A selective guide to planning in your area
AN BORD PLEANÁLA
APPEALS
Location: Grange Brewery Road and Stillorgan Road, Stillorgan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Mixed use development consisting of 525 residential units, office, nursing home, crèche, retail and parking for 760 cars. Applicant: Galloping Green Developments Limited. Appellant(s): Leopardstown & Brewery Road Resident's Association, Lawnswood Park Resident's Association.
Location: 69 & 71 Haddington Rd, D4. Proposed development: Erect 10 apartments including a two-storey extension of two two-bedroom and two one-bedroom units, linked to No 69 to include six one-bedroom apartments. Applicant: Liam Lonergan. Appellant(s): Bernadette Guerin, Stephen McDonnell and Siobhan M McDonnell.
Location: 2, 3, 4, & 5 Camden St Upr and 11a Grantham Pce, D2. Proposed development: Alterations to facilitate office use, change of use at 4 & 5 Camden St to restaurant at lower levels. Construct seven houses and associated works. Applicant: Camden House Ltd. Appellant(s): Roderick Smyth, Camden House Ltd.
Location: Slademore Ave, Ayrefield, D14. Proposed development: Two-storey scheme with dormer in two blocks of eight ground floor apartments and eight duplex units overground (Refer reg. Ref. 0851/02). Applicant: Paul and Declan Behan. Appellant(s): Ard na Greine Resident's Association.
Location: 187 Mount Prospect Ave, St Anne's Pk, Dollymount, D3. Proposed development: Upgrade grass pitches 34 & 35 to sand pitches, specialised sports lighting (nine columns 21m high) and extension to dressing room. Applicant: Clontarf GAA Club. Appellant(s): The Concerned Resident's c/o Oliver & Anne Cantwell.
Location: O'Hanlons Lane, Malahide, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Eight houses, access road, entrance gate and parking. Applicant: Precision Construction Ltd. Appellant(s): O'Hanlon's Lane Resident's Association, Precision Construction Ltd.
Location: Kilbrew, Ashbourne, Co Meath. Proposed development: Retention of change of use from potato grading shed to light industrial use, extension to final products warehouse and services building and site works. Applicant: Large Food Exports Limited. Appellant(s): Fergus Carey.
Location: Rear of Grasshopper Inn, Clonee, Co Meath. Proposed development: Demolish dwelling for a mixed use scheme of 124 residential units with option to subdivide to 10 retail units, ancillary development. Applicant: Maurice Regan. Appellant(s): Brenda and Alan Molloy.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Kilshane Rd, Blanchardstown, D15. Proposed development: 9,352 sq m (100,664 sq ft) enterprise / logistics / light industrial/science and technology area, and ancillary offices in seven blocks up to 34 units. Applicant: Park Developments (Commercial) Ltd (with revised conditions).
Location: Deerpark Road, Deerpark, Cashel, Co Tipperary. Proposed development: Construct 106 houses, a crèche and site works. Applicant: Hollycourt Developments Limited (with revised conditions).
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: Loreto House, and 5 Fortunestown Lane, Saggart, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish two existing dwellings and erect a retail centre, seven apartments, six office suites and 97 car-parking spaces and all associated site development works. Applicant: Phonsie Miley and Pat Mangan.
Location: 47-49 Howth Road, Dublin 3. Proposed development: Demolish reinstatement and extension to include 14 units, retail two-storey front section and construct a four-storey extension. Applicant: Michael and Pauline Costello.
FINGAL
Location: Bremore Cottage (protected structure), Bremore, Balbriggan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Conversion of Bremore Cottage to six one-bed apartments. Restoration and reinstatement, with new thatched roof along with internal and elevational alterations to side and rear. Two new blocks of two-storey apartment blocks in grounds to the south-west of Bremore Cottage, of 24 apartment units with 49 car-parking spaces. Applicant: S Donnelly.
Location: Dun na Ri, Swords Rd, Malahide, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Residential scheme on 0.457 acres site. Demolition of existing dwelling and shed. Erect 10 two-bed apartments in a two-storey L-shaped block. Access proposed off Millview Road with 15 car-parking spaces and associated landscaping. Applicant: William O'Brien.
Location: Castleknock Rd, Castleknock, D15. Proposed development: Demolish dwellings and ancillary site structures and construct three residential blocks. Block A: two/three-storey building of 16 two-bed and four one-bed apartments. Block B: two-storey building of four one-bed apartments. Block C: two-storey building of 12 two-bed and 12 one-bed apartments. Ancillary site works and 48 surface car-parking spaces. Applicant: Stebins Properties Limited.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Prospect Hill, Donabate, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Erect 40 two and three-bed apartments in three three-storey blocks with surface car-parking for 58 cars, detached refuse storey, 20 bicycle spaces and associated site works. Applicant: Prospect Manor Limited.
SOUTH DUBLIN
Location: "Hawkridge", Old Celbridge Road, Lucan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Erect 31 residential units: six two-bed and six three-bed apartments in a three-storey over basement block (Block A); four two-bed and four three-bed apartments in a three-storey block (Block B); and five four-bed detached three-storey houses and six three-bed detached two-storey houses. New site entrance at Old Celbridge Rd, with associated gateways and boundary walling. Lime kiln (proposed protected structure) to be preserved. Demolition of the existing detached dwelling and septic tank. Applicant: Emmet Memry Developments.
