A selective guide to planning in your area
AN BORD PLEANÁLA
APPEALS
Location: The Moorings, Lansdowne Rd, D4. Proposed development: Demolish bungalow and construct a four-storey block containing 20 apartments, car-parking, access and associated site works. Applicant: O'Malley Homes and Developments Ltd. Appellant(s): Raberton Ltd.
Location: Grange Hill, Harold's Grange Rd, D16. Proposed development: Demolish three houses and outbuildings and erect 128 apartments with car-parking and ESB substation. Applicant: Rod McGovern. Appellant(s): Padraig and Helen Murphy.
Location: 2-8 Richmond Ave and 65 Fairview Strand, Fairview, D3. Proposed development: Demolish buildings and construct 164 apartments with underground car-parking spaces and one retail unit. Applicant: Esmond Partnership. Appellant(s): The Fairview Residents Association Ltd.
Location: Graun Hill, Crobally Upr, Tramore, Co Waterford. Proposed development: Supermarket with 149 car-parking spaces, service yard and ancillary site works. Applicant: Tesco (Irl) Ltd. Appellant(s): Brendan Hogan and Brigid Power, Leefield Ltd, t/a Quish's Supervalu, Pat and Michael Hassett, Mary and Brian Hoffmann and Philomena Breen.
Location: Kilgrovan, Clonea, Dungarvan, Co Waterford. Proposed development: Erect 166 holiday houses, three-storey spa hotel to include conference centre, swimming pools, tennis courts, ESB substation and 450 car-parking spaces. Applicant: Greenbirch Ltd. Appellant(s): Tim and Carrie Foley, J & M Corcoran and D & G Magnier, Clonea Beach Awareness Group, Kilgrovan Estate Co Ltd, Michael Morrissey, Clonea Concern Group, Anne Marie Foley
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Carton Demesne, Carton, Maynooth, Co Kildare. Proposed development: Development of headquarters, national golf museum and car-parking. Applicant: Swindon Investments Company Ltd (with revised conditions).
Location: 16 Ailesbury Rd, Ballsbridge, D4. Proposed development: Demolish three garages and construct a single storey dwelling for staff accommodation, reconstruct rear garden wall including the retention of existing access laneway to the rear. Applicant: E and D Slattery (with conditions).
Location: Former ice rink, junction of Dolphin's Barn and Reuben St, 36 & 37 Dolphin's Barn St, D8. Proposed development: Mixed-use development featuring commercial units, 56 apartments, pedestrian and vehicular access and associated works. Applicant: R J Manufacturing Ltd (with revised conditions).
Location: 2,3,4 & 5 Camden St Upr and 11a Grantham Place, D2. Proposed development: Refurbishments and alterations to facilitate continued use as offices, change of use at 4 and 5 Camden St to restaurant at lower levels and the construction of seven houses and associated works. Applicant: Camden House Ltd (with conditions).
Location: 17 Fontenoy St, D7. Proposed development: Single storey artist's studio on site to rear (stone wall with gate is protected structure). Applicant: Gwen O'Dowd (with revised conditions).
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: 69 and 71 Haddington Rd, D4. Proposed development: Redevelopment consisting of 10 apartments, including a two-storey extension (of two two-bed and two one-bed units) linked to No 69 to include six one-bed units. Applicant: Liam Lonergan.
Location: Tir na Nog, Church Rd, Malahide, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish house and erect 52 residential units with car-parking and associated site works. Applicant: Alma Developments Ltd.
SOUTH DUBLIN - APPLICATIONS
Location: Adelaide and Meath Hospital Dublin, incorporating the National Children's Hospital, D24. Proposed development: Erect a single-storey medical day-care clinic with a link from the existing hospital. Applicant: A.M.N.C.H.
Location: West bank of the Owendoher river at Butterfield Ave, Rathfarnham, D14. Proposed development: Construct 35 residential units consisting of Block A (six-storey over 15 basement car-parking spaces and 50 bicycle spaces with four three-bed, eight two-bed and 11 one-bed apartments). Blocks B & C are three storeys and each consists of three one-bed and three two-bed apartments over 31 underground car-parking spaces. Applicant: Pinemeadow Ltd.
