A selective guide to developments in your area.
PLEANALA
APPEALS
Location: 40-49 Mespil Road and 1 Burlington Road, D4. Proposed development: demolish existing building and erect a new six-storey office building with 70 car-parking and 140 cycle spaces, signage, boundary treatments, pedestrian routes and associated site works. Applicant: Pageflyer Limited. Appellant(s): Lee Hotels, c/o R L Kidney, John Finnegan.
Location: 3-6 Anglesea Street, 12-15 and part of 16 Cope Street, Temple Bar, D2. Proposed development: redevelopment of Bloom's Hotel and associated works (3 Anglesea Street is a protected structure). Applicant: John Cullen and Joseph Reyes, Campbell O'Connor Solicitors, Graphic Studio Gallery, An Taisce.
Location: Grove House, Hainault Road, Foxrock, D18. Proposed development: construct a single-storey gate-lodge with one car parking space, access driveway and erection of fence. Applicant: Maurice and Theresa Leahy. Appellant(s): Foxrock Area Development Limited.
Location: Curragh Racecourse, The Curragh, Co Kildare. Proposed development: erect a 72-bedroom hotel and part demolition of the West Stand of the Curragh Racecourse. Applicant: Trustees of Turf Club. Appellant(s): Geraldine MacCann, Percy Podger, Friends of the Curragh Environment.
Location: The Curragh Racecourse, The Curragh, Co Kildare. Proposed development: re-alignment of R413 road through the Curragh Racecourse. Applicant: Trustees of the Turf Club. Appellant(s): Gerald MacCann, Dermot Weld, Percy Podger, Friends of the Curragh Environment.
Location: Buckley House, Parson Street, Maynooth, Co Kildare. Proposed development: demolish five outbuildings, restoration and change of use. Applicant: Tusker Property Holdings. Appellant(s): Emmet Stagg.
Location: 4 Bath Avenue, Sandymount, D4. Proposed development: demolish existing building and replace with three-storey building to include apartment at first floor, retail shop at ground level and all associated works. Applicant: Michael and Ann Kevany. Appellant(s): Martina Quirke
Location: Mill Walk, Belturbet, Co Cavan. Proposed development: erect 57 residential units, and the conversion and extension of former rectory (protected structure) for use as a hotel. Applicant: Seamus Fitzpatrick and Peter Maguire. Appellant(s): Oliver Donohoe, An Taisce, Irish Georgian Society, Tony and Eileen Higgins, Elizabeth and Michael McGinley, Bridie Donohue, Belturbet Concerned Residents Association, Patrick and Eileen Galligan.
Location: Ballybannon, Milford, Co Carlow. Proposed development: facility for loading beet onto trains for onward transport to Mallow. Applicant: Irish Sugar Limited. Appellant(s): Eoghan and Fiona Johnson, Marie and Teresa Hennessy, Dan Morrissey (IRL) Limited, Edward Dermody, Elizabeth Hayes, Michael J O'Leary.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Glaxo-Smith-Kline site, junction Grange Road/Stonemasons Way, Rathfarnham, D16. Proposed development: demolish industrial premises and erect a neighbourhood centre with discount foodstore, five retail units, sports club, parking and associated site works. Applicant: Lidl Ireland Gmbh (with revised conditions).
Location: Laragh, Co Wicklow. Proposed development: craft and retail store with restaurant. Applicant: Blarney Woollen Mills (with revised conditions).
Location: St Senans Church, Kilrush, Co Clare. Proposed development: conservation, repair, redecoration and alterations of the interior of St Senan's Church (a protected structure). Applicant: Fr Michael Sheedy (with conditions).
Location: 2 Aideen Place, Terenure, D6w. Proposed development: demolish existing warehouse buildings and construct seven terraced houses. Applicant: D T and A Flood (with revised conditions).
SOUTH DUBLIN
APPLICATIONS
Location: Adamstown Court, Adamstown Road, Lucan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: erect 17-bedroom guest-house in two three-storey blocks to the east and west side of River Griffeen with connecting bridge at second floor level,17 surface car-parking spaces and associated site works. Applicant: Sean and Catherine Geary.
Location: Greenacres House, Firhouse Road, Templeogue, D16. Proposed development: demolish existing two-storey dwelling and outbuildings and construct three-storey apartment block with 20 apartments (four one-bedroom and four two-bedroom units on ground floor, six one-bedroom and two two-bedroom units on first floor and four two-bedroom units on second floor) with 30 car-parking spaces, landscaping and associated site development works. Applicant: Paul & Mary Joyce
Location: Raheen House & Raheen Cottage, Old Nangor Road, Clondalkin, D22. Proposed development: demolish two houses and all associated outbuildings, redevelop residential site, relocating existing vehicular site access from public road, erect 18 two-bedroom apartment units in two separate three-storey blocks (one with six units, one with 12), 26 car-parking spaces and all associated site works. Applicant: Bridget Nolan and Niall Nolan.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: The Bungalow, Nangor Road, Clondalkin, D22. Proposed development: demolish existing bungalow and construct a two-storey building comprising two retail units at ground floor level and offices at first floor level. Applicant: Mr Alan Boggins.
DUNLAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN
APPLICATIONS
Location: University College Dublin, Research Development Centre, Belfield, D4. Proposed development: erect two-storey academic office building comprising offices, meeting rooms and atrium display area to accommodate the new research development centre. Applicant: UCD buildings and services department.
