Development Guide

A selective guide to developments in your area

AN BORD PLEANÁLA

Location: Powerscourt Demesne, Enniskerry, Co Wicklow. Proposed development: Mixed-use development including tourist accommodation (108 units), retail, restaurants, offices, crèche, parking and ancillary uses. Applicant: Powerscourt Estates. Appellant(s): Denis Latimer and Yanny Petters.

Location: 103 Kilmacud Road Upper, Blackrock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish single-storey extension, convert house and erect single side extension to provide sheltered accommodation of two one-bedroom and one two-bedroom apartments. Applicant: Interaid. Appellant(s): Cormac Commins.

Location: Burgagery Lands West, Clonmel, Co Tipperary. Proposed development: Mixed-use retail, leisure and hotel scheme which includes the construction of retail warehouse units, office accommodation, crèche facility, car-parking spaces and all associated site works. Applicant: Bekan Property. Appellant(s): Denis Fitzgerald, Michael and Geraldine O'Donnell, Tesco Ireland Limited.

Location: James Stephen's GAA Club, Archerstreet Lot, Larchfield, Kilkenny. Proposed development: Erect a 308-seat stand with disabled and companion seating, demolish ball alleys, boundary wall and all ancillary site works. Applicant: James Stephen's GAA Club. Appellant(s): Heber and Phyllis McQuaid, Dr A Richardson.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Former lands of the Sisters of Charity, adjacent to St Marys Home, Merrion Road and Bellview Avenue, Dublin 4. Proposed development: Mixed-use scheme to consist of 416 units. Applicant: Radora Developments Limited.

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: Charlesland & Killincarrig, Co Wicklow. Proposed development: Erect a four-storey and penthouse-level apartment scheme arranged in six blocks consisting of 144 two-bedroom apartments, and 24 two-bedroom penthouse apartments. Applicant: Zapi Properties Limited.

DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL

Location: The Olympia Theatre, 72 Dame Street, Dublin 2. Proposed development: Development to consist of the restoration of cast-iron canopy and glazing to Dame Street elevation. Increase to footpath of 1-metre at Dame Street entrance, alteration to signage, restoration of sash windows and alterations to central ticket office in entrance lobby. Enlargement of stalls area and the removal of wcs to the rear of stalls. Alterations to Sheridans Bar and Maureens Bar and new fire exit from Maureens Bar to Sycamore Street. Demolish single storey structure at Crampton Court and erect a four-storey structure to include wc areas and storage. Alterations to dressingrooms and wcs at first floor level and general refurbishments internally. This application involves works to a protected structure. Applicant: Olympia Theatre.

Location: 80 Northumberland Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. Proposed development: Permission for change of use from residential to a resource centre and to carry out alteration and extensions comprising a new entrance lobby within the existing side passage at garden level, a new three-storey extension to the side and rear to replace the existing three-storey extension and to provide a platform lift and a single storey conservatory at rear garden level. Applicant: The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland.

Location: 26 Waterloo Road (protected structure), Dublin 4. Proposed development: Change of use from apartment to embassy office in the basement and from daily residence to embassy residence in the remainder of the house, also the mounting of new flag and flag pole to the front and an embassy crest on the front facade at first floor level. Applicant: Neil Burke.

Location: Kilmainham Mills, Dublin 8. Proposed development: Permission to erect 48 apartments. The project will consist of the demolition of existing protected structures on Rowsertown Lane and protected lean-to structures adjoining the five-storey mill building. The five-storey mill building will be converted into 10 two-bedroom apartments. The two-storey mill annexe will be converted to two-bedroom duplex apartments with new internal stairs and new refurbishment roof. Erect a new apartment bloc along Rowserstown Lane to be single storey stepped up to three storey on street elevation and single storey stepped up to five storey on courtyard elevation. Block to incorporate retained protected structures No 5 and 6 Rowerstown Lane and Mill Gate house which will be converted into apartments. New four-storey apartment Block C to be built beside Cammock River to comprise of nine two-bedroom apartments. New four-storey apartment Block D as infill development on South Circular Road to comprise of five apartments. Applicant: Charona Limited.

