A selective guide to planning in your area
AN BORD PLEANÁLA
Location: Ferndene, Deansgrange Rd, Blackrock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Retain dwelling and construct 42 apartments with underground car-parking for 50 cars. Applicant: Frank Cruess-Callaghan. Appellant(s): David and Alexandra Blair, John Howard, Tim and Rita Conway and others, Patrick Cody and others, Tom McLoughlin and Joan Strange, Brendan and Lorraine Donohoe, Andrew Harbourne-Thomas, Catherine and Marie Flynn.
Location: AIB Bankcentre, Merrion Rd, north of Merrion Rd and west of Serpentine Ave, D4. Proposed development: New office development of 56,834 sq m (611,755 sq ft) in three linked blocks varying in height from five to seven storeys over basement, car-parking, vehicular access and associated works. Applicant: Allied Irish Bank PLC. Appellant(s): Ballsbridge Court Management Company Ltd, Tom and Helen Marron, Matt O'Donovan and others.
Location: Old Orwell Motors site, 13 Orwell Rd, Rathgar, D6. Proposed development: Demolish garage, showroom and outhouses and construct a mixed-use development featuring 14 residential units, retail area, car-parking area and site works. Applicant: Sean Joyce. Appellant(s): Moira and Charles Quinlan, Brighid Bean Ui Eigeartaigh, George and Dorothy Gray, Sean Joyce.
Location: Former Iceland site, Tallaght Rd, Tallaght, D24. Proposed development: Mixed development of retail, crèche and apartments. Applicant: Stephen and Tom Murphy. Appellant(s): Bancroft Residents Association, Stephen and Tom Murphy.
Location: Site south of Woodstown development, Ballycullen, D16. Proposed development: Erect 228 mix type residential units, a crèche and associated landscaping and site works, including revision of roundabout junction on permitted distributor road (Reg. Ref: SD02A/0426). Applicant: Ellier Developments Ltd. Appellant(s): Mountbrook Homes Ltd, Ellier Developments Ltd.
Location: The Pavilions, Malahide Rd, Swords, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Minor amendments to Pavilions Centre existing north mall/entrance lobby and incorporates a glass roofed civic square/plaza for 11 cinemas, seven restaurants/retail units and site works. Applicant: Flynn and O'Flaherty (Dublin) Ltd. Appellant(s): James and Margaret Coyle, Flynn and O'Flaherty (Dublin) Ltd.
Location: Ballinahinch Lower, Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow. Proposed development: Integrated tourism and leisure complex consisting of dual use leisure facility, academy, interpretive centre, hotel, 23 apartments, golf course and all infrastructure. Applicant: Norpark Investments Ltd. Appellant(s): Hugh and Bernie McDaid and others, An Taisce.
Location: Fort HIll, Moneygurney, Douglas, Co Cork. Proposed development: Erect 48 houses, 26 apartments, 22 duplex apartments and a crèche. Applicant: Frinailla Ltd. Appellant(s): John Flynn and others, Charles and Hazel Sweetman, Geraldine Lynch.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: 9 St Stephen's Green, D2. Proposed development: New fire escape and lift, new toilets, return the members bar to snooker room, enlarge kitchen, reposition bathrooms, refurbish servants quarters and other works. Applicant: St Stephen's Green Club (with conditions).
Location: Site on the corner of Reuben St and Barn St, D8. Proposed development: Mixed use development featuring two retail units, 64 apartments, parking, access and associated works. Applicant: Diamond Leather Ltd (with revised conditions).
Location: Royal Meadows, Branganstown, Kilcock, Co Kildare. Proposed development: Residential development of 311 dwellings and associated works. Applicant: Pender and Walsh (with conditions).
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: Land to rear of Foxhunter Pub, Ballydowd, Lucan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Erect 16 apartments in two two/three-storey blocks and five duplex apartments in a two-storey block. Relocation of blocks A, B and C and omission of Block D. Revised road layout and 35 car-parking spaces. Applicant: Frank Towey.
Location: Supervalu supermarket, Clonkeen Rd, Deansgrange, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Change from commercial to commercial/residential for 24 student residences, car-park, caretaker's flat, demolish stores on roof and alter shop facade. Applicant: Cormac Twomey.
Location: 645 South Circular Rd at the junction of SCR and Emmet Rd, Inchicore with frontage into SCR, Emmet Rd and Cammock River, D8. Proposed development: Mixed use development of 17 apartments, parking and site works. Applicant: Carnriver Ltd.
FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL
Location: The Lighthouse Bar, Church St, Howth, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Alterations and extension to licensed premises to include the demolition of single storey stores to provide additional car-parking. Basement extension to provide kitchen, office and storage facilities. Single storey lounge extension and reconfiguration of toilets. Change of use of first floor from private residence to three two-bed apartments and alterations to elevations. Applicant: Paul Briody.
