergillus/Legionnaires

Disease

We would like to know what specific mitigation actions are planned for the

safety of local residents as well as hospital patients for the extended duration

of this excavation work. Also, as an Asthma sufferer, what plans are in place

to limit the dust on site?

10.0 SITE EXPANSION

Rev A

The proposed site expansion of min 20 will severely impact the current building

design both functionally and visually as the current design does not lend its self to

expansion. But worse

than

that will be the detrimental impact it will have

on

the

adjoining houses and the Residents quality of life as basically the site capacity is

too small. There would be serious constructability issues too for both the patients in

the NCH, the adult

St. James Hospital and the local residents as the current

proposed construction entrance will by then be operational as a main access route

to the basement car par for patients and visitors. This access also is the

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underground at the lowest basement level. This FM facility serves the entire St

James Campus not just the NCH. The Meadow Garden, on which a 6 7 storey

structure over is surrounded on 3 sides by the main road which serves the entire

campus, main bus route and access to both the children's and adults A E .

We note that there are no plans to increase the parking by 20% due to the lack of

space on site again supporting our argument that the site is unsuitable and too

small for its proposed use.

11.0 FUTURE SITE MASTER PLAN

We note the future development plans included in

th

is document relating to the

development of St. James's Hospital. We question the correctness of building the

National Children's Hospital in a constrained site that will be a construction site for

many years to come. The size of the proposed development for St. James's Adult

Hospital, identified as part of this submission is indeed staggering. It will lead

to

several years of construction activity, and based on the lorry movements planned

for this phase, the level of construction traffic that will be generated and the

resultant pollution around th is site will be immense. We do not consider this a

suitable environment for sick children or the adult patients in SJH.

The

St

James's Campus - Draft Site Capacity Study outline the phasing and

identifies a number of proposed sites for future development. The majority of these

involve demolition of existing and the relocation of current services departments

to

facilitate the new build. Only 45% of the existing building stock will be retained

under this scheme (mostly because they are protected structures) which means

that St James Hospital plans to rebuild itself

on

the back of the NCH. While the

Hospital has future expansion plans , including increasing building heights density,

there

is

no real scope to extend the on-site parking nor has site access been

addressed along with the additional traffic which will be generated.

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.0 PROPOSED OPEN SPACES

StJames's Campus - Public Realm Strategy deals with the proposed public spaces

including some that are not within the site boundary or site ownership. Surely this

is

not allowed? Surface car parking, which is already at crises point on campus has

now been removed to facilitate green spaces under this scheme.

13.0 DOLPHINS REPORT & ALTERNATE SITES

Rev A

It must

be

pointed out that at no stage was St James Hospital or any other Hospital

site selected in the report recommend as the preferred option. When weighted

against the other hospital St James rates very poorly and has a significant risk in

terms of planning which was one of the worst ratings . This has been reduced to a

moderate risk by incorporating the site proposed for the new Maternity Hospital at

the time which completely blows away the concept of co-location. Currently in order

to fit the future Maternity Hospital on site it will be necessary

to

demolish and

relocate the Adult Out-Patients Department off site which impacts the current

patients. We would ask why was the most poorly ra ted site selected for this

hospital?

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The site pl n on which the Dolphin report for t James was b sed on Site A

was to cont in both the NCH the Maternity Hospital s shown above Site B

was available

for

future expansion

nd

is

now proposed

to house the

new

Maternity Hospital

14.0 COMMUNITY GAINS

Appendix 5: MHarnessing the potential -maximising the community benefit from

the new children's hospital this document is marked Draft. Are we to assume

therefore that there is

no

real intention

to

implement a Community Gains clause?

Why were the regeneration areas (not even located beside the hospital) only

considered for the youth employment opportunities? There are plenty

of

young and

not so young adults living adjacent to the proposed Hospital site who would

welcome such opportunities. There has been no offer of any item or support to the

local residents which would contribute

in

a positive manner

to the

general

community.

15.0 RESIDENTS PARTICIPATION

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Rev A

Our first contact from the NPHDB about the New Children's Hospital was a

pamphlet put through our door on the 20th June, 2015.

