A selective guide to developments in your area
AN BORD PLEANÁLA
Location: Cherrywood Cottage, Kilmacud Rd Upr, Kilmacud, D14. Proposed development: Erect 56 apartments, ancillary and all associated site works. Applicant: Lomac Developments (Cavan) Ltd. Appellant(s): James and Caroline Byrne.
Location: Site bounded by Royal Canal, Ashtown Rd, Village Portion, Pelletstown, D15. Proposed development: Mixed use retail/commercial/residential scheme of 256 apartments, 4,109 sq m (44,229 sq ft) commercial floor space, car-parks, 30-metre berthing, etc. Applicant: Castlethorn Construction Ltd. Appellant(s): Gerry Mulvey.
Location: Rear of 25-57 McKee Ave, Finglas, D11. Proposed development: Construct two four-storey and three three-storey blocks comprising 100 apartments, surface car-park, new entrance and associated works. Applicant: Sean Mawhinney. Appellant(s): Catherine Ryan, Georgia Pacific Ireland Ltd, Alcan Packaging Dublin Ltd.
Location: Mountain Inn and Mountain View Pitch and Putt Course, Enniskerry Rd, Stepaside, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Mixed use neighbourhood/village centre of 75 houses, 12 retail units and all associated site works. Applicant: Ricmond Properties (Irl) Ltd. Appellant(s): Patricia Leonard, Stepaside Park Residents Association, Stepaside Area Residents Association, Richmond Properties (Irl) Ltd.
Location: 11, 13a, 13b & 13c Booterstown Ave, Booterstown, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Two shopfronts, three apartments at first floor, vehicular entrance, roof extension to rear, five car-parking spaces and all associated site works. Applicant: Michael Brady. Appellant(s): Francis & Joanne Hackett, and Gerard Foley.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Traverslea (protected structure), Glenageary Rd Lwr, Glenageary, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Erect 36 apartments. Applicant: Bernard Costello and Liam Maye (with revised conditions).
Location: Site bounded by Shaw St, Townsend St and Mark St, D2. Proposed development: Demolish 141 Townsend St, 20 Mark St and 8 Shaw St, and construct 77 apartments, a crèche and all associated site works. Applicant: Rambler Properties Ltd (with revised conditions).
Location: Block 1, Tallaght Retail Centre, Belgard Rd, D24. Proposed development: Demolish upper level retail units and car-park deck and construct a four-storey apartment block of 106 units over existing ground floor retail units, crèche, three retail units and a multi-storey car-park. Applicant: Docfield (Tallaght) Ltd (with conditions).
Location: Tulfarris House and Tulfarris Hotel, Blessington, Co Wicklow. Proposed development: Alterations and part demolition of buildings, relocation of leisure centre, two-storey extension, golf school and revised effluent treatment system. Applicant: Comfort Hotels Ltd (with revised conditions).
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: Former Premier Dairies site, Finglas Rd, D11. Proposed development: Construct a single storey discount foodstore, car-parking and signs. Applicant: Aldi Stores Ltd.
Location: 88 & 90 Churchtown Rd, D14. Proposed development: Demolish two single storey buildings and construct 24 apartments, retail unit and car-park. Applicant: Churchtown Properties.
SOUTH DUBLIN
Location: Loreto House, Fortunestown Lane, Saggart, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish two-storey house and boundary wall and erect a local centre comprising of a pharmacy, mini market and take-away at ground floor level, a medical centre and one three-bed apartment at first floor level, 36 car-parking spaces and associated site and development works. Applicant: Phonsie Miley and Pat Mangan.
Location: Townlands of Hansfield & Phibblestown, Barberstown, Phibblestown, Blanchardstown, D15. Proposed development: Application for a mixed use development to comprise 920 residential unit and 2,117 sq m (22,787 sq ft) of commercial space all in a range of two, three and four-storey buildings. Applicant: Menolly Homes Ltd/Manor Park Homebuilder.
Location: James Rd/St Margaret's Rd, Meakstown, Finglas, D11. Proposed development: Erect two-storey building over basement comprising a public house, a bookmakers, associated site development works comprising two access roads from district distributor road and 70 car-parking spaces. Applicant: Dolminack Developments Ltd.
