A selective guide to developments in your area
AN BORD PLEANÁLA
Location: former Jefferson Smurfit headquarters, Beech Hill, Clonskeagh and part of University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4. Proposed development: mixed-use residential, office, crèche, gymnasium/community building and sandwich bar development on 5.3 hectares. Applicant: Pamarette Limited and UCD. Appellant(s): Greenfield Park Residents Group, Brendan and Mary Glazier, Dermot Lacey and Residents of Beech Hill Drive, Lm Ericsson Limited, Finuala Murphy and others.
Location: 4 Mount Eden Road (protected structure), Donnybrook, Dublin 4. Proposed development: demolish extension to main house and shed and erect a mews house to rear. Applicant: Ann Donohoe. Appellant(s): Belmont and Mount Eden Residents Association, Marie and Anna Barron, John and Nora Kelly, Paddy and Lee Maguire, Niall Loftus.
Location: The Eagle (public house), Eagle Terrace/Ashgrove Terrace, Sandyford Road, Dundrum, Dublin 14. Proposed development: demolish existing building and construct a new two-storey over basement building and associated site works. Applicant: Dundrum Taverns Limited. Appellant(s): An Taisce, South County Dublin Association.
Location: Main Street, Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow. Proposed development: mixed-use development including 119 residential units, supermarket, nursing home and hotel. Applicant: Dwyer Nolan Developments. Appellant(s): Lane Planning and Design.
Location: Waterford Castle, Little Island and Ballinakill, Co Waterford. Proposed development: demolish existing single storey semi-basement wings attached to the existing hotel building, alterations to the existing building (protected structure). Applicant: Barry Harte. Appellant(s): Charlotte Cronin, An Taisce, Brendan McGann.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Traverslea, Glenageary Road Lower, Glenageary, Co Dublin. Proposed development: refurbishment of Traverslea House, refurbishment of existing coach-house and stable building, provision of three houses with car-parking and widening of gateway to existing house (protected structure). Applicant: Bernard Costelloe and Liam Maye (with revised conditions).
Location: corner of Johnstown Road and Johnstown Court, Dublin 18. Proposed development: erect 52 apartments with car-parking, bin storage and associated site works. Applicant: Johnstown Road Partnership (with revised conditions).
Location: 80 Grove Road, Dublin 6. Proposed development: demolish existing buildings and construct a four-storey building containing two shops, seven apartments with car-parking and associated works. Applicant: Edward Fahy (with revised conditions).
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: Chesterfield, Cross Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish dwelling house and erect 76 houses, 45 apartments with car-parking and associated site works. The application lands include a protected structure. Applicant: Avenue Homes Limited.
Location: Loreto Abbey, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14. Proposed development: change of use of Loreto Abbey (protected structure) from permitted use as 102-bedroom nursing home to office units with 191 car-parking spaces and associated works. Applicant: Oze Construction and Lozeto Limited.
DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN
APPLICATIONS
Location: Cloghane, Rochestown Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish existing dwelling on site and build a 15-unit apartment development into two blocks with revised entrance and all associated site works. Block one will consist of a three-storey building with four two-bedroom duplex units over four one-bedroom apartments and Block two will consist of a three-storey over basement car-parking building with three two-bedroom duplex units over three one-bedroom apartments and one two-bedroom duplex unit. Applicant: Paul Whelan Cloghane.
Location: 21 Corrig Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18. Proposed development: mixed development comprising two blocks (one eight storeys and one nine storeys). Block A: (nine storeys over basement) comprising one three-bedroom apartment and 37 two-bedroom apartments over 593sq m (6,059sq ft) of offices at ground level. Block B (eight storeys over basement) comprising 34 two-bedroom apartments and 18 one-bedroom apartments over 378sq m (4,036sq ft) of retail, together with 111 car-parking spaces and courtyard at ground level and 111 car-parking spaces at basement level. Applicant: SIAC Construction Limited.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: junction of Carmanhall Road, Blackthorn Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18. Proposed development: development consisting of 36,856sq m (396,688sq ft) floor space comprising 2,175sq m (23,411sq ft) retail/commercial at ground floor level and 265 apartments in four blocks. Block C is on second to sixth floors. Block D on second to eight floors. Block B partly on second to eight floors and parts second to 10th floors. Block A on second to ninth floors, part of Block A on the corner of Carmanhall and Blackthorn roads rises to 12th floor level, 337 car-parking spaces and 348 bicycle spaces. All existing buildings will be demolished. Applicant: David Arnold.
SOUTH DUBLIN
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Spawell Golf and Leisure Centre, Wellington Lane, Templeogue, Dublin 6W. Proposed development: demolish all existing structures on site and construct a building of 21,546sq m (231,903sq ft) containing a two-storey over basement leisure centre (comprising a swimming pool, squash courts, gym and aerobics facilities, a children's playroom, café, two retail units, shop, restaurant/carvery areas, lounge and bar areas, a multi-function room, conference room, administration facilities, associated storage and ancillary facilities); a new five-storey over basement 149-bedroom hotel, the re-location of tennis courts, the provision of a two-storey driving range base unit, provision of a pavilion, 579 car-parking spaces, landscaping and associated site development works. Applicant: John, Paul and Peter Kennedy.
Location: 15 Cherry Orchard Industrial Estate, Ballyfermot, Dublin 20. Proposed development:demolish existing industrial and offices, boundary wall and railing, removal of existing telecoms mast and construct a discount foodstore with 163 car-parking spaces. Applicant: Lidl Ireland.
