A selective guide to developments in your area.

AN BORD PLEANÁLA

APPEALS

Location: 9-13 Terenure Road North, Dublin 6W. Proposed development: demolish building for a four-storey building of three offices and 10 apartments with car-parking at basement level. Applicant: Brian Lynch. Appellant(s): The Brighton Square Association.

Location: Unit 1--6 Dún Laoghaire Industrial Estate, Pottery Road, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish office and industrial buildings for a single storey discount foodstore with car-parking and associated works. Applicant: Lidl Ireland. Appellant(s): Becton Dickinson Ltd.

Location: Church Hill, Navan, Co Meath. Proposed development: 72-bedroom hotel with bar, restaurant, office facilities, swimming pool, two apartments and 70 basement car-parking spaces. Applicant: John Cusack. Appellant(s): Desmonde Donohue, An Taisce.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Kilmacullagh, Main Street, Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow. Proposed development: mixed-use town centre development to include 63 apartments. Applicant: John Robinson (with revised conditions).

Location: the Woollen Mills, Laragh, Co Wicklow. Proposed development: change of use from bed and breakfast accommodation to hotel. Applicant: Joe O'Neill (with revised conditions).

Location: 1 and 2 Usher's Island, Dublin 8. Proposed development: demolish remaining structures for a six-storey building. Applicant: Robert Walsh.

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: Nymphsfield, Cong, Co Mayo. Proposed development: hotel leisure complex with accommodation units. Applicant: Tim Regan.

Location: 121-128 Summerhill (backing onto 6, 7 and 7a Gardiner Lane), Dublin 1. Proposed development: demolish industrial building for a seven/eight-storey building with 94 apartments, six work/live units, a crèche and car-parking. Applicant: Tom Hendron.

Location: 59-69 Drumcondra Road Lower, Dublin 9. Proposed development: 26 apartments with basement car-parking and associated structures with access from Drumcondra Road. Applicant: T Killoran.

Location: Unit 1-3, The Convent Cottages, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24. Proposed development: demolish three one-storey cottages for three replacement cottages with extensions to rear of each cottage. Applicant: Pat Fitzharris.

Location: Sheaf O'Wheat House, Beechpark Avenue, Chanel Grove, Coolock, Dublin 5. Proposed development: mixed-use development to include 26 apartments, four shop units, lounge/bar, car-parking and all associated site works. Applicant: Hugh and Mark Grainger.

Location: Capri, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14. Proposed development: five houses, ancillary site development works and new bridge for access from Whitechurch Road. Applicant: M Cunningham.

DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL - APPLICATIONS

Location: 23 Sundrive Park, located through to east of numbers 17 to 23 and rear of numbers 25 to 35 Sundrive Park, Crumlin, Dublin 12. Proposed development: demolish structures for a residential development comprising a single block of three storeys consisting of 12 two-bedroom apartments with 18 surface level car-parking spaces, associated site and landscaping. Applicant: Padraic Ferry.

Location: Grove Industrial Estate, Grove Road, Finglas, Dublin 11. Proposed development: 52 residential units consisting of 21 one-bedroom apartments, 20 two-bedroom apartments, eight two-bedroom duplex units and three three-bedroom duplex units in two blocks with 78 basement car-parking spaces and 58 bicycle spaces. This development will also involve the demolition of the print works on site. Applicant: Inkspot Ltd.

Location: 49A-51 Arbour Hill (site bounded by Arbour Terrace, Arbour Hill and Montpellier Hill), Dublin 7. Proposed development: demolish all structures on site for 45 residential units arranged in six blocks. Provision of a basement car-park for 57 spaces, a landscaped public square and all other ancillary works. Applicant: D Elliott, A Khan, J Khan and R Khan.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: 21-25 Sherrard Street Upper, Dublin 1. Proposed development: demolish SFX Centre for a five-storey apartment building that steps down to three-storeys on the southern boundary and to consist of 41 apartments (17 one-bedroom, 19 two-bedroom and five three-bedroom units) with underground car-parking for 41 cars. Applicant: Gaiety Investments Ltd.

Location: 54 Inchicore Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8. Proposed development: demolish garage and single storey rear extension, change of use of guesthouse to four apartments, construct a three-storey extension to side of guesthouse to consist of three two-bedroom apartments and a four-storey apartment block to rear of structure to consist of 14 apartments. Provision of 19 underground car-parking spaces. Applicant: Aiden O'Hara.

SOUTH DUBLIN - APPLICATIONS

Location: adjacent to Broadfield Manor, Tootenhill, Rathcoole, Co Dublin. Proposed development: residential scheme of two two-storey three-bedroom detached houses, 32 two-storey three-bedroom semis, 37 two-storey three-bedroom terraced houses, eight two-storey four-bedroom semis, 30 three-storey four-bedroom semis, 41 three-bedroom duplex units and 29 one-bedroom and six three-bedroom apartments in eight three-storey blocks, 12 one-bedroom apartments in two three-storey blocks, 36 two-bedroom apartments in two three-storey blocks totalling 233 dwellings and a two-storey crèche. Applicant: Cavan Developments.

