A selective guide to developments in your area
AN BORD PLEANÁLA
Location: 28-39 Portland Street North, Dublin 1. Proposed development: a mixed-use development comprising of 132 residential units, six office units, a crèche and all associated site development works. Applicant: Danway Limited. Appellant(s): John McGrath.
Location: Drimnagh Industrial Estate, Slieve Bloom Park, Drimnagh, Dublin 12. Proposed development: mixed-use residential/office development comprising of 241 apartments, 132 live/work units, a crèche, office accommodation, car-parking and all ancillary works. Applicant: Cosgrave Developments Limited. Appellant(s): Slievebloom Park and Landsdowne Valley Residents Association, Committee of Residents of Mangerton Road, Cosgrave Developments.
Location: Riada House, 1 College Green, Dublin 2. Proposed development: revisions to Reg Ref 0639/03 to provide for a coffee shop incorporating food and beverage sales for consumption on and off the premises in question, signage and related development works. Applicant: Treasury CMBS Limited. Appellant(s): Paul Duffy, Magdalena Gendek, Treasury CMBS Limited.
Location: Rathculliheen, Kilkenny South, Co Kilkenny. Proposed development: construct a mixed-use development to comprise of 548 residential dwellings, a village centre facility and a nursing home/retirement village. Applicant: Jeremiah O'Reilly and Associates Limited. Appellant(s): Chris and Jacqui Foley.
Location: Monsfieldstown, Rochestown, Co Cork. Proposed development: demolish the existing building and construct 106 apartments, and ancillary site development works which include an acoustic observation barrier along the south-western boundary. Applicant: Brideview Developments Limited. Appellant(s): Liam O'Regan and Michael Keohane, Margaret McGrath FitzGerald, Lucy McGrath, and Brigid McGrath.
Location: Mariavilla, Dunboyne Road, Maynooth, Co Kildare. Proposed development: demolish an existing habitable dwelling and for the construction of a development of 81 residential units. Applicant: Lyreen Partnership. Appellant(s): Ciaran Glynn, Leinster Cottages and Mariaville Action Group, Matthew and Joan Carroll, John McGinley, Sean and Bernadette Farrelly.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: lands bounded by Booterstown Avenue, Stillorgan Road and South Hill Park, Co Dublin. Proposed development: construct a development of 62 apartments with communal terraces, car-parking (for residents and visitors) and cycle spaces, new vehicular entrance, landscaping and pedestrian access. Applicant: Irish Nationwide Building Society Limited (with revised conditions).
Location: Mill Road, Saggart, Co Dublin. Proposed development: construction of a development of a two-storey office/retail units facing Mill Road, a three-storey apartment block consisting of seven one-bedroom apartments and seven two-bedroom apartments, new access road and associated works. Applicant: Frank Grogan (with conditions).
Location: 146 and 147 Phibsboro Road, Dublin 7. Proposed development: demolish two existing buildings and for their redevelopment as retail, offices and six residential units with balconies and roof gardens and car-parking to rear. Applicant: Winchurch Investments Limited (with conditions).
Location: site opposite Blackhorse Bridge, Naas Road, Dublin 12. Proposed development: construct a mixed-use development comprising of 19 residential apartments with car-parking, access and associated site development works. Applicant: Patrick Igoe (with revised conditions).
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: Glendalough, Co Wicklow. Proposed development: tourist information office with car-parking. Applicant: East Coast and Midlands Tourism.
Location: Gortanora, Dingle, Co Kerry. Proposed development: construct 14 two-bedroom duplex units and 14 three-bedroom duplex units, six two-bedroom apartments, six semi-detached houses, 24 two-bedroom apartments in four blocks, administration office and associated site works. Applicant: Limestone Partnership.
DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN
Location: 57 Castlepark Road (junction of Barnhill Road), Dalkey, Co Dublin. Proposed development: construct a three-storey residential development consisting of 12 apartments (10 two-bedroom apartments and two three-bedroom apartments), all with private terraces and 20 car-parking spaces while vehicular access for the development is proposed from Castlepark Road. Applicant: Tuskar Property Holdings Limited.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Manderley Castle (protected structure), (formerly Ayesha Castle), Victoria Road, Dalkey, Co Dublin. Proposed development: for amendments to main entrance off Victorian Road, Killiney comprising of the erection of 450mm high cast-iron railings to flank walls to gate piers; alterations to existing gates comprising the closure of openings and the installation of 150mm high decorative cast-iron profile on top; and the installation of three retractable granite bollards to entrance bay to front of gates. Applicant: Eithne Brennan.