Location: 1 Deanswrath Cottages, Nangor Rd, Clondalkin, D22. Proposed development: Erect one detached building, two-storey to front and three-storey to rear to comprise of a crèche and Montessori at ground floor and two one-bed apartments above ground floor with access to rear with eight car-parking spaces to front. Applicant: Robert & Edele Cummins.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Peamount Hospital, Newcastle, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Erect a single storey extension to Day Care Activation Centre to consist of eight activity base rooms, a conservatory, oratory and associated ancillary facilities. Applicant: Board of Management (F.A.O. Mr. R Gallagher).
DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN
Location: Ronnoco, Hainault Rd, Foxrock, D18. Proposed development: Demolish two-storey five-bed detached house and construct three two-storey and attic level five-bed detached houses with three new vehicular entrances off Hainault Rd in lieu of one vehicular entrance with boundary treatment and ancillary site development works. Applicant: Carrick Developments Ltd.
Location: Blenheim, Lwr Mounttown Rd, Monkstown, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish house and erect 15 apartments in a two/three-storey building with underground car-parking. Applicant: Paschal Kennedy Motors.
Location: Rashee, Old Bray Rd, Cabinteely, D18. Proposed development: Demolish dwelling and outbuildings and construct residential development of one two-storey dormer detached house, two two-storey semi-detached houses and a three-storey terrace block of six one-bed single level units and six two-bed duplex units with terraced balconies over. Applicant: Karl Butler.
Location: Commissioners of Irish Lights site, Dún Laoghaire Harbour, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish workshops, offices and miscellaneous site structures. Construct 5,589 sq m (60,160 sq ft) combined marine engineering, technical and administrative centre comprising a 24-hour aids to navigation monitoring centre, engineering maintenance facility, mechanical, joinery, electrical and electronic workshops, battery charging/testing facility, stores mains failure standby generator and engine testing facility, meeting rooms and training facilities, technical and admin offices, canteen, staff support facilities, IT server room, miscellaneous mechanical and electrical plant and 74 car-parking spaces. Applicant: Commissioners of Irish Lights.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Site at Annaville Ave, Blackrock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Erect 14 two-bed units in three blocks ranging from single and two-storey to three-storey in height. Comprises: Block A to Annaville Ave with two two-storey townhouses with associated patios and one single storey townhouse. Block B: with five apartments with associated patios and balconies with two and three-storeys. Block C: consists of six apartments with associated patios and balconies on three storeys together with surface car-parking, landscaping and associated site works including relocation of substation and demolition of derelict factory. Applicant: Maser Developments Ltd.
Location: Pottery Rd, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Expand Sterile Products facility of 28,000 sq m (301,390 sq ft) on 9.9 hectares. Comprises: two-storey manufacturing unit (with penthouse) of 15,200 sq m (163,611 sq ft) to rear of plant; two-storey lab/canteen (with penthouse) of 3,250 sq m (34,983 sq ft) to front and west of plant; single storey warehouse and a two-storey utility building to rear of site. A new main vehicular entrance to Pottery Rd, a single storey security building and car-parking facilities for 379 cars. Applicant: Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals.
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL - APPLICATIONS
Location: 23-27 Pearse St, D2. Proposed development: Retention and minor alterations to buildings at 23-26 Pearse St (protected structures) to include the demolition of rear annex returns, demolition of ground floor shop-front of no 26, demolition of derelict sheds to rear of nos 24, 25 and 27 along northern boundary. Change of use of nos 23-26 from office/retail use to hotel use. Internal and external repairs and refurbishment to nos 23-26. Internal layout changes to nos 23-26 to provide storage and toilets at basement level, hotel retail/meeting room, hotel bar/restaurant and a hotel office at ground floor and a total of eight hotel bedroom suites at first and second floor levels. Construction of a new basement level to the rear of nos 23-27 providing 20 car and 10 bicycle parking spaces and accommodation for kitchen, storage, bin store and plant rooms. The car-park is accessed by means of the existing ramp to the adjoining basement car-park, which is entered from Townsend St. A new connection is to be created between the basement of the adjoining Trinity Plaza Hotel and the basement of the proposed development. Construction of a new single storey building at ground floor level to rear of nos 23-26 linking these buildings with proposed eight-storey hotel block at rear of site and containing a hotel lobby, restaurant seating area, glazed walkway, new connection to adjoining Trinity Plaza Hotel and a landscaped inner courtyard. Construction of a new courtyard and exhibition hall at ground floor level to the rear of no 27 Pearse St for the use by Pearse Museum. Construct an eight-storey hotel accommodation block to the rear of nos 23-27 comprising of ground floor hotel kitchen/servery, 78 bedrooms from first to sixth floor and a plant room and gym with external terrace at seventh floor level and site developments works. Applicant: Obarac Ltd.
