A selective guide to developments in your area.
An Bord Pleanála
APPEALS
Location: lands at Woodtown, Ballycullen, Dublin 14. Proposed development: 394 residential units, a crèche, community facility, car-parking, storage and site works. Applicant: Ballycullen Partnership Ltd. Appellant(s): Dan McCarthy, A Ryan, Ballycullen Partnership Ltd.
Location: St Matthias, Church Road, Ballybrack, Co Dublin. Proposed development: telecommunications support structure carrying antennae and link dishes behind louvre windows which will be replaced and associated equipment containers in the church belltower. Applicant: Vodafone Ireland and Meteor Limited. Appellant(s): St John's National School, Jerry Maher, Orla Maher, Darragh B Murphy.
Location: Padua, Killiney Hill Road, Killiney, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish conservatory for extension and works. Applicant: Mr and Mrs P Nolan. Appellant(s): Martello Tower Restoration Project.
Location: Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Road, Dublin 9. Proposed development: co-located private hospital, five-storey over double basement 186-bed hospital with site works. Applicant: Beacon Medical Ltd. Appellant(s): Joe Higgins.
Location: Town Parks, Tuam, Co Galway. Proposed development: commercial / residential / office development, 946 car-parking spaces, landscaping, site works and services including works to three protected structures. Applicant: Joseph and Helen OToole. Appellant(s): Tuam Tennis Club, Presentation College.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: former Dún Laoghaire Golf Club lands, Glenageary Road Upper, Kill Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: office, retail, 856 residential units and site works. Applicant: Cosgrave Developments (with conditions).
Location: Scartlea Lower, Saleen, Co Cork. Proposed development: 147 residential units, seven serviced sites, crèche, games area, car-parking, two site entrances and site works. Applicant: Lawton Homes Ltd (with revised conditions).
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: 820 822 Howth Road and 7 Kilbarrack Road, Raheny, Dublin 5.. Proposed Development: demolish 820 Howth Road and 7 Kilbarack Road and construct 32 apartments with parking and site works.. Applicant: Paul Byrne and Ian McKenna.
Dublin City Council
APPLICATIONS
Location: rear of 26, 27, 28 29 New Row South, Dublin 8 (junction of New Row South, Blackpitts and Fumbally Lane)(Protected Structures). Proposed development: restoration, refurbishment and extension to the rear of 26 and 27 New Row South, a former distillery building and protected structure to accommodate 2,523sq m (27,157sq ft) of office space. The building will retain its three-storey height along the New Row South elevation and four storeys to the rear. The development will result in internal and external modifications to include new fenestration in the roof space. A surface car-parking area to accommodate nine spaces will be to the rear of the building. Demolish 28 and 29 New Row South occupied by a glass workshop and erect a nine-building residential building with retail and café use at ground floor level. Accommodation will include seven one-beds, 25 two-beds and six three-beds; provision of a large central public open space area of 587.27sq m (6,321sq ft) and a further public open space area at the junction of New Row South and Blackpitts with an area of 113.07sq m (1,217sq ft). Provision of 29 car-parking spaces, landscaping and site works. Applicant: The Sherling Co-Ownership.
Location: 18, rear of 18, 19, 20, 21 21A Balgriffin Park, Dublin 17, bounded to the east by The Hole in the Wall Road. Proposed development: demolish five houses for 131 apartments (17 one-beds, 83 two-beds and 31 three-beds), four retail units, crèche, 135 car-parking spaces, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Swiftcourt Developments Ltd.
Location: 35/36 Abbey Street Upper 1-8 Abbey Cottages, Dublin 1. Proposed development: demolish three-storey commercial premises at 35 36 Abbey Street Upper and two-storey former residential premises at 1-8 Abbey Cottages for a seven-storey building over two basement levels. The lower basement will contain storage and the ground floor and upper baasement levels and part mezzanine first floor will accommodate retail with associated storage; floors one to seven will consist of office accommodation. The gross floor area is 3,570sq m (38,427sq ft). Applicant: Danninger
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: 173 Strand Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4. Proposed development: demolish garage for a four-storey building of seven apartments (six two-beds and one one-bed) with 12 car-parking spaces, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Ciara McAllister.
