A selective guide to developments in your area

AN BORD PLEANÁLA - APPEALS

Location: Santa Maria (protected structure), 13 Cunningham Road, Dalkey, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 24 dwellings with car-parking and associated services. Applicant: Otranto Properties Ltd. Appellant(s): Dalkey Community Council, Rory McCann and Mary Murphy.

Location: Weston Aerodrome, Leixlip, Co Kildare. Proposed development: temporary use of lands as park-and-ride facility from September 19th to 24th for Ryder Cup. Applicant: Ryder Cup Ltd. Appellant(s): Helena Butler.

Location: junction of Abbey Street and Church Street, Howth, Co Dublin. Proposed development: mixed-use scheme of offices, retail units, eight apartments, three duplexes and 15 car-parking spaces. Applicant: William Lacy. Appellant(s): Dougal Cousins, Deirdre I Lacey.

Location: Ladywell, Corrybeg, Templeogue Road, Dublin 6W. Proposed development: demolish house for 20 apartments with 44 car-parking spaces and ancillary works. Applicant: Caldercourt Ltd. Appellant(s): Katherine and Laurence Halpin, Sarah and Paddy Finnegan.

Location: 40-42 Hill Street, Dublin 1. Proposed development: demolish all structures on site for 35 dwellings and one retail unit in three blocks with site works. Applicant: Sini Holdings Ltd. Appellant(s): Tom and Adelaide McKeown, Headfort Court Management Company Ltd, Sini Holdings Ltd.

Location: 85-87 Main Street, Swords, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish commercial building for a part three-storey, part four-storey commercial office building with access and car-parking. Applicant: William McGrane. Appellant(s): Bridget Reilly, Bernie O'Donoghue.

Location: Grange and Adare, Adare Manor, Adare, Co Limerick. Proposed development: demolish two dwellings for 100-bed in-patient hospital with car-parking and associated site works. Applicant: Adare Partners LP. Appellant(s): John Paul Lennon & Co.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Killincarrig, Delgany, Co Wicklow. Proposed development: six three-storey apartment blocks with a total of 94 apartments with a crèche, car-parking and open space. Applicant: Tower Homes Development (with revised conditions).

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: Corballis Cottage, Old Airport Road, Cloghran, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish house for a three-storey building for bank/office use with all associated site works and treatment system. Applicant: Hall, Ryan and McGuirke Partnership.

DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN - APPLICATIONS

Location: site of 0.23 hectares (0.57 acres) at the Old Tramyard, 15 Castle Street, Dalkey, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish warehouses and associated buildings for 23 apartments (four one-beds and 19 two-beds) and a commercial/retail space in three three-storey blocks arranged around an open courtyard. Commercial/retail space of 149.4sq m (1,608sq ft), 29 basement car-parking spaces, landscaping and associated site works. Applicant: J & P Monaghan and R Sheils.

Location: site of 2.08 hectares at Heidelberg, Knockrabo, bounded by Salzburg, Salamanca and Heidelberg to the north, Ardilea Downs to the east, reservation for South Eastern Motorway/Sandyford interchange to the south and Charlton Lawn/Hollywood Drive to the west, Goatstown, Dublin 14. Proposed development: residential scheme of 129 units (103 apartments and 26 houses) with crèche. Apartments in six blocks with four one-beds, 68 two-beds, 27 three-beds and four three-bed duplexes. Block one: five storeys with 19 units and a crèche at ground floor level. Block two: four storeys with 14 units. Block three: four storeys with eight apartments. Block four: six storeys with 29 apartments. Block five: six storeys with 14 units. Block six: two to four storeys with 15 units. Provision of 212 car-parking spaces (56 surface spaces and 156 at basement) and 117 basement cycle spaces. Applicant: O'Malley Construction Company Ltd.

Location: Block 1, Deansgrange Business Park, Deansgrange Road, Blackrock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: change of use from office to fitness centre operating as "Curves". Applicant: Featherweight Ltd.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Cherrywood Science & Technology Park, Loughlinstown, Co Dublin. Proposed development: four-storey mixed-use building with retail units, juice bar, wine bar/restaurant, sandwich bar and coffee shop (all on ground floor). Fitness centre on first floor and second floor with 25-metre pool and sun terrace on first floor level and leisure/entertainment centre on third floor level. Applicant: Cherrywood Science and Technology Park Ltd.

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: Ballinteer Lodge, Ballinteer Road, Dundrum, Dublin 14. Proposed development: demolish Ballinteer Lodge, detached swimming pool and garage for 33 apartments (seven three-beds and 26 two-beds) in six attached three-storey blocks. Applicant: J Monaghan.

SOUTH DUBLIN - APPLICATIONS

Location: Swiftbrook, Saggart, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 144 residential units (18 two-bed apartments, 60 two-bed duplexes, 60 three-bed duplexes and six four-bed three storey houses) with 203 car-parking spaces, site development and landscaping works. Applicant: William Neville & Sons Construction Ltd.