Location: 27-31 Bridgefoot Street, Dublin 8. Proposed development: Erect a six-storey mixed-use building comprising retail and commercial with three floors of apartments and fifth floor penthouse apartment facilitating 17 apartments in total. Applicant: Bridgefoot Street Partnership.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Merchant's Yard, East Wall Rd, Dublin 1. Proposed development: Construct a nine-storey hotel of 216 bedrooms, 26 apart hotel suites, restaurant, bar and conference rooms with ancillary kitchens and offices, and provision of one coach set down area/parking space, 138 car-parking spaces and 159 bicycle parking spaces. Applicant: Jewelbury Limited.

Location: 17 & 18 Robert Street South (frontage onto Newport Street and Bond Street), Dublin 8. Proposed development: Construct a five-storey building comprising one community resource / commercial / retail unit and one commercial/retail unit at ground floor, 14 two-bedroom apartments. Applicant: Mr Paudie Ryan.

Location: The Custom House (protected structure), Dublin 1. Proposed development: Internal alterations; the conversion of three existing offices to two new offices at the first floor north-west corridor and associated refurbishment. Applicant: Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland.

Location: Gresham Hotel (protected structure), 23 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1. Proposed development: Permission is sought for internal modifications to convert existing administration area into meeting rooms on the first, second, third and fourth floors. Replace 20 aluminium framed windows facing O'Connell Street to match existing and convert a disused boiler house and storeroom to provide gymnasium facilities. Applicant: Gresham Hotel Group Plc.

Location: Northside Shopping Centre, Oscar Traynor Road, Coolock, Dublin 17. Proposed development: Permission sought for 983.9 sq m (10,591 sq ft) extension at first floor to Dunnes Stores Drapery and alterations to car-parking layout and associated sitework. Applicant: Green Property Limited.

DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN

Location: 5, 6, 7 Eblana Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Conversion of protected structures for use as 12 residential apartments. Applicant: Paul McCarthy.

Location: Eircom Telephone Exchange, Dublin Road, Shankill, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Erect a two/three storey mixed use building consisting of retail unit, bike store and bin store at ground-level, three two-bedroom apartments and one one-bedroom apartment at first floor level, two two-bedroom apartments and private terrace at penthouse-level with the provision of seven private parking spaces and all associated site works. Applicant: Eircom Limited.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Kilross Cottage, Sorrento Road, Dalkey, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Permission for retention of (a) swimming pool at level one, and (b) minor alterations to elevations to approved level one and level two floor plans, and (c) minor alterations to elevations and landscaping. Applicant: Mr E Irvine.

Location: Cherrywood Science & Technology Park, Cherrywood Business Park one, Cherrywood, Loughlinstown, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Erect a three-storey plus penthouse over basement commercial building to comprise of 11,072 sq m (119.178 sq ft) gross office space on ground floor, first floor, second floor and penthouse floor. 9,583 sq m (103,150 sq ft) gross at basement level to provide 350 car-parking spaces, bicycle storage, and plant rooms.Link at first and second floors between proposed new building and existing commercial building. Applicant: Cherrywood Science & Technology Park Limited.

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: Eaton Brae House, (protected structure), Eaton Brae, Shankill, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Construct two separate three-storey apartment blocks, which together comprise of 12 one-bedroom apartments, 22 two-bedroom apartments and four three-bedroom apartments plus 43 car-parking spaces, general landscaping works, new entrance gates and railing. The demolition of a 1970s two-storey extension to the north of the main house, demolition of freestanding outbuildings with the curtilage of the site and the refurbishment and provision of two one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments to the main house. Applicant: B Costelloe, L Maye, B Meagher, J O'Reilly.

SOUTH DUBLIN

Location: Palmerstown Lodge, Old Lucan Rd, Chapelizod, Dublin20. Proposed development: Change of use of hostel to guest house adding 16 en suite bedrooms / self-contained suites and glazed atrium dining hall (new two-storey extension of two front bedrooms, two side bedrooms, eight rear bedrooms and four attic bedrooms). Applicant: James and Geraldine Ward.

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: Loreto House and 5 Fortunestown Lane, Saggart, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish existing two dwellings, boundary wall and for the erection of a neighbourhood centre comprising of a video store, pharmacy, mini-market, take-away, off-licence and public house at ground floor level, seven apartments and six office suites, housed within a two-storey structure. Applicant: Phonsie Miley and Pat Mangan.

FINGAL

Location: Melbourne House, 51 and 53 Lower Main St, Rush, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish three existing residential units and erect a new three-storey residential development comprising of six one-bedroom apartments and four two-bedroom apartments. Applicant: Niall Jones.