Location: Drimnagh Industrial Estate, Slieve Bloom Pk, Drimnagh, D12. Proposed development: Mixed use development consisting of 241 dwellings, a creche, 132 live/work units and office accommodation, together with ancillary development. Applicant: Cosgrave Developments.
FINGAL - APPLICATIONS
Location: 43 Abington, Malahide, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Extendsion of garage to include construction of new bedroom, en suite, dresser above garage and construction of a gym to rear of garage with all associated site works. Applicant: Mr & Mrs Nicky Byrne.
Location: St Colmcille's Court (formerly River Lane), Main St, Swords, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish wrought iron workshop and construct five three-bed, three-storey townhouses with seven car-parking spaces. Applicant: Swords Wrought Iron Works Ltd.
Location: Ashleigh Centre, Castleknock Rd, Castleknock, D15. Proposed development: Change of use from offices to medical consulting rooms at first floor level. Applicant: Ashleigh Centre Management.
Location: Hilltop, Windgate Rd, Howth, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Remove colonnade, bay window, conservatory and porch. Erect two new bays at ground floors level to east and south, and for a glazed screen with French doors and a balcony at first floor level. Applicant: Marie & Barry O'Brien.
Location: 1 & 2 Mill Rd, Blanchardstown, D15. Proposed development: Demolish two bungalows and erect seven apartments (three two-bed and four three-bed) in a two-storey terrace with 12 car-parking spaces to rear. Applicant: Peter & Patricia Downey.
Location: Junction of Abbey St and Church St, Howth, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish all buildings, including two houses and the reconstruction of corner buildings. Erect two retail units, one office unit, eight two-bed apartments, one one-bed apartment and one three-bed duplex in two-storey, two-storey dormer, three-storey and three-storey dormer buildings with 11 car-parking spaces. Applicant: William, Peter, Alex and Lisa Lacey Sommerville.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: 1-7 Strand St and 2-5 The Green, Malahide, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Erect commercial and residential development. Comprises: construction of a four-storey building with additional penthouse on the green elevation, 48 apartments with balconies around landscaped podium courtyard consisting of 12 one-bed units, 33 two-bed units and three three-bed units, roof terraces on the fourth and penthouse floors. Ground floor commercial accommodation consisting of retail units, office use, café with an outdoor seating area and a restaurant. Underground car-parking for 59 cars. Development involves the demolition of all commercial buildings on site and single storey cottages, outbuildings and boundary walls. Applicant: Frank McGowan.
Location: Chapel Farm, Dublin Rd, Lusk, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Construct 146 houses (88 three-bed, two-storey houses and 58 two-bed two-storey houses) and associated development works. Applicant: Manor Park Homebuilders Ltd.
Location: Station Rd, Portmarnock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Mixed use development in one three-storey block consisting of eight two-bed apartments at first and second floors with two shops and a crèche on ground floor including all associated car-parking and site development works on site between Block A and rear of Block D at the south-east of an overall site in accordance with condition three of a permitted development for 343 units (Reg. Ref. F01A/0950) under construction. Applicant: Barina Construction Ltd.
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: Kilrush House, 46 Lwr Main St, Rush, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish three houses and construct 18 two-bed apartments and three one-bed apartments in four two-storey blocks and ancillary site works. Applicant: P & M Properties Ltd.
