Planning & Dvelopment

A selective guide to developments in your area

AN BORD PLEANÁLA

APPEALS

Location: Orwell Park, Rathgar, Dublin 6. Proposed development: 59 apartments, conversion of stables/outbuildings of Dartry House (protected structure) to eight apartments with courtyard, associated infrastructure and site works. Applicant: Eugene Renahan. Appellant(s): Rathgar Residents Association, Eugene Renahan, Bryan M Kennedy.

Location: 40-47 (ESB building), Fleet Street, Dublin 2. Proposed development: demolish office building for office and retail building of six to eight storeys over basement with site works. Applicant: Aztec Properties (New Ross) Ltd. Appellant(s): An Taisce.

Location: Clonskeagh Hospital, Vergemount, Dublin 6. Proposed development: demolish two one-storey buildings for a 100-bed community nursing unit with associated facilities and site works. Applicant: Health Service Executive. Appellant(s): Vincent McGauran, Margaret Long and Helen Brophy, Denise and Tom Murphy.

Location: 28A and 29 Pearse Street, Dublin 2. Proposed development: demolish structures for a seven-storey extension to the Trinity Capital Hotel and site works. Applicant: Grace Bible Fellowship. Appellant(s): The Drug Treatment Centre Board, Grace Bible Fellowship and Obarac Ltd, Dublin Christian Mission.

Location: Greenfield Road, Sutton, Dublin 13. Proposed development: 130 units, crèche and site works. Applicant: Parsis Ltd. Appellant(s): Paddy Bannon, Brendan and Rosaleen Kernan, Parsis Ltd.

Location: 144 Richmond Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9. Proposed development: 68 apartments, three commercial units, one communal welfare facility and site works. Applicant: National Association of Building Co-operatives Society. Appellant(s): Gerard Linnane, Martin Heneghan.

Location: Killinarden, Tallaght, Dublin 24. Proposed development: 556 dwellings, crèche, retail units, and site works. Applicant: Kelland Homes Ltd. Appellant(s): Cathal Minehane.

Location: 121, 123 and 125 Malahide Road, Dublin 3. Proposed development: demolish units for 20 residential units and site works. Applicant: Le Joya Partnership. Appellant(s): John Leonard and Tracey Boyle.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: lands adjoining Trimleston, Goatstown Road, Goatstown, Dublin 14. Proposed development: demolish five houses for 18 houses, 184 apartments, crèche with car-parking, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Sorohan Builders Ltd (with revised conditions).

Location: Swiftbrook, Saggart, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish mills building for 198 dwellings, crèche, 266 car-parking spaces and site works. Proposal related to curtilage of protected structure. Applicant: William Nevills & Sons Construction (with conditions).

Location: Braemor Self Service, 149 Braemor Road, Dublin 14. Proposed development: demolish all structures on site for 28 residential units with site works. Applicant: LDB Developments Ltd (with revised conditions).

Location: 150, 151 and 152 Howth Road, Sutton, Dublin 13. Proposed development: demolish houses and outbuildings for six detached houses with new access from Howth Road and site works. Applicant: Paddy Doyle (with conditions).

Location: Redmonds Garage, Main Street, Rathcoole, Co Dublin. Proposed development: change of use from residential/commercial to office, and 31 apartments with underground car-parking and site works. Applicant: Abelonne Ltd (with conditions).

Location: Church Road, Rolestown, Kilsallaghan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: residential village with 43 houses, nursing home, two retail units, medical centre, three office units, public open space and site works. Applicant: Robbie and Sandra Collins (with conditions).

FINGAL

APPLICATIONS

Location: Feltrim Road, Kinsealy, Swords, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish two single storey dwellings for 50 apartments in three blocks. Block A: one one-bed, eight two-beds, one three-bed and one three-bed duplex. Block B: two one-beds, four two-beds, two two-bed duplexes, four three-bed duplexes. Block C: two one-beds, 13 two-beds, three three-beds, one two-bed duplex, and eight three-bed duplexes. Provision of 114 car-parking spaces. Applicant: J McNerney.

Location: lands south of Martello Tower, Balscadden Road, Howth, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish sports building for 64 dwellings, café, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Nobby O'Reillly.

Location: Laraghcon, Clonee Road, Fingal, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish two houses and buildings for 69 residential units (36 four-beds and 33 five-beds). Applicant: O'Flynn Construction.

DUN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN

APPLICATIONS

Location: Avondale Business Park, Carysfort Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish office buildings on site, refurbish part of Avondale Hall (protected structure) for office use and two new office buildings with a total of 4,657sq m (50,127sq ft) of office space. Block A: four-storey office building fronting Carysfort Avenue with 1,016sq m (10,936sq ft) of office space. Block B: three and part four-storey office building fronting Brookfield Place with 2,118sq m (22,800sq ft). The refurbishment of Avondale Hall will involve internal and external works to provide for new office space of 1,523sq m (16,393sq ft). Demolish two-storey extension to the rear of the structure and replace with a three-storey glazed structure for new staircases, lift and toilet facilities, and a new entrance. Provision of 45 car-parking spaces at basement level and 28 at surface level, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Halemarket Ltd.

