A selective guide to developments in your area
AN BORD PLEANÁLA
APPEALS
Location: Eaton Brae House, Shankill, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 38 apartments, 43 car-parking spaces, refurbishment and provision of four apartments. Applicant: B Costelloe, L Maye B Meagher, J O'Reilly. Appellant(s): B Costelloe, L Maye, B Meagher and J O'Reilly.
Location: Drumgeely, Shannon, Co Clare.Proposed development: 35 apartments for student accommodation, gym, cafe, and associated site works. Applicant: Brook Drive Properties Ltd. Appellant(s): Mike Shinnors.
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: Ballintra, Co Donegal. Proposed development: Retention, extension and completion of works to existing quarry. Applicant: Patrick McCaffrey and Sons Ltd.
Location: Ard na Bothair, Ventry, Co Kerry.Proposed development: 40 dwellings with associated roadway site works, effluent treatment plant and landscaping. Applicant: Ventry Holdings Ltd.
Location: The Hangman's, Milltown, Newbridge, Co Kildare. Proposed development: erection of 14 holiday homes and modifications to existing car park to include access road. Applicant: Riverbower Ltd.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Monread Road, Naas, Co Kildare.Proposed development: retail park with gross floor area of 10,192 sq m (109,706 sq ft), car-parking and associated site works and landscaping. Applicant: Hazelmark Developments Ltd.
Location: Monread Road, Naas, Co Kildare.Proposed development: Part of district shopping centre to include supermarket, retail units, storage area, crèche, office, car-parking and all associates works. Applicant: Hazelmark Developments.
Location: Cloncollog, Tullamore, Co Offaly.Proposed development: supermarket, car-parking, roundabout and access roads. Applicant: Tesco Ireland.
Location: Park House, Annamoe Road and Parade, Dublin 7. Proposed development: demolition of cottage and build 71 residential units in four blocks, basement car-parking, refuse stores, reconstruct wall and site works. Applicant: Park Developments.
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL
Location: 206 Pearse Street, Dublin 2. Proposed development: Demolish existing building and construct a five-storey building to consist of a recreational area in the lower ground floor and office space on the ground and first floors, two two-bedroom apartments on the second and third floor level. Applicant: Parliament Properties.
Location: 31-39 Tyrconnell Road and on a site fronting onto the Camac river to the rear of 41-47 Tyrconnell Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8. Proposed development: Mixed use residential and retail development to consist of the demolition of existing buildings and the construction of new buildings with total gross floor area of 2,630 sq m (28,309 sq ft) containing 485 sq m (5,220 sq ft) of retail space at ground floor levels and 29 residential apartments in three blocks. The proposed building will be four storeys including ground floor retail over basement car park off Tyrconnell Road and will be three and five storeys fronting onto the Camac river. Applicant: Alburn Limited.
Location: Conyngham Road (adjacent to CIE depot), Dublin 8. Proposed development: Development to consist of provision of three retail units totalling 400 sq m (4,306 sq ft), 1,222 sq m (13,153 sq ft) of office space and 143 residential units in two blocks comprising block addressing Conyngham Road with retail use at ground floor level with five storeys of residential units over consisting of eight one-bedroom and 32 two-bed apartments. Block B addressing with river Liffey with seven storeys of residential units above street level and a further two storeys of residential units below street level stepping down to the river consisting of 37 one-bedroom and 66 two-bedroom apartments. Block C addressing Conyhngham Road with six storeys of office space all over two split levels of underground parking with space for 158 cars. Applicant: Petrogas Engineering Limited.
Location: 4, 4A & 4B Temple Lane North (formerly the rear of 13 Middle Gardiner Street) & Parnell Business Centre (formerly Kennedy Bakers), accessed via 124-126 Parnell Street, Dublin 1. Proposed development: Mixed use residential/office development to consist of the demolition of Nos 4, 4A & 4B Temple Lane North and abutting two-storey commercial units fronting Parnell Business Centre. On resultant cleared site build a residential development in a two, three and four-storey building fronting onto Temple Lane North consisting of 22 apartments and one two-bedroom townhouse. Abutting the residential development, build a two-storey office development fronting onto Parnell Business Centre which will provide a residential landscaped courtyard at roof level. Applicant: Albion Properties Limited.
Location: Abbey Theatre, Abbey Street, Dublin 1. Proposed development: Erect a series of temporary installations for cultural purposes. The installation is required for a period of 15 months beginning November 18th, 2003 and will consist of a series of outdoor PVC mesh coverings to introduce the five seasons of the Abbey and Peacock theatres in their centenary year, 2004. Applicant: National Theatre Society Limited.
Location: Skerries Road, Lusk, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Erect 54 houses consisting of 13 four-bedroom two-storey houses, 34 three-bedroom two-storey houses, two four-bedroom three-storey houses and five two-bedroom two-storey houses and associated development works. Applicant:McGarrell Reilly Developments Limited.
Location: Balgriffin Park House, Balgriffin, Dublin 17. Proposed development: Erect 73 one and two-bedroom apartments and 152 three and four-bedroom houses plus a reserved site for a crèche in a two, three and four-storey development including the demolition of an existing disused bungalow ruin. Applicant: Shannon Homes (Dublin) Ltd.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: 1.5 km south-east of Dublin Airport, Clonshaugh, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Construct five to nine-storey 450-bedroom hotel to include a conference centre, 20-metre swimming pool, gym, leisure centre, restaurant, bar and 914 car-parking spaces. The proposed development will include the demolition of a habitable house. Applicant: Newlands Cross Hotels.
Location: Nevinstown West, Swords, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Erect a six-storey 157 bedroom hotel with 228 car-parking spaces on a 1-hectare site. Applicant: Golden Tulip (UK) Limited.
SOUTH DUBLIN
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: South of Kilteel Road, east of Green Lane, north of St Anne's Terrace, west of Frank Cox Memorial Park, Rathcoole, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Erect 107 residential dwellings consisting of 12 three and four-bedroom semi-detached houses, 13 two and three-bedroom terraced townhouses, 10 two and three-bedroom duplex units and 70 one and two-bedroom apartments in seven two and three-storey blocks, a crèche unit of 277 sq m (2,982 sq ft) and two one-bedroom apartments in a two-storey unit. Applicant: Durkan New Homes Limited.
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: 166 & 167 St Maelruan's Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24. Proposed development: Erect a terrace of six two-storey two-bedroom dwellings and associated works. Applicant: Des Nolan and Seamus Murphy.
DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN
APPLICATIONS
Location: Rose Park Hotel, site at junction of Kill Avenue and Rose Park, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish existing hotel and erect an apartment building ranging in height from two storeys to four storeys to comprise of 39 apartments. Applicant: Rose Park Development Company Limited.
Location: Glazo Smith-Kline, at the junction of Grange Road and Stonemasons Way, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16. Proposed development: Demolish existing industrial premises, boundary wall and erect a discount food store comprising of a single storey pitched roof structure along with 182 car-parking spaces. Applicant: Dabiza Properties Limited.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Supervalue supermarket, Clonkeen Road, Deansgrange, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Change of use from commercial to commercial/residential for 24 student residences in four two-storey blocks over existing supermarket and car park along with a one-bedroom caretaker's flat, meeting and store room and the demolition of the stores on the roof of the existing supermarket store. Applicant: Cormac Twomey.
Location: Numbers 46, 47 & 48 Patrick Street, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish existing single storey office building and construct two self-contained office units. Residential development to the rear of site comprising of four two-bedroom houses and two three-bedroom houses. Applicant: Irish Building Supply Co Limited (IBS).