DECISION TO REFUSE
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 in two blocks to the east and west of the site and surface car-parking for seven cars. Applicant: Swords Wrought Iron Works Ltd.
DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN
Location: Former Premier Dairies, Whitehall Rd, Churchtown, D14. Proposed development: Erect 407 dwellings (20 three-bed terraced houses with 40 surface car-parking spaces, 387 apartments in eight blocks varying from three to seven storeys) and associated underground car-parking for 550 cars and 27 surface car-parking spaces. Applicant: St James Developments Ltd.
Location: Lands on Enniskerry Rd, Newtown Little, Stepaside, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Erect 491 dwellings. The development will consist of six six-storey apartment blocks over podium with 366 apartments and seven four-storey terraced duplex blocks including a five-storey and a six-storey corner element with 125 units. The proposed development will also provide for a new public pedestrian and cyclepath entrance from the Enniskerry Rd, site development and landscape works, including provision of paths and cycleways, regrading of lands and provision of boundary treatments, all on a site of 11.5 acres (4.7 ha). Applicant: Castlethorn Construction & Part Developments Ltd.
Location: Corner of Johnstown Rd and Johnstown Court, D18. Proposed development: Demolish two structures and erect 52 apartments (15 one-bed, 32 two-bed and five three-bed) in two blocks of three and five storeys, provision of 61 car-parking spaces and associated site development works. Applicant: Johnstown Road Partnership.
Location: Royal Irish Yacht Club (protected structure), Harbour Rd, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Extension of deck in front and demolition of ramp to the water, and construct a new ramp in the opposite direction and a new pedestrian ramp with gate and railings accessing the Dún Laoghaire Marina. Applicant: Trustees of the Royal Irish Yacht Club.
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Merchant's Yard, (including site formerly occupied by Rathborne Candle Factory), East Wall Rd, D1. Proposed development: Ten-year permission for phased development of a mixed use scheme to consist of eight blocks comprising 101,742 sq m (1,095,141 sq ft) of accommodation. This application includes the amendment of the previously permitted hotel (Reg Ref 2449/03). Development will also consist of 27,396 sq m (294,888 sq ft) of office accommodation, 60,239 sq m (648,407 sq ft) of residential accommodation comprising 712 apartments, hotel accommodation of a 201-bed hotel and a 20-suite boutique hotel, 1,553 sq m (16,716 sq ft) of retail accommodation, a café bar, leisure facility to include a gymnasium, swimming pool and crèche. The development will consist of two basement levels providing 1,114 car-parking spaces, cycle parking spaces, shower facilities, leisure use, ancillary plant, storage and waste management areas. Applicant: Jewelbury Ltd.
Location: 26 South Great George's St, D2. Proposed development: Development to consist of (a) new shop front, entrance and signage; (b) demolish connecting recent block wall at ground floor level between 26 South Great George's St and 14A Fade St (Market Bar); (c) change of use of ground floor and basement from retail shop and storage area to extension to public bar involving storage area and toilets at basement level and bar and entrance lobby at ground floor level. Applicant: J Bourke, E Foyle, J Reynolds.
Location: Unit 2, GPO Arcade, Henry St, D1. Proposed development: Change of use from retail to juice bar/café with new internally illuminated signage to shop front and new internally illuminated protruding sign, all to a protected structure. Applicant: Mediterranean Food and Wine Ltd.
Location: Old Harcourt St Station, Hatch St, Harcourt St, D2. Proposed development: Demolish ESB substation and relocation as a single storey ESB substation/switchroom in the service yard forecourt. Applicant: John Reynolds, POD/Redbox.
Location: 1a Annamoe Rd, Cabra, D7. Proposed development: Demolish storage units and construct new four-storey apartment building over basement car-park, consisting of 26 apartments (13 two-beds and 13 one-beds), plus 24 car-parking spaces and associated site works. Applicant: Cabra Plating Company.
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: 20 Dorset St, D1. Proposed development: Demolish four-storey structure on-site and erect a four-storey over basement development comprising a retail unit with basement storage, six apartments, a first floor courtyard, roof terrace and all associated site development works. Applicant: James McDonald.
Compiled by Mary Hetherington
