Planning

A selective guide to developments in your area

AN BORD PLEANÁLA

APPEALS

Location: 104A, 105-115 Dorset Street Upper, 65-70 Wellington Street Lower, Dublin 1. Proposed development: demolish buildings for a mixed-use commercial and residential development of 137 apartments and all associated works. Applicant: Barina Construction Ltd. Appellant(s): Michael and Barbara Hawes.

Location: Lissadell, Leopardstown Road, Dublin 18. Proposed development: demolish shed/garage and part of rear extension conversion of house into two apartments and construct a three-storey apartment block of eight apartments with associated works. Applicant: Kevin Lynn. Appellant(s): Daniel Kitchen, Paul and Anne Waldron, Frances and Tom Conlan, Westminister Lawns & Torquay Wood Residents Association, Niall and Mary O'Connor.

Location: Unit 2, Greenpark Shopping Centre, Clondalkin, Dublin 22. Proposed development: change of use of commercial unit from dry cleaning/launderette to off licence. Applicant: Stephen Murray. Appellant(s): John Curran TD, Mayor Therese Ridge and Cllr. Robert Dowds, Catherine Fitzgerald and others, Sruleen Community Development Association.

Location: junction of Bellevue and School Street, Dublin 8 (protected structure). Proposed development: demolish school, develop mixed-use residential/office/retail development with 82 residential units in 12, nine and seven-storey blocks, ESB substation and associated site works. Applicant: Linham Ltd. Appellant(s): An Taisce.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: 296-297 and 299-300 Clontarf Road, Clontarf, Dublin 3. Proposed development: eight dwellings to rear with all associated site works. Applicant: P and C O'Donnell, M Walsh and R Morgan (with conditions).

Location: Old Head Golflinks, Downmacpatrick/Old Head, Kinsale, Co Cork. Proposed development: extension to clubhouse for use as 12 guest bedrooms/suites, caretaker's quarters, fitness centre, staff facilities and associated works. Applicant: Ashbourne Holdings Ltd (with revised conditions).

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: lands at Greenmount Lane, Harold's Cross, Dublin 6. Proposed development: demolish depot for six live/work units, 66 residential units, alterations to 47 and 48 Harold Court Bridge. Applicant: The Adroit Company.

Location: 4 Harold's Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16. Proposed development:15 apartments in two blocks with basement car-parking and new vehicular entrance at site adjacent to number 4. Applicant: Brian Kavanagh and Mary Taffe.

Location: The Old Schoolhouse and 3 Eblana Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: mixed-use scheme including 77 apartments, offices, retail/offices, private club, committee room, private function room/bar, car-parking and associated works. Applicant: Montana Properties Ltd.

Location: rear of 19, 21, 23 and 25 Serpentine Avenue, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. Proposed development: five houses, basement level car-parking, new vehicular and pedestrian entrances via right of way onto Serpentine Avenue and all associated site development works. Applicant: Steven, Elaine, Gayle and John Dunne.

SOUTH DUBLIN

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Pine Hall, Main Street, Newcastle, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish house for a detached four-bedroom dormer bungalow and three three-bedroom two-storey terraced houses with eight off-road car-parking spaces. Applicant: Michael Maher.

DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL

APPLICATIONS

Location: 20-22, houses at 22B, 23, 24 and 25 and commercial premises at 26 Ballybough Road, Ballybough, Dublin 3. Proposed development: demolish Annesley Motors car showroom, offices and associated structures for a six-storey over basement building with 73 basement car-parking spaces, six ground floor retail/commercial units, entrance lobby, 12 medical consultancy rooms, media-related business units at first floor level, 46 apartments (36 two-bedroom, seven one-bedroom and three three-bedroom units) at second to fifth floors levels, four two-storey townhouses to the rear of the main building. Communal courtyard area. Applicant: Maybourne Company.

Location: Unit 2, Temple Bar Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. Proposed development: change of use of part of the ground floor from financial services to retail, as juice bar and ancillary food and drink produce for consumption on and off the premises and all associated site development works. Applicant: Allied Irish Banks.

Location: 109 Naas Road, Bluebell, Dublin 12. Proposed development: remove store buildings and portacabins for 10 apartments (four one-bedroom, four two-bedroom and two three-bedroom penthouses) in two three-storey blocks, relocation of entrance, layout of car-parking and landscaped areas and associated site works. Applicant: Richard Cullen.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Salesian House, St Teresa's Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12. Proposed development: demolish railing, screen wall, entrance gates and piers at the front of the site and demolish all buildings on site except "Salesian House" also known as "Crumlin House" for a three-storey building accommodating at ground floor level a single storey oratory, vestry room, meeting rooms, office, dining, kitchen and ancillary room, laundry and staff room. First floor level will consist of a community room, library/reading room, archive room, four bedrooms, three meeting rooms, office, TV room, staircases, lift and ancillary rooms and at second floor level 12 bedrooms. Four apartment blocks containing a total of 49 apartments ranging from three to six storeys at the rear of the site all over a semi-basement car-park with 76 spaces. Applicant: Cunamh Teoranta Salesian House.

