A selective guide to developments in your area.
AN BORD PLEANÁLA
APPEALS
Location: Carriageview House, Tay Lane, Rathcoole, Co Dublin. Proposed Development: Demolish existing house and outbuildings and construct two blocks comprising 40 mixed-type residential units, relocation of entrance, 67 car-parking spaces and all associated site works. Applicant: Coolbrook Properties Limited. Appellant(s): Patrick and Hanora J Barron, Coolbrook Properties Limited.
Location: Former ice rink, junction of Dolphin's Barn and Reuben Street, 36 and 37 Dolphin's Barn Street, Dublin 8. Proposed development: Mixed use development comprising commercial units, 56 apartments, pedestrian and vehicular access and associated works. Applicant: RJ Manufacturing Limited. Appellant(s): Rialto Residents Association, R J Manufacturing Limited.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Merrion Hall, Strand Road, Dublin 4. Proposed development: Office development. Applicant: Merinda Developments Limited (with revised conditions).
Location: Mabbot Lane, rear 91 Gardiner Street Lower, Dublin 1 and within curtilage of 89 and 90 Gardiner Street (protected structure). Proposed development: Construct a five-storey overground level building containing 11 apartments, demolition, salvage and reconstruct cut-stone wall. Applicant: Paul Tiernan (with revised conditions).
Location: Site west of the Ballycullen Road and north of the proposed east/west distributor road with the proposed new access to the Hunters Wood development, Ballycullen, Dublin 24. Proposed development: Build 66 apartments. Applicant: Ellier Developments Limited (with conditions).
Location: Browns Barn, Naas Road, Saggart, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Construct a new petrol station consisting of a single storey retail shop building, ATM facility, underground tank farm, canopy, car wash, trash compound, new tech room, service bay, signage and ancillary works. Applicant: Statoil Ireland Limited (with conditions).
Location: Woodside Townland, Sandyford, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Alterations to layout to units to provide crèche/childcare facilities, 19 apartments, six self-contained commercial/retail units to approved development P106D.127606. Applicant: Cannon and Kirk (with revised conditions).
Location: Howth Lodge Hotel, Howth Road, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Retention and completion of revisions to previously approved development F01A/1147 to replace single storey house with two-storey house. Applicant: Borg Development (with conditions).
Location: Kilnap, Old Whitechurch Road, Cork. Proposed development: Erect 327 residential units, crèche, medical centre and full site development. Applicant: C O'Mullane (with revised conditions).
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: Station Road, Portmarnock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Construct a four-storey block of 52 apartments including all ancillary site works. This application being a revision to block C that forms part of a grant of permission under Reg Ref. F10A/0950. Applicant: Barina Construction Limited.
Location: Rose Hill and Ballyguile Road, Ballynerrin Lower, Co Wicklow. Proposed development: Erect 10 two-bedroom apartments, five three-bedroom two-storey townhouses with estate road, car-parking facilities and site development works. Applicant: Nicholas Stafford.
SOUTH DUBLIN
Applications
Location: Sally Park Nursing Home (protected structure), Sally Park Close, Firhouse, Dublin 24. Proposed development: Development to comprise of: first floor extension over existing single-storey bedroom block to accommodate 12 bedrooms along with internal alterations in original building to allow for access to NE ???? area; two-storey extension at east end of existing single-storey extension bedroom block to accommodate four bedrooms and an emergency staircase; single storey extension at south-west side of original building to accommodate new diningroom, office, secondary entrance lobby, corridor and toilet; internal alterations to kitchen, staff room and ancillary storage areas; forming new emergency staircase, at rear of main building from existing first floor bedroom block to ground level; and all associated drainage and site works. Applicant: Oaklands Nursing Homes Limited.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Rear of Joels Restaurant, Newlands Cross, Naas Road, Dublin 22. Proposed development: Erection of a three-storey serviced aparthotel with 53 self-catering units and associated service functions in conjunction with Joel's Restaurant and including associated new car-parking, site works and incorporating revisions to existing vehicular entrance from proposed slip road (slip road by others) and signage at rear. Applicant: Queens Catering Co Limited.
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: Angelus, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14. Proposed development: Demolish existing dwelling and construction four terraced two-bedroom houses with four car-parking spaces accessed from Loreto Terrace, new boundary walls and ancillary site works. Applicant: Paul O'Byrne.
FINGAL
Location: Brook Lane, Rush, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Residential development of 41 two-storey two, three and four-bedroom townhouses with surface car-parking for 75 cars, pumping station enclosure with control kiosk and all associated site development works. Applicant: Frank Wilson.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Former Phoenix Park Racecourse, Ashtown, Dublin 15. Proposed development: Revisions/modifications to development permitted under Reg. Ref. F02A/1255 PL 06F.202469. Revisions/modifications relate to approx 1.5 hectares (3.7 acres), immediately south of the N3 Dublin-Navan Road from which it takes access; bounded to the east by Arnott House on Ashtown crossroads and to the south and west by the proposed access road. The development comprises modifications/revisions to three blocks of apartments four storeys high over basement car-parking. Modifications include 147 apartments in three blocks comprising 141 two-bedroom apartments and six one-bedroom apartments in lieu of 138 apartments in the same block under the existing permission. Modifications to elevations including projecting balconies to all levels. Fifty-one basement car spaces under each block with a total of 153 car spaces. Applicant: Flynn & O'Flaherty (Dublin) Limited.
