Planning & Development

A selective guide to developments in your area

AN BORD PLEANÁLA

APPEALS

Location: Woodside Townland, Sandyford, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Erect 264 dwellings. Applicant: Cannon and Kirk. Appellant(s): Hillcrest Road Residents Association, Colm and Barbara Fitzpatrick, Fernleigh Residents Association.

Location: The Mews, Sandycove Close, off Sandycove Avenue West, Sandycove, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish existing single storey mews house and erect a three-bedroom two-storey mews house with a roof terrace. Applicant: Des and Jeanne Thorpe. Appellant(s): James and Ingrid O'Connor.

Location: Ballyowen Lane, Lucan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish two houses and construct 36 houses with new access road off Ballyowen Lane and all associated site works. Applicant: Rosemount Properties Limited. Appellant(s): Mr & Mrs Jerry Conlon.

Location: Lannagh, Ballask and Ballyseskin, Kilmore, Co Wexford. Proposed development: Erect 60 dwellings with sewage treatment plant and re-alignment of roads. Applicant: Kilmore Properties. Appellant(s): Seamus O'Brien and others.

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: Elphin Townland, Roscommon. Proposed development: Erect 89 houses with associated site works and new access road on a site with protected structure status. Applicant: Phelin Developments.

Location: Mincloon, Clybaun Road and Mincloon Cross, Galway. Proposed development: Erect 166 residential units, four retail units, a crèche and ancillary site works. Applicant: Model Investment Partnership.

FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL

APPLICATIONS

Location: Mayfield and Swiss Cottage, Station Road, Portmarnock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish two-storey habitable dwelling, outbuildings and stables and construct a residential development comprising of 134 units. Applicant: Revenshall Developments Limited.

Location: Lusk, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Erect 244 residential units comprising of 144 two-bedroom apartments and 100 two and three-bedroom duplex units all in 20 three-storey blocks including class two public open spaces with class one open space provided south of the Lusk Relief Road. Applicant: Dwyer Nolan Developments Limited.

Location: Fosterstown North, Swords, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Erect a residential development consisting of 41 units to comprise of three four-bedroom houses, 18 three-bedroom houses, four two-bedroom houses, eight two-bedroom duplex units and eight three-bedroom duplex units in two/three-storey block with associated surface car-parking, landscaped spaces, refuse and bicycle store and site development works with access via the existing phase three Boroimhe residential estate. Applicant: Bovale Development Limited.

Location: Flemington Lane, Balbriggan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Residential development to consist of nine two-bedroom units, 60 three-bedroom two-storey units, 19 four-bedroom units, three three-storey residential blocks each containing six three-bedroom duplex units and six two-bedroom second floor apartments and ancillary site works. Total development consists of 124 units. Applicant: Marchbury Properties Limited.

Location: Garda Social Club, Westmanstown, Clonsilla, Dublin 15. Proposed development: Part demolition, alteration and extension to existing two-storey building to include demolition of existing external entrance stair and pool and construction of new staircase, new reception, reconfigured male/female disabled toilets on the ground floor, new accommodation stair, escape stair, extension to provide new meeting rooms on the first floor forming new roof over, two-storey extension to function room and bar and single storey extension to golf shop. Elevational alterations to associated north and south elevations. Applicant: Dublin Metropolitan Garda Recreation Club and Westmanstown Sport Centre.

SOUTH DUBLIN

APPLICATIONS

Location: 4.72 hectares to the south of the existing Woodstown Development, north of the permitted continuation of the East-West Distributor Road (Ref: SD02A/0426) and accessed from the Ballycullen Road. Proposed development: Erect 228 residential units with provision for a crèche in five buildings ranging from four to eight-storey blocks. Applicant: Ellier Developments Limited.

Location: Site fronting Fortunestown Lane on part south-west quadrant of junction of Fortunestown Lane, Citywest Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24. Proposed development: Erect a two-storey multi-recreational complex and play centre facility and plant attached to community building forming part of proposed mixed use, retail, commercial and residential development. Applicant: Place Property Limited.

