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D16 scheme cleared: Having been refused by South Dublin County Council, Ellier Developments has now been given the thumbs-up for the construction of over 200 homes at the foothills of the Dublin mountain in Ballycullen, Dublin 16 by An Bord Pleanála.

Plans for the development adjacent to the existing Woodstown village prompted significant opposition from residents, particularly from Woodstown village.

The local authority refused permission last March on the grounds that the site lacked public transport service and that the development constituted overdevelopment and would significantly intrude on the landscape.

An Bord Pleanála, however, has overturned this decision.

Ellier Developments is responsible for a number of developments in the area - Woodstown village, Hunterswood and Knocklyon Gate.

This scheme will bring to over 1,500 the number of units provided by the developer in the area.

New plan for Blackrock house: McNamara Construction's Temple Crescent Hall of Residents Ltd has lodged new plans for Neptune House, a protected Georgian building in Blackrock, Co Dublin.

Over two years' after being refused permission for five blocks of student accommodation on the 1.2-acre site at Temple Crescent, the company is seeking permission to renovate the house and turn it into a single residential dwelling. The house had been used for student accommodation for over 50 students.

Renovation work to the building will involve the demolition of a 20th century two-storey nursing annex to the house, the construction of a swimming pool, a conservatory, tennis court, and formal lawns.

Ten two-storey three and four-bedroom mews houses will also be constructed on the grounds of the house.

Formerly owned by the Sisters of Charity, the house operated as a nurses' training centre as well as a nursing home.

The house underwent a change of use in 1988 and was used subsequently for educational purposes.

It was then leased by Trinity College as student accommodation. It was later sold to Temple Crescent Hall of Residence Ltd, in which McNamara Construction has a large stake.