A selective guide to developments in your area
AN BORD PLEANÁLA - APPEALS
Location: Scully's field, Milltown, D6. Proposed development: Construct 92 apartments and a riverside public open space including pedestrian bridge across the river Dodder and associated works on a 9.63-acre site. Applicant: McGarrell Reilly Contractors Ltd. Appellant(s): Sandra O'Hare & Martin Brady, Elizabeth Candon, Gerard & Nancy McKeever, Fergal O'Brolchain & Deirdre Early, Irish Wildlife Trust, Richview Residents Association, Cllr Dermot Lacy, Dennis O'Brien, Noel & Maura Cranks, Milltown Residents Association, Dodder Angler's Club, Tom Phillips, Grove House Resident's Committee, Vincent O'Beirne, Jonathan & Janet Hackett, Scully's Field River Park Action Group, John & Colette Loughman, The Green Party, Maeve Fitzpatrick, Grave Barry, McGarrell Reilly Contractors Ltd.
Location: Site at Wynnswood Pk, Clonskeagh, D14. Proposed development: Erect 29 dwellings with 51 underground car-parking spaces. Applicant: Abbey Building Contractors Ltd. Appellant(s): Doreen Carty and Aoife Carty, Abbey Building Contractors Ltd, James F O'Higgins.
Location: 25 Windsor Rd, Rathmines, D6. Proposed development: Pitched roof to shed to rear building. Applicant: Joe Kearns. Appellant(s): Carol Fawsitt, Belgrove Residents Assoc, Risteard Cooper.
Location: Adamstown Rd, Lucan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Erect 10 two-bed apartments (five ground floor and five first floor units) in one two-storey block, ancillary and associated works. Applicant: Michael Beirne. Appellant(s): Rob Hall.
Location: 25 Clonard St, Balbriggan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish house, alterations to car-park and construction of nine apartments. Applicant: Martin Caldwell. Appellant(s): James Richardson.
Location: Hazel Hatch, Thormanby Rd, Howth, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Alterations to single storey dwelling, subdivision to three dwellings, construct four houses and associated site works. Applicant: Neil McMahon. Appellant(s): Norman and Niamh Smith.
Location: Clonroosk, Mountrath Rd, Portlaoise, Co Laois. Proposed development: Construct 465 houses, a crèche, ancillary roads, drainage, car-parking, fencing walls, general site works, temporary signage and landscaping. Applicant: Graham Developments. Appellant(s): Mr & Mrs Sean Hearn, John Fingleton and Mary White, Dan and Margaret MacKessy and Agnes Mortimer.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Bank of Ireland site, Kill Lane and Clonkeen Rd, Deansgrange, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish premises and construct a foodstore, two-storey bank premises over car-park, ATM, boundary treatment and all associated site works. Applicant: Lidl Ireland (with conditions).
Location: Avondale Estate, Old Church Rd, Pembroke, Co Cork. Proposed development: Construct 31 houses, 14 apartments, crèche, entrance and associated site works. Applicant: Kerricurrihy Ltd (with revised conditions).
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: Former Solus Tower factory/Corke Abbey, Bray, Co Wicklow. Proposed development: Erect discount foodstore, staff room, wc, plantroom, office, 99 car-parking spaces, loading bay, signage and landscaping. Applicant: Lidl Ireland.
FINGAL - APPLICATIONS
Location: Kettles Lane, Feltrim Rd, Drynam, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Removal of two cottages and construction of seven residential units consisting of four terraced houses, two semi-ds houses and one bungalow. Applicant: Tranross Ltd.
Location: Balcarrick Rd, Ballisk, Donabate, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Construct residential and commercial development consisting of nine houses, 52 apartments and one commercial unit comprising six three-bed semi-ds and three three-bed terraced houses, two one-bed and 30 two-bed apartments in two two/three-storey blocks, and four one-bed, 16 two-bed apartments and one ground floor commercial unit in one two/three-storey block and all associated on and off-site development works. Applicant: Ben Development Ltd.
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: Estuary Rd, Malahide, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish single storey cottage and outbuildings and erect one block containing six two-bed apartments and two three-bed apartments in three storeys with associated balconies and site works. Applicant: Thomas Smyth & Sons.
Location: The Grange, Ballyboghil, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Construct five two-storey four-bed residential units, including associated external works, landscaping and new entrance. Applicant: Gerry Walsh.