DECISIONS TO REFUSE

Location: Cedar Grove, Firhouse Road, Templeogue, Dublin 16. Proposed development: Demolish existing two-storey house and construct a three-storey apartment block consisting of 24 apartments. Applicant: Kevin Kelly.

Location: Site at Ballycragh House and Hillside, Old Knocklyon Road, Knocklyon, Dublin 16. Proposed development: Demolish two dormer dwellings and construct a three-storey apartment building with recessed second floor and balconies consisting of 40 units in one block with underground and surface visitor car-parking, including new boundary treatment and a new entrance to the west of the site. Applicant: Luxury Homes Limited.

DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL

APPLICATIONS

Location: Junction of Mespil Road and Burlington Road, Dublin 4. Proposed development: Construct a seven-storey office building with terrace at sixth floor level, comprising 8,872 sq m (95,497 sq ft) gross floor area of office accommodation and above lower ground floor level office floorplate and two basement levels of 3,474 sq m (37,394 sq ft). The overall building height will be 26.77 metres above ground level. The proposed development includes the demolition of the existing five-storey structure at 43/49 Mespil Road. Applicant: Pageflyer Limited.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Site off the Malahide Road, City Junction Business Park, Northern Cross, Dublin 17. Proposed development: Construct a five and six-storey apartment block with neighbourhood shops and a crèche. The apartment block will be six storeys on the Malahide Road with a five-storey return running east/west facing on to the proposed new road linking City Junction Business Park and the Malahide Road comprising 18 one-bedroom, 67 two-bedroom and 10 three-bedroom apartments, three neighbourhood shops and a crèche. Applicant: Spectrum Developments Limited.

Location: 11 Fitzwilliam Quay (with frontage to Fitzwilliam Street), Ringsend, Dublin 4. Proposed development: Mixed use development comprising of the demolition of existing warehouse buildings and erect three buildings from four to six storeys over basement car-parking to comprise 90 apartments, ground floor retail unit and associated siteworks. Applicant: The Blaney Partnership.

Location: Department of Education & Science (protected structure), Marlborough Street, Dublin 1. Proposed development: Erect six flag poles, three at each entrance. Applicant: Commissioners of Public Works.

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: St Vincent's Hospital, Fairview, Dublin 3. Proposed development: Permission to construct four two-storey dwellings, a storage area, boundary treatment to the perimeter of the site and an access road off the existing road that leads to Griffith Court. Applicant: Board of Governors of St Vincent's Hospital.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: 42 O'Connell Street Upper (protected structure), Dublin 1. Proposed development: Restoration, alterations and change of use from hotel to office use. Development to consist of restoration and conservation of entire existing Georgian townhouse fronting onto O'Connell Street, removal of modern concrete stair to basement and reinstatement of timber stairs to historic detail, insertion of toilets, tea station and ancillary facilities at basement and second floor levels, strengthening of historic floors, repair and reinstatement of historic detail of sliding sash windows to rear, demolition of existing one and two-storey 20th century extensions to the rear to allow reinstatement of garden and of window apes at basement and ground levels. Alterations and additions to existing two-storey 19th century building to rear fronting onto Moore Lane (O'Connell Hall), restoration, conservation and change of use from hotel to office use, insertion of a mezzaine level within the hall, removal of existing roof structure and provision of new office extension involving construction of three floors of office accommodation over the O'Connell Hall building with enclosed plant at roof level, alterations with new entrance to west facade fronting onto Moore Lane, construction of new offices and link to Georgian house at basement level, new offices together with courtyard garden works and a glazed link between front and rear, building at ground floor level. The overall building to rear will comprise five storeys over ground level with an enclosed plant room at roof level. Applicant: Ampleforth Limited.

DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN

APPLICATIONS

Location: The Step Inn Stores, Stepaside, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Change of use at ground floor from doctor's surgery to licenced betting office to include for the demolition of existing single storey extension to the rear and side of licenced betting office, and erection of new single storey to the rear and side incorporating relocated doctors surgery together with new single storey to front of licenced betting office including all associated internal and external alterations, new shop front signage and site development works. Applicant: Bradley McCarthy.