A guide to developments in your area
AN BORD PLEANÁLA
APPEALS
Location: Lands bounded by Harmony Row, Erne Place, Railway Terrace and Rostrevor Terrace, D2. Proposed development: Mixed use development with 47 apartments, 963 sq m (10,366 sq ft) of offices / showroom, ESB substation, car-parking, access and associated works. Applicant: Sherborough Enterprises Ltd. Appellant(s): Iarnród Éireann, David Hughes and Carmel McCormack.
Location: Mount Alverno, Nerano Rd and Sorrento, Dalkey, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish house and replace with a two-storey house. Applicant: Desmond and Mary Kavanagh. Appellant(s): Anne Spellman and others.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Milltown Rd, D6 (bounded by Alexandra College to south and west). Proposed development: Demolish Marian Hall and erect a five block mixed-use development with apartments, childcare facility, fitness centre, health centre, car-parking and associated works. Applicant: Park Developments (with revised conditions).
Location: The Birds Nest, 19-20 York Rd, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Rear extension incorporating elevator (protected structure). Applicant: Sean Keohane (with revised conditions).
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: Woodlands Lodge, Woodlands Ave, Stillorgan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish house and construct eight apartments. Applicant: Aidan Redmond.
Location: 20-22 Ranelagh and rear of 18 Ranelagh, D6. Proposed development: Change of use at rear from workshop and gallery to retail use and two apartments, construction of a section of the building fronting onto Ranelagh featuring shop, three apartments and associated works. Applicant: Seamus Martin.
DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN
APPLICATIONS
Location: Site bounded by the ruins of Kilgobbin Castle to the south, Kilgobbin Road to the east, Sandyford Hall to the north, Newtown Little, Stepaside, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Erect 56 residential units in two blocks with 84 car parking spaces. . The development will consist of the demolition of an existing house (Riverside Cottage) and the use of its associated green space as public open space. Applicant: William Richardson and Douglas Richardson
Location: Rockfort House, Rockfort Ave, Dalkey, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Repair, alter, improve and restore Rockfort House, affecting a protected structure and its setting. Applicant: Ann and Noel Meaney.
Location: Old Coachhouse, Nerano Rd, Dalkey, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Retention and completion of existing vehicular entrance to old Coachhouse at Nerano Rd. Applicant: Eamonn Coleman.
Location: Mountain View House, 84 Beaumont Ave, Churchtown, D14. Proposed development: Demolish dwelling, single storey lean-to attaching to Mountainview House and derelict outbuildings and erect a two-storey addition to Mountainview House to comprise of two one-bed apartments, two three-bed semi-d townhouses and 12 apartments. Car-parking in underground car-park with new gated entrance including associated landscaping and ground works. Applicant: Eunan McLoughlin, Helen and John O'Keeffe.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Fortlands, Killiney Hill Rd, Killiney, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Development to consist of blocking up entrance on Killiney Hill Rd and opening new entrance off avenue leading to Villa Maria, providing new driveway and gate opening, repositioning portion of south-west corner wall to give improved sight lines but maintaining existing boundary and ground levels, raising south and part of west boundary wall by approximately 1.5 metres to match existing high level wall. Applicant: David Evans.
Location: Lands bounded by Goatstown Rd, St Aidan's Drive/Willowfield Pk and Heidelberg, Ardilea, D14. Proposed development: Erect 20 residential units comprising four duplex units in a three-storey block, one two-storey and five three-storey terraced houses, eight three-storey semis and two three-storey detached houses, with associated site development works. Applicant: Sorohan Builders Ltd.
SOUTH DUBLIN
APPLICATIONS
Location: Belgard Square North and Cookstown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24. Proposed development: Erect a new six storey healthcare research and teaching facility with atria, attached to existing health sciences building, relocaton of existing gas enclosure, alterations to windows and doors to existing adjoining buildings and associated site works. Applicant: The University of Dublin, Trinity College.
Location: 15 Cherry Orchard Industrial Estate, Ballyfermot, D10. Proposed development: Demolish industrial and office premises, demolish boundary wall and railings, removal of telecoms mast and the construction of a discount foodstore comprising a single storey pitched roof structure, new boundary treatments, 163 car-parking spaces and associated site development works. Applicant: M & J Gleeson & Company.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Fortunestown Lane, Saggart, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish one dwelling and outbuildings and erect 152 residential units (18 two/three-bed townhouses in three blocks, 64 duplexes, and 70 two-bed apartments in four blocks), a crèche, landscaping and ancillary works. Applicant: Devondale Ltd.