The Pamphlet was titled connect and stated we want to hear your ideas and

concerns, The Next Residents Drop in Session was

to

be in the F2 Centre Reuben

Plaza, Dublin 8, 25th June 2015. Many residents attended on the 25th June

and

were met by John Pollock, Phelim Devine, Eilish Hardimar

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the NPHDB Team. This was the first time we had seen the Presentation Boards

and the Proposed Design at the F2.

The information provided was light in content and there was no site drainage

information available including the proposed diversion

of

the Driminagh sewer. No

drawings were available to show the design of the new Research Centre (CRIC) or

the Family accommodation unit (FAU). The 3 views shown had no contextual

content and did not include any local residences in the images so that the true scale

of the development wasn t clear to the general public or local residents. As

mentioned above we were told that the building

was

7 stories high. As there were

no

building sections or elevations available (they were all cut

off

at the set back to

the main building so the height wasn t visible) we, the Residents, took their word at

face value.

A second public meeting was scheduled by the NPHDB in the F2 Centre Reuben

Plaza, Dublin

8

6th August 2015. Again no drainage information was shown but

there were drawings for both the CRIC building and the FAU. As the planning was

to be lodged 2 days later this presentation could not be considered a public

consultation (more a show and tell) as there was no opportunity to change any

drawings or documents based

on

the resident s comments and requests.

We resent all the statements made by the NPHDB referencing the

consultations with the public as they were

in

our opinion

just

a

PR

exercise.

16.0

AN

BOARD PLEANALA INSPECTORS REPORT:

Rev A

An Inspectors Report issued by An Board Pleanala (Ref PL29N.PC0158 by

Kevin Moore dated July 2015) was issued to summarise the pre planning

meetings held prior to this submission.

We feel that the following Inspectors requests were not addressed as part

of

this

submission.

Alternative sites

Alternate sites were NOT looked at as part of this submission. Instead

the Dolphin Report was referenced and the decision made by the

Government

in

2012.

Chapter 4 Examination

of

Alternatives:

s outlined above, the decision

on where

to

locate the new children s hospital and the two children s

hospital satellite centres, has been determined

by

the Government

following extensive research, assessment

and analysis

Justification for

the

siting,

scale,

functioning and

form of

the

overall

scheme in planning

and

environmental

terms.

The Examination ofAlternatives

and th

11

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Report address this issue.

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As demonstrated above the building is too large for the capacity

of

the site. It exceeds the height limits and is at the maximum allowed

Plot Ratio with no room

for

expansion.

The constrained nature of the St. James' Hospital site and capacity for tri

location (children s hospital,

adult

teaching hospital and maternity

hospital).

A Draft Site Capacity Study has been prepared with respect to

James's

Hospital campus that addresses the ability

of

he site to

accommodate future development. This is submitted with this

application.

We

have demonstrated in this and other local residents reports that

the site cannot accommodate these requirements.

The ability to accommodate the future growth

I

expansion of these

developments individually and cumulatively.

A Draft Site Capacity Study has been prepared with respect to St.

James's Hospital campus that addresses the ability of the site to


application

We have demonstrated in this and other local residents reports that

the site cannot accommodate these requirements

The developments

now

and into the future in the context of a

new

Master

Plan for St. James' Hospital complex.

A Draft Site Capacity Study has been prepared with respect to St

James's Hospital campus that addresses the ability

of

he site to


application

In the Applicants Planning Report, Table 1 Page 4, they state

A

Draft Site Capacity Study has been prepared with respect to

James's Hospital campus that addresses the ability of the site to

accommodate future development. This

is

submitted with this

application

This Draft Study is pre-empted with This Draft Capacity Study does

not purport to be a development plan for the campus, but rather an

indication

of

its potential capacity.

Construction and demolition impacts - developing the project, decanting

and

the

functioning of the established hospital campus throughout

this

phase.

\ I '

I

n outli

ne

Construction Management Plan has been preparedand

is submitted with the application

and

the specific matter

of

he

existing

hospital

operations is

addressed

therein.

See above for the construction issues we have grave concerns

about

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Satellite Centres - their need and

applicability in

the context of a national

and regional

strategy

relating

to

same.

he

Model

of

Care

and

need for the children s hospital satellite

centres has been clearly set out in the Children s Hospital Group

Report entitled The Clinical Case for the New Children s Hospital

attached to this application

The ability to accommodate the Satellite Centres at Connolly and

Tallaght

hospital sites, inclusive of their context within the Master Plans for

these hospitals and the environmental and planning impacts thereon.