Location: St Margaret's Road (site north of), Balcurris, Ballymun, Dublin 11. Proposed development: Development consisting of eight apartments in three and four-storey blocks and 45 two-storey houses and ancillary site development works. The development also includes 19 apartments in three and four-storey blocks, two three-bedroom two-storey houses and a two-storey six-bedroom residential unit plus staff accommodation for St Michael's House. Applicant: Ballymun Regeneration Limited.
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: Park Manor, off Carpenterstown Road, Dublin 15. Proposed development: Four detached two-storey houses and site development works. Applicant: Nyanstone Limited.
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL
Location: 40-45 Cork Street and 2-12 Donore Avenue, Dublin 8. Proposed development: Mixed-use development consisting of 47 apartments in three blocks ranging from three to six storeys comprising 26 one-bedroom units, 16 two-bedroom units, and five three-bedroom units. A terrace of three two-storey three-bedroom houses, two ground floor retail units and estate office/community room. Applicant: The Trustees of the Iveagh Trust.
Location: 186-224 Richmond Road, Dublin 3. Proposed development: Demolish H B Dennis Garage and Repair Unit and erect a residential development containing 94 apartments in five blocks. Retain existing Richmond House. Applicant: Kilcarne Estates Limited.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: 19 Henry Street (protected structure), Dublin 1. Proposed development: Alterations to ground floor shopfront and installation of signage to existing retail unit (class 13). Applicant: Clinton Cards PLC.
Location: Site on Mabbot Lane, rear of Georgian Court Guesthouse, 77, 78, 79 Gardiner Street Lower (protected structure), Dublin 1. Proposed development: Demolish existing sheds and wall to the rear of the guesthouse and construct 14 apartments comprised of five one-bedroom units and nine two-bedroom units in four-storey block with roof garden. Applicant: Eileen Conroy.
Location: 122 Botanic Road (also known as Botanic Villas), Glasnevin, Dublin 9. Proposed development: Demolish existing fire-place manufacturing and showroom building and erect five two-bedroom two-storey terraced townhouses. Applicant: Terry Roche and Shay Boland.
Location: Richmond Service Station, Richmond Road, Dublin 3. Proposed development: Permission for redevelopment, including the demolition of all existing buildings, forecourt canopy and carwash, provision of a new forecourt shop with cafe/takeaway food area and forecourt layout including new forecourt canopy, petrol pumps, underground fuel storage tanks, automatic roll-over carwash and ancillary signage both illuminated and non-illuminated. Applicant: Esso Ireland Limited.
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: Rear of "Judge Darley's" Guesthouse, Temple Street West, Dublin 7. Proposed development: Demolish existing single storey kitchen extension to the rear and construct a part four and part five-storey over basement apartment block with roof garden and balconies to contain 13 units comprising nine one-bedroom and four two-bedroom apartments. The development will also include a two-bedroom extension at third floor level. Applicant: Richard McDermott.
DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN
Location: Eaton Brae House, Eaton Brae, Shankill, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Construct two separate terraced housing blocks, both two storeys high to comprise seven three-bedroom units and 17 two-bedroom units with 40 car-parking spaces. Demolition of freestanding outbuildings within the curtilage of the site and general landscaping works. Proposed works to the main house are to be the subject of a subsequent application (a protected structure). Applicant: B Costelloe, L Maye, B Meagher, J O'Reilly.
Location: Nerano Road, Dalkey, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish the existing coachouse while its intended replacement is to be a two-storey building containing two apartments together with a new vehicular entrance and further ancillary site development works. Applicant: Eamonn Coleman.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Lands at Beechpark, Stillorgan Road (N11) and 1 and 3 Farmleigh Avenue, Stillorgan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Mixed-use residential, crèche, gymnasium and autistic persons care unit/elderly persons housing development. The development will consist of approximately 38,315.9 sq m (412,430 sq ft) of gross floor area overall in 17 buildings as follows: 400 residential units, plus six autistic persons residential units. Applicant: Bryan Cullen.
Location: Rear of Leopardstown Valley Shopping Centre, Ballyogan Road, Killgobbin, Dublin 18. Proposed development: 20,604 sq m (221,780 sq ft) mixed-use development on a 3.84-hectare (9.5-acre) core centre site to comprise a mixed-use two-storey building comprising a supermarket, 10 shops, public library, health centre, community centre, office blocks and ancillary mall and offices. It will also include a single storey childcare facility and a two-storey commercial recreational facility. Applicant: Viscount Securities Limited.