Location: site adjacent to 32 Monastery Gate Lawns, Clondalkin, Dublin 22. Proposed development: Residential development consisting of eight two and three-bed two-storey terraced houses and site works. Applicant: M Gate Ltd.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Killinarden/Kiltipper, D24. Proposed development: Erect 18 two-bed apartments in three-storey block adjacent to a permitted three-storey block of 30 apartments (block no 45 as shown on permission Reg. Ref. S00A/0660) on a site of 0.73 hectares. Application includes site works, and ancillary works and is being placed in part compliance and as an addition to an existing planning permission for residential development at this site (Reg. Ref. S00A/0660). Applicant: Durkan New Homes Limited.
Location: Site three, South City Business Park, Whitestown, Tallaght, D24. Proposed development: 8,117 sq m (87,370 sq ft) confectionery manufacturing facility comprising a 7,223 sq m (77,748 sq ft) main building for manufacturing, warehouse, office, workshops, stores, plant area, utilities, bulk storage; electrical substation; utility area; utility compound for sprinkler tank, pump house, chillers, condensers, waste water treatment plant, two electrical transformers, one oil storage tank. Associated roadways, service yard, car-parking, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Cadbury Ireland Ltd.
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: Former Johnston & Johnson site, Old Belgard Rd, Tallaght, D24. Proposed development: Demolish industrial and office premises, boundary wall and railing. Erect discount foodstore of a single-storey structure and associated site works for 153 car-parking spaces and the provision of revised vehicular entrance, two free-standing double sided, internally illuminated flagpole signs and two building mounted internally illuminated signs. Applicant: Lidl Ireland.
DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN
Location: Lands at junction of Booterstown Ave and Stillorgan Rd (currently the Communications Centre Site), Co Dublin. Proposed development: Four three-bed one and two-storey houses within previously approved development (D02A/1198), provision of an additional five parking spaces, with ancillary landscape works. Applicant: Port Walls Ltd.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Blackrock College, Rock Road, Blackrock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Erect two single storey temporary buildings for use as ancillary hospital accommodation for a period of five years. Applicant: Blackrock Hospital Limited.
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL
Location: Old Wesley RFC & Leinster Branch IRFU, Donnybrook Rd, Donnybrook, D4. Proposed development: Demolish obsolete buildings in site. Erect new three-storey over semi-basement premises to comprise changing and training facilities shared by both parties, hospitality/entertainment suite for Leinster Branch, offices for Leinster Branch and Old Wesley RFC, multi-purpose function facilities for use by Old Wesley members and guests for social and entertainment purposes, new terraces and seating to pitch, and a new link staircase between the new and existing building. Existing Old Wesley clubhouse will be renovated with the upgrading of recreation facilities on lower ground and upper ground floors within the existing envelope. Applicant: Old Wesley RFC & Leinster Branch IRFU.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: AIB Bankcentre, Merrion Rd, north of Merrion Rd and west of Serpentine Ave, Ballsbridge, D4. Proposed development: Office scheme of 36,834 sq m (396,480 sq ft) in three linked blocks of five to seven storeys over basement. Phase one of 30,466 sq m (327,933 sq ft)and including Blocks K and L including central and eastern entrance atrium to Block K of 29,650 sq m (319,150 sq ft). Create five-storey entrance atrium to the front of the existing main building fronting Merrion Road (Block G) and erect a new five-storey glazed gallery on the east side of Block G and H linking atrium at the Merrion Rd entrance with atrium to rear of Block H. Two level basement for car-park at lower ground level. Phase two of 6,386 sq m (68,738 sq ft) consisting of Block J with eastern entrance atrium five storeys over basement, including plant room on fifth floor and extension of restaurant by 615 sq m (6,620 sq ft) at ground floor level of existing Block 1. Phase two to include extension of the new basement at lower ground level by 1,395 sq m (15,016 sq ft). Permission sought for demolition of all single storey outbuildings to rear of Block H and the wall along the Serpentine Ave side of site and the replacement with railing. Permission sought for relocation of the current northern access on Serpentine Ave to a new position 30m further north along Serpentine Ave. Permission sought for 288 new car-parking spaces in addition to the current 399 on surface and 229 basement car-parking spaces. A total of 916 car-parking spaces will be provided on completion of the development (349 surface and 567 at basement). Applicant: Allied Irish Banks Plc.
Location: Mater Misericordiae Hospital to the north of the original main building, bounded by the North Circular Rd and Berkeley Rd, D7. Proposed development: Demolish gate house adjacent to North Circular Rd, removal of remains of a glasshouse, relocation of existing pillars to create widened gate opening and creation of one new pedestrian gate in stone wall to North Circular Rd and one pedestrian gate to Berkeley Rd. Construction of a new two-storey convent/residential community building comprising 30 bedrooms and communal facilities and associated site works. Applicant: Sr Helena O'Donoghue, provincial leader, Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy, South Central Province.
