A selective guide to planning in your area.
AN BORD PLEANÁLA
APPEALS
Location: Farmham Estate, Co Cavan. Proposed development: Change of use from residential to a 152-bedroom hotel with conference and leisure facilities. Applicant: Derrygid Limited. Appellant(s): Paul and Alaoighse Hayden, An Taisce.
Location: 12 Monkstown Crescent, Monkstown, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish existing garage/workshop and construct three two-storey mews dwelling units with three car-parking spaces on site to rear. Applicant: Sean Dempsey. Appellant(s): An Taisce.
Location: Blundelstown, Collegeland, Greenogue and Westmanstown, phase five, Greenogue Industrial Estate, Rathcoole, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish existing house and construct 98,252 sq m (1,057,575 sq ft) of industrial/warehousing units in 20 blocks, office accommodation, access roads and associated site works. Applicant: Sandymark Construction Limited. Appellant(s): Patrick Conroy, Newcastle-lyons and District Residents Association, Sandymark Construction Limited.
Location: 34 Dominick Street, Galway. Proposed development: Part demolition, alterations, extension and re-development of Atlanta Hotel (protected structure). Applicant: J Owens. Appellant(s): An Taisce.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: The Communications Centre, Booterstown Avenue, Booterstown, Dublin. Proposed development: Erect a five-storey office building to comprise office, TV studio with ancillary accommodation, site works, basement car-parking and access. Applicant: Carr Communications (with revised conditions).
Location: The Hill, Malahide, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish two houses and sheds and construct 10 houses and 30 apartments. Applicant: J McCabe and P Daly (with revised conditions).
Location: Bushy Park, Terenure, Dublin 6. Proposed development: Clubhouse pavillion to the rear of existing football changing rooms. Applicant: Sportworld Running Club (with revised conditions).
Location: Ballytruckle, Inner Ring Road, Waterford. Proposed development: Student village development consisting of 217 apartments, two retail units, administration block, parking and associated site works. Applicant: Middlethird Estates (with revised conditions).
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: Stillorgan Shopping Centre, Lower Kilmacud Road, Stillorgan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Redevelopment extension and refurbishment. Applicant: Myrmidon Limited.
Location: Cruzzo Restaurant, Malahide Marina Village, Malahide, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Retention of change of use of existing first floor apartment to staff facilities ancillary to existing restaurant use. Applicant: Ryeglen Services.
Location: 19-25 Serpentine Avenue, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. Proposed development: Demolish single storey building and construct 14 two-bedroom apartments. Applicant: Mountbrook Homes Limited.
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL
APPLICATIONS
Location: 57 William Street South, Dublin 2. Proposed development: Change of use of the basement, ground and first floor from an existing trade retail outlet to a restaurant to include altering existing shop front and for the provision of two two-bedroom apartments on the upper two floors. Applicant: Vive Tricot Limited.
Location: Mercer Court, Noel Purcell Walk, Dublin 2. Proposed development: Permission for a two-storey over roof extension creating a total height of six-storeys to the existing student accommodation building. Applicant: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
Location: 18-22 Fitzwilliam Lane and 18, 20 and 21 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2. Proposed development: Demolish free-standing two-storey hotel accommodation block, the provision of a three-storey apartment block with balconies and roof garden to comprise of 16 two-bedroom units, seven one-bedroom units, together with change of use from hotel to three one-bedroom residential units at 18 Lower Baggot Street and to office at 20 and 21 Lower Baggot Street. Also included is the demolition of returns on numbers 19, 20 and 21 and the rebuilding of one two-storey return on numbers 20 and 21 as meeting rooms. Applicant: O'Sullivan & Maguire Limited.
Location: 11 Fitzwilliam Quay (with frontage to Fitzwilliam Street), Ringsend, Dublin 4. Proposed development: Mixed-use development comprising the demolition of existing warehouse buildings and their replacement with three buildings from four to six storeys over basement car-parking to contain 90 apartments and 237 sq m (2,551 sq ft) of ground floor retail space. Applicant: The Blaney Partnership.
Location: 22A & 23-25 Wellington Street Upper, 62-65 Mountjoy Street, 1 & 2, Blessington Cottages, Blessington Lane, Dublin 1. Proposed development: Demolish existing industrial premises and dwelling houses and erect one five and six-storey building comprising 49 two-bedroom apartments and three one-bedroom apartments, four office/retail units, one medical centre, one dental centre and a creche. Applicant: GMT Partnership Limited.
Location: Lands north of Poppintree Industrial Estate bounded by St Margaret's Road to the north, Jamestown Road to the west, Balbutcher Lane to the south, Dublin 11. Proposed development: Construct 1,040 residential units to comprise 349 houses, 398 apartments and 293 duplex units in buildings ranging in height from two to five storeys, with 1,344 car-parking spaces, the construction of 593.5 sq m (6,388 sq ft) of local shopping and health/community facilities site development works. Applicant: Bovale Developments Limited.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Corner of Coombe bypass including 4, 5 and 6 Ardee Street, Dublin 8. Proposed development: Permission for a mixed-use development with four, five and six storeys to incorporate ground floor retail/commercial units with residential accommodation over semi-basement 12 space car-park along with retention and conservation of protected structure at 4 Ardee Street and retention and refurbishment of existing buildings at 5 and 6 Ardee Street for residential use. Residential development to consist of 14 one-bedroom apartments, 19 two-bedroom apartments and two three-bedroom apartments. Applicant: Abelonne Limited.
