A selective guide to developments in your area
AN BORD PLEANÁLA
APPEALS
Location: Clarence Hotel, 6-8 Wellington Quay, 6-8 Essex Street East, 9-12 Wellington Quay and 9 Essex Street, Dublin 2 (a protected structure). Proposed development: extension to existing hotel. Applicant: Brushfield Limited. Appellant(s): Richard Coffey.
Location: Ancrum, Harold's Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16. Proposed development: demolish existing dwelling and construct 38 residential units and associated site works. Applicant: Tom McDonald. Appellant(s): John B Gibson, Pine Valley Residents Association.
Location: 2 Aideen Place, Terenure, Dublin 6W. Proposed development: demolition of existing warehouse buildings and construct seven terraced houses. Applicant: D T & A Floor. Appellant(s): Silverstone Designs.
Location: 694 Howth Road, Dublin 5. Proposed development: erect 16 apartments in a three-storey block and six terraced houses and associated site works. Applicant: E Farrelly. Appellant(s): Ann-Marie Loughran and others, E Farrelly.
Location: 4, 4a and 4b, Temple Lane North and Parnell Business Centre, Dublin 1. Proposed development: demolish existing buildings and construct a mixed-use residential/media-related development in five, four and three-storey building. Applicant: Albion Properties. Appellant(s): Charles Gillard.
Location: 26 and 28 Mount Merrion Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: erect three houses and two apartments. Applicant: Michael Gibson. Appellant(s): Sydney Avenue Residents Group.
Location: Castleknock Community Centre, Laurel Lodge Road, Castleknock, Dublin 15. Proposed development: music teaching centre. Applicant: Patrick and Eileen Brogan. Appellant(s): Kieran O'Neill and others.
Location: Ballyviniter Lower, Mallow, Co Cork. Proposed development: erect 193 houses, crèche, erection of site boundary wall, two new site entrances and ancillary site works. Applicant: O'Flynn Construction Limited. Appellant(s): Bobby Willis.
Location: Fruithall, Graiguecullen, Co Laois. Proposed development: erect 567 houses. Applicant: Clayborne Properties Limited. Appellant(s): Edward and Myra McGrath.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Ardmore, Rochestown Road, Passage West, Co Cork. Proposed development: erect 347 houses and 249 apartments/duplex apartments, roundabouts and reserved sites for nursing home and two crèches. Applicant: O'Brien and O'Flynn Limited (with revised conditions).
Location: Castleland, Kilsough North, Balbriggan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: erect 442 houses, local service centre comprising five retail units, a crèche, health care facility and pub. Applicant: Joe Wade (with conditions).
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: Donacarney Great and Betaghstown townlands, Donacarney Road, Bettystown, Co Meath. Proposed development: erect 227 houses, ancillary works and the reservation of a site for a crèche. Applicant: Mycete Homes Limited.
FINGAL
APPLICATIONS
Location: Swords Road, Cloghran, Swords, Co Dublin. Proposed development: erect a 100--bed hotel to include a 200-seat restaurant, bar and conference facilities with 272 car-parking spaces. The hotel and conference facility will range in height from three to four storeys. Erect six all-weather tennis courts, five all-weather playing pitches and one all-weather hockey pitch and a sports administrative centre served by 58 car-parking spaces. Applicant: Swords Cloghran Properties Limited.
Location: 17-18 West Pier, Howth, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish single storey building to the south-west of the site and construct a new two-storey building comprising a restaurant on two floors with outdoor terrace at first floor, kitchens, offices and ancillary facilities. Retention and refurbishment of existing ground floor of shop and fish processing plant. Applicant: Ivan Beshoff Limited.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Hollystown village, Ratoath Road, adjacent to Hollystown Golf Course, Dublin 15. Proposed development: erect 59 dwellings comprising 22 four-bed two-storey detached units and 37 three-bed two-storey terraced units, a new access road from Ratoath Road and all associated site works. Applicant: Twinlite Developments Limited.
Location: Milverton Demesne and Home Farm, Skerries, Co Dublin. Proposed development: erect an integrated tourism / recreational facility on a site of 437.5 acres. The development will consist of the demolition of two houses comprising Milverton House and a single storey cottage, and erect a hotel comprising of 100 two-bed suites and 50 bedrooms with restaurant, bars, leisure, 25-metre pool/gym and spa treatment rooms, function and conference facilities in three blocks comprising four storeys over basement. Also two 18-hole golf courses; a nine-hole putting course and short game academy; a golf clubhouse, 23 houses, 20 two/three-bed houses; a golf course/estate maintenance building . The conversion of existing Home Farm buildings (protected structures) to stables/livery yard, administration, reception and canteen facilities. Conversion of stables, outbuildings and walled garden of Milverton House (protected structure) to provide a craft centre and a tennis academy with changing facilities and restaurant. The conversion of five gate-lodges from residential for use as offices, . Conversion of existing two-storey outbuildings to provide staff accommodation and offices (protected structure). The removal of lean-to cattle shed (protected structure) to accommodate car-parking for 617 cars and six coach spaces. Applicant: Tamorbrick Limited.
