A selective guide to developments in your area
AN BORD PLEANÁLA
APPEALS
Location: Michael Smurfit Graduate School, UCD, Carysfort Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: extension to surface car-park including access road (protected structure). Applicant: University College Dublin. Appellant(s): Carysfort National School.
Location: site bounded by Glencairn Drive and Leopardstown Racecourse car-park, Ballyogan, Dublin 18. Proposed development: erect 263 dwellings and associated site works. Applicant: Viscount Securities Limited. Appellant(s): The Gallops Residents Association, Leopardstown Valley Residents Association.
Location: Glazo-Smith-Kline site, junction of Grange Rd and Stonemason's Way, Rathfarnham, D16. Proposed development: demolish industrial premises and erect a neighbourhood centre consisting of discount food stores, five retail units, a sports club, car-parking and associated site works. Applicant: Lidl Ireland. Appellant(s): David Trimble, Margaret and Edward Bolger and others, Cormac Cassidy, Brian and Siobhan Sheridan and others, Peter and Carol Gillis and others, John and Daphne Harkin and others, Grange Wood Residents Association.
Location: The Croft, Parc na Silla Avenue, Loughlinstown, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish existing house and develop 54 residential units and associated site works. Applicant: Gerard Melican. Appellant(s): Ronan and Karen Reid, Ruth and Anthony Drennan, Mary Dockery, Fiona Moran.
Location: Fey Yerra, Leopardstown Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18. Proposed development: erect 209 apartments with car-parking and associated site works. Applicant: Strandsend Limited. Appellant(s): Sean and Carol O'Flannagan, Edmund and Joan French, Nieh Enterprise Limited and others, Fey Yerra Management Limited, Brian Staunton.
Location: Leopardstown Inn, Brewery Road, Leopardstown, Stillorgan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: extension of building to incorporate beer garden, conversion of store, relocation of stairway, new canopy and signage and adjustments to car-park layout and access points. Applicant: Hyper Trust Limited. Appellant(s): Leopardstown and Brewery Road Residents Association, Edward Campbell and Dermot Grumley.
Location: 30 Dominic Street Upper, Dublin 7. Proposed development: demolish existing commercial premises to rear and construct six residential units in two blocks, pedestrian entrance and laneway at rear and all associated works. Applicant: Martin Mulvey. Appellant(s): M P M Residents Association.
Location: 27/29 Dunville Avenue, Rathmines, Dublin 6. Proposed development: demolish existing building and construct a four-storey building to consist of a retail unit, a retail/salon/clinic unit, three apartments and associated works. Applicant: John Kavanagh. Appellant(s): Belgrave Residents Association.
Location: Mount Melleray Abbey (protected structure), Cappoquin, Co Waterford. Proposed development: change of use of existing building to coffee shop/restaurant, interior and elevational changes. Applicant: Mount Melleray Abbey. Appellant(s): David Tozer.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: 45, 47 and 49 Shelbourne Road, Dublin 4. Proposed development: mixed-use development comprising the demolition of existing buildings and the construction of a restaurant, office, retail units, nine apartments with car-parking and associated works. Applicant: David Daly (with revised conditions).
Location: fronting onto St Mobhi Boithrin to rear of 49 & 51 St Mobhi Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9. Proposed development: erect three two-storey two-bedroom terraced houses. Applicant: Robbie O'Brien (with revised conditions).
Location: Knockenrahan Upper, Wexford Road, Arklow, Co Wicklow. Proposed development: erect 369 houses and outline permission for a crèche. Applicant: Noonan Construction (with revised conditions).
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: townland of Hansfield, Phibblestown, Barberstown, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15. Proposed development: mixed-use development to consist of 920 dwelling units, 2,117 sq m (22,787 sq ft) of commercial space. Applicant: Manor Park Homebuilders Limited/Menolly Homes.
Location: 171 Drimnagh Road and facing Balfe Road, D12. Proposed development: demolish existing buidlings and construct a three-storey buidling containing two two-bedroom duplex ujits and three retail units with parking and associated works. Applicant: Tom Grealish
FINGAL
APPLICATIONS
Location: site adjoining and to the west of Westbrook housing estate and adjoining and to the north of Naul Road, Balbriggan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: erect 160 residential units comprising of 48 two-bedroom apartments, six three-bedroom apartments, nine four-bedroom duplex units and 51 three-bedroom duplex units all contained within 12 three-storey blocks and will also consist of 44 three-bedroom semi-detached units and two three-bedroom detached units, 191 car-parking spaces and associated site development works. Applicant: Crescent Park Properties.
Location: Santry Business Park, Swords Road, Santry, Dublin 9. Proposed development: erect a discount foodstore comprising of a single storey structure and 132 car-parking spaces. Applicant: Lidl Ireland.
