A selective guide to planning in your area.
AN BORD PLEANÁLA
Location: The Grange (former Esso site), Brewery Rd, Stillorgan Rd, Stillorgan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Mixed use, 525 residential units, office, nursing home, crèche, retail, parking for 760 cars. Applicant: Galloping Green Developments Ltd. Appellant(s): Leopardstown & Brewery Road Residents Association, Lawnswood Park Residents Association, Galloping Green Developments Ltd, Farmleigh Residents Association, Rocwood and Laurleen Residents Association, Stillorgan District, Community & Residents Alliance.
Location: Lands bounded by Pearse St, Westland Row and the O'Reilly Institute, Trinity College, D2. Proposed development: Sports complex and academic research facility with alterations and associated works. Applicant: The Provost, Fellows & Scholars of University of Dublin. Appellant(s): O'Neills Public Bar and Victorian Townhouse.
Location: 49 Pembroke Lane, Ballsbridge, D4. Proposed development: Mews beside existing mews within site of former commercial garage with conservation of existing stone walls, parking and shared vehicular access. Applicant: Daniel Hoban. Appellant(s): Pembroke Road Residents Assoc.
Location: Solden, Avoca Ave, Blackrock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Partial demolition of existing conservatory and erect a two-storey detached dwelling. Applicant: Noel and Estelle Murray. Appellant(s): Bridget de Valera and Eamon de Valera.
Location: The Beech House (formerly Railway Cottage), Stratmore Rd, Killiney, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Alterations and additions (re reg ref D02B/0174) re replacement of roof at increased pitch to include living and bedroom. Applicant: Brian & Trish Conroy. Appellant(s): Thomas and Maria Buckley.
Location: Carton Demesne, Carton, Maynooth, Co Kildare. Proposed development: Development of headquarters, national golf museum and car-parking. Applicant: Swindon Investments Company Limited. Appellant(s): An Taisce.
Location: Mariaville, Maynooth, Co Kildare. Proposed development: Erect 538 residential units, three shops and crèche. Applicant: Mycete Construction Ltd. Appellant(s): John McGinley, John Sweeney and Ailsa Craig, Maynooth Action Strategy, Moyglare Abbey Residents Association and Moyglare Village Residents Association, Mycete Construction Limited.
Location: Summerseat Cottage, Clonee, Co Meath. Proposed development: Demolish existing dwelling and construct 377 units. Applicant: Laragh Homes. Appellant(s): Paul Molloy.
Location: Patrick St, Portarlington, Co Offaly. Proposed development: Change of use of monastery to six apartments and 46 houses, bin/storage areas, car-parking and associated works. Applicant: Congregation of the Christian Brothers. Appellant(s): Patrick St Residents.
Location: Rath Ban and Gort na Blath, Knockanean, Tulla Rd, Ennis, Co Clare. Proposed development: Erect 124 dwelling units and associated site works. Applicant: Reddington Construction Co Ltd. Appellant(s): Rathban Residents.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Tedcastles Yard, junction of Dunleary Road and Dunleary Hill Lwr, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish buildings and construct a mixed development of retail units, offices, leisure centre and car-park. Applicant: Stephen McKenzie (with revised conditions).
Location: Tedcastles Yard, junction of Dunleary Road and Dunleary Hill Lwr, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Erect 67 apartments, café/coffee shop with car-parking. Applicant: Stephen McKenzie (with revised conditions).
Location: Atlantic Manor House, Garrettstown Beach, Coolbane, Kilsale, Co Cork. Proposed development: Demolish hotel premises and construct a new hotel, bar, restaurant, 20 bedrooms, 24 apartments, sewerage treatment unit. Applicant: Denis Calnan (with revised conditions).
Location: Killiney Court Hotel, Station Rd, Killiney, Co Dublin (proposed protected structure). Proposed development: Partial demolition of hotel, change of use and refurbishment of original house and construct 48 apartments, basement car-park for 75 cars. Applicant: Rhode (Ireland) Ltd (with revised conditions).
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: 9 Dalkey Ave, Dalkey, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish existing garage and erect three three-storey townhouses with car-parking. Applicant: Eugene McCarthy.
FINGAL
Location: Swords Rd, Cloghran, Swords, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Development of a hotel, park-and-ride facility, and 24 all-weather playing pitches. The proposal is for a 100-bed hotel with a 200-seat restaurant, bar and conference facilities served by 181 car-parking spaces. Hotel and conference facilities range from three to four storeys. Park-and-ride covers three levels and contains 2,038 car-parking spaces, bus and ticketing station, and service block. All-weather pitches include club house located on level three of park-and-ride facility. Applicant: Swords Cloghran Properties Ltd.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Lands in townlands of Nevinstown East, Drinan, Marshallstown, Barryspark and Crowscastle, Swords, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Residential development including local services centre, site for proposed primary school and open space. Residential plan provides for 1,188 units (546 houses and 642 apartments), a local services centre (crèche, retail unit, medical facility and pharmacy). Applicant: Albany Homes Limited.
