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Developments to watch out for

Apartments for Clontarf redbrick

• Planning permission is being sought for the demolition of a late Victorian house in Clontarf, which fetched €7.5 million at auction in June.

Mark Piggott of the Redcourt Partnership, 22 Seafield Road West, has applied to Dublin City Council for permission to demolish Redcourt House and construct a four-storey apartment block comprising 13 one-bed units and 41 two-bed units. The developer is also seeking permission for 79 basement car-parking spaces, five above ground car-parking spaces and 54 bicycle-parking spaces.

The 19th century redbrick on 1.65 acres sold for €3.3 million over its guide price last June.

Major scheme for Usher's Quay

• Planning permission is being sought by P Elliot and Co for a major mixed-use development on Usher's Quay, which will involve the demolition of five buildings on Usher's Quay and seven on Usher's Street. The developers are seeking to build 101 apartments and three ground office units.

An existing three-storey office building know as Olaf House, at 35-37 Usher's Quay, will be demolished as will a two-storey factory and annex building known as Byrne's Lifts at numbers 38 and 39 Usher's Quay.

An existing single-storey factory at numbers 8 and 9 Usher's Street, formerly know as Abbey Garage, and two three-storey derelict houses at numbers 7 and 8 Usher's Street will also be demolished.

Aldi store rejected in Cabinteely

• German discount store Aldi has been refused planning permission to build a supermarket in Cabinteely, Dublin 18 because the development would contravene the local development plan and would seriously injure the visual and residential amenities of the area, according to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.

Aldi was seeking to build a discount foodstore and five-storey apartment development with 135 surface car-parking spaces on Clonkeen Road.

Meanwhile, Aldi has applied for planning permission for a discount store and 43 apartments on the site currently occupied by Tucks Fasteners Ltd on East Wall Road, Dublin 3.