A selective guide to developments in your area
AN BORD PLEANÁLA
Appepals
Location: Wellington Square, Kilkee, Co Clare. Proposed development: statue. Applicant: Richard Harris Memorial Committee. Appellant(s): Maureen McMahon.
Location: Peninsula, Kenmare, Co Kerry. Proposed development: mixed-use development of 300 units, 34 retail units, 10 office units, a crèche and bar/restaurant with four public car-parks. Applicant: Neidin Developments & Rosvenor Ltd. Appellant(s): John Joe O'Brien, Neidin Developments & Rosvenor Ltd.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Tudor House, Oulton Road and bounded by Kincora Park, Clontarf, Dublin 3. Proposed development: demolish outbuildings for a three-storey building of 10 apartments with car-parking and all associated works. Applicant: Gerard Gannon (with revised conditions).
Location: Loreto Terrace, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14. Proposed development: demolish dwelling for seven houses with 14 car-parking spaces and landscaped gardens. Applicant: David Mellon and Dermot Glynn (with revised conditions).
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: 353 Ballycullen View Road, Ballycullen, Dublin 24. Proposed development: 14 apartments, refurbish house and extend to rear. Applicant: Fintan O'Shea.
FINGAL
Applications
Location: site in the townlands of Hansfield, Phibblestown and Barberstown, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15. Proposed development: 219 dwelling units and a crèche. This is phase one of residential development that's part of Zone 2 at Ongar Road East in the Hansfield Strategic Development Zone planning scheme. Site bounded by Ongar Road to the north with St Joseph's Hospital to the south-east. The residential element will comprise 17 four-bed semis, 68 three-bed townhouses, 37 two and three-bed duplexes in five three-storey blocks, 97 two and three-bed apartments in eight two/three-storey blocks and one four to five-storey block. Site development works, landscaping and underground and surface car-parking. Applicant: Menolly Homes.
Location: The Grove, Naul Road, Ballyboughal, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 20 detached houses and associated site works. Applicant: Marion Finney.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: lands on the north side of Seamount Road, 30 metres east of the Hill and adjoining Seamount Grove, Malahide, Fingal, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 32 two-storey houses with associated open space, roads and infrastructure. Applicant: The McCabe Daly Partnership.
Location: Fort Lucan Adventure Playground, Westmanstown, Lucan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: extend enclosure by approximately 25 metres to the north side of the enclosure and construct bespoke twin slide complete with conveyor and access tower within the extended enclosure, all associated services and site development works. Applicant: John Martin-Smith.
DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN
Applications
Location: Benolagh and Blackberry Hill, Glenamuck Road, Carrickmines, Carrickmines Great, Dublin 18. Proposed development: demolish two houses for 58 three-storey houses (14 semis, one detached unit and 43 units with second floor balconies to front in seven terraces of three) and 20 semi-detached and two detached units with new vehicular entrance and associated site works. Applicant: Ian Murphy.
Location: Talblick and Navarone, Brennanstown Road, Cabinteely, Dublin 18. Proposed development: demolish two dwellings for 76 residential units (one one-bed apartment, 55 two-bed apartments, 16 three-bed apartments and four three-bed townhouses) in two blocks over a basement car-park for 111 cars and 150 cycle spaces. All landscaping and associated site development works. Applicant: Alan and Lynda McFarlane.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Smyths Pub (protected structure), 128 George's Street Lower, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: refurbish front portion of bar, including cleaning and repointing of brickwork, and demolish rear structures for a four-storey apartment building fronting onto Callaghan's Lane. The development will consist of 12 apartments (four one-beds, four two-beds, two three-beds and two three-bed duplexes) with underground car-parking for nine cars. Applicant: KBK Properties Ltd.
Location: Lios Beag, Vico Road, Killiney, Co Dublin. Proposed development: remove steps to the side of Lios Beag and make good. Construct conservatory. Increase width of site entrance and replace gates with new gates to fit the extended entrance. The development is situated in an architectural conservation area. Applicant: Mr & Mrs P Hewson
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: Royal Marine Hotel grounds, Marine Road, Queen's Road, George's Street Upper and Haigh Terrace, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: mixed-use scheme in two blocks. Block A: six storeys with penthouse level over two levels of basement incorporating 143 car-parking spaces, communal bin store, and 46 stores for apartments of Block A. Four retail units and stores and 46 apartments over five floors. Block B: five storeys with 25 apartments and four ground floor retail units, landscaping and site works. Applicant: William Neville & Sons Ltd.