Location: Balgriffin Pk House, Balgriffin, D17. Proposed development: Erect 73 one and two-bed apartments and 152 three and four-bed houses plus a reserved site for a crèche in a two, three and four-storey development including demolition of a disused 1940s bungalow. Applicant: Shannon Homes (Dublin) Ltd.
Location: St Margaret's Rd, Meakstown, Finglas, D11. Proposed development: Erect 189 residential units. Applicant: Dolminack Developments Ltd.
SOUTH DUBLIN
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Former Iceland site at Tallaght Rd, Tallaght, D24. Proposed development: Revised proposal of three blocks of retail units with apartments above. Block one is two-storey over retail. Blocks two and three are five storeys with set back penthouse storey to the Tallaght Bypass, over a 7,977 sq m (85,864 sq ft) 280-space basement car-park, divided for residential and commercial use parking. Block one consists of six retail units, a 260 sq m (2,800 sq ft) crèche with play area and 21 one-bed, 49 two-bed and seven three-bed apartments. Block two consists of a restaurant at ground floor and 33 one-bed and 29 two-bed apartments. Block three consists of 37 one-bed and 34 two-bed apartments. Applicant: Stephen Murphy and Tom Murphy.
Location: Lands bounded by Slade Rd, Boherboy Rd and Watercourse Feeding, Uppermill Pond and rear of two bungalows fronting onto Slade Rd, Saggart, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Commercial and residential development on a 3.21-hectare site consisting of 222 apartments and houses in 17 blocks. Applicant: Garyaron Homes Ltd.
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: 4.72 hectares to south of Woodstown development, north of permitted continuation of east-west distributor road (Ref: SD02A/0426) and accessed from the Ballycullen Rd. Proposed development: Erect 228 residential units and a crèche. Applicant: Ellier Developments Limited.
DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN
Location: Glenville Industrial Estate, 26 Fosters Ave, 28 Fosters Ave and part of lands to side of 24 Fosters Ave, Mount Merrion, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish industrial premises at the Glenville Industrial Estate, 26 Fosters Ave, demolish dwelling house and garage at 28 Fosters Ave and demolish garage and boundary wall on part of the lands at 24 Fosters Ave and construct terrace of eight townhouses and rear garages fronting Fosters Ave with a gated entrance off Fosters Ave, new roadway with 12 townhouses to the rear of this site and site works. Applicant: Redquartz Ltd.
Location: Former Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council environmental depot, fronting Georges Place, Dún Laoghaire. Proposed development: Residential and commercial development with 62 apartments. Applicant: Castlepark Construction Ltd.
Location: Harolds Grange Rd, Sandyford, D18. Proposed development: 128 apartments in five five/six-storey blocks including basement garage to one block with 114 parking bays. Demolish three one and two-storey existing dwellings and three single storey outbuildings. Applicant: Rod McGovern.
Location: Site at junction of Dalkey Pk and Mapas Rd, Dalkey, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Erect four three-storey blocks of 40 residential units comprising of 20 lower ground level single storey apartment units and 20 upper ground level and first level duplex townhouses units, four vehicular access points off Dalkey Park, four vehicular access points off Mapas Road, landscaping, associated new road works and site works. Applicant: Ciaran Larkin (In trust for purchaser).
Location: Marley Park, Rathfarnham, D16. Proposed development: Outdoor events licence for a series of outdoor concerts at Marley Park between July 1st and August 26th, 2004 (inclusive). Applicant: Louis Harte on behalf of MCD Productions Ltd.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Total Fitness site, Blackglen Rd, Balally, Sandyford, D18. Proposed development: Provision of a single storey (mezzanine) landscape and maintenance building, a two-storey, 56-bed athletes dormitory building, a two-storey apartment building of six two-bed units, car-parking, internal road and associated site works. Applicant: Mardown Ltd.
Location: Junction of Seaview Rd and Dublin Rd, Shankill, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Two-storey terrace development comprising one three-bed house and four three-bed apartments, subdivision of site to provide separate garden to house, six car-parking spaces to front of apartments, private open space to rear, associated site works and boundary treatment to perimeter of site. Applicant: Jimmy Heery.
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL
Location: O'Connell Bridge House, D'Olier St, D2. Proposed Development: Convert/change of use of Bus Stop shop into reception hall to extend adjacent ground floor entrance area of O'Connell Bridge House. Applicant: The Carlisle Trust.
Location: 7 Pim St (with frontage to Forbes Lane), D8. Proposed development: Demolition of commercial warehouse and ancillary offices and erect 28 apartments in block of three/five storeys. Applicant: John McEvoy.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Orwell Motors site, 13 Orwell Rd, Rathgar, D6. Proposed development: Demolish garage, showroom and outhouses at rear and erect four-storey block over basement car park with 28 spaces, a retail area at ground floor level with 14 residential units above. Applicant: Sean Joyce.
