AN BORD PLEANÁLALocation: former Solas factory and lands, Corke Abbey, Bray, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 78 apartments in two four-storey blocks, new vehicular access at Woodbrook Glen Road and site works. Applicant: Sequel Properties Ltd. Appellant(s): Nypro Ltd, Sequel Properties Ltd.
Location: The Heritage Medical Clinic, Old Lucan Road, Fonthill, Co Dublin. Proposed development: one-storey extension to three-storey accommodation wing of hospital to provide 17 bedrooms and ancillary space, and 77 car-parking spaces. Applicant: Hermitage Medical Developments Ltd. Appellant(s): Lucan Planning Council.
Location: Thomond House, 72/73 Catherine Street/Augustine Lane, Limerick. Proposed development: demolish building, and retain facade of number 73 and vault storage areas. New five-storey building including café/bar, 10 apartments, retail unit and site works. Applicant: Tom Meaney. Appellant(s): Patrick Frawley.
Location: Ballybeg/Cork road, Waterford city. Proposed development: retail warehousing, hotel, cinema, conference and enterprise centre, polyclinic, office and leisure uses, 753 car-parking spaces and site works. Applicant: Parker Green International (Waterford) Ltd. Appellant(s): William and Anne Tobin.
Location: Donaghy's Mill, Trinity Street, Drogheda, Co Louth. Proposed development: 72 residential units, crèche, restaurant/café, non-retail service unit, offices and site works. Applicant: The Donaghy's Mill Co Ownership. Appellant(s): Tony McDonnell, The Donaghy's Mill Co Ownership.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Arisaig and Woodbank, Dublin Road, Shankill, Dublin 18. Proposed development: demolish two houses for 53 residential units and site works. Applicant: Matt Gallagher and Eoin Gallagher (with conditions).
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: Connolly Street, Cobh, Co Cork. Proposed development: 150 apartments, retail and office units, 200-berth marina and site works. Applicant: Cobh Marina Developments Ltd.
Location: Slieve Bloom Park, Drimnagh, Dublin 12. Proposed development: revisions to development (reg ref 3636/04, PL29S.212609) to allow for additional 21 apartments and site works (adjacent to protected structure). Applicant: Cosgrave Developments.
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL
Location: 21 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2. Proposed development: fit-out of former Airwave stores to Molton Brown's requirements replacing signage with Molton Brown's signage. Applicant: Molton Brown.
Location: site at Coolock Lane, Oscar Traynor Road, Dublin 5 and 9. The site is bound by Coolock Lane to the north, by Lorcan Crescent and Lorcan Park to the south, by Lorcan Avenue, Castletimon Gardens, Castletimon Road, the "Astro Park" sports grounds to the east and by the M1 to the west. Proposed development: 715 residential units (128 one-beds, 371 two-beds, 195 three-beds and 21 four-beds), 12,974.4sq m (139,655sq ft) of commercial space, and 1,820sq m (19,590sq ft) of community-related uses. New public park of 39,410sq m (424,205sq ft) and two public plazas. Buildings from two to four storeys adjacent to the southern and eastern site boundaries, and from one to six storeys at the northern and north-eastern site boundaries adjacent to Coolock Lane, and from five to seven storeys at the northern and north-western site boundaries adjacent to Coolock Lane and the M1. Neighbourhood centre at north-eastern end of the site adjacent to Coolock Lane in a five-storey building with six own-door ground floor office units and 44 residential units; six-storey building adjacent to Coolock Lane with a ground floor supermarket, three retail units and 60 residential units; five-storey building with a 155-bedroom hotel, leisure centre, conference centre and two retail units. Neighbourhood centre includes two public plazas, a single level basement car-park of 334 spaces and 117 surface-parking spaces. Three-storey building at north-eastern end of the site with a community centre, medical centre, 14 one-bed senior citizen dwellings and a crèche. Public park of 39,410sq m (424,205sq ft) in the centre of the site incorporates water features, play ground, multi-purpose sports area, two pavilions, stepped amphitheatre, two-storey park ranger's office and associated facilities. Six pavilion blocks along the northern and western boundaries of the public park of eight storeys with a total of 96 residential units. Terrace of 254 residential units (51 one-beds and 203 two-beds) from five to seven storeys with a single level car-park of 256 spaces. Five residential blocks from two to four storeys at the south-western end of the site adjacent to the boundary with the M1 to comprise 55 residential units. Total of 192 residential units (12 one-beds, 37 two-beds, 122 three-beds and 21 four-beds) to the south and south-west of the public park. Provision of 820 car-parking spaces, landscaping and boundary treatments. Applicant: ADN Developments.