Location: 29-31 The Coombe, Dublin 8. Proposed development: demolish buildings and outbuildings. Reconstruct façade of 30 and 31 The Coombe reusing restored original features, such as brick work, granite window cills and parapet in the redevelopment. Erect six-storey block comprising one ground floor retail unit, first floor office unit and 11 apartments, car-parking, landscaping and site works. Applicant: J Nolan.
Location: 40 Old Kilmainham Road, Dublin 8. Proposed development: demolish garage, car showroom and offices for a 5,250sq m (56,510sq ft) development of six to seven storeys comprising enterprise and employment related space (2,432sq m/26,178sq ft of commercial/offices and 578sq m/6,222sq ft of commercial/retail at ground level), five live/work units, 18 apartments, 40 car-parking spaces, landscaping and site works. Applicant: OCBM Partnership.
Location: site of former Texaco petrol station, Ballyfermot Road, Dublin 10. Proposed development: 23 apartments in a three, four and six-storey building with 23 car-parking spaces, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Patrick Maguire.
Location: Finglas Credit Union Ltd, Séamus Ennis Road, Finglas, Dublin 11. Proposed development: demolish credit union building and outbuildings for a six-storey building consisting of commercial premises and 29 apartments, 75 car-parking spaces, new pedestrian access from Jamestown Road, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Finglas Credit Union Ltd.
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: Canal House, Canal Road, Dublin 6. Proposed development: demolish five vacant cottages to the north-west of the site known as Dunville Terrace, office block C and a single storey storage building for a new office building of seven storeys with 8,055sq m (86,703sq ft) of office space at floors one to six and five two-bed residential units at floor seven. Reclad office block A and B. Development at Block A includes the change of use of the fourth floor from office to residential use to provide for four two-bed apartments. Block A also includes the provision of one new floor of residential development to accommodate four two-bed apartments. Block B to comprise the recladding of existing floors one to four and the provision of two new residential floors to provide three three-bed duplex units at floors five and six. Block C is four storeys and a proposed height of six storeys. The proposed development will also include a green roof system and 16 solar panels in association with the 16 residential units. Provision of 19 new car-parking spaces, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Construction Industry Federation (CIF) and Workers Pensions Scheme Trustees Ltd.
Location: 10, 11 12 Eastmoreland Place, Dublin 4. Proposed development: demolish two-storey returns to the rear of 10, 11, 12 Eastmoreland Place with retention and internal modifications to the front buildings of 10, 11 and 12 Eastmoreland Place. Three-storey rear extension; change of use to medical and retail (pharmacy) use; provision of five car-parking spaces; pharmacy at ground floor level; medical centre with four consulting rooms, treatment rooms, reception and administration areas at basement, ground, first and second floors; site works. Applicant: J Byrne, M McElligott, P Crowley and N Hughes.
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown
APPLICATIONS
Location: Castle Court, Whitehall Road, Churchtown, Dublin 14. Proposed development: detached three-storey apartment building of 20 units (six one-beds, nine two-beds and five three-beds) and associated 22 private terraces, 27 car-parking spaces, new railings and boundary wall, and site works. Applicant: Kellyville Ltd.
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: Culgrenagh, Rochestown Avenue, Killiney, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish Culgrenagh House for a residential multi-level apartment building from two storeys to a setback fourth storey and containing 76 residential units, crèche, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Torc Group.
South Dublin
APPLICATIONS
Location: Finnstown House, Lucan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish leisure centre and a three-storey leisure and fitness centre. Applicant: HSS Developments.
Fingal
APPLICATIONS
Location: Old Navan Road (near its junction with Beechpark Avenue), Castleknock, Dublin 15. Proposed development: demolish two houses for 43 residential units in a single block ranging from three to five storeys (33 two-beds, nine three-beds and one one-bed). Landscaping and site works. The proposed development will be served by a new access from the Old Navan Road to a basement car-park with 60 spaces. Applicant: Barina Construction Ltd.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: The Hawthorn Hotel, 44 Main Street, Swords, Fingal, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish hotel, pub and structures for a 30-bed hotel with bar facilities. Applicant: The New Hawthorn Ltd.