Location: Villa Nova and Arda Lodge, Glenamuck Road, Carrickmines, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish dwellings for three blocks. Block D: split-level six-storey part seven-storey block with 49 apartments (eight one-beds, 33 two-beds and eight three-beds), community centre, janitor's room, crèche, beautician, medical centre, two retail units, and two office units. Block E: six to eight storeys with 60 apartments (one one-bed, 40 two-beds, 10 three-beds, and five two-bed and four three-bed duplexes). Block F: two and three storeys with gym at basement and first floor levels, retail unit at ground floor level, 181 basement level and 33 surface car-parking spaces, landscaping and site works. Applicant: James Rossiter.

Location: site of 0.66 hectares at Willow Glen, Glenamuck, Carrickmines, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish two-storey house and outbuildings for 10 four-bed semis, one four-bed detached house, four three-bed duplexes, 11 two-bed apartments, one one-bed apartment, two three-bed lower level duplexes and two three-bed upper level duplexes, and one four-bed end-terrace house. Site works and landscaping. Applicant: The Glenamuck Partnership.

DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL

APPLICATIONS

Location: 247-255 Richmond Road including ERGO headquarters at 251-255 Richmond Road and 1-3 Richmond Avenue, Fairview, Dublin 3. Proposed development: demolish four residential buildings and industrial/office facility and outbuildings for 55 residential units (eight one-bed, 33 two-bed and seven three-bed apartments, and seven two-bed duplexes), and 479sq m (5,156sq ft) of ground floor commercial space in three blocks from three to five storeys. Provision of 69 basement level car-parking spaces. Applicant: The Richmond Partnership.

Location: 177-179 James's Street, Dublin 8. Proposed development: demolish all buildings on site for two blocks from five to seven storeys with a retail unit, medical-related unit (two dentist consulting rooms and four doctor consulting rooms) and 32 residential units. Provision of 33 car-parking spaces, site development and landscaping works. Applicant: Newlyn Co-Ownership.

Location: site at River House of 0.12 hectares bounded by St Michan's House housing development to the north, Chancery Street to the south, Greek Street to the west and St Michael's Place to the east, Dublin 7. Proposed development: office building from seven to 11 storeys with ground floor entrance lobby and commercial space, and 10 floors of office space at upper level. Access to a double basement will be via a car lift from Greek Street. The basement will accommodate 21 car-parking spaces. Applicant: Linders of Smithfield Limited.

Location: 193-195 Howth Road, Clontarf, Dublin 3. Proposed development: demolish two houses and outbuildings for a two and three-storey block of 17 apartments (13 two-beds and four three-beds), 25 basement car-parking spaces and three surface spaces, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Danien Reville and Paul Dempsey.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: 5-6 John's Lane West with frontage to St Augustine Street and John Street, Dublin 8. Proposed development: demolish premises for a services centre at ground and first floors, 23 apartments (five three-beds, seven two-beds and 11 one-beds) on five floors over basement containing parking for cycles and nine cars. Landscaping and site works. Applicant: Focus Ireland Ltd.

Location: 72-74 Old Kilmainham Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8. Proposed development: demolish pub (Carrigans Bar) for a five-storey building to include a retail unit, three offices and 10 apartments, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Pat Hallissey.

Location: St Pancras Works, Mount Tallant Avenue, Terenure, Dublin 6W. Proposed development: demolish all structures on site for 152 residential units, crèche and three commercial/retail service units arranged in seven blocks from two to six storeys. Block 1: 14 four-bed terraced houses. Block 2: three one-beds, 18 two-beds and two three-beds. Block 3: four one-beds and 30 two-beds. Block 4: four one-beds, eight two-beds and one three-bed. Block 5: one commercial/retail unit at ground floor level with eight one-beds, 26 two-beds and three three-beds above. Block 6: two commercial/retail units with a crèche at ground floor level with four one-beds, 16 two-beds and two three-beds above. Block 7: three one-beds, five two-beds and one three-bed. Provision of 231 car-parking spaces at basement and 18 spaces at surface level. Applicant: Dongot Developments Ltd.

Location: 25 Hole in the Wall Road, Donaghmede, Dublin 13. Proposed development: demolish dwelling for 59 residential units (15 one-beds, 36 two-beds and eight three-beds) in four blocks, 95 car-parking spaces, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Lochranza Ltd.

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: 820-822 Howth Road and 7 Kilbarrack Road, Raheny, Dublin 5. Proposed development: demolish 820 Howth Road and 7 Kilbarrack Road for a part three, part four-storey development 26 two-bed and six three-bed apartments, 48 car-parking spaces, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Paul Byrne, Paul Byrne & Ian McKenna.

SOUTH DUBLIN

APPLICATIONS

Location: lands to the rear of de Selby Lawns, Blessington Road, Dublin 24. Proposed development: eight units (two two-bed townhouses and six three-bed houses) with site works. Applicant: Annro Developments Ltd.