Planning & Developement

A selective guide to developments in your area

AN BORD PLEANÁLA

Appeals

Location: Arisaig and Woodbank, Dublin Road, Shankill, Dublin 18. Proposed development: demolish two houses for 53 residential units with site works. Applicant: Matt Gallagher and Eoin Gallagher. Appellant(s): Nigel Kenning, Matt Gallagher and Eoin Gallagher.

Location: Pearse Street, Dublin 2. Proposed development: academic accommodation for Trinity College Dublin, commercial office space and retail units and site works. Applicant: Trinity College Dublin. Appellant(s): John Devlin, Trinity College Dublin, Thomas Fitzpatrick.

Location: George's Court, 15-16 George's Place, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: alter, extend and change of use of office building to residential use comprising 25 units with site works. Applicant: Monway. Appellant(s): Evelyn McKenna, Dún Laoghaire West Residents Association.

Location: University College Dublin, Donnybrook, Dublin 14. Proposed development: creche with six staff apartments, realignment of university roadway serving Thornfield horticultural unit and site works. Applicant: University College Dublin. Appellant(s): Patrick Clery, Valerie English, Residents Group of Greenfield Park (MG O'Connor), Brendan and Mary Glazier.

Location: 28-34 Vernon Avenue and 34-50 rear of Vernon Avenue, 15-43 Belgrove Road, 96-98 Kincora Road, 13-15 St Joseph's Square, 9-11 Vernon Wood, Dublin 3. Proposed development: demolish building for 30 dwellings and site works. Applicant: Declan Rafferty. Appellant(s): David McCann and Fiona Dixon, Noel A Traynor, John and Ann Marie McDonnell.

Location: 186-224 Richmond Road, Dublin 3. Proposed development: four-storey building with retail, office space, 10 apartments and landscaping and ground works. Applicant: Corrmount Partnership. Appellant(s): Linda O'Dwyer and Bernie Fleming, Corrmount Partnership, Medlocks Electrical Distributors T/A Lightplan Ltd, Paul Donnelly and others.

Location: McConnells, 15 Richmond Avenue, Fairview, Dublin 3. Proposed development: demolish building for a five-storey building of two commercial units, one live/work unit, 18 apartments and site works. Applicant: Brendan Jackson. Appellant(s): Anne Moloney and others, Noel Irwin, Linda O'Dwyer and Bernie Fleming, Kay Dwane and others.

Location: site of former Methodist Church, 119 Drimnagh Road, Dublin 12. Proposed development: community primary care centre with medical practice rooms, office and retail uses, and site works. Applicant: HHN Developments Drimnagh Ltd. Appellant(s): Patrick Whelan, Tony Clare and others.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Kensington Lodge, Rochestown Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: residential scheme including works to a protected structure, associated works and landscaping. Applicant: Patrick Maguire and Martin Monaghan (with conditions).

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: Royal Canal Bank, rear 16-23 St Ignatius Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 7. Proposed development: demolish factory for a two-storey building comprising seven studio/gallery units, tea room, five apartments and site works. Applicant: Graceavon Holdings.

Location: junction Whitehall Road and Nutgrove Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14. Proposed development: café and retail with office units, associated signage and all ancillary works at HB/Unilever Bestfoods site. Applicant: Bymac Project Managers Ltd.

Location: Tara Beg, Cabragh, Tara Hill, Navan, Co Meath. Proposed development: caretaker's lodge with dormer windows, parking for two/three cars and entrance access. Applicant: Dr Austin Darragh.

DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN

Applications

Location: Aubreyville, Dublin Road, Shankill, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 19 apartments and three duplex units in two blocks with nine surface and 24 basement car-parking spaces, landscaping and site works (including demolition of mews and the refurbishment of house). Applicant: Strandsend Ltd.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Knocksinna House (site to rear), Knocksinna, Foxrock, Dublin 18 (Portuguese Embassy). Proposed development: nine two-storey mews-type houses with landscaping and site works. Part demolition of mews/outhouses and new vehicular access from Willow Park. Applicant: The Portuguese Embassy.

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: Culgrenagh, Rochestown Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish Culgrenagh House for a residential building from three to six storeys with 99 residential units (12 one-beds, 58 two-beds, and 12 three-bed apartments, and 17 three-bed duplexes) with site works and landscaping. Applicant: Torc Group.

Location: The Farmhouse Inn, Monkstown Farm, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish pub and buildings for two three-storey buildings with 26 apartments, pub, off-licence and 58 underground car-parking spaces. Applicant: Peter Traynor.