Location: Irish Life Centre, Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1. Proposed development: install two separate public passenger lifts to improve disabled access within Irish Life Centre. First lift adjoins Block 3A from basement level to ground level and will provide disabled access from the basement level public car-park to the ground level plaza. Second lift will be in Block F and will provide disabled access from the ground level (Irish Life Mall) to the first floor level (The Garden). Applicant: Irish Life Assurance PLC.

Location: 36 Grove Road, Dublin 6. Proposed development: demolish public house for 18 apartments (two three-bedroom, eight two-bedroom and eight one-bedroom units) in two five-storey blocks with five-storey link circulation building. Applicant: Tom Hallissey.

Location: Transit House, 5A East Road, Dublin 3. Proposed development: demolish derelict industrial units and boundary walls for a six-storey over basement office/employment building of four, five and six storeys with main office entrance fronting East Road. Vehicular access to basement car-parking (132 spaces), cycle parking and ancillary uses. Applicant: Danninger.

FINGAL

APPLICATIONS

Location: Harbour Road, Howth, Co Dublin. Proposed development: install 15,000-litre underground petrol storage tank, dispensing pump vents and vapour recovery. New tanker offloading slab, including new drainage through a proposed 10,000-litre Enviroceptor. Applicant: Howth Yacht Club.

Location: site to the south of Ridgewood, Forest Road, Swords, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 10 two-storey plus attic four-bedroom terraced dwellings, 16 three-storey duplexes with first floor balconies each containing one one-bedroom apartment and one three-bedroom apartment with associated surface car-parking (total of 32 dwellings). One three-storey plus penthouse apartment block with balconies on all levels containing 15 two-bedroom apartments, 13 three-bedroom apartments and two four-bedroom apartments with associated surface car-parking (total of 30 dwellings). One three-storey plus penthouse apartment block containing 14 two-bedroom apartments and four three-bedroom apartments with associated surface car-parking (total of 18 dwellings). One six-storey plus penthouse apartment block containing a crèche at ground floor level, five one-bedroom apartments, six two-bedroom apartments and six three-bedroom apartments (total of 17 dwellings). Associated site works, bin stores and bicycle storage. Applicant: Gerard Gannon

Location: Gaywood Industrial Estate, Mountain View, Church Road, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15. Proposed development: demolish light industrial units, derelict house and structures on site for 11 double volume light industrial units on a 0.59 hectare site. The development will consist of a new relocated vehicular entrance, 48 parking spaces and associated site works. Applicant: Dermot Rock - Gaywood Management.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Cappagh Road, Cappoge, Dublin 11. Proposed development: 10-year planning permission for a mixed-use industrial/warehouse/office park with a floor area of 76,115sq m (819,294sq ft) all on a site of 27.75 hectares (68.581 acres). Phased construction of 27 buildings comprising two office buildings, 14 light industrial/warehouse buildings, seven blocks of starter units and four blocks of business units. Two-storey services building which will incorporate retail/commercial floor space. Landscaped car-parking areas providing 2,402 spaces, all associated infrastructure and landscaping works. Applicant: Stadium Investments Ltd.

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: Dublin Road, Ballough, Lusk, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 12 three-bed duplexes over 12 two-bedroom ground floor apartments in three three-storey blocks. Applicant: John & Michael Hughes.

DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN

APPLICATIONS

Location: Harolds Grange Road, Dublin 18. Proposed development: affordable housing development of 97 apartments in a five-storey block with 106 car-parking spaces. Applicant: Woodbridge Developments Ltd.

Location: Marlay House, Saval Park Road, Dalkey, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish two-storey house for two new two-and-a-half storey dwelling houses. Applicant: Michael Smyth.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Proby Square, Blackrock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish nursery buildings for 27 three-storey dwellings (11 four-bedroom mid-terrace houses, eight five-bedroom end-of-terrace houses, six four-bedroom terrace houses and two four-bedroom detached houses) with 54 surface car-parking spaces, site development and landscape works. Applicant: O'Malley Homes & Developments Ltd.

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: 51 Trees Road Lower and 65 South Avenue, Mount Merrion, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish two dwellings for a part two-storey, part three-storey apartment development of 10 two-bedroom apartments with all site works and landscaping. Applicant: Michelle Dempsey and Denise Kenny.