A selective guide to developments in your area
AN BORD PLEANÁLA
Appeals
Location: Seapoint Dart Station, Seapoint Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: removal/demolition of station and footbridge for a new building, providing full mobility impaired access. Seapoint Dart Station adjoins a protected structure. Applicant: Iarnród Éireann (Dart upgrade). Appellant(s): Irish Georgian Society.
Location: 43 Rock Road, Blackrock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: change of use from medical consulting rooms to residential with medical consulting use at ground floor and all associated works. Applicant: Patricia McCarthy. Appellant(s): Marie Hynes.
Location: Clearwater shopping centre, Finglas Road, Finglas, Dublin 11. Proposed development: demolish retail unit number three, change of use from retail to car-park to provide 73 car-parking spaces, new path and all associated works. Applicant: Tesco Ireland Ltd. Appellant(s): Ciaran Fitzpatrick.
Location: Dennehy's Cross Bar, Dennehy's Cross, Victoria Cross Road, Magazine Road, Cork. Proposed development: demolish structures for a mixed-use scheme of 163 residential units, retail/commercial with improvements to Dennehy's Cross junction. Applicant: Frinailla Ltd. Appellant(s): Communities for Sustainable Development, Eveline St Leger, David Kidney and Aileen Moriarty, Frinailla Ltd.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Claremont, St Bernard's and Eventide, Claremont Road/Cornelscourt Hill Road, Carrickmines, Dublin 18. Proposed development: refurbish "Claremont" (protected structure) and gate-lodge, construct 14 houses and 36 apartments with associated site works. Applicant: Parkway Partnership (with conditions).
Location: Dolphin Park, Crumlin Road, Dublin 12. Proposed development: clubhouse with car-parking, 103 apartments, a crèche, new access adjacent to Loreto Primary School and all associated works. Applicant: Templeogue Synge Street GAA (with conditions).
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: 9-13 Terenure Road North, Dublin 6W. Proposed development: demolish building for a four-storey building comprising three offices and 10 apartments with basement car-parking. Applicant: Brian Lynch.
SOUTH DUBLIN
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: 7 Liffey Crescent, Liffey Valley Park, Lucan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: conversion of two-storey semi-detached house into a two-storey all day crèche facility. Applicant: Humeera Ali Butt.
Location: Strand Road, Portmarnock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: mixed-use development of four retail units, one office units with café bar, 35 apartments (four one-bedroom apartments, 21 two-bedroom apartments, eight two-bedroom duplexes and two three-bedroom apartments) with 76 car-parking spaces. Applicant: Mannix Smith.
Location: junction of Strand Road and Golf Links Road, Portmarnock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: mixed-use scheme to consist of the demolition of commercial buildings on-site for block one (two storeys) of three retail units, funeral homes and offices. Block two (three storeys) will be a residential block of six two-bedroom apartments and two three-bedroom apartments with 36 car-parking spaces, landscaping and all associated site works. Applicant: T Stafford and Sons Ltd.
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: Weavers Row, Clonsilla, Dublin 15. Proposed development: mixed-use residential and retail scheme comprising the demolition of three houses. Block one will be a foodstore at ground level with three retail service type units at first floor level. Block two will be a four and five-storey apartment block of 100 units (24 one-bedroom, 66 two-bedroom and 10 three-bedroom units) with 233 surface car-parking spaces (133 of which are to service block one and 100 to service block two), all landscape, boundary treatment and site development works. Applicant: Aldi Stores Ltd.
DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN
APPLICATIONS
Location: Glenamuck and Knockenree, Brennanstown Road, Druid House, Lehaunstown Lane, Cabinteely, Dublin 18. Proposed development: residential scheme of 119 units (107 apartments and 12 duplexes in three blocks (19 one-bedroom, 78 two-bedroom, 13 three-bedroom units and nine four-bedroom units) ranging from two to eight storeys. The development involves the demolition of Knockenree House, Druid House and all structures/sheds in the former walled garden facing onto Lehaunstown Lane to the north of the site and an adjacent glasshouse. The proposal includes the provision of 262 car-parking spaces with 248 spaces at basement level and 14 spaces at surface level. Applicant: Benreef Ltd.
Location: site of Former Texaco petrol filling station, east of Cabinteely Park, Bray Road, Cabinteely, Dublin 18. Proposed development: mixed-use development of 10 two-bedroom and five three-bedroom apartments in a three-storey plus penthouse block with two retail units and 15 car-parking spaces, site developments works and landscaping. Applicant: Neil Monahan.
Location: Dangan, Glenamuck Road, Carrickmines, Dublin 18. Proposed development: demolish dwelling for 30 apartments (one one-bedroom, 20 two-bedroom and nine three-bedroom units) in two three-storey buildings with underground car-parking for 52 cars. Applicant: Dan McInerney.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: 15 Castle Street, Dalkey, Co Dublin (Old Tramyard). Proposed development: demolish warehouses (former tram sheds) and associated buildings for 23 apartments and a commercial/retail space in three three-storey blocks arranged around an open courtyard with basement car-parking for 29 cars. Applicant: J and P Monaghan and R Sheils.
