Planning and Development

A selective guide to planning in your area

AN BORD PLEANÁLA

APPEALS

Location: Iveragh Rd, Killorglin, Co Kerry. Proposed development: Demolish cinema and construct a two-storey bank with 420 sq m floor area. Applicant: Allied Irish Banks Plc. Appellant(s): Anthony Foley

Location: Inis Brae and Koatkeo, Herbert Rd, Bray, Co Wicklow. Proposed development: Demolish house and erect seven houses, site works and revised access. Applicant: Ruth and Sean Clifford. Appellant(s): Noel and Margaret Carthy.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Adam & Eve Church (protected structure), Merchants Quay, D8. Proposed development: Retention of portakabin as a security entrance/reception. Ancillary works to rear. Applicant: Franciscan Social Justice Initiatives Ltd (with revised conditions).

Location: Site between 183 Pearse St (protected structure) and Pearse St, Railway Bridge, Trinity College, D2. Proposed development: Student residence adjoining Luca Hall, change of elevations to Luca Hall and associated works. Applicant: The Provost, Fellows and Students of Trinity College (with revised conditions).

Location: Ballyowen Lane, Lucan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish two houses and erect 27 houses, new access road off Ballyowen Lane and site works. Applicant: Rosemount Properties Ltd (with conditions).

Location: Abbeylands, Ferrybank, Co Kilkenny. Proposed development: Mixed scheme of 694 residential units, shops, medical clinic, creche, restaurant/pub, parking and site works on 25.55-hectare site with four protected structures. Applicant: Fosbern Manufacturing Ltd (with conditions).

Location: Lands and buildings adjoining and formerly part of Half Way House, junction Longmile Rd and Walkinstown Rd, D12. Proposed development: Erect three-storey mixed commercial development with retail and offices. Applicant: Sauce Boat Ltd (with revised conditions).

Location: Brookwood Grove, Artane, D5. Proposed development: Erect 43 apartments beside Church of Our Lady of Mercy. Applicant: Declan Cronin and Terry Harvey (with revised conditions).

SOUTH DUBLIN

APPLICATIONS

Location: Palmerstown Shopping Centre, Kennelsfort Rd, Palmerstown, D20. Proposed development: Construction of new three-storey extension to north elevation of Supervalu to include ground floor stores, first floor staff area and stores for Supervalu and second floor community centre accessed separately through new shared lift/stairwell lobby to first floor superdome, replacing original external glazed stairwell to Superdome. Replacement of glazed corner to Supervalu. Remodelled corner to include new entrance to supermarket and ATM. New single storey service block, replacing structure to south elevation of Supervalu. Construct new single storey waste management room to rear yard of shopping centre. Applicant: Ladgrove Stores Ltd.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Site of 3,256 ha. to the south-west of junction of Whitestown Way and Tallaght bypass, Tallaght, D24. Proposed development: mixed commercial, retail, warehouse, leisure and residential building complex of an eight-storey 120-bed hotel with 500-seat function room, meeting rooms, bar and restaurant. Two-storey over ground floor fitness centre, crèche and office. Three one-storey warehouses. One-storey warehouse, one-storey food store. Erect 322 residential units comprising one, two and three-bed apartments in two-storey block (C2), four-storey block (G), five-storey blocks (A, B and F), six-storey blocks (C1, C3 and E) to include 36 sheltered housing units within block G. Applicant: Mark Elliott and Peter Queally.

FINGAL

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Carrickhill Rd Upr, Portmarnock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: erect eight dwellings (four ground floor two-bed apartments and four first floor two-bed apartments), on and off-site works including outfall foul and surface water sewers, landscaping, bin store and parking. Applicant: Paul Dufficy and Co Ltd.

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: Swords Rd, Cloghran, Swords, Co Dublin. Proposed development: scheme of three elements including: 100-bed hotel with 200-seat restaurant, bar and conference facilities ranging from three to four storeys; park-and-ride facility covering three levels with 2,038 car-parking spaces, a bus and ticket station and a service block. Erect 24 five-a-side all-weather pitches including clubhouse on level three of park-and-ride facility. Applicant: Swords Cloghran Properties Ltd.

DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN

APPLICATIONS

Location: Merville House, University College Dublin, Belfield Campus, D4. Proposed development: Change of use from educational to innovation centre, minor internal works, elevational changes, relocation of existing steel escape stairs, part reconstruction of roof, demolition of lean-to courtyard annexes and removal of two one-storey prefab units in courtyard and overground LPG gas storage tank all at East courtyard, East Wing, Merville House (a protected structure). Application: University College Dublin Building and Services Department.