Location: site of 1.04 hectares bounded to the north-west by Chapelizod Hill Road, to the north-east by a cul-de-sac residential laneway, by "Convent Lawns" residential development to the south and to the west by private residences on Chapelizod Hill Road, on lands occupied by Faulkner Industries Ltd and Beann, Chapelizod Hill Road, Dublin 20. Proposed development: 127 residential units (13 one-beds, 91 two-beds, 19 three-beds and four three-bed mews dwellings), one retail unit and crèche. The apartments and mews dwellings are in three blocks. Block A: five-storey block with one retail unit at ground floor level and 81 apartments (seven one-beds, 61 two-beds and 13 three-beds). Block B: five storeys with 42 apartments (six one-beds, 30 two-beds and six three-beds). Block C: three storeys with four three-bed mews dwellings. Provision of 175 car-parking spaces at basement level and eight spaces at surface level. Site works and landscaping. Applicant: Woodgreen Property Partnership Ltd.
Location: Aisling House, Balbutcher Lane, Ballymun, Dublin 11. Proposed development: 38 residential units (13 one-bed and 25 two-bed apartments), crèche and car-parking. Applicant: Domville Developments Ltd.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: 40-47 (ESB Building), Fleet Street, Dublin 2. Proposed development: demolish four-storey ESB offices and replace with 10,800sq m (116,250sq ft) six to eight-storey building with office and retail over basement car-park. Applicant: Aztec Properties (New Ross) Ltd.
SOUTH DUBLIN
Location: Muldowneys Pub, Main Street, Rathcoole, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish pub, business centre, cottages and outbuildings for a residential and retail development of four blocks. Block A: three floors with 26 two-beds and six three-beds on first and second floors over pub and two retail/food stores. Block B1: three floors with six three-beds and six two-beds. Block B2: three floors with seven four-bed houses. Block C: four floors with 18 two-beds and six three-beds. Provision of 184 basement car-parking spaces and 57 surface parking spaces and site works. Applicant: Frank and Mark Smith.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: St Loman's Hospital, Palmerstown, Dublin 20. Proposed development: single storey extension to temporary hospital building for five offices, meeting room, staff room and site works. Applicant: Health Service Executive Dublin.
DUN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN
Location: Fernhill Cottage, Kilgobbin Lane, Stepaside, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish house for nine units comprising six two-bed and three three-bed units in one three-storey block with 11 car-parking spaces, landscaping and site works. Applicant: John McNerney.
Location: site at St Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 12 two and three-storey dwellings comprising four detached houses and eight semis with car-parking, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Astondale Construction Ltd.
Location: Leigh House and Arcot, Newtownpark Avenue and Hollypark Avenue, Deansgrange, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish two detached houses for a three-storey apartment block of 20 apartments (four one-beds, 11 two-beds and five three-beds) and 25 car-parking spaces, landscaping and site works. Applicant: William Montgomery and Vincent Marsland.
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: 0.36-hectare site, Unit 7 & 8, Holly Avenue, Stillorgan, Dublin 18. Proposed development: demolish existing warehouse and offices for 2,510sq m (27,017sq ft) of commercial office units at the ground and first floor, and 70 residential units. Block A: six to nine-storey building with 31 residential units (two one-beds, 25 two-beds and four three-beds). Block B: 11-storey building with 27 residential units (nine one-beds, 13 two-beds and five three-beds). Block C: five-storey building with 12 residential units (six one-beds and six two-beds). Provision of 154 car-parking spaces, site works and landscaping. Applicant: Michael Drummond.
FINGAL
Location: Rush and Lusk Railway Station (protected structure), Lusk, Fingal, Co Dublin. Proposed development: remove station footbridge, timber post supporting the south-west corner of the "up" (east) platform canopy, and the glazed timber screen between the ticket hall and the platform. Remove window in the platform wall of the waiting room, and demolish the wall below the window opening, internal walls and partitions. New footbridge with accessibility-compliant stairs and lifts. New structure to support the south-west corner of the "up" platform canopy, new glazed screen and automatic sliding doors to the ticket hall, ramped access from ticket hall to platform, enlarged ticket hall and waiting area. Applicant: Iarnród Éireann.
Location: Tolka Cottage, Old Navan Road, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15. Proposed development: demolish single storey dwelling for a two-storey building for use as a crèche/pre school facility with 25 car-parking spaces and site works. Applicant: Paul Dunne.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: site formerly part of St Joseph's Hospital, Clonsilla, Dublin 15 bounded by the Hansfield Road to the east, the retained St Joseph's Hospital to the north, to the west by the townland of Barberstown and to the south by the Royal Canal corridor. Proposed development: 215 residential units (36 one-beds, 170 two-beds and nine three-beds) in four blocks from four to six storeys. Provision of 280 car-parking spaces with 257 spaces at basement level and 23 at surface level. Site works and landscaping. Applicant: Firth Developments Ltd.
