A selective guide to developments in your area
AN BORD PLEANÁLA
Appeals
Location: Florentine Centre, Bray, Co Wicklow. Proposed development: mixed-use town centre scheme including 110 homes, community/crèche facility and all site works. Applicant: Florentine Properties Ltd. Appellant(s): P J Kehoe.
Location: 36 Grove Road, Dublin 6. Proposed development: demolish public house for 18 apartments in two five-storey blocks with related site works. Applicant: Tom Hallissey. Appellant(s): Residents of Grove Road Flats.
Location: 8 Parliament Street, Dublin 2. Proposed development: part change of use from café to retail/sandwich/wine bar. Applicant: David Foran. Appellant(s): Ashglen Property Company.
Location: 8, 9, 10, 11 and rear of 12a Stoneybatter, Dublin 7. Proposed development: change of use from public house and restaurant to retail and off-licence. Applicant: Cambio Investments Ltd. Appellant(s): Prime News Ltd.
Location: Assembly Hall, Mater Dei Institute of Education, Clonliffe Road, Dublin 3. Proposed development: mezzanine floor within the assembly hall (protected structure). Applicant: Board of Management, Mater Dei Institute of Education. Appellant(s): Teresa Killoran
Location: Coolfadda/Kilbrogan, Bandon, Co Cork. Proposed development: 256 houses, five serviced sites, crèche, sports pitch, two recycling facilities, two road bridges, entrances and all site works. Applicant: Brady Construction Bandon Ltd. Appellant(s): the O'Driscoll family, Paul and Mary Kelly, Denis and Helen Manley.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Clondrinagh, Clonconane, Ennis Road, Limerick. Proposed development: shopping centre with goods warehouse of 4,828sq m (51,968sq ft), 122sq m (1,313sq ft) of offices, two retail warehouse units of 1,739sq m (18,718sq ft) with 670 car-parking spaces at basement level. Ground floor of main centre to consist of a mall of 3,276sq m (35,263sq ft), food line shop, a comparison anchor, convenience anchor and a sub anchor. The upper level to consist of a mall and food hall, comparison anchor, line shops, 1,395-seat multi-screen cinema, a leisure facility and a family entertainment facility. Site development work will include a garden centre, 2,618 car-parking spaces (670 at basement level), realignment of the Ferndale Estate entrance, demolition of the O'Mara Motors building. Applicant: Chieftain Construction Ltd/Mulcair Well Drilling Ltd (with conditions).
Location: Castletenison Demesne Townland, Carrowmore and Glebe, Co Roscommon. Proposed development: change of use of castle ruin from residential to hotel with 81 bedrooms, 110 holiday homes and site works. Applicant: Kilronan Estate Holdings Ltd (with conditions).
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: former Solas tower factory premises and lands, Corke Abbey, Bray, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 80 apartments with car-parking, site and landscaping works. Applicant: Sequel Properties Ltd.
Location: Blackglen Road, Stepaside, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 26 residential units, shop, restaurant and associated works. Applicant: Dwyer Nolan Developments Ltd.
Location: site to rear of 11, 12, 13 and 14 Abbey Road, Monkstown, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 13 two-storey houses, access road, car-parking, landscaping and associated works including demolition of two garages. Applicant: G Nolan, J Farrington and M Kennedy.
FINGAL
Applications
Location: townland of Racecourse Common and Ballough, Lusk, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 202 houses and apartments (92 three-bedroom townhouses, 24 three-bed duplexes and 86 two-bedroom apartments) in five three-storey blocks with a two-storey crèche, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Dwyer Nolan Developments Ltd.
Location: rear of the Cottages, Kinsealy Lane, Malahide, Co Dublin. Proposed development: partial demolition of the side wall to the rear of house for 32 residential units (nine one-bedroom and seven two-bedroom apartments, and four two-bedroom and 12 three-bedroom townhouses), shop, office and meeting room. Applicant: Tony Browne.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: lands between Ballycoolin Road and M50, Cappogue, Dublin11. Proposed development: 71 incubator / light industrial / warehouse units in seven terraced blocks, one five-storey building with two-storey café, meeting rooms and presentation suites, six semi-detached warehouses (in three blocks) with all landscaping and infrastructure works. Applicant: Airscape Ltd.
DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN
Applications
Location: Grange Hill, Harolds Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18. Proposed development: demolish three one to two-storey dwellings and three outbuildings for 151 apartments (30 one-bedroom units, 113 two-bedroom units and 14 three-bedroom units) in two part five, part six-storey blocks, six three-storey three-bedroom townhouses all over basement car-parking for 228 cars with all site works. Applicant: Rod McGovern.
Location: Togal House and 4 Bentley Villas, George's Place, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish building and end-of-terrace house for a five-storey building of 21 apartments over basement car-parking with 17 car-parking spaces, and three retail units at ground floor level. Applicant: Patrick Maguire and Martin Monaghan.