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: Eircom telephone exchange site, Clonsilla Rd, D15. Proposed development: Erect apartment building ranging in height from two-storey to four-storey to comprise 28 apartments with provision of 36 semi-basement car-parking spaces and two surface spaces. Applicant: Eircom Ltd.
SOUTH DUBLIN
Location: Castle Pk, Clondalkin, D22. Proposed development: Demolish veterinary clinic and construct a two-storey dormer office building with car-parking at ground floor, offices at first floor and dormer roof level. Applicant: Pat Farrell.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Site of the Old Greenhills Shopping Arcade building, St James Rd, Walkinstown, D12. Proposed development: Construct three-storey over basement retail/apartment building. The development will comprise of a basement car-park, seven retail units to ground floor, with two-storeys over housing four two-bed apartments and eight one-bed apartments per floor. Applicant: McHugh Management Company Ltd.
DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN
Location: Funchal, Bray Rd, Foxrock, D18. Proposed development: Demolish two-storey dwelling and garage and erect a residential development of 14 dwellings to comprise of three terraced two-bed houses, three terraced two/three-bed houses and four one-bed and four two-bed duplex apartments in a three-storey block with 20 private car-parking spaces. Applicant: Mr and Mrs B Blake.
Location: 126 Rochestown Ave, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish dwelling and ancillary buildings on site and erect a three-storey plus penthouse level apartment building comprising 14 apartments with provision for 16 surface car-parking spaces and site works. Applicant: R Doyle.
Location: The Forge (1 Rochestown Ave), Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Three-storey mixed development comprising two retail units and two one-bed apartments at ground floor level, eight two-bed apartments over first and second floor levels and site works. Applicant: Nordica Ltd.
Location: Melville Cottage, Millmount Terrace, Windy Arbour, D14. Proposed development: Demolish house and construct eight apartments in a two/three-storey building, landscaping, footpath, bin store, bicycle store, ancillary area and works. Applicant: D Knocker.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Kish Restaurant, adjacent to Coliemore apartments, Coliemore Rd, Dalkey, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Change of use from restaurant to private house, modifications to elevations and increase roof height over part of existing kitchen/stores, new roof light and car port. Applicant: Kish Restaurant Ltd.
Location: Wilford Court, Corke Abbey Ave, Bray, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Erect six one-bed apartments and six three-bed duplex apartments in a three-storey block with ancillary car-parking and development works. Applicant: Priorstate Construction Ltd.
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL
Location: McGrattan's Restaurant, 76 Fitzwilliam Lane, D2. Proposed development: Partial demolition of first floor function area and associated ancillary accommodation, provision of new ancillary accommodation and two apartments at first floor, four apartments on an additional second floor with communal roof garden with associated services and plant room making five two-bed and one one-bed apartments. Applicant: D McGrattan.
Location: 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55 and 57 McKee Ave, Finglas, D11. Proposed development: Construct residential development of 100 units. Applicant: Sean Mawhinney.
Location: Lands north of Grange Rd, Donaghmede, D13. Proposed development: Permission for an amendment to the south-east corner of previously approved plans for a large mixed use development (Reg Ref: 0132/02 (PL 39N.131058). The amendment comprises the replacing of the previously permitted 33 dwelling units with 66 dwelling units, 71 associated surface car-parking spaces and associated site work including alterations to the surface treatment of the previously permitted pedestrian and cycle link between road 28 and Grange Rd. Applicant: Gannon Homes Ltd.
Location: 121-128 Summerhill & 7, 7 & 7a Gardiner Lane, D1. Proposed development: Demolish industrial building and erect a development comprising commercial, crèche, ESB sub-station, switchroom, refuse and caretaker stores, six work/live-in units and 94 residential units with balconies. Applicant: Tom Hendron.
Location: Lands at Gofton Hall, rear of 52/54 Jamestown Rd, Finglas, D11. Proposed development: Erect two three-storey blocks to residential units stepping down to two-storey at the entrance to comprise of 18 units. Each block will contain four one-bed apartments over four three-bed duplex townhouses with the three-storey elements and one two-storey three-bed townhouse with the two-storey element, plus 22 car-parking spaces and 36 bicycle parking spaces. Applicant: Liffey Investments Dublin Ltd.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Site bounded by Golden Lane and Chancery Lane comprising 46-52 Golden Lane and returning along Chancery Lane to 10 Chancery Lane, D8. Proposed development: Demolish single storey canteen/office building and construct 77 apartments comprising 11 one-beds, 58 two-beds and eight three-beds and four retail units at ground floor all in a four, five, six and seven-storey building over basement car-park containing 80 car-parking spaces. Applicant: Rhatigan Developments Ltd.
Location: Site bounded by Wesley Place, rear of 11-13 Clanbrassil Street Upper, Dublin 8. Proposed development: Construct 11 three-storey three-bedroom mews houses and site works with car-parking. Applicant(s): Michael, Gavin, Cathy and Aisling Clarke.