Location: 77, 78, 78A, 78B, 79 and 80 Amiens Street, 2 and 4 Killarney Street, Dublin 1. Proposed development: Demolish properties and erect a five-storey block consisting of 2,373 sq m (25,543 sq ft) offices, 145 sq m (1,561 sq ft) enterprise centre, medical and related consultants, media recording and general media uses. Applicant: Mr B Good, Mr N O'Brien and Mr W Black.
Location: 73 Cork Street, Dublin 8. Proposed development: Permission to construct a mixed use development in two blocks to consist Block A: five-storey structure including ground with set back storeys at third and fourth floor levels comprising ground floor retail unit, seven one-bedroom and five two-bedroom apartments on first and fourth floors. Block B will be a three-storey building to comprise of two one-bedroom and six two-bedroom apartments with associated site works and landscaping. Applicant: Paul O'Reilly.
Location: Stapolin & Baldoyle Townlands, Baldoyle, Dublin 13. Proposed development: Construction of 478 residential units comprising 35 four-bedroom two and three-storey terraced houses, 27 three-bedroom semi-detached and terraced houses, 40 two-bedroom terraced houses, 48 one-bedroom duplex apartments in three and four storey buildings, 48 two-bedroom duplex apartments in three-storey building, 73 three-bedroom duplex apartment in three and four-storey buildings, 33 three-bedroom and 33 two-bedroom duplex apartments in three storey buildings, 119 two-bedroom apartment sand 22 three-bedroom apartments in four and five storey buildings. One two-storey retail unit and one creche. Applicant: Ballymore Properties Limited.
Location: Junction of Old Street and Railway Avenue, Malahide, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Construct a two and three-storey residential/commercial building comprising two two-bedroom apartments, one one-bedroom apartment, one first floor office and ground floor car-park with associated site works. Applicant: K & C McAllister.
Location: Nevinstown West, Swords, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Demolish existing glasshouse structure on site and construct a discount foodstore with a gross floor area of 1,296 sq m (13,950 sq ft), a fitness leisure centre, four retail/service units, a creche, medical centre, cafe and associated landscaping and site development works. Applicant: Aldi Stores (Ireland) Limited.
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: Westtown Lands, Balbriggan Road, Naul, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Mixed residential/commercial development on a site of 4.04 hectares to comprise of 45 two-storey houses, 93 sq m (1,001 sq ft) of retail space and 775 sq m (8,342 sq ft) of commercial space arranged in a block of two and part-three floors with associated car-parking spaces, boundary wall and fences. Applicant: Brian O'Farrell.
DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN
APPLICATIONS
Location: Lands bounded by Goatstown Road, St Aidans Drive/Willowfield Park and Heidelberg, Ardilea, Dublin 14. Proposed development: Erect 20 residential units comprising four duplex units in a three-storey block, one two-storey and five three-storey terrace houses, eight three-storey semi-detached houses and two three-storey detached houses together with associated site development works. Applicant: Sorohan Builders Limited.
Location: Site adjoining The Heights, The Hill and Ballinteer Road at Woodpark, Ballinteer Road, Ballinteer, Dublin 16. Proposed development: Erect 71 residential units consisting of one two-storey three-bedroom townhouse, 48 two-bedroom duplex apartments in five three-storey blocks. Four two-storey three-bedroom townhouses, 13 two-bedroom townhouses, four three-bedroom townhouses and one four-bedroom townhouse. Applicant: Ballyboden Farms Limited.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Aubrey House, Quinns Road, Shankill, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Erect 31 apartments to consist of 27 two-bedroom and four three-bedroom in two blocks. Applicant: Sonnet Limited.
SOUTH DUBLIN
APPLICATIONS
Location: Lands adjacent to Former Dogs and Cats Home, Woodtown Cottages, Woodtown, Stocking Lane, Dublin 16. Proposed development: Mixed use development to comprise of 1,144 residential dwelling consisting of 392 houses, 300 three-storey duplex units, 452 apartments in a range of three-storey to four-storey over basement buildings, 1,936 communal car-parking spaces. A two-storey commercial/community centre containing the following uses; a food store/supermarket, three retail units, a creche, office and a two-storey over basement public house with attic staff/office faciliites. Applicant: Deane Homes.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Lucan/Palmerstown Bypass (N4) and the Old Lucan Road, between the M50/N4 roundabout, and Junction of N4 and Kennelsfort Road, Palmerstown, Dublin 20. Proposed development: Demolish existing site buildings (known as CJ Fallons) and construct a single storey discount foodstore with a gross floor area of 1,328 sq m (14,294 sq ft), four single storey retail units and associated landscaping and site development works. Applicant: Aldi Stores (Ireland) Limited.
