Planning and development

A selective guide to developments in your area

A selective guide to developments in your area

AN BORD PLEANÁLA

APPEALS

Location: 36 Hannaville Park, Terenure, Dublin 6W. Proposed development: terrace of four two-storey houses with developed roof spaces on the side of garden. Applicant: Franchpark Developments Ltd. Appellant(s): Association of Residents of Terenure, Liz Daly and Brian Kelliher, Hugh Courtney and others.

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DECISION TO GRANT

Location: 4/4A East Road, Dublin 3. Proposed development: demolish dwelling for mixed-use commercial development of 286 residential units. Applicant: National Association of Building Co-operatives (with revised conditions).

Location: 50-64 Quarry Road, Cabra, Dublin 7. Proposed development: demolish industrial unit, entrance pillars and access gate for 64 dwellings in a five-storey block. Applicant: Murray Partnership (with revised conditions).

Location: Promenade Road/Bond Road, Dublin Port, Dublin 1. Proposed development: refurbishment, reconstruction and widening of Bond Road. Applicant: Dublin Port Company (with revised conditions)

Location: Burtonhall Demesne, Palatine, Co Carlow. Proposed development: 67 houses, crèche, four commercial units, and associated site development works. Applicant: James & Brendan Kavanagh (with revised conditions).

Location: Shannon Town Centre, Tullyvarraga, Shannon, Co Clare. Proposed development: department store, stockroom, offices, 18 retail units and a 400-space multi-level car-park. Applicant: Shannon Town Centre Management Company (with conditions).

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: Ard Mhuire, Newtown Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish house for four three-storey over basement houses with eight car-parking spaces and amendments to boundary walls. Applicant: Tim Foley.

Location: 18 & 19 Mountjoy Street Middle, Dublin 1. Proposed development: demolish building at 19 Mountjoy Street Middle for student residential accommodation of 13 units and associated works. Applicant: D L and E O'Grady.

Location: Feltrim Industrial Park, Drynam Road, Swords, Co Dublin. Proposed development: improvements to the entrance, setting and layout of park and for the creation of a science and technology building. Applicant: Discovery Buildings.

Location: units 28-32 Pinewood Close, Bray, Co Wicklow. Proposed development: discount foodstore with 103 car-parking spaces, signage and revised access. Applicant: Aldi Stores Ltd.

Location: Spirit, 57 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1. Proposed development: change of use from museum to bar. Applicant: Liffeybeat Ltd.

Location: O'Connors Campsite, Doolin Road, Doolin, Co Clare. Proposed development: 24 dwelling units with caretaker's office. Applicant: Joseph Garrihy.

FINGAL

APPLICATION

Location: Whitegables, adjacent to Lissadel Wood, Swords Road, Malahide, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish detached house for 17 houses (16 semis and one detached house). Applicant: Whitegables Partnership.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Cruiserath and Hollywoodrath, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15. Proposed development: retail warehouse park of nine single storey double height retail units (including a garden centre) and a single storey drive-through restaurant. Two bus set down areas on the internal access road, cycleways and new pedestrian access from Church Road. Development is served by 1,104 surface car-parking spaces. Applicant: Cobalt Developments Ltd.

DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL

APPLICATIONS

Location: 58-66 Parnell Street, 26-30A Moore Street, Dublin 1. Proposed development: change of approved retail use on the first floor of 2,800sq m (30,139sq ft) and for change of approved retail use on the ground floor of 30sq m (323sq ft) to provide for an entrance lobby only, to serve as access to the first floor, of previously approved hotel and retail development to office use. This hotel and retail development has been granted planning permission (Reg Ref: 1755/97, An Bord Pleanála PL No: 29N107418). Applicant: Shelbourne Development Ltd.

Location: Clontarf Lawn Tennis Club, Oulton Road, Clontarf, Dublin 3. Proposed development: demolish single storey structure at east side and outbuildings, internal alterations to clubhouse at ground and first floors, construct a two-storey extension to west elevation incorporating changing room facilities on ground floor, new main entrance and stairs. Applicant: Clontarf Lawn Tennis Club.

