Planning

A selective guide to developments in your area

AN BORD PLEANÁLA

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

Location: 31 & 33 Dunville Avenue (protected structure), Rathmines, Dublin 6. Proposed development: demolish extension for a new extension and all site works so seven flats can revert to two houses. Applicant: Kingston Construction Ltd. Appellant(s): Belgrave Residents Association, An Choimhairle Ealaion.

Location: Cappagh, Ballynacubby, Kinsale, Co Cork. Proposed development: 157 residential units, 21 serviced sites, crèche, underground gas storage tanks and associated site works. Applicant: Cluid Housing Association. Appellant(s): Harbour Heights Residents' Association.

Location: former Phoenix Park Racecourse, townland of Ashtown, Dublin 15. Proposed development: modifications to layout of zone nine of residential development permitted under F02A/1255 (06F.202469) containing 267 houses and ancillary works including parking. Applicant: Flynn & Flaherty. Appellant(s): Chesterfield Residents Association.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: St Joseph's Convent (protected structure), 2 Portland Row, Dublin 1. Proposed development: retention permission of revised plans and change of use from 18 student housing units to 30 apartments with associated works. Applicant: PJ and Mary McGrath (with conditions).

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: Glendruid and Knockenree, Brennanstown Road, Lehaunstown Lane, Cabinteely, Dublin 18. Proposed development: 173 apartments and associated works. Applicant: Benreef Ltd.

Location: Carrickphierish, Gracedieu, Waterford. Proposed development: 406 houses with crèche, car-parking and site works. Applicant: Joe McNamara and Paul O'Brien.

SOUTH DUBLIN

Location: old Ballymount Road and Forest Close, Tallaght, Dublin 24. Proposed development: 43 residential units in two blocks (16 houses and 27 apartments), 51 car-parking spaces, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Glan Developments Ltd.

Location: Swiftbrook, Saggart, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish derelict Swiftbrook Mills buildings for phase three of a residential scheme comprising 198 residential units (42 two-bed apartments in three three-storey buildings, 70 two-bed duplex dwellings, 70 three-bed duplex dwellings and 16 four-bed three-storey houses); one and two-storey crèche with parking and outdoor play area. Provision of 266 car-parking spaces, site works and landscaping. Applicant: William Neville & Sons Construction Ltd.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Citywest Hotel, Saggart, Co Dublin. Proposed development: extension to hotel comprising 99 hotel suites and relocation of carparking spaces and site works. Applicant: HSS Developments.

FINGAL

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: Swords Business Campus, Balheary Road, Swords, Co Dublin. Proposed development: five office blocks comprising three four--storey buildings and two three-storey buildings with 221 car-parking spaces in a four-storey over basement car-park and 118 surface car-parking spaces, site works and landscaping. Applicant: Island Associates Ltd.

DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN

Location: Jefferson Smurfit former HQ, UCD Campus, Beech Hill Road, near junction of Clonskeagh Road and Clonskeagh Drive, Dublin 14. Proposed development: 10-year permission for a mixed-use scheme in 21 blocks from one to eight storeys. Total of 363 residential units in 17 blocks from one to seven storeys (62 one-beds, 157 two-beds, 59 three-beds, 60 three-bed duplexes and 25 four-bed terraced houses). Three office buildings from six to eight storeys, neighbourhood centre around a public plaza comprising a crèche with outdoor play area and community centre, local shop and café. Two single storey basements comprising 642 car-parking spaces and 508 bicycle parking spaces at basement one level and 29 car-parking spaces and 18 cycle spaces at basement two level, and 109 car-parking spaces and 169 cycle spaces at surface level (total of 780 car-parking spaces and 695 cycle parking spaces). New public bus route through the site connecting UCD campus to Beech Hill Road, and site works (including demolition of office buildings). Applicant: Brian McCormack, Palmerette Ltd & UCD.

Location: 1 & 2, Clonskeagh Road, Dublin 14. Proposed development: demolish two semi-detached houses for an apartment scheme of three two-beds on the ground floor, six two-beds at first and second floors with 16 underground car-parking spaces and associated landscaping and site works. Applicant: Angela McDonagh.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Esmonde Motors site, The Hill, Old Stillorgan Road, Stillorgan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish all structures on site for a mixed-use development from three to 11 storeys and comprising 141 apartments (35 one-beds, 81 two-beds and 25 three-beds); a 38 one-bed apart-hotel, restaurant with outside terrace café, crèche with private play area, pub, retail units and 335 car-parking spaces, site works and landscaping. Applicant: Esmonde Motors Ltd.

DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL

Location: lands at Wilton Place, Lad Lane and Pembroke Row, Dublin 2. Proposed development: residential units, shared residents facilities, office unit and basement car-parking comprising four separate residential elements located at the corner of the site to provide for a total of 94 residential units (15 one-beds, 43 two-beds, 34 three-beds and two four-beds), gym, cinema, conference room and hospitality suite. Block A: seven storeys at the western corner of the site facing Lad Lane and adjoining the site boundary with Gardner House and will comprise 28 residential units. Block B: six-storey block at the northern corner of the site facing Lad Lane and Pembroke Row and will have 22 residential units. Block C: 10-storey block at the southern corner towards Wilton Place and adjoining the site boundary with Gardner House and will have 25 residential units. Block D: six-storey block at the eastern corner facing Pembroke Row and will have 19 residential units. Two-level basement car-parking area with 132 spaces (58 at upper basement level and 74 spaces at lower basement level). Site works, including demolition of buildings on site, landscaping and boundary treatment. Applicant: Clondean Ltd.

Location: Hendrick Street, Hendrick Lane and Benburb Street, Dublin 7 (the site incorporates 17 Benburb Street - H Mathews pub - and the adjoining former Edmundson Electrical factory building). Proposed development: demolish 17 Benburb Street (H Mathews pub) and factory building for 87 residential units (23 one-beds, 44 two-beds and 20 three-beds) in three blocks from four to 10 storeys over two basement levels. Block A: six-storey building over two basement levels rising to 10 storeys at the corner of Benburb Street and Hendrick Lane with 20 residential units, restaurant, lounge and bar area with courtyard seating. Block B: four storeys with 28 residential units, retail unit, café and restaurant. Block C: four storeys with 39 residential units, retail unit, crèche, leisure centre and library/cinema area. Two basement levels for 89 car-parking spaces, and site works. Applicant: Apex Estates Ltd.

Location: 159-161 Rathmines Road Lower, Rathmines, Dublin 6. Proposed development: demolish two two-storey terrace houses to the front and single storey auction halls to the rear for 13 one-beds, 21 two-beds and four three-beds in three interlinked blocks of four to six storeys, connected by a ground floor building incorporating auction rooms and storage area to the back with a pub and office to Rathmines Road. A total of 48 car-parking spaces in an underground car-park. Applicant: David Herman.

Location: 78 & 80 Merrion Road, on corner of Merrion Road and Sandymount Avenue, Ballsbridge, on lands to rear of 1 & 2 Spafield Terrace, Dublin 4. Proposed development: redevelop 78 and 80 Merrion Road from guesthouse to eight apartments. Demolish return attached to the rear of No 80. Demolish mews house and storage shed to the rear of No 80 (1 Spafield Terrace) and demolish two-storey dwelling to the rear of No 78 (2 Spafield Terrace). Construct 15 apartments in a three to four-storey building extending from the rear of No 80 along Sandymount Avenue and extending onto Spafield Terrace. The scheme will have 23 apartments (13 two-beds, three three-beds, four two-bed duplexes and three three-bed duplexes) with provision of 23 basement car-parking spaces and site works. Applicant: John Pugh.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Dunluce, 21 Anglesea Road (to rear of 23-41 Anglesea Road), Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. Proposed development: demolish dwelling for a five/six-storey apartment building of 36 apartments (six one-beds, 17 two-beds and 13 three-beds), 44 ground floor car-parking spaces, five surface spaces and site works and landscaping. Applicant: Tom Bailey.

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: 247-255 Richmond Road including ERGO headquarters at 251-255 Richmond Road and 1-3 Richmond Avenue, Fairview, Dublin 3. Proposed development: demolish four residential buildings, industrial facility and outbuildings for 73 apartments (18 one-beds, 48 two-beds and seven three-beds) and 913sq m (9,827sq ft) of commercial space in two linked blocks from four to six storeys. Provision of 73 car-parking spaces at basement level. Applicant: The Richmond Partnership.

Compiled by Mary Hetherington