Location: former post office building, Main Street, Blackrock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: change of use from post office to retail use on the lower ground floor, restaurant use on the first and proposed second floor of a pavilion building and office use on the first and proposed second floor of the main front building. The demolition of the existing two-storey post office sorting office to the rear of the site. The extension of the existing lower ground floor to the boundary of the site to the rear. The construction of a two-storey glazed pavilion with terraces, provision of a lift and new stair core to serve the proposed commercial unit on the lower ground floor and the proposed office unit on the first and proposed second floor of the main front building. Applicant: Mr Bryan Cullen and Mr Bryan Moloney.
Location: Monkstown Mansion, Monkstown Farm, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: mixed-use residential-cum-commercial development to consist of 49 one, two and three-bedroom apartments and one commercial unit in four blocks - one two/three-storey block, one three-storey block, one four-storey block and one three/five-storey block with 54 underground car spaces and 10 surface car spaces. Applicant: Millanridge Limited.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Wynnsward Park, Clonskeagh, D14. Proposed development: erect 15 dwellings including three detached five-bedroom houses, seven four-bedroom terraced houses and one five-bedroom end-of-terrace house, four two-bedroom duplex apartments and 27 car-parking spaces. Applicant: Abbey Building Contractors.
Location: 6/7 Lower Georges Street (rear of), fronting Brocks Lane, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish existing single-storey laundry building and build four-storey apartment block containing nine apartments (two one-bed and seven two-bedroom units) with nine car-parking spaces at ground level. Applicant: Brian Durkan & Co Limited.
Location: 4 Harolds Grange Road, Rathfarnham, D16. Proposed development: erect five one-bedroom and 10 two-bedroom apartments in two blocks with basement car-parking. Applicant: Brian Kavanagh and Mary Taffe.
FINGAL
APPLICATIONS
Location: site bounded by Malahide Road, Balgriffin Cottages and the newly-constructed Parkside Boulevard Roadway at Balgriffin, Co Dublin. Proposed development: erect an apartment development to consist of three separate three, four and five-storey buildings containing 149 apartments (16 one-bed, 122 two-bed and 11 three-bed units) with private and communal open space, surface car-parking for 19 spaces and 262 underground car-parking spaces with associated site works. Applicant: Glenstown Developments Limited.
Location: corner Church Road and Brackenstown Road, Swords, Co Dublin. Proposed development: erect a four-storey over basement plus penthouse level building to comprise nine one-bedroom, 24 two-bedroom and seven three-bedroom apartments with 40 car-parking spaces and associated site works. Applicant: Gerard Gannon.
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: 30 & 32 North Street, Swords, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish two existing houses and all associated outbuildings and erect a four-storey building to comprise two retail units at ground level and offices on first, second and third floor level with ground level parking for 34 cars to rear and one three and five two-bedroom duplex apartments over car-park. Applicant: Gillen Construction Limited
Location: Lismore, Coolock Lane, D9. Proposed development: demolish existing house and outbuilding and erect a three-storey building comprising retail at ground floor level, three residential duplex units at first and second floor level, six car spaces to the front of the building and a communal residential garden to the north of the duplexes at first floor level. Applicant: Sensei Technologies Limited
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL
APPLICATIONS
Location: Gonzaga College, Sandford Road, Ranelagh, D6. Proposed development: 3,909sq m (42,076sq ft) extension to existing college with two-storey lecture theatre, projection room, dining hall, 11 classrooms, two kitchens, green rooms, offices, toilets, changing rooms, weights training room, art gallery and exhibition area, computer room, social area, control room and creation of new internal road, 27 cars. Applicant: Patrick Potts (school headmaster)
Location: Rathmines swimming pool, Rathmines Road, D6. Proposed development:Demolish swimming pool and build new civic space, combined sports, leisure and residential building and childcare building and new public park.The proposal is for 46 residential units. Plans and particulars of the proposed development may be inspected until October 13th. Applicant: Dublin City Council
Location: Former cone and wafer premises, corner of Shannon Terrace and Old Kilmainham, D8. Proposed development: demolition of light industrial building and offices and build three and four-storey building with 14 apartments and communal play space for children at third floor on the northern side of the site and two-storey building at southern part of the site with a two-bed apartment, roof garden, shop on the ground floor and 15 surface car-parking spaces. Applicant: Irish Cone and Wafer Manufacturing.
Location: National College of Art and Design, 104-109 Thomas Street (including a fire station, a protected structure), D8. Proposed development: demolition of 113sq m (1,216sq ft) of existing single-storey building, partial demolition of rear of 104-109 Thomas Street with internal alterations and repairs and construction of three-storey building to side and rear of 104-109 Thomas Street. Accommodation will include lecture theatres, gallery space and administrative offices. Applicant: National College of Art and Design.
Location: Dublin Zoological Gardens, Phoenix Park, D8. Proposed development: new single-storey elephant house on site of existing elephant house with indoor elephant area, feed preparation, feed storage and sheltered viewing area with mezzanine level, keeper room and toilet and plant room. Applicant: The Zoological Society of Ireland.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: junction of Charlemont Road, 27-28 Victoria Villas, Clontarf, D3. Proposed development: demolition of 27 and 28 Victoria Villas and construction of 19 apartment units in one three-storey block and underground car-parking with 33 spaces. Applicant: Paul Dufficy & Co
Location: Marino Institute of Education, Griffith Avenue, Marino, D3. Proposed Development: Tri-Province centre with residential/administration/archive development in two buildings around a courtyard. Applicant: The Congregation of Christian Brothers.
