Planning & Development

A selective guide to developments in your area

AN BORD PLEANÁLA

APPEALS

Location: Arnotts, site bounded by Proby's Lane, Henry St, rear 16-25 Henry St, GPO Arcade and GPO Middle Abbey St, 78-84 Middle Abbey St, D1. Proposed development: retail units, 189 residential units, hotel and site works. Applicant: Arnotts Properties Ltd. Appellant(s): An Post, Arnotts Properties, An Taisce, Cat Nap Ltd, Des Murray of Ultimate Hair and Beauty, Frank and Ann Geraghty of Cafe Aroma, Graham Hickey, Railway Procurement Agency.

Location: Red Cow Complex, Naas Rd, D12. Proposed development: demolish hotel and exhibition and business centre for new conference centre, multi-storey car-park, hotel and nightclub. Applicant: Moran Hotels Ireland Ltd. Appellant(s): Hipower Ltd and Ryan Wallcovering Ltd.

Location: 35 New St South and Long Lane, rear of 33-34 New St South, D8. Proposed development: demolish pub for new pub, 10 apartments and site works. Applicant: Abbey Building Contractors Ltd. Appellant(s): Marie Lawlor, Paddy McCabe and others.

Location: former Shell station, Merrion Rd, Rock Rd, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish petrol station and remove underground tanks for 48 apartments in one block, part 13 storeys and site works. Applicant: O'Mahony Finnerty New Homes. Appellant(s): Dornden Park Residents Association, Rose Head and Carmel Quinn.

Location: 96-99 Amiens St, D1. Proposed development: demolish structures for one part four, five, six and seven-storey building comprising retail unit and office units with landscaping and site works. Applicant: Urban Three Ltd Partnership. Appellant(s): Fáilte Ireland.

Location: Monread Rd, Naas, Co Kildare. Proposed development: district shopping centre comprising Tesco, 11 retail units with car-parking and site works. Applicant: Tesco Ireland Ltd. Appellant(s): Tesco Ireland Ltd, Morell Park Residents Association, Donal Buckley, Monica O'Connor, Donal and Noreen Power, Michael Duff.

Location: Castleblake, Rosegreen, Cashel, Co Tipperary. Proposed development: biogas and biodiesel production facilities. Applicant: Green Organics Energy Ltd. Appellant(s): Maria & Edward O'Grady, Lorcan Keenan, Irish & European Properties Ltd, Rev Fr Tom Breen PP & Fr Jim Power, PDM Ltd, Templetuohy Farm Machinery Ltd, Linley Investments and Golden Dale, Jean Hayden, Raymond Davern, Sean and Breda Spillane and others, Tom Gaffney, John Fahey and others, Liam Bourke and others, Rosegrene Development Assoc, Clem and Barbara Murphy, Michael Tobar, Christy Grassick, John Grace and others, Conor Spain, Aidan and Anne-Marie O'Brien, Paul Murphy and others, David Glesson, Tim Hyde and others, Primus Advertising & Marketing Ltd, John Halley, Albert Sherwood, Eddie and Heather Fitzpatrick, Joe Hernon, David Tierney and others, Jonathan Hillman, James Ryan and others, Richard Henry, Castlehyde Stud Farm, Beatrice Dolan and others, Lanigan family, Ashtown House Stud, Eddie Dalton and others, Sarmite Loca and others, John Smullen and others, Thomas Cooney and others, Deirdre Coffey and others, Maurice and Anne Maloney and others, Tom and Finola Anglim and others, Eddie Irwin, Dhruba J Selvaratnam, Thomas Slattery and others, Brittas House Stud, Pat Cummins and Hugh O'Neill, Tracy O'Dwyer, An Taisce South Tipperary Assoc, Roncon, Board of management, South Tipperary for Clean Industry, Green Organics Energy Ltd.

Location: Grattan Lodge Access Rd, off Hole in the Wall Rd, D13. Proposed development: 41 dwellings with site works. Applicant: Gannon Homes Ltd. Appellant(s): Grattan Lodge Residents Association.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Main St, Clonee, Co Meath. Proposed development: demolish three dwellings and shed for a licensed discount foodstores with new entrance and roadway, 132 car-parking spaces and site works. Applicant: Lidl Ireland GmbH (with conditions).

Location: site at Carberry Rd (off Glandore Rd), bound by sports ground to west, rear gardens of Grace Pk Heights to north and rear gardens of Calderwood Ave to west, Drumcondra, D9. Proposed development: 227 apartments with a crèche and all works. Applicant: Sherborough Enterprises Ltd (with revised conditions).

