A selective guide to planning in your area
AN BORD PLEANÁLA
Location: Shangan Gardens, Whiteacre Court, Shanliss Ave, Grove Walk & Way. Proposed development: Erect 69 residential units and associated works in the proposed park. Applicant: Ballymun Regeneration Ltd. Appellant(s): The Residents Association of Shangan Gardens, Green, Park.
Location: 26 Abington, Malahide, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Retain and complete the proposed single storey extension to rear for use as a garage and gym and to convert existing garage and retail piers and gates. Applicant: Mr and Mrs V Flanagan. Appellant(s): Patrick Whelan.
Location: 33 Willsbrook Ave, Lucan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Change of use of part of house for use as pre-school childcare facility. Applicant: Vincenta Fahey. Appellant(s): Alan and Angela Cunningham.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Site adjoining the Heights, The Hill and Ballinteer Rd, Woodpark, Ballinteer, D16. Proposed development: Erect 71 residential units. Applicant: Ballyboden Farms Ltd (with revised conditions).
Location: Site bounded by Shaw St and Brunswick Villas, D2. Proposed development: Demolish building and construct 16 apartments with car-parking and associated works. Applicant: Rambler Properties Ltd (with revised conditions).
Location: Woodville, Dunkettle, Glanmire, Co Cork. Proposed development: Demolish outbuildings and restore and convert house to four apartments. Construct 50 houses and one apartment. Applicant: Dan Mulvihil (with conditions).
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: Cappaghavuckee, Waterfall, Castletownbere, Co Cork. Proposed development: Demolish holiday club house and 11 holiday chalets and construct 41 holiday houses, clubhouse centre, leisure / swimming pool facility, holiday centre and staff accommodation. Applicant: John Burke.
Location: 3-4 East Rd, D3. Proposed development: Demolish two houses and erect four blocks containing 81 apartments, a crèche, retail units, offices and parking. Applicant: James P Ryan and Sons Ltd.
Location: 2 Sandymount Green, D4. Proposed development: Change of use of restaurant to a restaurant with take-away food facility. Applicant: Stephen and Declan Muldoon.
Location: Temple Pub (Kavanaghs), Dorset St Upr, Hardwicke Place, D1. Proposed development: Attach three-pole mounted antennae and one pole mounted point-to-point dish. Applicant: Hutchinson 3g Ireland Ltd.
Location: Iveragh Court, corner of Charlemont St and Albert St, D2. Proposed development: Change of use from retail/office to childcare facility at ground and lower ground floors with external play area on part of roof terrace at Block B. Applicant: Giraffe Childcare Ltd.
Location: 57 & 58 Main St, Arklow, Co Wicklow. Proposed development: Demolish hotel and erect a new 104-bed hotel and associated works. Applicant: MRN Inns Ltd.
Location: Rock Island, Goleen, Co Cork. Proposed development: Demolish fish processing factory and storage tank and construct 25 apartments with sewerage treatment plant, floating marina and associated works. Applicant: Tony Fitzgibbon.
SOUTH DUBLIN
Location: Pearse Museum, St Enda's Pk, Grange Rd, Rathfarnham, D16. Proposed development: Demolish 1970s stair block and replace with new stair block. Provision of a new single storey reception area to the west side of the main house and associated signage. Provision of a lift in the courtyard building to the rear of the house and ancillary works to the house to provide disabled access. Renovation of the basement and ancillary areas of the main house for museum use and the reduction of ground levels to the east, west and south of the house and associated landscaping. Applicant: The Commissioners of Public Works.
Location: Clover Hill Cottage, Cloverhill Rd, Clondalkin, D22. Proposed development: Erect 20 two-bed units in three blocks. Two blocks will be three storeys with six units in each and the third block will be four storeys with eight units, plus 30 surface car-parking spaces and associated works. House and entrance to be retained and the two outbuildings and sheds demolished. Applicant: Edward Bennett.
Location: Site formerly known as Allied Foods, Belgard Rd, Tallaght, D24. Proposed development: 185 sq m (1,991 sq ft) of retail space subdivided into three units and a 282 sq m (3,035 sq ft) Kentucky Fried Chicken drive-through restaurant with illuminated signage, outdoor seating area, bin storage facility, delivery access, car-parking, revised boundary treatment for the entire site with entrance from the Old Belgard Rd and associated works. The site has permission for a discount food store (Reg. Ref. SD03A/0274). The above scheme is in addition to the food store and is located on the portion of the site identified for future development in that application. Applicant: Herbel Restaurants (Ireland) Ltd.
Location: 86 Butterfield Ave, Rathfarnham, D14. Proposed development: Demolish house and construct two-storey block of apartments for eight two-bed units with balconies, roof lights, site works, car-parking and ancillary works. Applicant: David Lavin.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: The Swallows public house, Deansrath Shopping Centre, Clondalkin, D22. Proposed development: Extension to lounge with new porch entrance and extension to rear storage area. Minor internal changes to ancillary areas and new staff facilities over existing storage area. Applicant: Meyden Ltd.
DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN
Location: Traverslea, Glenageary Rd Lwr, Glenageary, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Refurbishment of house to consist of minor internal alterations and the demolition of the remains of the outhouses to the north of the house. Erect a single storey extension of circa 128 sq m (1,378 sq ft) on the north side of the house on the site of the former derelict conservatory. The extension is to house a swimming pool, gym and associated service rooms. Erect a single storey conservatory to the southern side of the kitchen. Provision for three car spaces. The refurbishment of existing coach-house and stable building to consist of the demolition of a 1970s extension to the coach-house, partial demolition of the interior of the coach-house and stable building and the conversion of the coach-house and stable to a single family house by addition of a single storey link building of 40 sq m (431 sq ft) with two car spaces. Total floor area of dwelling will be 180 sq m (1,937 sq ft). Provision of three single-family houses, each with parking to the north-east of the site. The houses are a combination of single and two storeys. Widening of gateway to existing house, to a five-metre clear opening by relocating existing brick piers. Applicant: Bernard Costelloe and Liam Maye.
Location: Fortlands, Killiney Hill Rd, Killiney, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Construct an open air swimming pool on raised paved platform, including hot tub together with changing room and plant room below platform and for the opening of a temporary entrance onto Killiney Hill Rd to enable works. Applicant: David Evans.
Location: Lands bounded by Goatstown Rd, St Aidans Drive/Willowfield Pk and Heidelberg, Ardilea, D14. Proposed development: Erect 20 residential units (four duplexes in a three-storey block, one two-storey and five three-storey terraced houses, eight three-storey semi-ds and two three-storey detached houses), plus associated works and all access from within a previously approved scheme (Ref: PL06D.130581) on a 3.24-hectare (eight-acre) site. Applicant: Sorohan Builders Ltd.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Royal Marine Hotel, Marine Rd, Queens Rd, Haigh Terrace and George's St Upr, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Refurbish and extend hotel (a protected structure) and construct new public amenity building. The proposed development consists of a part two, part five, part six, part seven-storey hotel of 237 bedrooms (including 108 existing bedrooms), lounge, two bars, two restaurants, four function rooms, three ground level retail units, a leisure centre (gym, swimming pool, sauna, five treatment rooms, changing rooms and associated facilities at upper basement level) in a building of 19,772 sq m (212,824 sq ft). The development comprises the construction of a new floor including restaurant and bar over the original hotel to create a five-storey structure and reinstatement of the original mansard roof including central tower and refurbishment of hotel; refurbishment of extension including new elevations, the construction of two new floors over basement leisure centre and extension to the rear to create a seven-storey over basement structure with 30 new bedrooms, three ground floor retail units, function room and three first floor meeting rooms; the construction of a two-storey over basement extension to the front of extension comprising basement leisure centre and ground level function room; the construction of a five-storey (75 new bedrooms) extension at Haigh Terrace linked to the main hotel, the construction of a six-storey (24 new bedrooms) extension to the rear near access to George's St Upr comprising ground floor bar and first floor restaurant. Erect a two-storey underground car-park with 293 spaces. Realigned vehicular and pedestrian access to Marine Rd and construct a two-storey over basement public amenity building at Haigh Terrace. Applicant: WM Neville & Sons Ltd.
Location: UCD, Belfield campus, D4. Proposed development: Erect two extra apartment blocks to accommodate 28 six-bed apartments (168 en suite student bedrooms) on a site contiguous to Glenomena student complex. Applicant: UCD.
FINGAL
Applications
Location: Townland of Porterstown, D15. Proposed development: Demolish dwelling. Construct 81 dwellings to comprise 13 two-storey, five-bed detached, 17 two-storey four-bed detached, 34 two-bed apartments and 17 one-bed apartments in three three-storey buildings. Applicant: Castlethorn Construction.
Location: Fosterstown north, Swords, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Erect 83 terraced semi-d and detached houses and 16 apartments (35 four-bed houses, 41 three-bed houses, seven two-bed houses, 10 two-bed apartments and six one-bed apartments) all in a two/three-storey development with 169 parking spaces and associated site works. Applicant: Bovale Developments Ltd.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Mayfield and Swiss cottage, Station Rd, Portmarnock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish two dwellings, outbuildings and stables and construct a residential development of 134 residential units. Applicant: Ravenshall Developments Ltd.
DUBLIN
Applications
Location: City Junction Business Park Northern Cross, Malahide Road at junction of Northern Cross extension and the Malahide Road, Balgriffin, Dublin 17. Proposed development: Permission to construct 152 apartments as part of an urban block ranging in height from four to seven storeys with an eight-storey feature corner. 172 off-street car-parking spaces in basement car park. Applicant: Spectrum Developments Limited
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: The Royal Oak Public House, Finglas Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 11. Proposed development: Demolish existing licensed premises and construct a mixed development comprising two four-storey buildings over basement car-park to consist of 76 spaces, 51 apartments and ground floor accommodation comprising one retail unit, a restaurant, public house, ancillary accommodation, 13 ground level parking spaces, landscaping and associated site works. Applicant: Ashgrange Holdings & J & G Stafford
Location: 1a & 2a John Dillon Street and 40-48 Back Lane (comprising public house, offices and former market), bounded by Back Lane, Lamb Alley and John Dillon Street, Dublin 8. Proposed development: Demolish buildings and construct a mixed-use development consisting of one pub/restaurant, five retail units, 67 apartments and two townhouses in two blocks. Block A consists of six storeys with five retail units, enclosed garage for 11 cars, 67 bicycles with access from Back Lane and 47 apartments. Block B consists of five-storeys reducing to four and two storeys with one pub/restaurant, and 20 apartments. Applicant: Christchurch Developments (Dublin).