SOUTH DUBLIN
Location: site bounded by Willsbrook Road, Fforster Grove, Fforster Drive and Fforster Crescent, Phase 4, Ballydowd Manor, Lucan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: construct 58 apartments in four detached blocks. Block A: 15 apartments (six two-bedroom apartments and nine three-bedroom apartments) in a three-storey block. Block B: 15 apartments (six two-bedroom apartments and nine three-bedroom apartments) in a three-storey block. Block C: 16 apartments (eight two-bedroom apartments and eight three-bedroom apartments) in a three-storey block. Block D: 12 apartments (two one-bedroom apartments, six two-bedroom apartments and four three-bedroom apartments) in a two-storey plus attic level block with associated site development works. Applicant: Tierra Limited.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Belgard Square North and Cookstown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24. Proposed development: construct a new six-storey healthcare research and teaching facility with atria, attached to existing health sciences building, relocation of existing gas enclosure, alterations to windows and doors to existing adjoining buildings and associated site works including revolving pedestrian entrance gate to Cookstown Way. Car-parking is to be provided at lowest floor plan and mechanical plant and water storage at the top floor. Applicant: The University of Dublin.
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL
Location: Carberry Road (off Glandore Road), Dublin 9. Proposed development: permission for the removal of an existing telecommunications mast and support structure and the construction of 144 residential units and new entrance off Carberry Road. The development will consist of: five three-storey blocks along the west and north boundary of the site. Four of the blocks contain 10 units each, five two-bedroom ground floor apartments and five three-bedroom duplex apartments. The fifth block will contain 12 units, six two-bedroom ground floor apartments and six three-bedroom duplex apartments. Four apartment blocks along the east boundary ranging from four to five storeys. Block one is a four-storey block with third floor penthouse and will contain 20 apartments (14 two-bedroom apartments and six one-bedroom apartments). Blocks two and four are five-storey blocks with fourth floor penthouses and each block will contain 22 apartments (two one-bedroom apartments, 10 two-bedroom apartments and eight three-bedroom apartments). Block three is a five-storey block and will consist of 26 apartments (eight one-bedroom apartments and 18 two-bedroom apartments). Two detached four-bedroom houses to the north edge of the site. Surface car-parking for 75 cars and basement car-parking under blocks two, three and four for 139 cars. All associated site works and landscaping. Applicant: Sherborough Enterprises Limited.
Location: corner of Schoolhouse Lane and Magenta Crescent, Santry, Dublin 9. Proposed development: demolish existing warehouse/office premises and construct 10 residential units with car-parking for 13 cars, associated garden landscaping, boundary walls and railings and new public footpath to School house Lane. Applicant: Taurus Construction.
Location: 648 South Circular Road, Dublin 8. Proposed development: demolish the existing Esso Garage and all associated outbuildings and erect a five-storey mixed-use detached development consisting of one retail unit at ground floor level and one one-bedroom live/work unit at ground floor level and a total of 15 apartments all over basement car-parking for 11 cars. Applicant: Edward Thornton and Vincent Thornton.
Location: 29, 30 and 31 The Coombe, Dublin 8. Proposed development: demolish the existing structures and outbuildings and construct a six-storey apartment block with a basement, consisting of one retail unit and 19 apartments, landscaping and ancillary works. Applicant: Jack Nolan.
Location: 51 and 53 Terenure Road West, bounded by Terenure Road West, The Laurels and an unnamed road, Dublin 6W. Proposed development: demolish the existing metal shed structures, ancillary wings and rear return to existing building known as "Bessboro" and the construction of 43 apartments arranged in two separate blocks. Block A will be four storeys and will consist of one one-bedroom apartment, 20 two-bedroom apartments and one three-bedroom apartment, and Block B will be a combination of two and three storeys to the rear containing apartment core entrances, 64 car-parking spaces and bicycle storage. The proposed development will also include the retention of the existing gate-lodge, 53 Terenure Road West. Applicant: Thomas Durkan.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Stewards Lodge, Laundry Gate, North Road, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8. Proposed development: permission for the conservation and refurbishment of the internal and external fabric of the house including fitting out of rear ground floor room as kitchen and breakfast room; creation of utility room and ground floor toilet in existing scullery and larder; removal of modern bathroom conversion in front ground floor room and reinstatement of original octagonal sunroom; refitting of first floor bathroom, repair and refurbishment of internal and external fabric of structure including repair of roof, steel windows, timber framed structure and rendered in-fill. Repair of garden walls, fence and gate and reinstatement of existing landscaping. Applicant: Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Mayne Townland, Baldoyle, Dublin 13. Proposed development: erect a four-storey hotel, plus a roof-top level restaurant with terrace, with three storeys containing 150 bedrooms over ground floor level bars, restaurants, meeting rooms, smokers' terraces, spa, wellness and beauty facility; part ground floor mezzanine for administration offices; two-storey sports centre with indoor swimming pool, sauna and steam room, gymnasium and fitness facility with juice bar, dance studio, crèche, snooker/billiard room, floodlit outdoor artificial surface multi-use sports area, conference/banqueting facility, 311 car-parking spaces, three bus-parking bays, cycle parking and service access. Applicant: Ballymore Residential Limited.
Location: Riverside cottage, Main Street, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15. Proposed development: demolish single storey semi-detached dwelling and construct 12 residential units in one four-storey block consisting of four two-bedroom apartments at lower ground floor level, four two-bedroom apartments at first floor level and four duplex three-bedroom units at second and third floor level with associated site works, car-parking and drainage. Applicant: Paschal O'Sullivan and Jon Hutton.