Location: Cruiserath and Hollywoodrath, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15. Proposed development: hotel development consisting of 124 bedrooms in a six-storey block with 417 car-parking spaces and four coach bays, site development and landscaping works. Applicant: Cobalt Developments Limited.
DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN
APPLICATIONS
Location: Rosalgo, Church Road, Killiney, Co Dublin. Proposed development: erect three two-storey detached houses to the rear of Rosalgo with access from existing approved lane at Grove Lodge on to the public road. Applicant: Mike Ormond.
Location: The Old Schoolhouse and 3 Eblana Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: erect a mixed-use development varying from three to seven storeys in height to include 77 apartments, offices, retail/offices, private club and 121 car-parking spaces. Applicant: Montana Properties Limited.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: MC O'Sullivan Building, Ashurst, Mount Merrion Avenue, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish existing three-storey office block and erect 45 apartments (12 one-bed, 32 two-bed and one three-bed) in a five-storey block. Applicant: Archway Holdings Limited.
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: site on Annaville Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: erect 21 apartments in two blocks. Block A will consist of six apartments in part two and part three-storeys and Block B will consist of 15 two-bedroom apartments in three-storey blocks with 27 car-parking spaces. Applicant: D O'Donnell.
SOUTH DUBLIN
APPLICATIONS
Location: Unit 1, Whitestown Business Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24. Proposed development: change of use of existing warehouse to children's indoor adventure play area, together with alterations to existing premises. Applicant: Adventure World.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Bewleys Hotel, Newlands Cross, Naas Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22. Proposed development: construct a single storey extension to comprise of office, canteen toilets and extended beer store. Applicant: Newland Cross Hotel Limited.
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: 7 Bohernabreena Cottages, Tallaght, Dublin 24. Proposed development: erect four three-bedroom detached bungalows and two three-bedroom semi-detached bungalows with new estate road and public footpaths which exit onto Allenton Drive for development on the site. Applicant: Cornelius Brennan.
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL
APPLICATIONS
Location: Lower Level, POD/Redbox, Old Harcourt Street Station, Hatch Street, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2. Proposed development: retention of change of use from retail wine store to nightclub ancillary facilities incorporating a ladies toilet and fire escape route at ground level; mens toilets and store at mezzanine level in vault three (lower level). Applicant: John Reynolds.
Location: 5 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2. Proposed development: demolition and removal of the existing single storey over basement building and associated walls and fabric and to extend the St Stephen's Green Hotel (at corner of Harcourt Street and Cuffe Street) onto this site. The development consists of a new six-storey building over ground and new basement to include 27 additional hotel bedrooms, two meeting rooms, a retail unit, a first floor glazed link to existing hotel and all associated site and drainage works. Numbers 3 and 4 Harcourt Street, which form part of the existing hotel, and number 6 Harcourt Street which adjoins the development are protected structures. Applicant: Persian Properties Ltd
Location: Redcourt Oaks, Seafield Road East, Clontarf, Dublin 3. Proposed development: construct a three-storey apartment block containing six two-bedroom apartments and three one-bedroom apartments with eight car-parking spaces at ground level and associated site works. Applicant: Hugh McGreevy & Sons.
Location: 17a Berkeley Street, Dublin 1. Proposed development: demolish existing derelict building and erect eight apartments comprising of five one-bed units and three two-bed units. Applicant: JC Decaux.
Location: Department of Education & Science (protected structure), Marlborough Street, Dublin 1. Proposed development: erect two internal stairways, located at the south side of office block number one, to provide access from ground floor level to an existing paved area at lower ground floor level, together with associated site works. Applicant: The Commissioners of Public Works.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: 35-39 Ushers Quay and 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 10 Usher Street, Dublin 8. Proposed development: permission for a mixed-use development to consist of the demolition of buildings and erection of 101 apartments (43 one-bedroom units and 58 two-bedroom units), an office building, three ground floor office units with 105 basement car-parking spaces. Applicant: P Elliott & Company Limited.
Location: 133 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2. Proposed development: development to comprise the retention and completion of revisions to development previously permitted under planning permission (Reg Ref 2409/01). The revisions sought provide for replacement of permitted leisure centre use at basement with restaurant/wine bar; change of use of retail and office at ground floor with retail and restaurant; and change of use of office use at first and second floors with restaurant use. Applicant: Paddy Kelly.
Location: 11-17 Exchequer Street, Dublin 2. Proposed development: change of use from telephone exchange and offices to a food and wine retail outlet, restaurant and associated offices. The proposal will consist of the refurbishment and minor alterations to the existing building comprising of works changing the existing basement and ground floor telephone exchange to a food and wine retail outlet, the existing first floor exchange to a restaurant and to retain office use and to provide new associated accommodation for the premises to the second and third floors. Applicant: Fallon & Byrne Limited.
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: 104a, part 105-106 & 107-115 Dorset Street Upper & 65-70 Wellington Street Lower, Dublin 1. Site is bounded by Dorset Street Upper, Wellington Street Lower and Paradise Place, Dublin 1. Proposed development: mixed-use residential / commercial development on a site of former Esso showroom, service yards and other buildings (to be demolished). Development of 149 residential units (two three-beds, 85 two-beds and 61 one-beds), four retail units, five workshop units and 139 car-parking spaces. Applicant: Barina Construction Ltd.