Location: lands bounded generally by permitted development (Reg Ref SDZ04A/1) to east, and to north and west by future residential development within Adamstown Castle development area one, Finnstown and Adamstown, Lucan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 7,195sq m (77,446sq ft) of public park to serve the Adamstown Castle development area including tree and shrub planting, installation of paths and low walls, the provision of a children's play area of 332sq m (3,574sq ft) including play equipment and play surfacing, erection of railings surrounding the play area, installation of lighting and street furniture to include benches, bollards and other ancillary hard and soft landscaping. Part of the proposed development will occur on lands above the underground attenuation tank permitted under Reg Ref SDZ04A/1. This application seeks to revise that portion of the park permitted under Reg Ref SDZ04A/1. This application is being made in accordance with the provisions of the Adamstown Planning Scheme 2003. Applicant: Castlethorn Construction.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: lands adjacent to Foxhunter Pub, Ballydowd, Lucan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: residential scheme of 14 units in two blocks comprising two two-bedroom townhouses and three three-bedroom townhouses to the east of the site and one four-bedroom terraced house with six four-bedroom semis and two five-bedroom semis to the east of the site with 26 surface car-parking spaces. Applicant: Frank Towey.

Location: Citywest Hotel, Saggart, Co Dublin. Proposed development: retention and completion of Convention Centre. Retention consists of existing site works and services, existing foundations, existing steel frame, existing partial blocks works and existing partial roof. The Convention Centre is a three-storey building incorporating a main hall with seating for up to 6,000 people with a temporary stage, entrance foyer, stores, breakout/meeting rooms, temporary bar, 675 car-parking spaces and associated landscaping and site works including covered walk to existing hotel and golf course. Applicant: HSS Ltd.

DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN 

Location:

lands off Auburn Road, Cabinteely, Co Dublin.

Proposed development:

residential apartment block of 33 units (six one-bedroom, 21 two-bedroom and six three-bedroom) with 40 car-parking spaces.

Applicant:

Kevin O'Sullivan.

Location: lands at 76 Furze Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18. Proposed development: two interconnected six-storey office buildings totalling 10,069sq m (108,373sq ft) with 80 basement car-parking spaces and the provision of 97 car-parking spaces at ground floor level. Applicant: Furze Road Development Ltd.

Location: Ancrum, Harolds Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16. Proposed development: demolish dwelling and garage for 29 residential units in two, three, four and five-storey blocks comprising 19 two-bedroom and 18 one-bedroom units, one two-storey three-bedroom dwelling with private car-parking, 34 communal car-parking spaces and 28 bicycle stands. Applicant: Tom McDonald.

Location: Belfield House out-offices and Stable Yard (protected structure), University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4. Proposed development: demolish ground staff building for a single storey office building. Applicant: UCD Dublin Building and Services Office.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: former Allegro site, Carmanhall Road/Blackthorn Avenue/Blackthorn Drive, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18. Proposed development: mixed-use development comprising the demolition of all structures on site for a mixed-use development comprising 847 residential apartments (142 one-bedroom units, 621 two-bedroom units, 76 three-bedroom units and eight four-bedroom units), neighbourhood retail shops and services/café restaurants, office accommodation, a crèche, community building and 39 live/work units, 1,716 car-parking spaces at basement and lower ground floor level. The development will comprise of six blocks. Applicant: Mark II Partnership.

FINGAL - APPLICATIONS

Location: site at the junction of Ballymun Road and Santry Avenue, Ballymun, Dublin 9. Proposed development: demolish all existing structures on site for a mixed-use development arranged in five blocks ranging from four storeys to six storeys that will include a commercial and retail area comprising of a six-screen cinema, a children's activity centre, restaurant/bar, eight retail units, a crèche, health and fitness centre, provision of 237 apartments and 553 double level basement car-parking spaces, site development works and landscaping. Applicant: Genetic Developments Ltd.

Location: Dublin Airport, Collinstown, Co Dublin. Proposed development: alternative access route from the existing main terminal building to Pier D, to that for which planning permission has already been granted. The route will involve internal alterations to the existing link between the main terminal building and Pier A/Old Central Terminal Building (OCTB), the OCTB itself, which is a protected structure and the construction of a new high level walkway between the Old Central Terminal Building and Pier D. Work within the OCTB involves the creation of new arrivals and departure corridors in place of the existing gate lounges. Fabric of the original building is affected only in the reorientation of two small service shafts at ground floor level, the creation of an opening through the gable wall also at ground floor level and the installation of a new lift to serve the office floors, which are accessed from the landside. Applicant: Dublin Airport Authority PLC.

Location: St Michaels & Siam Thai, Gas Yard Lane, Malahide, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish dwelling and restaurant for a 4.5-storey building consisting of eight two-bedroom and two one-bedroom duplex units and one penthouse apartment. Applicant: Peter Flanagan.