Draft Site Capacity Studies

have

been

prepared

for both children s

hospitals satellite campuses

and

are submitted with this

application. These are submitted with this application.

The

outcome

in

the

event

o

one

or both atellite Centres

failing

to acquire

planning permission

or

ailing to be developed.

he

Model

of

Care and need for the children s hospital satellite

centres has been clearly set

out

in the Children s Hospital Group

Report entitled The Clinical Case for the New Children s Hospital

attached to this application

This item has NOT been addressed

Traffic and transportation - routing, access, modes, car parking.

The Traffic and Transportation chapter (Chapter 6) of the E IS fully

addresses this issue.

We and the other local Residents do not feel this has been fully

addressed as for example no travel to work surveys have been

carried out yet in the existing children's hospitals.

The Coombe Hospital and

its

developability to accommodate

the

proposed future maternity hospital.


James s Hospital campus that addresses the ability

of

he site to


application


The relocation

of

the Rotunda Hospital to Connolly Hospital,

Blanchardstown and the ability to accommodate same

in

the

context

of he Connolly Hospital

Master

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James s Hospital campus that addresses the ability

of

the site to


application


Visual and streetscape impacts

on the local and

wider

environment

.

A full landscape and visual impact assessment has been prepared

and is submitted

as

Chapter 4

of

the EIS. The design

of

the

proposed development

has had

particular

regard

to visual impacts

throughout the design process

Impacts on residential

amenity-

height, design, scale, structural impacts

on

adjoining residential properties.

The EIS and this Planning Report fully addresses the

issu s of

adjoining residential amenities

What Residential amenities?

Public consultation.

The public consultation process is outlined in the document entitled

National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and the Children s

Hospital Group

Engagement

Process

and is attached to this

application

See Section 16 above.

Miscellaneous-

archaeology, architectural heritage, impact

on

infrastructure (underground services).

All

of hese matters are addressed in full in the EIS

17.0 CONCLUSION

Rev A

As per our Summary above we would ask as a minimum that the planning process

to be restarted with truthful information regarding the height

of

the facility and the

site boundary, and that all publications material

e

withdrawn, corrected. We

believe that the scale

of

the proposed St James site (NCH, CERIC FAU)

constitute over development

of

the site.

We

request that the matter of vermin control be addressed by the developer with a

view to constant monitoring in the local area. Standards should be put

in

place in

conjunction with the Environmental Health Service, and these should be agreed

with the

local community before excavation commences. In addition, any sightings

identified locally should

e

addressed by the developer.

This. c._ .

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by Dublin City Council for the duration of this development to ensure no risk to

public health

in

the neighbourhood.

We

note that there is inadequate expansion capacity for this hospital, to allow it to

last for the next 100 years. The expansion space identified will use up the only

green space at ground level. We consider this site to

be

inappropriate for the

National Children's Hospital. Almost

an

(around

90%)

children are brought to

hospital by car.

There are huge schedule and cost impacts associated with the p ~ o p o s e enabling

works which form part of this development just to get the site ready. Once ready the

current site does not offer sufficient land to provide adequate parking, construction

facilities, open green spaces and most importantly proper expansion opportunities

to future proof the development. The tax payers money wasted

on

preparing this

brown field site to construct the new hospital could be put to a much better use

such as new equipment for the hospital and associated facilities for the children and

their families.

For reasons outlined above we would propose THAT THE CURENT PLANNING

FOR the NCH at St James Site is refused and that a swap is done so that the

satellite unit proposed for Connolly Hospital site

is

constructed at StJames Hospital

and the new NCH is relocated to the greenfield Connolly site which offers unlimited

site expansion potential with no enabling works requirements. The Rotunda

Maternity Hospital is due to rlocate to tis site giving the perfect Tri Location

scenario. This site has a low planning risk

as

set out

in

The Dolphin Report, Further

assessment

of

planning issues

in

relation to proposed sites: Report submitted to Dr.