FINGAL
APPLICATIONS
Location: Lands bounded by the Naul Rd and Ballough Rd, Ballyboghil village, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Outline permission of a 10-year duration for development of four two-bed houses, 54 three-bed houses, 27 four-bed houses and three five-bed houses. A village centre will comprise 700 sq m (7,535 sq ft) retail at ground level and 480 sq m (5,167 sq ft) commercial uses at first floor. Seven two-bed apartments at first and second floor. A single storey crèche of 300 sq m (3,229 sq ft) is to be provided on the Naul Rd. Associated roads and car-parks, pedestrian linkages, services and boundary treatments form part of the application. Applicant: Counihan & Company.
Location: Mount Hybla, White's Rd/College Rd, Castleknock, D15. Proposed development: Erect 12 apartments in a three-storey building with associated car-parking and site development works. Applicant: Menolly Homes.
Location: Hearse Rd, Donabate, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Construct a 30-bay golf driving range with associated toilets, store rooms, reception, coffee and waiting area, flood lighting, new vehicular entrance and alterations to Hearse Rd to include realignment and new roundabout. Applicant: Carl & John Jones.
Location: North-West, Balbriggan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Development of 422 dwellings in a mix of apartments, duplexes and home styles. Permission sought for a single storey crèche facility with site development works and landscaping. Applicant: The Parkway Partnership.
Location: Grallagh, Balrothery West, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Erect 60 two-storey detached houses. Applicant: Imagine Property Partnership.
Location: Whitestown, Rush, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Erect 374 two-storey houses (70 two-bed terraced, 158 three-bed terraced, 66 three-bed semis, 66 four-bed semis and 14 four-bed detached), neighbourhood centre with crèche, offices, five retail units and a convenience store. Applicant: Whitestown Associates.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Seatown Castle, Seatown East, Malahide, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Change of use from agricultural to domestic use of farm building to comprise alterations to the two-storey barn comprising, changes to internal layout, alterations to windows to north, south and west elevations, two-storey entrance/bedroom extension to front, renovation to the castle comprising new windows to existing opes, new roof, repair and raising of the crenellation, dry lining and insulation of first floor walls, provision of first floor en suite, demolition of lead to sheds to front and rear and new sewage treatment system. Applicant: J Kennedy.
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL
APPLICATIONS
Location: 72-76 St Stephen's Green, D2. Proposed development: Alterations and extension to office building of 12,386 sq m (133,322 sq ft). Comprising: change of use of part of the basement car-parking area to provide ancillary office accommodation, additional plant areas including air handling plant, chiller plant/ice bank, boiler house and standby generator, one new ESB substation and associated switch room, a six-storey extension to the eastern (side) elevation, a six-storey extension to the south-western (side and rear) elevation, a six-storey extension to the western (side) elevation, a five-storey extension at the north (front) elevation, as a result of a 600 mm projection on the ground to fourth floors inclusive, extension to the front (north) of the fifth floor set back, two new floors of office floorspace at sixth and seventh floors recessed back from St Stephen's Green. Provision of 65 car-parking spaces and new external finishes on all four elevations of building and proposed extensions. Provision of two terraces at ground floor and roof terraces on the sixth and seventh floor setbacks. Applicant: Shelbourne Development Ltd.
Location: Bellevue Ave, off Merrion Rd, D4. Proposed development: Erect 43 apartments (19 one-beds, 23 two-beds and one three-bed), all in a six-storey building comprising five storeys plus set back sixth storey penthouse level on a site of 0.1427 hectares. Applicant: Woodmead Ltd.
Location: Our Ladys Hospice, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6. Proposed development: Permission to construct 20 apartment units, mixture of one and two bedroom apartments in a two and three storey building, complete with roof garden, car parking and all associated site works. Applicant: Focus Ireland
Location: Rear of 7-10 Gardiner Street Upper, Dublin 1. Proposed development: Erect a four storey and set back fifth storey block of 20 apartments over a basement car park to consist of 18 two-bedroom apartments and two one-bedroom apartments. . Demolish existing two-storey tin roofed stores all fronting to Nerneys Lane and Kellys Row.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: 45, 47, 49 Shelbourne Rd, D4. Proposed development: Mixed-use development. Demolish 45, 47 and 49 Shelbourne Rd but retain front facade of 49 Shelbourne Rd. Construct at ground floor level a restaurant, retail units, office unit. Nine apartments on the upper floor. Applicant: David Daly.
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: 1 & 3 Shrewsbury Rd, Ballsbridge, D4. Proposed development: Demolish two houses and erect a three-storey over basement apartment building containing 11 three-bed apartments and one two-bed apartment with basement car-park and stores, new entrance off Shrewsbury Rd, driveway, visitor parking and landscaping. Applicant: Rivertree Property Development Ltd.