Location: 1 & 2 Haigh Terrace, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: change of use from offices and residential to residential only comprising 10 two-bedroom and two one-bedroom apartments with all associated works. Applicant: Enda O'Coineen.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: industrial yarns site, Dublin Road, Bray, Co Dublin (and part of former Bray Golf Club). Proposed development: demolish outbuilding at industrial yards for 305 residential units (54 one-bed, 182 two-bed, 13 three-bed, 30 two-bed duplexes, and 26 three-bed duplexes) in five blocks with 325 car-parking spaces (306 at basement level and 19 at surface level). Associated landscaping and site works. Applicant: Pizarro Developments Ltd.
SOUTH DUBLIN
Applications
Location: Stewarts Hospital lands at Rossecourt, Balgaddy Road, Lynch's Lane, north Clondalkin, Co Dublin. Proposed development: three-storey mixed-use building, urban square, green area, car-parking and site works. The development will in part modify the previously granted planning permission (SD03A/0648). The amendments include a revised layout of the urban square, revised layout of the site's internal road and amendments to the approved car-parking layout. Applicant: Stewarts Foundation Ltd.
Location: rear of Cnoc an Atha, Main Street, Newcastle, Co Dublin. Proposed development: eight townhouses and eight duplexes, semi-basement car-parking, tennis court and site works. Applicant: Bill and Patricia Shorten.
Location: lands bounded by Castlegate Way to the north, Castlegate Park to the east and Adamstown Avenue/link road to the west and south, in the townlands of Finnstown and Adamstown, Lucan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 166 dwellings (28 one-bedroom units, 38 two-bedroom units, 97 three-bedroom units and three four-bedroom units) in a mix of apartments, duplexes and houses form two to four-storeys with 245 car-parking spaces, site works and landscaping. Applicant: Castlethorn Construction.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Weston Aerodrome, Lucan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: temporary use of lands as a park-and-ride facility to facilitate the Ryder Cup golf competition to involve the use of grassed areas to accommodate car-parking, temporary use of aerodrome entrance, temporary use of secondary entrance to Westonpark House, temporary opening of four former agricultural access points and emergency access between main aerodrome entrance and Cooldrinagh Lane onto the R403. Temporary mobile lighting, fencing and other associated facilities. Applicant: Ryder Cup Ltd.
Location: Citywest Road, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24. Proposed development: 163 residential units (103 two-bedroom and three-bedroom terraced and semi-detached houses, 33 two-bedroom apartments in 11 blocks of three apartments each and 27 three-storey three-bedroom houses) arranged around two open spaces with all associated car-parking and landscaping works. Applicant: Place Property Ltd.
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL
Applications
Location: 47/54 Pearse Street and Magennis Place, Dublin 2. Proposed development: mixed-use scheme. Demolish office/studio and workshop buildings for three buildings of four and five storeys. Building A: 3,214sq m (34,595sq ft) of office/studio space with 10 car-parking spaces, incorporating refurbishment of 51-54 Pearse Street (protected structures) and the provision of a new atrium linking to a new four-storey block. Building B: 5,414sq m (58,276sq ft) of education and administrative building incorporating lecture theatres, library / study spaces, canteen, tutorial rooms and office space in five storeys with 20 car-parking spaces. Building C: 2,252sq m (24,240sq ft) of office space in four storeys with five car-parking spaces. Applicant: Magennis Property Ltd and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.
Location: Naisetra, Old Naas Road, Bluebell, Dublin 12. Proposed development: mixed-use scheme in part three, five and six-storey building with three ground floor retail units, four offices at first and second floor level, 31 apartments at first, second, third, fourth and fifth floor level (seven one-beds, 23 two-beds and one three-bed) with 40 car-parking spaces (32 underground and eight at surface level) and all site works. Applicant: McInerney Homes Ltd.
Location: former ESB lands formerly known as Stormanstown House, Ballymun Road, Dublin 11. Proposed development: demolish two-storey office building and single storey warehouse for 62 dwellings in two blocks. The main block fronting Ballymun Road will range from three to six storeys and contain 44 apartments (15 one-beds, 23 two-beds and six three-bed duplex penthouses). The second block to the rear of the site will be three storeys and have 18 dwellings (eight two-bed duplexes, eight three-bed apartments and two three-bed townhouses) with 76 car-parking spaces, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Paddy O'Connell and Pat Carr.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Verville Retreat, Vernon Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3. Proposed development: 58 residential units. Convert Verville Retreat (protected structure) and outbuildings from use as a nursing home to eight residential units (two one-bed, four two-bed and two three-bed units). Some internal alterations and demolition of later additions and extensions to the house. Refurbish outbuilding (protected structure) and convert to one two-bedroom residential unit. Construct: Block A, a four-storey apartment block of 15 units (12 two-bed and three three-bed units); Block B, a three and part four-storey block of 11 residential units; Block C, a three and part four-storey block of 23 residential units (seven one-bed, 14 two-bed and two three-bed units). Provision of 85 car-parking spaces and all site works. Applicant: The Verville Partnership.
Location: 31-32 Little Strand Street, Dublin 7. Proposed development: two additional (third and fourth) floors for office space above three-storey office building resulting in a building of five storeys. Applicant: Cornus Investments Ltd.
