A selective guide to developments in your area

AN BORD PLEANÁLA

Appeals

Location: Fey Yerra, Leopardstown Rd, Foxrock, D18. Proposed development:20 residential units with 30 surface car-parking spaces. Applicant: Strandsend Ltd. Appellant(s): Jim Leyden, Marie Gallagher, Fey Yerra Management Ltd, Sean and Carol O'Flannagain, Edmund and Joan French, Brian Staunton.

Location: 23 Ailesbury Road, Dublin 4 (protected structure). Proposed development: change from residential to embassy use, minor internal alterations to ground floor plan. Applicant: Sam Hussein. Appellant(s): Nathalie Desbiens-Kenny.

Location: 18 Fairview Ave, D3. Proposed development: demolish sheds and house for two three-storey blocks of 21 residential units and associated works. Applicant: Opus Developments. Appellant(s): Anthony Farrell.

Location: 80-83 Summerhill and Simmons Place, D1. Proposed development: retention and completion of basement car-park, ground floor retail area and 12 residential units, revisions to elevations for development under construction (reg. ref: 1032/01). Applicant: PJ McGrath and Company. Appellant(s): Pat Hanney, Joseph Mason.

Location: Clare Inn Hotel and Golf Club, Dromoland, Co Clare. Proposed development: all suite golf hotel, access road, on-site car-parking and ancillary site works. Applicant: Clare Inn Hotel Ltd. Appellant(s): Mark Nolan.

Location: Mill Rd, Distillery Rd and Mulgannon Rd, Wexford. Proposed development: supermarket, 581 car-parking spaces and site works. Applicant: Tesco Ireland Ltd. Appellant(s): Steamline Properties Ltd, The Society of the Irish Motor Industry.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: site bounded by Beaumont Rd to the north and west, to east by The Crescent and to the south by Collinswood, Beaumont, D9. Proposed development: residential scheme with crèche facilities. Applicant: Adroit Company Ltd (with revised conditions).

Location: Phibsboro Rd and Connaught St, D7. Proposed development: extension of Phibsboro Centre for mixed-use commercial and residential scheme with retail units, gym, medical centre and 122 apartments. Applicant: Albion Properties Ltd (with conditions).

Location: The Mart, Mart Lane, Cornelscourt, D18. Proposed development: demolish shed and remove trees for four townhouses and associated site works. Applicant: P & A Sexton (with revised conditions).

Location: 46-49 North Great Clarence St, 19-28 Dunne St, D1. Proposed development: convert and change of use from light industry to residential for 20 apartments. Applicant: G Sanders & Co Ltd (with revised conditions).

Location: 17, 18 & 19 Newport St, D8. Proposed development: mixed-use scheme of 13 apartments with two community resource/commercial/retail units at ground floor, car-parking and ancillary site works. Applicant: Colvestone Ltd (with revised conditions).

Location: Derrynane Hotel, Caherdaniel, Co Kerry. Proposed development: eight holiday homes. Applicant: Earrai Tradisiunta Teoranta (with revised conditions).

Location: The Pier, Enniscrone, Co Sligo. Proposed development: 22 holiday apartments, four retail/service/marine units and site works. Applicant: P McKeon (with revised conditions).

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: Killakee Rd, Killakee, D16. Proposed development: retain helicopter hanger and pad. Applicant: Henry O'Kelly.

DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN

Applications

Location: "Glencarrig", Rathmichael, Co Dublin. Proposed development: new access road, pedestrian and cycle route from Brides Glen Road to Cherrywood Science and Technology Park, revised access arrangement to "Glencarrig", provide 19 dwellings (six two-bed apartments in a three-storey building and 13 five-bed 2.5-storey detached and semi-detached houses, 39 car-parking spaces and associated site works. Applicant: Amest Ltd.

Location: Anglesea House, 63 Carysfort Ave, Blackrock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish office for three-storey block of apartments with three one-beds and six two-beds, one two-bed duplex, one three-bed duplex and one three-bed duplex with study. Permission sought for 18 basement car-parking spaces. Applicant: The Anglesea Partnership.

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: Traverslea, Glenageary Rd Lwr, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: alterations to residential scheme (reg ref: D03A/0399) comprising the omission of permitted Block "A" (three-storey over basement building of nine apartments) and its replacement with a new block "A", three-storey over basement building plus set back penthouse level (four storeys overall) accommodating 14 apartments, four additional car-parking spaces at basement level and three additional car-parking spaces at surface level, repositioning of previously permitted boundary wall between Travelslea House and Block A. Applicant: O'Malley Homes and Developments Ltd.

SOUTH DUBLIN

Apllications

Location: Belgard Square West/Cookstown Way, Tallaght Town Centre, Tallaght, D24. Proposed development: modifications to permitted developments (reg. ref: SD02A/0275, SD03A/0702, SD04A/0084, SD05A/0188 and SD05A/0506). Modifications to Block AB provide for change from permitted use of part of the basement - one level car-parking, which comprises conversion of 149 of the permitted 249 car-parking spaces to retail use in association with retail unit one at ground floor level. Applicant: Dez Developments and Keenbury Property.