FINGAL
APPLICATIONS
Location: Corrstown Golf Club, Corrstown, Kilsallaghan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: construct a pro-shop, office, store and workshop to side, goods in, cold room and staff changing rooms to rear and first floor extension over existing club house and ground floor extension inclusive of bar, restaurant, kitchen, and viewing gallery with associated elevation modifications to existing clubhouse. Applicant: Corrstown Golf Club.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Portmarnock Hotel and Golf Links, Strand Road, Portmarnock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: alterations and extensions to existing hotel, comprising the demolition of part of existing conference/function wing and construct a new single storey conference/function, a single storey extension to existing restaurant, including a new entrance and terrace area at roof level over restaurant. A new four-storey bedroom wing consisting of 39 bedrooms and suites over three floors with a two-bedroom penthouse suite at third floor level, internal alterations and change of use of part of ground floor bedroom areas to gym and spa facility, upgrading works to existing car-parking areas to include 40 additional car-parking spaces. Applicant: Natworth Limited.
Location: Rathingle Road, Rathingle, Swords, Co Dublin. Proposed development: build a residential development consisting of 373 units comprising 148 two, three and four-bedroom townhouses, 203 one, two and three-bedroom apartments in 16 two, three and four-storey blocks and 22 two-bedroom own door apartments with associated car-parking and site development works. Applicant: MKN Properties Limited.
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL
APPLICATIONS
Location: 43-49 Mespil Road, 40-42 Mespil Road and 1 Burlington Road, Dublin 4. Proposed development: erect 8,374sq m (90,137sq ft)of office accommodation over seven floors above ground floor with a set-back terrace at the sixth floor level, all above three levels of 5,154sq m (55,477sq ft) gross floor area consisting of two basements and lower ground floor consisting of office space, staff gym, terrace area, security barrier, 70 car-parking spaces and internal plant room areas. The proposed development includes the demolition of the existing five-storey structure over basement level at 43/49 Mespil Road and two residential units at ground floor level. Applicant: Pageflyer Limited.
Location: 266 Rathmines Road Lower, Dublin 6. Proposed development: change of use of existing single storey ESB premises from retail to use as a bank (class two office use). Applicant: Bank of Scotland (Ireland) Limited.
Location: 22-28 Prussia Street, Dublin 7. Proposed development: demolish shed and four existing buildings and erect one five-storey apartment block consisting of 54 apartments and one six-storey apartment block consisting of 69 apartments and 123 car-parking spaces. Applicant: PJ & Mary McGrath.
Location: The Harcourt Building, Unit 1, Corner of Harcourt Street and Adelaide Road, Dublin 2. Proposed development: change of use from retail to café/coffee shop. Applicant: David Agar.
Location: 34-42 Pearse Square with frontages onto Macken Street and Hanover Street East, Dublin 2. Proposed development: demolish warehouse and construct 38 residential units and a semi-basement car-park with 44 car-parking spaces. Applicant: Noel Ryan.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: 59 Pembroke Lane, Dublin 4. Proposed development: permission for extension, part single storey, part two-storey with terrace at first floor level to rear of 59 Pembroke Lane, together with demolition of existing extension to rear, replacement of existing garden wall adjoining rear of 59 Pembroke Road (protected structure) and including porch extension with small balcony to front and replacement of front windows and entrance gateway at 59 Pembroke Lane. Applicant: John Bowman and Eimear Philbin-Bowman.
Location: 274 North Circular Road, Dublin 7. Proposed development: permission to erect a residential development with a basement car-park containing bicycle and bin storage, the provision of an ESB substation, which will involve the demolition of the existing house, relocation/rebuilding of the existing gate-lodge to remain at the site entrance but to facilitate a wider vehicular access and the refurbishment of the existing water tower. The proposed residential development comprising of 171 units to include one one-bedroom gate-lodge, six three-bedroom terraced houses, two four-bedroom duplexes, 37 one-bedroom apartments, 116 two-bedroom apartments and nine three-bedroom apartments with 171 basement and 20 surface car-parking spaces. The proposed development ranges in height from six one and two-storey terrace houses, two three-storey blocks containing a duplex over an apartment, three five-storey blocks and one six and seven-storey block containing apartments. Applicant: The Christian Brothers.
Location: site bounded by 31-36 Ormond Quay Upper, Ormond Place, Charles Street West, Ormond Square, Dublin 7. Proposed development: construct a mixed-use development comprising a hotel, offices, retail unit, and one two-bedroom apartment. The development includes a seven-storey over basement hotel building containing 98 bedrooms. The building is configured to enclose a five-storey atrium space and includes hotel reception, restaurant, bar, kitchen and storage area. Applicant: Pierse Contracting Limited.
Location: site bounded by Wesley Place and rear of 11-13 Clanbrassil Street Upper, Dublin 8. Proposed development: permission to construct 10 mews houses comprising eight three-storey three-bedroom houses and two two-storey two-bedroom houses to be located in two terraced blocks with associated site works and car-parking. Applicant: Michael, Gavin, Cathy and Aisling Clarke.
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: site known as Tathony House (previously 1 Mount Brown), Bow Lane West, Dublin 8 (bounded by Bowbridge House apartments to the west and stepped public path to the east). Proposed development: demolish existing three-storey hostel and unused two-storey out-building at rear of site and erect 15 two-bedroom and one-bedroom apartments in a stepped five-storey block including associated site works. Applicant: Whitdale Limited.