Location: Ratoath Road, Hollystown, Dublin 15. Proposed development: erect 89 dwellings comprising 29 four-bedroom two-storey detached units, 30 four-bedroom two-storey semi-detached units, 30 three-bedroom two-storey semi-detached units, crèche facility and all associated site works. Applicant: Hollystown Developments Limited.
Location: Mill Hill Park at the Eircom telephone exchange, Mill Hill Park, Skerries, Co Dublin. Proposed development: construct a residential development comprising of 20 two-bedroom apartments in one part two-storey, part three-storey block and three two-storey blocks with 26 surface car-parking spaces and associated site and landscaping works. Applicant: Osprey Properties Limited.
DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN
APPLICATIONS
Location: 11-17 Sweetmans Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: construct 13 two-bedroom apartments in single L-shaped block to be four-storey plus penthouse level in height, a retail unit at ground and first floor level, ground level car-parking comprising nine car-parking spaces and associated works. Applicant: Broadoak Limited.
Location: Fitzpatrick Castle (protected strucutre), Killiney, Co Dublin. Proposed development: change of use of existing office to a wellness centre (residential institutional). Applicant: Killiney Hotels Limited.
Location: Woodlands Lodge, Woodlands Avenue, Old Dublin Road, Stillorgan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish existing cottage and adjacent granny flat and existing boundary walls and construct four three-bedroom houses, new boundary wall, three pedestrian access gates, five car-parking spaces and associated landscaping works. Applicant: Seamus Tiernan and Ann O'Mahony.
Location: corner of Newtownsmith and Link Road (15 and 16 Newtownsmith and "Maryville" on Link Road), Sandycove, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish two existing semi-detached houses and existing detached house and garage and construct one retail unit and a total of 18 residential units with 25 car-parking spaces. Applicant: Silver Reef Developments Limited.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Palms Trees, Johnstown Road, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish house and construct 70 apartments in two blocks. Block A is to be four-storey and will consist of six one-bedroom units, 26 two-bedroom units and four three-bedroom units. Block B will be four storeys and will consist of 13 one-bedroom units, 18 two-bedroom units and three three-bedroom units. Basement car-parking for 70 cars with access from Johnstown Road. Applicant: Fergus and Sheila Cooney.
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: 4 Harolds Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16. Proposed development: erect five one-bedroom and 10 two-bedroom apartments in two blocks with basement car-parking and new pedestrian and vehicular entrance. Applicant: Brian Kavanagh and Mary Taffe.
SOUTH DUBLIN
APPLICATIONS
Location: Fairbrook House, Ballyboden Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14. Proposed development: demolish existing dwelling house and garage and construct three three-storey detached houses, internal access road, car-parking, connection to services, all associated site development and landscape works. Applicant: Patrick Shanahan.
Location: 2 Maplewood Park, Springfield, Tallaght, Dublin 24. Proposed development: erect two two-storey houses and two vehicular access at the side. Applicant: Thomas Herbert.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Roseville, Waterstown Avenue, Palmerstown, Dublin 20. Proposed development: demolish existing house and construct two-storey building consisting of two five-bedroom apartments and associated site works. Applicant: Stewarts Foundation Limited.
Location: 2 The Glen, Ballyboden, Dublin 16. Proposed development: erect two two-storey three-bedroom semi-detached houses and associated site works all on 0.48-hectacre site. Applicant: Michael and Angela Cotter
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL
APPLICATIONS
Location: rear "Barrys Hotel", 1 Denmark Street Great, Dublin 1. Proposed development: demolish single storey structure to the rear and construct 18 apartments in one six-storey block to consist of 10 two-bedroom units and eight one-bedroom units with car-parking and associated site works. Applicant: Darnside Limited.
Location: 9 St Stephen's Green (protected structure), Dublin 2. Proposed development: permission is sought to amend a previously approved planning permission (ref: 2216/03) to remove half a bay, as opposed to the previously permitted four bays of the ground floor entrance Port Couchere to accommodate the permitted fire escape stairs; the omission of a previously permitted office at mezzanine level to the front of the permitted fire stairwell and the provision of toilets in lieu of the previously permitted ground floor furniture store. Applicant: The Stephen's Green Club.
Location: 11 Greenville Avenue, Dublin 8. Proposed development: demolish existing two-storey fire damaged block of four apartments and construct a three-storey block of seven one-bedroom apartments. Applicant: David O'Brien.
Location: 54 Inchicore Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8. Proposed development: demolish existing garage and single storey rear extension, change of use of guesthouse to four apartments consisting of three one-bedroom units and one two-bedroom unit, the construction of a three-storey extension to side of existing guesthouse consisting of three two-bedroom apartments and a four-storey apartment block to rear of existing structure to consist of 14 apartments, 19 underground car-parking spaces and site development works. Applicant: Aiden O'Hara.
