A selective guide to developments in your area

AN BORD PLEANÁLA - APPEALS

Location: Kensington Lodge (protected structure), Rochestown Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: residential scheme including works to a protected structure, associated works and new landscaping. Applicant: Patrick Maguire and Martin Monaghan. Appellant(s): Eamonn Hudson, Edward Bryan, Residents Group Sefton Green, Patrick Maguire and Martin Monaghan, Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology.

Location: Clancy Barracks, Dublin 8 (protected structure). Proposed development: 15-storey hotel. Applicant: Florence Properties Ltd and Chanterwork Properties Ltd. Appellant(s): An Taisce.

Location: 69 Churchtown Road Upper, Churchtown, Dublin 14. Proposed development:demolish house for 10 apartments with car-parking, refuse stores and all ancillary works. Applicant: Liam Conway. Appellant(s): Jack O'Brien, John and Jean Campbell, Martin Cosgrave, Tom Ryan, Roisin Boland, Joe Dillon and others.

Location: Sheen Falls Lodge Estate, Kenmare Old, Gortnadullagh, Kenmare, Co Kerry. Proposed development: leisure/recreational facilities, four horse stables, a building for resort/country club uses and a pond. Applicant: Sheen Falls Estate Ltd. Appellant(s): Margaret Phelan.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: The Paddock, Carickbrack Road/St Fintan's Road, Howth, Dublin 13. Proposed development: demolish house for house with balconies to front and rear. Applicant: G Gannon (with revised conditions).

Location: Park Lodge, 5, 7, 9 North Circular Road, Dublin 7. Proposed development: demolish hotel for a five-storey block with eight-storey feature to include 61 apartments and all associated works. Applicant: KBK Properties (with revised conditions).

Location: 64 Pigeon House Road, Ringsend, Dublin 4. Proposed development: demolish buildings for eight apartments in three-storey over basement block with car-parking and associated services and site works. Applicant: Rhonellen Developments Ltd (with revised conditions).

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: Fota Castle, Fota Townland, Fota Island, Co Cork. Proposed development: 60-berth marina, slipway, toilets, pumping station, access improvements, 22 car-parking spaces and drop-off facility. Applicant: Cityking International.

Location: Glenmaroon, Knockmaroon Hill, Chapelizod, Dublin 20. Proposed development: relocation of horticultural training facility ancillary to Glen College. Site is within curtilage of Glenmaroon House (protected structure), and an area subject to an Amenity Area Order. Applicant: The Daughters of Charity.

DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN  - APPLICATIONS

Location: Rossbeigh, Harolds Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16. Proposed development: demolish dwelling and garage for 25 apartments (four one-bedroom units, 16 two-bedroom units and four three-bedroom units) on four levels over basement car-parking plus one fourth floor penthouse, associated site works, including the relocation of site entrance boundary wall adjacent to Harolds Grange Road, landscaping and paths. Applicant: Randal and Marian McGuinness Logue.

Location: 29 Coliemore Road, Dalkey, Co Dublin. Proposed development: retention of safety railings to roof garden parapet wall. Applicant: Jim Sheridan.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Seapoint Dart Station, Seapoint Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: removal/demolition of station building and footbridge structures. In their place a new building, providing full mobility-impaired access, will be provided as new composite footbridge/station-type design. The main building will be a steel and glass structure and will span across the railway. It will incorporate a lobby area, ticket office with ancillary accommodation, stairs and full mobility-impaired lift access to both platforms, the approach footpath and boundary stone walls will be re-grated and modified. Applicant: Iarnród Éireann.

SOUTH DUBLIN - APPLICATIONS

Location: the Gate Lodge, Pearse Museum, St Endas, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16. Proposed development: single storey kitchen extension to the east side of the gate lodge, several reversible interior alterations to provide disabled access, works to reinstate the previous architectural character, the reduction of ground levels at the south and west and miscellaneous security works. Applicant: commissioners of Public Works in Ireland.

Location: Templeogue Tennis Club, Templeogue Road, Templeogue, Dublin 6W. Proposed development: balcony at first floor to the rear of the clubhouse, practice wall adjacent court 11 with associated enclosure and increase in height from 3m to 3.6m of a fence to the north-west boundary with the Morgue public house. Applicant: Templeogue Tennis Club.

Location: Ballymun Cross/Old Ballymun Road (adjoining Statoil service station and new road to Santry Demesne), Santry, Dublin 9. Proposed development: five-storey mixed-use development in four blocks over basement car-parking with three commercial units and a café bar on the ground floor, 55 apartments (six one-bedroom, 36 two-bedroom and 13 three-bedroom units) and all associated site works. Applicant: D & C Taylor.

Location: Bawn Road, Rush, Co Dublin. Proposed development: four detached houses, new access road and all associated site development works. Applicant: Ros-eo Developments Ltd.

Location: second floor, Riverside Development, Mulhuddart Village, Dublin 15. Proposed development: change of use from residential (currently 10 apartments) to office use, total 746sq m (8,030sq ft) all at second floor. Applicant: Paul Dunne

DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL - APPLICATIONS

Location: 47, 49, 51, 53 and 53a Keeper Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12. Proposed development: demolish double storey shops and single storey community centre for a four to five-storey apartment block of 6,007sq m (64,659sq ft) of four storeys along Keeper Road with a corner element of five floors. The block will consist of 16 one-bedroom units, 45 two-bedroom units and nine three-bedroom units (70 apartments) and 62 car-parking spaces. Applicant: James Dalton, Peter Dalton, Simon Bernard Ltd and Dublin City Corporation.

Location: 50-58 Percy Place, Dublin 4. Proposed development: demolish all structures on site for a six-storey building to accommodate 19 apartments at ground, first, second, third, fourth and fifth floor levels comprising one one-bedroom unit, 10 two-bedroom units, seven three-bedroom units and one four-bedroom unit. Provision of 19 car-parking spaces at basement level and all ancillary site development works. Applicant: John Lally.

Location: 23 Liberty Lane, Dublin 8. Proposed development: demolish two-storey structure for a five-storey mixed-use building comprising entrance hall, bin store, bicycle store and an office at ground level, one three-bedroom duplex apartment at ground and first floor, one two-bedroom apartment at second floor and two one-bedroom apartments at third and fourth floor penthouse level. Applicant: Declan Clancy.

Location: 1 Mountjoy Street, Dublin 1. Proposed development: reconstruct accommodation over three floors to include six one-bedroom apartments and six two-bedroom apartments with fourth floor penthouse apartments, the refurbishment of Berkeley licensed premises (protected structure). Applicant: Brian Reddan.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: site bounded by Belclare Green to the south and west, Balbutcher Lane South to the north and east, Poppintree, Ballymun, Dublin 11. Proposed development: residential scheme of 14 housing units (eight three-bedroom houses, two three-bedroom apartments and four two-bedroom apartments) with 14 car-parking spaces. The two three-storey buildings are located at each end of the development. Applicant: Habitat for Humanity.

Location: Clearwater Shopping Centre, Finglas Road, Finglas, Dublin 11. Proposed development: demolish retail warehouse unit number three, change of use from retail to car-park and the provision of 73 car-parking spaces. Applicant: Tesco Ireland Ltd.

Location: 84 Briarfield Road and 86 Briarfield Road, Kilbarrack, Dublin 5. Proposed development: two-storey terrace block of five apartments (all two-bedroom units) with six car-parking spaces. Demolish single storey flat roof extension and single storey flat roof garage to 84 Briarfield Road and associated works. Applicant: Paul Behan PDK Developments.