Location: Roseville, Turvey Ave, Donabate, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Erect three warehouse units incorporating two-storey offices with 12 car-parking spaces and associated site development works to include extension of road and footpath to front of new units. Applicant: Garrett Kenny.
SOUTH DUBLIN - APPLICATIONS
Location: Main St, Rathcoole, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish single storey dwelling, outhouses and three two-storey dwellings and erect a four-storey mixed use development comprising of three ground floor retail units, eight two-bed and four one-bed apartments on first and second floor and two two-bed and two one-bed apartments on third floor with associated site works. Applicant: Liam and Anne Fyans.
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: 86 Butterfield Ave, Rathfarnham, D14. Proposed development: Demolish house and construct two-storey block of apartments with eight two-bed units with balconies, roof lights, site works, including landscaping and car-parking and ancillary works. Applicant: David Lavin.
DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN - APPLICATIONS
Location: Chesterfield, Cross Ave, Blackrock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Erect 76 four-bed houses, 12 one-bed apartments, 31 two-bed apartments and two three-bed apartments. Demolish habitable dwelling, surface car-parking, underground car-parking, landscaping, site works, recycling centre and ESB substation and amendments to entrance from Cross Ave. Site area is c 3.15 hectares. Application lands include a protected structure (a first floor room in Chesterfield House). Applicant: Avenue Homes Ltd.
Location: Bullock Martello Tower (Tower 10), Bartra Rock, Harbour Rd, Dalkey, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Conservation and repair of Martello Tower for residential use and the construction of a separate single storey residence adjacent to the tower, including lightweight stair and bridge enclosure to be linked to the tower at existing first floor entrance level. Applicant: Mrs Helen Stephenson.
Location: Eagle House, Vico Rd, Killiney, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish post office and associated residential unit at Eagle House and redevelop into scheme of three own-door apartments of three-storeys consisting of two two-bed and one three-bed with integral garages for three cars. Applicant: Una Quaide.
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL - APPLICATIONS
Location: Lands fronting Thomas Davis St with St Michael's Estate to the east, Sisters of Mercy residential development to the south and Thomas Davis Court residential development to the west at Inchicore, D15. Proposed development: Demolish all buildings on site and construct 140 apartment units in five blocks. Block A: five two-bed ground floor garden apartments with five three-bed duplex apartments above, all over three floors. Block B: 13 two-bed apartments all over three/five floors. Block C: 14 one-bed apartments and 40 two-bed apartments all over seven floors. Block D: 12 one-bed apartments and 24 two-bed apartments all over six floors. Block E: 11 one-bed apartments and 16 two-bed apartments all over six floors with landscaped roof terrace, a 310 sq m (3,337 sq ft) crèche, all over three floors with underground car-parking for 92 cars and 51 surface car-parking spaces. Applicant: Carriden Developments Ltd.
Location: Wax Museum, Dorset St and Granby Row, Parnell Sq, D1. Proposed development: Demolish wax museum building and construct 118-bed hotel development with ancillary accommodation consisting of seven storeys of accommodation over basement service area/car-park, new vehicular access way to basement service area/car-park off Bathesda Place, reception, lounge, restaurant, bar, kitchen and ancillary facilities at ground level and bedroom and ancillary facilities at upper levels. Applicant: Daniel Cassidy.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: 62 Dorset St Lwr, D1. Proposed development: Demolish ground floor off-licence and basement store and construct a four-storey block over basement consisting of an off-licence at ground floor with associated basement storage, lighting and signage, three two-bed apartments on first, second and third floors. Applicant: Sean Sheils.
Location: Swords Rd and access road to Regency Hotel, Grace Park Manor & Seven Oaks residential development, Whitehall, D9. Proposed development: Permission for a mixed residential, crèche and neighbourhood shop development to comprise a seven and three-storey over basement development with flat roofs and terraces forming an L-shaped configuration. The proposed development comprises the demolition of Seasons restaurant, ESB substation and boundary wall to Alzheimer's home, and the erection of a seven and three-storey over basement mixed development consisting of 44 apartments, a day care crèche, neighbourhood shop, basement car-park with 72 car spaces, nine surface car-parking spaces and two ESB substations. Applicant: Regan Development Ltd.
