A selective guide to developments in your area.

AN BORD PLEANÁLA

Location: Murphystown and Woodside, Stepaside, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 749 residential units, crèche, community centre, club house, café, 10 retail units, two vehicular accesses off Aiken's Village Distributor Road. Applicant: P Elliott & Co Ltd. Appellant(s): Belarmine Residents Association, Barbara Keating, Frank Hussey, Hillcrest Road Residents Association, John and Hazel Bergin.

Location: 108 Rathgar Road and part of 70 Rathgar Avenue, Rathgar, Dublin 6. Proposed development: part demolition of pub for a four-storey development with five apartments, pub and site works. Applicant: Barlett Inns Ltd. Appellant(s): Rathgar Residents Association.

Location: 501-511 North Circular Road, Dublin 1. Proposed development: six-storey building with retail/offices, 25 apartments and site works. Applicant: Finnian Doyle and Martin Kennedy. Appellant(s): L J Lynch.

Location: Delvin Road, Pettitswood, Mullingar, Co Westmeath. Proposed development: 30 dwellings, neighbourhood shopping centre, 379 car-parking spaces and site works. Applicant: Daracom Ltd. Appellant(s): Jacqueline Foote & Michael Cronin, Daracom Ltd, Tracy and James O'Brien and others.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Bryanstown and Beamore, Drogheda, Co Meath. Proposed development: 417 houses, crèche, medical centre, local centre and site works. Applicant: The Swallow Prop Co Phillistown Ltd and Joe Murphy Ltd (with conditions).

Location: 10--12 Hogan Place, junction with Harmony Row, Dublin 2. Proposed development: renovate four-storey office building to a six-storey building and site works. Applicant: Alcove Developments Ltd (with conditions).

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: 1 & 2 Clonskeagh Road, Dublin 14. Proposed development: demolish two houses for nine apartments with site works. Applicant: Angela MacDonagh.

Location: 11 Waterloo Avenue, North Strand Road, Dublin 3. Proposed development: demolish house for 11 apartments with car-parking, access and site works. Applicant: W Cleere.

SOUTH DUBLIN

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: Silveracre House, Sarah Curran Avenue, Dublin 16. Proposed development: demolish single storey additions to the side of house and refurbish same for two dwellings. Demolish storage sheds and structures to the north-west of the site for a three-storey block of six four-bed terraced dwellings to the west of Silveracre House (protected structure). Three-storey over basement block of six four-bed terrace dwellings to the north of Silveracre House. Three-storey block of six four-bed terraced houses to the east of Silveracre House. Three-storey block of three four-bed terraced dwellings to the south-east of Silveracre House. Three-storey block of three four-bed terraced houses to the south of Silveracre House. Parking, landscaping and site works. Applicant: McCabe Construction Dublin Ltd.

DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN

Location: Woodlawn & Smallacre, Church Road and 43 Watson Road, Killiney, Co Dublin. Proposed development: two four-storey apartment blocks providing 44 apartments and seven houses. Block A: one one-bed, 17 two-beds and four two-bed penthouses. Block B: one one-bed, 17 two-beds and four two-bed penthouses. Provision of 66 car-parking spaces and 40 cycle spaces. Six three-storey four-bed detached houses, one two-storey four-bed detached house, and 14 surface car-parking spaces. Part demolition and new extension to 43 Watson Road. Demolish existing single storey houses known as Smallacre and Woodlawn. Applicant: Highlands Estates (prospect) Ltd.

Location: Dunluce House, Glenamuck Road, Carrickmines Great, Dublin 18. Proposed development: demolish house and outbuildings for 73 apartments in two four-storey blocks with 110 car-parking spaces and 73 cycle spaces, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Carrickmines Manor Ltd.

Location: Islamic Cultural Centre, 19 Roebuck Road, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14. Proposed development: two temporary classroom buildings for five years. Applicant: The Muslim National School.

Location: 108 Rock Road, Booterstown, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish two-storey detached house for a three-storey building with "shop-local" at ground level with five apartments above. Applicant: RRP Ltd.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: The Old School House, Eblana Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish Old School House (buildings one and two) and rear of 3 Eblana Avenue, Dún Laoghaire for 71 apartments and retail/office accommodation at ground floor and basement level, 62 basement car-parking spaces and 52 car-parking spaces at sub basement level, site and landscaping works. Applicant: Montana Properties Ltd.

Location: Old Wesley Rugby Club, Kilgobbin Lane, Stepaside, Dublin 18. Proposed development: demolish former clubhouse and remove pitches for 281 dwellings (52 houses, 24 duplexes, 57 gateway apartments, and 148 apartments). Total of 207 semi-basement car-parking spaces, 228 surface car-parking spaces, site works and landscaping. Applicant: Castlethorn Construction.

Location: Adelaide Road and Eden Road Lower, Glasthule, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish existing school building for residential building of 13 apartments with 17 car-parking spaces and site works. Applicant: Maria Sweeney and Andrew Heavey.

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: 22a Brookfield Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: car servicing workshop and customer service area at ground floor and four-storey office block with ground floor entrance lobby; four one-bed apartments and 25 two-beds in two three and four-storey blocks; 51 car-parking spaces for residential, 17 spaces for offices and 22 spaces for car servicing workshop. Applicant: Cannonbridge Ltd.

Location: Linden Lodge, Castlepark Road, Dalkey, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish Linden Lodge for four detached five-bed two-storey houses with site works. Applicant: Martin Whelan.

Location: Laurel Hill House and 8 & 9 Laurel Hill, Upper Glenageary Road, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish Laurel Hill House and storage shed and 8 & 9 Laurel Hill for 32 apartments within five interconnected blocks from three to four-storeys with underground car-parking, site and landscaping works. Applicant: Alex Hill.

FINGAL

Location: Seaview, Seatown West, Swords, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 24 residential units (four one-beds, 15 two-beds and five three-beds) with 36 car-parking spaces, landscaping and site works. Applicant: O'Donnell Developments.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Auburn Lodge, Parslickstown, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15. Proposed development: demolish Auburn Lodge and outhouse for a five to seven-storey office block with 242 car-parking spaces at basement level and 28 surface parking spaces, landscaping and site works. Applicant: P Elliott & Co Ltd.

Location: site adjacent to Howth Dart Station, Howth, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish bungalow for two-storey commercial building with restaurant, kitchen and retail unit. Applicant: Michael Wright.

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: Crowcastle/Nevinstown East, to west of Holywell Development, Swords, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 99 apartments in four four-storey blocks comprising eight one-bed, 78 two-bed and 13 three-bed units. Provision of 78 underground car-parking spaces and 76 surface parking spaces. Applicant: Albany Homes Ltd.

Location: Feltrim Road, Swords, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish two houses and associated outbuildings for 56 residential units (12 one-beds, 25 two-beds, three three-beds, four two-bed duplex units, and 12 three-bed duplex units) in three blocks with 78 car-parking spaces, landscaping and site works. Applicant: John McNerney.

DUBLIN CITY

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Royal Hibernian Academy, RHA Gallagher Gallery, 15 Upper Ely Place, Dublin 2. Proposed development: 10-year permission to refurbish premises to include the addition of new studios and library to the rear of the building on the second floor; reconfigure Ely Place Upper, Bells Lane and car-park ground floor glazing for new entrance lobby, café and bookshop; reclad main facades; new fit-out of facilities on the ground, first and second floors; new pavement and hard landscaping works to Ely Place Upper and the inclusion of 10 cycle spaces in the car-park. Applicant: Royal Hibernian Academy of Art.

Compiled by Mary Hetherington.