Location: 72-74 Old Kilmainham, Dublin 8. Proposed development: demolish public house and accommodation for a five-storey building to consist of 16 two-bedroom apartments with a ground floor bar/restaurant and kitchen facilities with 12 car-parking spaces and 12 cycles spaces. Applicant: Noel Peacock.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Sandford Park School, Sandford Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6. Proposed development: works to three-storey over basement structure include a teachers' resource centre to the basement (previously kitchen and canteen) reconfiguration of the reception area at ground floor level, renovation of first floor apartment and provision at second floor level for a two-bedroom apartment, involving a partial change of use from part classroom use. Demolish single storey rear entrance to the building, construct single storey over basement addition to the rear comprising new entrance and including a universal access hoist serving the ground level reception and basement, replacement of railings along east elevation and associated site development works. Applicant: Sandford Park School.

Location: site generally bounded by Mill Street (to the north), Blackpitts (to the east), Warren mount Lane (to the west) and Warrenmount Convent (to the south-west), Dublin 8. Proposed development: mixed-use development of seven blocks and a gross floor area of 19,290sq m (207,636sq ft). Blocks A, B1, B3 & B3 (new development) will contain 6,255sq m (67,328sq ft) of commercial floor space including office, retail/commercial units and a crèche facility with 132 apartments (39 one-beds, 80 two-beds and 17 three-beds). Retain Tenters Public House (Block C) with the upper two floors converted into retail/commercial unit and a two-bedroom apartment with a new two-bedroom apartment at third floor level. Convert craft works building (Block D) into two retail/commercial/office units with a two-bed apartment over and a two-bed apartment at second floor level. Convert part of the derelict malt house (Block E) into an art gallery. Demolish all buildings on site (including six habitable dwellings and a derelict building on the western boundary). Basement car-parking for 149 cars, 11 on-street car-parking spaces and 170 bicycle parking spaces with landscaping and all associated site works. Applicant: Redquartz Boundary (nominees) Ltd.

Location: former CIÉ property, Railway Cottages' Road, Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4. Proposed development: six two-storey semi-detached houses and one detached two-storey house with 14 car-parking spaces, associated landscaping and boundary walls. Applicant: John O'Connor.

Location: 24A Wesley Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6. Proposed development: demolish Kingdom Hall (church) for a two-storey building with classrooms and assembly rooms. Applicant: Rathgar Congregation of Jehovahs Witness.

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: junction of East Wall Road and Church Road, Dublin 3. Proposed development: replace previously approved office building (Block B) with an apartment building of 89 apartments (27 one-beds, 53 two-beds and nine three-beds) in an eight-storey building over basement parking for 92 cars and 85 bicycle spaces and a crèche and retail unit at ground level. Applicant: Collen Group Ltd.

Location: site bounded by Aungier Street, un-named lane adjacent to Glovers Court and Bow Lane East, Dublin 2. Proposed development: demolish warehouses on site (except for one gable wall in the south-west corner) for an eight-storey building containing five storeys of apartments with two setback storeys of apartments over ground floor commercial and parking and basement vehicle depot. Construct 54 dwellings (12 duplexes and 42 apartments) and 24 car-parking spaces. Applicant: Wm Fanagan Ltd.

DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN

APPLICATIONS

Location: Cherrywood Science and Technology Park, Loughlinstown, Co Dublin. Proposed development: four-storey mixed-use facilities building comprising four ground floor retail units, juice bar, wine bar/restaurant, sandwich bar, coffee shop and plant and service area; fitness centre on first floor and second floor with a 25-metre swimming pool. Applicant: Cherrywood Science and Technology Park Ltd.

Location: Rossbeigh, Harold's Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16. Proposed development: demolish dwelling and garage for 25 apartments (four one-beds, 16 two-beds and four three-beds) on four levels over basement car-parking plus one fourth floor penthouse. Applicant: Randal and Marian McGuinness.

Location: Cooleen, Stepaside Hill, Stepaside, Co Dublin. Proposed development: five two-bedroom apartments and three one-bedroom apartments in a three-storey block with basement car-parking for eight cars, revised site entrance and new boundary treatments. Applicant: Con Ryan.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: lands off Auburn Road, Cabinteely, Dublin 14. Proposed development: residential apartment block of 31 units (six one-beds, 21 two-beds and four three-beds). A new entrance is proposed from Auburn Road with 48 car-parking spaces provided. Applicant: Kevin O'Sullivan.

SOUTH DUBLIN

Location: Lawlor Brothers Waste Disposal Ltd, Unit 28, JFK Rd, JFK Industrial Estate, Naas Rd, D10. Proposed development: demolish building. The site with its facility will be used for recycling dry non-hazardous commercial, industrial, construction, and household waste at a rate of 95,000 tonnes per annum. Applicant: Lawlor Brothers Waste Disposal Ltd.