Location: Rockhurst, Enniskerry Road, Kilternan, D18. Proposed development: Demolish dwelling and construct 22 semi-detached and four detached two-storey three-bed dwellings with ancillary services, parking, landscaping and new front wall and road. Applicant: C MacDonnell.

Location: Old Tramyard, 15 Castle Street, Dalkey, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish warehouses and associated buildings and site works and construction of a three/four storey building enclosing an open courtyard and consisting of 28 apartments and four commercial units at ground floor which is over basement car parking with 34 parking spaces, bicycles and refuse storage. Associated works to include children's play area and commercial kiosk within courtyard. Applicant: Arkleton Limited

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Former Taney Nurseries, Taney Road and part garden of No 8 Taney Road, Dundrum, D14. Proposed development: Demolish house, outbuildings and commercial greenhouse and construct new vehicular entrance to include removal of conservatory. Construct 56 units and over 50 basement car parking spaces, bin and bicycle stores and 42 surface car parking spaces with on and off site development works. Applicant: Paul Kenny

DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL

APPLICATIONS

Location: Clarence Hotel, 6/8 Wellington Quay, 6/8 Essex Street East, 9-12 Wellington Quay, 9 Essex Street East, Dublin 2. Proposed development: (a) Change of use of No. 10 Wellington Quay from use as a club to hotel; change of use (where required) of Nos. 9, 11, 12 Wellington Quay from existing use to hotel use. (b) Conservation and restoration works to 9, 10, 11, 12 Wellington Quay, including demolition works and modifications to enable these buildings to function as part of hotel and to meet Fire Safety Requirement. It is intended to use the basement, ground floor and first floor of these structures to provide office, reception, public areas, retail, conference and other hotel facilities and to use the second and third floors for bedroom and suite accommodation. Works will involve installation of lift in No. 9 Wellington Quay and change to staircase in No. 9 and No. 12. (c) Erect a new hotel wing at Nos. 8 and 9 Essex Street East comprising ground floor mezzanine, five floors of bedrooms, a penthouse floor for public/conference facilities. The new wing will be eight stories high. (d) Provision of new hotel stores, car parking and other facilities at basement level. (e) Demolish existing mid to late 20th century structures at rear of Nos. 9, 10 and 12 Wellington Quay; mews and link at the rear of No. 11 Wellington Quay; the existing single-storey garage and stores over basement at No. 8 Essex Street East. The existing temporary stores on roof of No. 8 & 9 Essex Street East. Applicant: Brushfield Limited

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: (Formerly part of lands known as Avila), Bloomfield Avenue, Morehampton Road, Donnybrook, Dublin 4. Proposed development: permission for a mixed-use development of 196 units (182 apartments and 14 houses) comprising 35 one-bedroom, 137 two-bedroom, 21 three-bedroom and three four-bedroom units and 206 sq m childcare facility broken down as follows: four six-storey apartment buildings with balconies. Block A will consist of five one-bedroom, 35 two-bedroom, three three-bedroom units. Block B will be 13 one-bedroom, 32 two-bedroom and five three-bedroom over 206 sq m ground floor childcare facility. Block C will consist of 11 one-bedroom, 33 two-bedroom and two three-bedroom units and Block D will have five one-bedroom, 35 two-bedroom and three three-bedroom units all planned around a central public open space with pedestrian access from Morehampton Road. Block E will consist of a terrace of 11 two-storey townhouses comprising two two-bedroom, seven three-bedroom and two four-bedroom units. Block F, refurbishment of two outhouses as one-bed single storey cottage and three-bed two-storey courtyard house. Block G, new two-storey plus dormer attic four-bed gate-lodge at entrance. Scheme includes 35 surface car spaces and 158 car spaces with 200 bicycle spaces in a basement car-park accessed under Block B. Applicant: Brian Cullen.

Location: O'Connell Bridge House, D'Olier St, D1. Proposed development: conversion and change of use of Bus Stop shop into a reception entrance hall to extend adjacent ground floor entrance area of O'Connell Bridge House. Applicant: Carlisle Trust.

Location: 27/30 Buckingham St and 60 Railway St, D1. Proposed development: demolish two-storey industrial unit with retail use at ground floor and disused garage canopy and forecourt. Erect student accommodation of 41 apartments (one caretaker unit and 40 two-beds), ground floor common room and retail unit at ground floor in a four, five and six storey building. Applicant: Daniel Byrne, Clare Kelliher and William Blac.