Location: Sandyford Gateway at Beacon Court, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Sandyford, Dublin 18. Proposed development: eight buildings. Building R1: single storey podium building with neighbourhood shops, covered arcade, plant areas and office entrance foyers. Building B1: 12-storey office block. Building R2: single storey podium building with neighbourhood shop. Buildings A1-A4: 14 to 18 storeys with residential units. Building C: 23 storeys with 19 storeys of residential incorporating a sky garden, leisure facilities and café, and a two to four-storey podium for health and leisure uses, library, creche, café/bars/restaurants and podium terrace. Development consists of 49,069sq m (528,174sq ft) of offices, 7,053sq m (75,918sq ft) of retail, 982sq m (10,570sq ft) of library use, 1,177sq m (12,669sq ft) of leisure use, 868sq m (9,343sq ft) of creche space, 973sq m (10,473sq ft) of café/bar/restaurant space and 54,896sq m (590,895sq ft) of residential comprising 565 units (128 one-beds, 342 two-beds and 95 three-beds) with 1,563 car-parking spaces and 900 cycle spaces. Demolish all structures on site. Applicant: Landmark Developments.

DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL

Applications

Location: Grattan Lodge access road, off Hole in the Wall Road, Dublin 13. Proposed development: 41 dwellings in one four/five-storey building over basement car-parking. Applicant: Gannon Homes Ltd.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Sandymount Castle Park, Gilford Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4. Proposed development: demolish house for 48 residential units (42 apartments and six houses) within two three and four-storey blocks, 54 car-parking spaces at basement level and eight spaces at surface level, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Bryan Cullen.

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: 155 & 157 Merrion Road, Dublin 4. Proposed development: demolish two dwellings and remove associated outbuildings and lean-to structures for 17 residential units in three two and three-storey linked buildings comprising two one-bed apartments, 11 two-bed apartments, two three-bed duplex units with 25 basement car-parking spaces, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Merrion Co-Ownership.

Location: Tesco store Sandymount, 80-82 Sandymount Road and Marine Drive, Sandymount village, Dublin 4. Proposed development: four to five-storey development of 23 residential units (three one-beds, 11 two-beds, three three-beds, four two-bed duplex units and two three-bed duplex units) and one retail unit with 31 basement car-parking spaces, site works and landscaping. Applicant: Tesco Ireland Ltd.

Location: 1-5 Camden Street Upper, 49-51 Camden Street Lower and site to the rear addressing Grantham Place, Dublin 2. Proposed development: 57 apartments (20 one-beds, 29 two-beds and eight three-beds) and public gallery/exhibition space, and for change of use of 1 and 2 Camden Street Upper and 49 and 50 Camden Street Lower from hotel, including church, to residential, and the change of use of 51 Camden Street Lower from shop to residential, and church to the rear of 49 Camden Street Lower to public gallery and residential, and 3 and 3A Camden Street Upper from derelict/office to residential. Provision of 53 car-parking spaces and site works. Applicant: R Payne, B Flannery and L Crowe.

SOUTH DUBLIN

Applications

Location: 83 & 84 Main Street and rear of 84 Main Street, Rathcoole, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish three dwellings for 19 apartments and three retail units with parking and garden areas, all in three two-storey blocks. Applicant: Ardleigh Developments.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: townlands of Kilcarberry and Nangor at Grange Castle, Clondalkin, Dublin 22. Proposed development: hotel, leisure centre, creche, local shop, replacement golf clubhouse and 290 residential units. The proposal is for a 132-bed hotel, 794sq m (8,547sq ft) leisure centre/spa with 238 car-parking spaces. Single storey creche and outdoor creche play area served by 12 surface car-parking spaces; two-storey golf clubhouse comprising changing areas, a pro shop/reception area, a golf buggy store, restaurant, meeting room, and bar/restaurant; 290 residential dwellings (90 detached houses, 113 townhouses, and 87 apartments in three blocks). Demolish existing golf clubhouse and golf green keeping sheds. Applicant: Menolly Development.

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: Greenhills Road/Main Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24. Proposed development: demolish petrol station for a retail/residential development of 39 apartments and 676sq m (7,276sq ft) of retail on four floors. Applicant: J O'Connor.

FINGAL

Applications

Location: Mabestown House, Dublin Road, Malahide, Co Dublin. Proposed development:16 detached residential units with landscaping and site works. Applicant: Patrick and Miriam Kenny.

Location: The Castle pub site, St Margaret's Road, Meakstown, Dublin 11. Proposed development: demolish all structures on site for 50 residential units (14 one-beds, 18 two-beds and nine three-beds) with 19 car-parking spaces at ground level and 60 car-parking spaces at basement level, site works and landscaping. Applicant: Laurence O'Mahony.

Location: Dublin Road, Ballough, Lusk, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 16 three-bed townhouses in four two-storey blocks with site works. Applicant: John and Michael Hughes.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Chapel Road, Old Portmarnock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 56-bay floodlit golf driving range in a two-storey building with facilities accommodation, 100-space car-park and landscaping and site works. Application: LNC Leisure Ltd.