James Reilly T.D., Minister for Health, by Simon Clear and John Martin: 19 October

2012. This would also mean the Davitt Road Site Compound wouldn't be required

giving a further savings to the project. If the same design team is maintained it

would

be

the most efficient use of the tax payer monies

as

they have an in depth

knowledge

of

the brief and both sites.

Alternately,

if

the Government are set in keeping the site

in

the city centre Dublin 8

the entire NCH Building could move to the Coombe site as there is adequate land

for development, parking, future expansion, contractors compound and more

importantly an existing functioning Maternity Hospital. This site also got rated as a

low planning risk in the Dolphin Report.

Finally there is the unanswered question

of

the elephant in the room : Why are we

merging

3

hospitals into

1 by

constructing

3

hospitals

1

main plus

2

satellites) due

to site constraints imposed by locating the Hospital at

St.

James restricted site?

In order to demonstrate the carrying capacity of the alternate sites mentioned above

I've imposed the current NCH

StJames

Site plan on to both the Coombe site and

the Connolly Site (at the same scale)

Figure

1

Figure

2

As they say a picture paints a thousand words

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Figure 1

,. - St. James Hospital Site & Coombe Hospital Site

,

.

Figure 2

Connolly Hospital Site

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18.0 APPENDIX# 1

18.1 Extract

from

EIS Chapter 2: Descr iption of the Development

2.4.1 New Children's Hospital uilding

.

J

The bUilding v.;n

vary in height from

three

storeys

along

Its western side bordering the South

Circular

Road,

to seven storeys

In

the centre

or

the site v ith ltleoverall he Qht

or

he building to ridge level or

he

roof 219

structure iS up to 34.95m (Ordnance Datum 55 95) and up to

37

95m to

the

top of the

nues

on the

roof

(Ordnance Datum

58

95m)above a evised ground level or Ordnance Datum 21m at the proposed entrances

The

proposed

storey heights

are

as foiJoY s

18.2 Extract from the New Children's Hospital Web Site

http

://www newchlldrenshospital.ie/

Concept design for the new children's hospital is unveiled:

Key acts about the

building

7

storeys at ts highest pomt

With the maJonty of the bu1ldmg

sutmg at four storeys

42

beds

n cr

tJCal care un1t

8

neonatal

cn t

1cal care

un.ts

380 single 1n-pat1ent rooms

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The proposed building will vary in height from three storeys with a recessed podium

level fronting onto South Circular Road and the internal access road (facing west I

northwest towards the rear of Cameron Square), to four storeys at the northern,

eastern and southern elevations. The proposed central oval-shaped ward pavilion

rises

a

further three storeys above the podium garden level with

a

plant area

enclosed

in

the roof space above (giving a total of seven storeys above ground level)

and additional exhaust flues rising from the roof structure at the northern and

southern extents

of

the ward block.

This text is deliberately misleading and not informing the true fact that it in reality

consists of 8 stories above ground level.

18.4 Extract

from

Minister of Health Website

(Leo

Varadkar) interview Evening

Herald dated August 2014

Rev A

The most devastating blow to the bid to amalgamate Ireland's three children's

hospitals on

one

campus was when a planning application for the Mater hospital site

was rejected in 2012.

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Varadkar said that lessons

had

been learned from that process.

It's

a

much bigger site - it's nearly three times the

size

of the Mater site. It esn't go

any higher than seven stories, he said.

18.5 Extract from Minister

of

Health Website (Leo Varadkar) web site

Design unveiled for new Children's Hospital : Leo Varadkar

Key Facts about the new children's hospital (nch):

Seven storeys tall at its height with the majority of the building sitting at four storeys

380 single in-patient rooms including 93 day care beds

18.6 Extract from Minister

of

Health Website (Leo Varadkar) web

site

Press Release

Rev

A

Ireland is one step closer to having a

new

world class children's hospital as plans

are lodged with An Bard Pleanala

A four storey building - risin g to seven stor

es at

its highest point

above

ground

s1ts comfortably within the existing St. James s Hospita l campus,

the

first views of

the hospita l being an oval pavilion

set

n a therapeutic rooftop garden. The garden

is

an integral part of the design as

it

w ll give a tangible

sense

of this being a

spec1al pl

ace

- one for children

and

young people elevated above

the

world of

adults

.

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