Location: Santa Maria, Cunningham Road, Dalkey, Co Dublin. Proposed development: convert two-storey coach-house adjoining Santa Maria to separate two-bedroom plus study dwelling including internal and external modifications to coach-house, the closing of the internal ground floor opening between the coach-house and Santa Maria, two single storey extensions to the coach-house and all ancillary site development works. Applicant: Otranto Properties Ltd.
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL
APPLICATIONS
Location: 18 Rathfarnham Road, Dublin 6W. Proposed development: demolish building of Newspapers Print Works over part basement area and associated three-storey offices for a mixed-use development of 95 apartments, retail and office space. Residential element consists of 34 one-bedroom, 50 two-bedroom, one two-bedroom with study and 10 three-bedroom apartments in seven blocks with 127 car-parking spaces at basement level. Applicant: Verdon Hall Ltd.
Location: Goose Tavern car-park at junction of Calderwood Road and Sion Hill Road, off Griffith Avenue, Drumcondra, Dublin 9. Proposed development: three-storey residential extension block over basement of 14 apartments (10 two-bedroom and four one-bedroom apartments), one commercial unit and basement parking for 23 cars. Applicant: Robbie O'Brien.
Location: 11 Rathfarnham Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W. Proposed development: demolish all single storey structures for a four-storey building with one office unit at ground floor level with basement store, 14 apartments (13 two-bedroom and one three-bedroom units) at first, second and third floor levels. A single level basement provides 14 car-parking spaces and plant/storage areas. Applicant: Niall O'Farrell Blacktie Ltd.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Father Matthew Hall (protected structure), 131-135 Church Street, Dublin 7. Proposed development: change of use to a single office unit with associated alterations, renovations and refurbishment works to include the conservation of the building, its proscenium arch, exposed roof structure, cast-iron columns and other significant features. External works include the redesign of the main entrance onto Church Street, the installation of roof lights within the roof panelling system and within the fly tower and other minor alterations. This application differs from a previous application granted (Ref: 2951/03) which was to sub-divide the building into two individual office units. Applicant: H A Crosbie, Crosbie Property.
Location: site on the Malahide Road adjacent to the hotel and apartment buildings at City Junction Business Park, Northern Cross, Malahide Road, Dublin 17. Proposed development: permission for development on a site with an area of 11,111sq m (1.1 hectares) located immediately to the rear of block eight (permitted under Reg Ref: 2538/05) which is located on the Malahide Road and consists of a new urban block (block nine) comprising a five-storey structure to accommodate 100 apartments (24 one-bedroom, 72 two-bedroom and four three-bedroom units) above ground floor level; 13 retail/service units at ground floor level to accommodate use such as retail, professional/financial services and medical/health services; provision of car-parking spaces at basement and street level. Applicant: Spectrum Developments Ltd.
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: 68-72 East Road, East Wall, Dublin 3. Proposed development: demolish workshop/warehouse structure including all boundary walls for 18 apartments (two one-bedroom, 10 two-bedroom and six two-bedroom duplex units) with retail/commercial space and basement car-parking for 19 cars. All access and exits to the apartments, retail/commercial space and car-park area provided from East Road. Residential block along East Road of five to six storeys. Applicant: Brian O'Farrell.
Location: Saint Pancras Works, Mount Tallant Avenue, Terenure, Dublin 6W. Proposed development: demolish all structures on site for 206 residential units and a crèche arranged in six residential blocks of three to six storeys. Basement car-parking with 261 spaces, 206 cycle parking spaces, refuse storage, and 34 car-parking spaces are at surface level. Boundary wall to be partly removed along Harold's Cross Road to facilitate the widening of the footpath and the provision of a new public open space with an area of 0.1155 hectares. Applicant: Mount Tallant Properties Ltd.
Location: 648 South Circular Road (Esso Garage), Kilmainham, Dublin 8. Proposed development: demolish Esso Garage and associated outbuildings for a mixed-use building of 15 residential units and a retail unit with 11 basement car-parking spaces and four surface parking spaces. Applicant: Vincent Thornton, Edward Thornton.
Location: 17 & 18 Long's Place, 9a Pim Street, Dublin 8. Proposed development: demolish 17 and 18 Long's Place and 9a Pim Street for a courtyard apartment development of 25 units with 10 basement car-parking spaces. Applicant: Brian Morgan.
Location: 6, 6a and 7 Pim Street, Dublin 8. Proposed development: demolish 6 and 7 Pim Street for a six-storey apartment development of 25 units with 10 car-parking spaces. Applicant: Tom Jones.