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: Springvale House, Springvale, Ballyboden, D16. Proposed development: demolish four apartments in two-storey block, construct seven new two-storey dwellings (five three-beds and two two-beds) with subdivision of site for private open space to rear and two off-street car-parking spaces. Applicant: Patrick Rafferty.

FINGAL

Decision to Grant

Location: Clounties House, Swords Rd, Malahide, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish dwelling for a new terrace of one two-storey house and four 2.5-storey houses with associated works and access through existing entrance. Applicant: Roy and Deirdre Skinner.

Location: Corrstown Golf Club, Corrstown, Kilsallaghan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: pro-shop, office, store and workshop to side, goods in, cold room and staff changing rooms to rear and first floor extension over clubhouse and ground floor extension inclusive of bar, restaurant, kitchen and viewing gallery with associated elevation modifications to clubhouse. Applicant: Corrstown Golf Club.

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: Hearse Road, Donabate, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 30-bay golf driving range with associated toilets, store rooms, reception, coffee and waiting area, flood lighting, new vehicular entrance and alterations to the Hearse Road to include realignment and new roundabout. Applicant: Carl & John Jones.

DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL

Applications

Location: Saint Pancras Works, Mount Tallant Ave, Terenure, D6W. Proposed development: demolish all structures on site for 206 residential units and a crèche in six residential blocks of three to six storeys. Block 1: 14 one-bed, 41 two-bed and four three-bed apartments. Block 2: 11 one-bed and 17 two-bed apartments. Block 3: seven one-bed and seven three-bed apartments. Block 4: nine one-bed, 20 two-bed and one three-bed apartments. Block 5: crèche at ground floor level and 11 one-bed, 20 two-bed and five three-bed apartments. Block 6: 10 one-bed, 25 two-bed and four three-bed apartments. Basement car-park with 261 car-parking spaces, 206 cycle-parking spaces and 34 car-parking spaces at surface level. Boundary wall partly removed along Harold's Cross Road to facilitate the widening of the footpath and the provision of a new public open space with an area of 0.1155 hectares. Applicant: Mount Tallant Properties Ltd.

Location: site on the Malahide Rd adjacent to the hotel and apartment buildings at City Junction Business Park, Northern Cross, Malahide Rd, D17. Proposed development: new urban block (Block 9) comprising a five-storey over basement structure with 100 apartments (24 one-bed, 72 two-bed and four three-bed units); 13 retail/service units at ground floor level; car-parking spaces at basement and street level and a basement link to Block 8 (permitted under reg ref: 2538/05). Applicant: Spectrum Developments Ltd.

Location: 28 O'Connell St Lwr, D1. Proposed development: change ground floor from banking hall to retail use. Works and alterations to: installation of two glazed display areas in front of two ground floor windows in front elevation; remove modern partition in entrance hall; replace three doors with single pane glazing on right-hand side of entrance lobby and remove free-standing modern banking counters in main banking hall. Applicant: Helen Cormican.

Location: North Bull Island Nature Reserve, Dollymount, D3 (protected structure). Proposed development: first floor extension to clubhouse with new members bar, new grill bar and new Christy O'Connor room with ancillary roof terraces and alterations to ground floor including new passenger lift, extension to kitchen, new covered yard, external accommodation stairs to first floor and general re-ordering of internal partitions. Applicant: Royal Dublin Golf Club.

Location: 36 Grove Rd, D6. Proposed development: demolish pub for 18 apartments in five-storey blocks. Applicant: Tom Hallissey.

Location: Lansdowne Lawn Tennis Club, Londonbridge Rd, D4. Proposed development: demolish clubhouse and outbuildings for new two-storey clubhouse in approximately the same vicinity, sun terrace at first floor to front, improvement works to boundary wall with neighbouring houses on Londonbridge Rd to the north of the clubhouse, resurface car-park for 39 car-parking spaces and all landscaping and ancillary works. Applicant: Trustees and Committee of Lansdowne Lawn Tennis Club.

Location: 5 and 6 North Strand Rd, D1. Proposed development: demolish basement, public house and ancillary accommodation on the ground floor and the living accommodation, private function room and ancillary accommodation on the first floor. Erect new four-storey building over basement to include a public house, off-licence, betting office and 11 apartments and all associated services and ancillary works. Applicant: Joseph and Breege Patton.

Location: junction of East Wall Rd and Church Rd, D3. Proposed development: replace previously approved office (Block B - reg ref: 0047/02) with an apartment buidling of 89 units in an eight-storey building over basement car-parking, a creche and retail unit at ground level, and 92 car-parking spaces and 85 bicycle spaces. Applicant: Collen Group Ltd.

Location: 68-72 East Rd, East Wall, D3. Proposed development: demolition workshop for 18 apartments comprising 10 two-bed units, six two-bed duplex and two one-bed units over ground floor; retail/commercial space at ground floor; basement car parking for 19 cars and 20 bicycles. Applicant: Brian O'Farrell.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: 63 Howth Rd, D3. Proposed development: demolish car maintenance buildings for 34 apartments in blocks of four and three storeys. Applicant: Sweeney & Forte Motors Ltd.

Location: 10 & 11 Synott Place, D1 (protected structure). Proposed development: convert three-storey dwelling into eight apartments. Demolish sheds to rear for two three-bed dwellings with landscaped gardens to rear and off-street parking. Applicant: Diarmuid O'Ceallaigh.