SOUTH DUBLIN
Applications
Location: Metal Powder International site, Main Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24. Proposed development: mixed-use scheme with a discount foodstore, a two-storey office/retail building and 141 car-parking spaces. Applicant: Lidl Ireland.
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL
Applications
Location: site of 0.21 hectares at 1-3A Camden Street Upper, 49-51 Camden Street Lower and associated sites to the rear addressing Grantham Place, Dublin 2 (linked with 49 Camden Street Lower). Proposed development: 50 apartments (22 one-beds, 19 two-beds and nine three-beds) in three blocks from two to six storeys. Block A: works to 1-3A Camden Street Upper and 49-51 Camden Street Lower, including change of use of hotel to residential, demolish remnants of extensions and lift shaft and provide 21 apartments in three storeys over basement. Block B: demolish linkages to Block A, works and change of use of ground floor of chapel to open-plan exhibition space/gallery with a reception area and workshop and one dwelling unit. Block C: six storeys over basement for 28 apartments. Internal courtyard at ground floor level and terrace at third floor level, 39 car-parking spaces, 50 cycle spaces, landscaping and site development works. Applicant: R Payne, B Flannery and L Crowe.
Location: 30-32 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2. Proposed development: demolish three outbuildings and rear-most one-third of two-storey warehouse/office (protected structure). Replace roof tiles on part of retained portion of warehouse/office building with glazing, repair outer walls, roof trusses and roof tiling of retained portion of warehouse/office building with salvaged materials, change of use of rear and west side of ground floor of retained warehouse/office building from mixed warehouse/office to use as access to new apartment development and remove first floor over to create atrium of access to new apartment development. Change of use of front section of retained warehouse/office building from warehouse/office building to offices. Develop 90 apartments in three blocks with 85 basement car-parking spaces. Applicant: Princus Investment Trust.
Location: 26 & 27 Castlewood Avenue (protected structures), Dublin 6. Proposed development: change of use from multiple dwelling to single dwelling in both properties, internal alterations, modification to staircases and enlargement of some internal openings. Demolish three-storey returns to rear. New three-storey return, new boundary walls to the rear and new pedestrian entrance gate to the rear of 26 off Stables Lane with new pedestrian entrance gate off Castlewood Avenue to front of number 26. Refurbish brickwork, render and granite finishes to the front and rear elevations of both properties. Refurbish granite steps and railings to front of both properties. New entrance door to ground floor level entrance hallway below steps to front elevation of number 27. Refurbish and replace in part of windows and doors to front and rear elevations in both properties with new landscaping to front and rear. Reinstate ceilings at second floor level in both properties. New rooflights to the rear, remove floor lights to the front, and conserve and repair of historical features in both properties. Applicant: Kieran McNamara.
Location: 3-7 and 9-11 Grangegorman Lower, Dublin 7, yard and buildings to rear and 1-2 Blake Villas, Grangegorman Lower, Dublin 7; 8 and 8a Grangegorman Lower, Dublin 7 and all lands known as 22-27 North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7, excluding 28-30 North Brunswick Street. Proposed development: demolish all structures on site for a mixed-use development of 220 apartments and 6,145sq m (66,144sq ft) of commercial development to include a crèche, retail, gallery space and restaurant, 184 car-parking spaces and 200 cycle spaces. Applicant: Albion Properties Ltd.
Location: Saint Patrick's Cathedral (protected structure), Saint Patrick's Close, Dublin 8. Proposed development: repair and conserve glazing, remove external secondary glazing, install protective wire window guards, clean and repair of masonry surround and tracery. Applicant: the Board of Saint Patrick's Cathedral.
Location: Barry's Hotel (protected structure), 1 Denmark Street Great, Dublin 1. Proposed development: demolish function/club and associated rooms for a four-storey building over basement plus three penthouse bedrooms with patio roof gardens amounting to six floors overall incorporating basement stores, ground floor kitchens, diningrooms, 24 bedrooms and a single storey glazed link through garden to Barry's Hotel incorporating restoration works involving the removal of first floor partitions to front to expose and repair rococo ceilings providing two conference rooms, replace front windows of the hotel with original-style timber up and down sash, replace staircases at upper level to the original position and all associated site works. Applicant: Darnside Ltd.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: 116 Howth Road, Dublin 3. Proposed development: demolish dwelling and garage for seven three-storey four-bed dwellings in three blocks, reposition and widen site entrance, landscaping and all associated site works. Applicant: Paul Carroll.