Location: Sector 3, Parkwest Business Pk, Gallanstown, D10. Proposed development: commercail/residential/retail and cultural development including 958 apartments. Applicant: Airscape Ltd (with revised conditions).

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: Hickey's Fabrics and includes Parkgate House (43 Parkgate St), site principally bounded by Parkgate St to the north, River Liffey to the south and is at junction of Sean Heuston Bridge and Parkgate St, D8 (protected structures on site). Proposed development: residential and commercial development to include offices, retail, restaurant and crèche facilities. Relocate, refurbish and repair stone archway (protected structure) from its position on Parkgate St to south-west of its position. Break in the River Liffey Quay Wall (protected structure) to south of the site. Refurbish and repair turret (protected structure) and Square Tower (protected structure). Office block fronting Parkgate St incorporating six floors. Two connecting residential blocks in L-shape from seven to nine floors for 139 residential units, 159 car-parking spaces, 215 cycle spaces, site works and landscaping. Applicant: Hickey & Company Ltd.

Location: 12/13 Dorset St Upr, D1. Proposed development: demolish 12 (protected structure) and 13 Upr Dorset St for six-storey development comprising retail use, nine apartments and site works. Applicant: Shane Murphy.

DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN

APPLICATIONS

Location: Lissadell, Leopardstown Rd, D18. Proposed development: demolish two-storey house and garage for seven apartments and four townhouses in two villa-style blocks. One three-and-a-half storey block facing Leopardstown R, and one two-and-a-half storey block facing Westminster Lawns. Nineteen car-parking spaces and 34 cycle spaces. Applicant: Kevin Lynn.

Location: Culgrenagh, Rochestown Ave, Killiney. Proposed development: demolish Culgrenagh House for an apartment building containing 76 units, crèche, parking and site works. Applicant: Torc Group.

Location: former Kilternan Garden Centre, Kilternan. Proposed development: residential scheme comprising 79 units (67 houses and 12 apartments), 143 car-parking spaces, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Kilternan Property Ltd.

SOUTH DUBLIN

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: site of former Esso station at junction of Greenhills Rd and Main Rd, Tallaght, D24. Proposed development: 32 apartments and 654sq m (7,040sq ft) of retail on four floors over basement car-park. Modify/extend to incorporate parts of site of approved development under construction (Reg Ref: SD04A/0731) with parking access through approved development under construction. Applicant: John O'Connor.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Fosterstown North, Swords, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 22 one-beds, 68 two-bed and nine three-beds with 103 underground car-parking spaces and 37 surface spaces. Applicant: Michael Grant Developments Ltd.

DUBLIN CITY

APPLICATIONS

Location: site of Seapoint Hse, Ringsend, D4. Proposed development: four-storey building with a bar and restaurant on ground floor and 16 apartments on three floors above with underground parking for 17 cars. Demolish two-storey building in use as pub. Applicant: McQuaid Developments.

Location: 25/27 Drumcondra Rd Upr, Drumcondra, D9. Proposed development: residential and retail development in five to seven-storey building with 50 apartments, retail unit, 79 car-parking spaces, site works and services. Applicant: Glencullen Developments Ltd.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Old Belvedere Rugby Football Club, Anglesea Rd, Donnybrook, D4. Proposed development: demolish terracing and part of clubhouse for partially covered terracing. New clubhouse facilities building, generally two storeys, with press box. Alter car-parking layouts for 60 additional spaces. Demolish sheds/garages for detached single storey maintenance building. Site works. Applicant: Old Belvedere Rugby Football Club.

Location: 15-18 Pembroke St Lwr, and 51-52 Fitzwilliam Sq West, D2. Proposed development: refurbish and reinstate 51 and 52 Fitzwilliam Sq West (protected structures) and change of use from one interconnected office to two five-bed residential units. New four-storey residential blocks to the rear of 51 and 52 Fitzwilliam Sq West fronting Windsor Place/Laverty Lane comprising four units. New pedestrian link between Windsor Place and Laverty Court. Demolish, re-develop and extend 16-18 Pembroke St Lwr, including 36 car-parking spaces at basement level, for 4,524sq m (48,696sq ft) of offices arranged over six levels from lower ground to fourth floor. All associated landscaping, lighting and site development works. Applicant: Gerard Deane and Patrick Fitzgerald.

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: Kilmardinny Inn and Supervalu, Lorcan Ave, Santry, D9. Proposed development: demolish Kilmardinny Inn, Supervalu and one single storey retail unit. Retain four retail units. Two new urban blocks comprising three, four and five storeys to accommodate 94 apartments; retail/office units; crèche; pub; restaurant; 119 car-parking spaces at basement level and 20 at street level; site works and landscaping. Applicant: Michael and Peter Kenny and Helgian Ltd.