130 homes for Dublin 6: Gannon Homes is to look for approval from Dublin City Council for a residential and cultural development on lands at Smurfit Paper Mills at Clonskeagh Road, Dublin 6.

This will involve demolishing the offices, factory buildings, yards, chimneys and building five blocks of 120 one and two-bed apartments and 10 mews houses, a museum, coffee shop, riverside plaza and a riverside walkway along the River Dodder extending to Clonskeagh Bridge. While the majority of the development ranges from three to five storeys there is one seven-storey element over a semi-basement car-park.

452 homes for Rathfarnham site

Mountbrook Homes is about to apply to South Dublin County Council for a 10-year planning permission for a major scheme of 452 houses and apartments and two crèches at lands south of the former dogs and cats home at Stocking Lane in Rathfarnham, Dublin 16. Last month Deane Homes got planning permission for over 700 homes on a site adjacent to the Mountbrook Homes site.

Dun Laoghaire plan appealed

The Irish Georgian Society is one of two parties to appeal planning permission for a mixed-use development by Montana Properties in Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin to An Bord Pleanála. The development comprises 77 apartments, offices, retail, as well as a private club, committee room, private function room, bar and car-parking at the Old Schoolhouse, and 3 Eblana Avenue, which are currently in use as a hostel and private members club respectively. The directors of Montana properties are David Hicks, John Queally, Peter Queally, Kevin Hegarty and Patrick O'Brien.

Longford scheme rejected

An Bord Pleanála ruled against development of 13 residential holiday units at Rathcline House in Lanesborough, Co Longford proposed by Ms Maureen Kearns. The ruling came on foot of an appeal by An Taisce which said that Rathcline House, a 19th century house (not listed), is of architectural value and the site is 300 metres from the medieval Rathcline Castle. It said that the scale of development is disproportionate to that of the house, the road access is substandard, and seasonal occupation will put strain on the waste water system.