A selective guide to developments in your area

AN BORD PLEANÁLA

Appeals

Location: 54 Nutgrove Avenue, formerly part of Loretto National School, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14. Proposed development: demolish 54 Nutgrove Avenue for 80 residential units. Applicant: M & N O'Grady. Appellant(s): Longwood Park/Stonepark Abbey Residents Association, and the Spooner family.

Location: rear of 4 and 4A Proby Sq, Blackrock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: two houses. Applicant: John Suttle. Appellant(s): Brian and Hazel Johnson, Joe and Clare Meighan, Pam Conway and others, Tim and Emer O'Leary.

Location: Tivoli Lodge and York Hse, Tivoli Rd and York Rd, Dún Laoghaire. Proposed development: demolish lodge for apartment block, change of use of York Hse to residential and site works. Applicant: Jerry Ryan. Appellant(s): Frank Smyth, York Rd Residents Assoc.

Location: Dalkey Lodge Nursing Home, Ardbrugh Rd, Dalkey, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish nursing home for 15 houses with car-parking and site works. Applicant: Riddermark Ltd. Appellant(s): Dalkey Community Council, John and Collette Holmes.

Location: St Joseph's Convent (protected structure), 2 Portland Row, D1. Proposed development: retention permission of revised plans and change of use from 18 student housing units to 30 apartments with associated works. Applicant: P J and Mary McGrath. Appellant(s): An Chomhairle Ealaion, P J and Mary McGrath, Fáilte Ireland.

Location: 19-21 Spring Garden St and 2 Annesley Place, D3. Proposed development: demolish house for 24 residential units, coffee bar, betting office and site works. Applicant: B R Partnership. Appellant(s): Iarnród Éireann.

Location: Glencarraig, Rathmichael, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 19 residential units, new access road, pedestrian and cycle route from Brides Glen Rd to Cherrywood Science and Technology Pk and site works. Applicant: Amest Ltd. Appellant(s): Cherrywood Science and Technology Park Construction Co.

Location: Sarsfield St, O'Connell St, Blue Anchor Lane, Quay St, Clonmel, Co Tipperary. Proposed development: shopping centre, 16 homes, car-park, and part demolition of Clonmel Arms. Applicant: Bosc Partnership. Appellant(s): Tom Drohan, An Taisce, Dept of the Environment.

Location: Barnadivane, Terelton, Co Cork. Proposed development: 18 wind turbines, 18 transformers, sub-station, switch station, 70-metre wind monitoring mast and site works. Applicant: Barna Wind Energy Ltd. Appellant(s): Pat and Margaret Cahalane

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: site at Malahide Rd, Balgriffin Cottages and Parkside Boulevard, Balgriffin, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 149 apartments and site works. Applicant: Glenstown Development Ltd (with conditions).

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: 52-54 Sandwith St Lwr and 66 Pearse St, D2. Proposed development: office and retail units with car-parking and associated site works. Applicant: Barmah Partnership.

Location: 66B Pearse St, 67A Pearse St and part of rear of 52-54 Sandwith St Lwr, D2. Proposed development: office, retail units and place of worship with car-parking and site works. Applicant: Barmah Partnership.

FINGAL

Applications

Location: site east of Kenure Woods, Rush, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 39 townhouses and 84 apartments with 215 surface car-parking spaces and site works. Applicant: Granway Ltd.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Palmer Rd, Rush, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish house for 31 houses and 27 two-bed apartments in two three-storey buildings, and site works. Applicant: P & M Properties Ltd.

DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN

Applications

Location: Grove Lodge, Rossalgo and Derriano, Church Rd and 29 Watson Rd, Killiney, Co Dublin. Proposed development: three four-storey apartment blocks. Blocks one, two and three will each comprise two own-door two-beds, 10 two-beds and two three-bed penthouses. Basement car-parking for 84 cars. Ten 10 three-storey five-bed semis and three three-storey five-bed terraced houses with surface car-parking for 26 cars, part demolition and extension to single storey four-bed house and associated four-bed house and associated garden and drive for two car-parking spaces at 29 Watson Road. Associated site works comprising demolition of two unoccupied single storey houses (Rossalgo and Derriano), landscaping (including removal of trees and tree planning and retention structures). Applicant: I Murphy, N Murphy, E Murphy and J Murphy.

Location: Arisaig and Woodbank, Dublin Rd, Shankill, D18. Proposed development: demolish two houses, close two entrances and provide new entrance onto the Dublin Rd. Erect residential development of 53 units (42 apartments and 11 houses) with 71 car-parking spaces and site works. Applicant: Matt Gallagher and Eoin Gallagher.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: HB/Unilever Bestfoods site, junction of Whitehall Rd and Nutgrove Ave, Rathfarnham, D14. Proposed development: two-storey building, including café and retail at ground floor, with office at first floor with associated site works. Applicant: Bymac Project Managers Ltd.

SOUTH DUBLIN

Applications

Location: 1 & 2 Wellington Cottages and site between 1 Wellington Cottages and 45 Wellington Lane, D6W. Proposed development: demolish 1 and 2 Wellington Cottages and filling station for one three-storey apartment block of 15 two-beds and one three-bed with surface car-parking and associated landscaping works. Applicant: Curved Space Ltd.

Location: Fonthill Industrial Park, Fonthill Rd, Clondalkin, D22. Proposed development: six single storey retail units to include five retail warehouse units and a discount foodstore with 516 surface car-parking spaces. Demolish security hut for new security hut. Reconfigure gates, walls and fencing at entrance to Fonthill Industrial Park. Applicant: Green Property Ltd.

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: Swiftbrook, Saggart, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish derelict buildings for phase three of residential development comprising 196 units (36 two-bed apartments, 72 two-bed duplexes, 72 three-bed duplexes and 16 four-bed three-storey houses), 266 car-parking spaces, site development works and landscaping. Applicant: William Neville & Sons Construction Ltd.

DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL

Applications

Location: St Vincent's University Hospital Campus, known as Saint Anthony's, at the southern end of Herbert Ave, D4. Proposed development: private hospital. Demolish all structures on site, including one habitable house, for a principal hospital building of 26,500sq m (285,243sq ft) from three to eight storeys to accommodate 260 beds, operating theatres, high dependency unit, A&E/minor injuries department, X-ray and ambulatory day care facilities and other support clinical and non-clinical services, consulting suites, pathology facilities, pharmacy, hospital restaurant and general administration. A separate two-storey services building is located to the north of the site to accommodate a gas compound, work shop and covered bicycle parking. Two levels of basement for 283 car-parking spaces. Associated site development works including landscaping. Applicant: St Vincent's Health Care Group.

Location: the Sheiling Hotel, 549-551 Howth Rd, Raheny, D5. Proposed development: demolish extensions to original house and convert house to provide two one-bed apartments, one two-bed apartment and two three-bed apartments at ground, first and second floor level. Erect three four-storey apartment blocks comprising 63 apartments, 104 car-parking spaces at basement level and 15 at surface level, associated landscaping and site works. Applicant: the Sheiling Hotel.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: site of 0.24 hectares at Bonham St and Island St, D8, at the junction of Bonham St and Island St and with frontage on the south and east to Bonham St and on the north to Island St. Proposed development: 54 apartments, childcare facility and external play space at ground floor, co-operative community welfare, meeting and administration rooms at first floor, 40 basement car-parking spaces and 27 cycle spaces. Applicant: NABCO.

Location: 50-58 Percy Place, D4. Proposed development: demolish all structures on site for one six-storey building with 15 apartments, retail unit, restaurant, office, 16 car-parking spaces, associated landscaping and site works. Applicant: John Lally.