Location: site of 3.3 hectares on lands bounded by Adamstown Avenue to the north and east, permitted primary schools (SDZ06A/2) and future secondary school to the south, and future development lands to the west in townlands of Finnstown and Adamstown, Lucan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 173 dwellings (57 two-beds and 116 three-beds) in a mix of houses, apartments and duplexes, ranging from two to four storeys with 222 car-parking spaces. Applicant: Castlethorn Construction.

Location: site on the Edmondstown Road, Rathfarnham, Co Dublin (formerly known as "Reckitt and Sons Ltd is presently a chemical plant trading as Chemserve Ltd). Proposed development: change of use from industrial to residential. Demolish single storey garage building and steel water tank, refurbish principal mill building to provide 18 two-bed apartments. Refurbish ancillary mill building to provide three two-bed apartments. Retain the existing "Reckitt" facade on Edmondstown Road. Partial demolition of the factory building and replace with a three/four/five-storey building with 34 two-bed apartments and one one-bed apartment. New three/four-storey building on Edmondstown Road to provide six two-bed units and one one-bed unit - a total of 62 apartments with 96 car-parking spaces. Applicant: David Black.

Location: Greenacres House, Firhouse Road, Templeogue, Dublin 16. Proposed development: demolish dwelling and outbuildings for a three-storey apartment block of 12 apartments, three four-bed detached houses, 21 car-parking spaces, landscaping and all site development works. Applicant: Paul and Mary Joyce.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: The Creek Pitch and Putt, Rockbrook, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14. Proposed development: demolish two houses for two detached four-bed houses, replacement golf clubhouse, car-parking spaces and associated site works. Applicant: Jean Walsh - The Creek Pitch & Putt.

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: 1 & 2 Wellington Cottages and site, between 1 Wellington Cottages and 45 Wellington Lane, Dublin 6W. Proposed development: demolish cottages and filling station for three four-storey apartment buildings of 33 two-beds and four one-beds over basement car-parking and all associated landscaping works. Applicant: Curved Space Ltd.

Location: 3 St Anne's Terrace, Rathcoole, Co Dublin. Proposed development: four own-door two-bed apartments in one two-storey block with seven car-parking spaces and all site works. Applicant: Gerard Reid.

Location: on a site fronted by Brook Lane, Rush, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish bungalow and outbuildings for 92 residential units (59 three-bed 2.5-storey houses, five four-bed houses and 28 apartments) with 174 car-parking spaces and site development works. Applicant: Carroll Estates Ltd.

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: site bounded to the north by St Mochtas Estate, to the west by Diswellstown Road, and to the south by the Royal Canal and the Dublin-Sligo rail line at Porterstown, Clonsilla, Dublin 15. Proposed development: amend residential development (Reg Ref 02A/0358) by omitting 131 dwellings for a four, five and six-storey apartment block of 210 units (resulting in an overall increase of 79 units). Reconfigure and extend underground car-park (Reg Ref 02A/0358) for a single underground car-park of 277 spaces; providing 106 surface car-parking spaces and two landscaped courtyards. Applicant: Kimpton Vale Ltd.

DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL - APPLICATIONS

Location: former CIÉ lands at Carnlough Road, off the New Cabra Road, Cabra, Dublin 7. Proposed development: demolish 2 & 4 Carlough Road for 402 residential units (333 apartments, 61 duplexes and eight terraced houses), a crèche, two retail units and civic centre, with 539 basement car-parking spaces and 72 surface car-parking spaces, 363 basement cycle spaces and 39 surface cycle spaces, landscaping and site development works. Applicant: Niall Molloy.

Location: Grove Industrial Estate, Grove Road, Finglas, Dublin 11. Proposed development: permission for a one, three and four-storey development of 60 residential units in two blocks with 92 car-parking spaces and 96 cycle spaces at basement level, landscaping and all site development works. Applicant: Gerard Morgan.

Location: bottom of The Hill Bar, Main Street and Ballygall Road, Finglas, Dublin 11. Proposed development: demolish bar and restaurant for a mixed-use scheme of a six-storey building comprising medical centre on fourth and fifth floors over 39 single level apartments on three storeys (26 two-beds, eight one-beds and five three-beds) over four ground floor retail units and basement car-parking for 116 cars. Applicant: Frank Gleeson.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: 4 White Friars, Aungier Street, Dublin 2. Proposed development: change of use from office development to medical centre to include new shop front and signage to front elevation at ground floor level. Applicant: Irish Welcome Tours.

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: The Inn in the Park, 174, 176, 178, 180 Harolds Cross Road, Dublin 6. Proposed development: demolish pub and two adjoining buildings for a three and four-storey building comprising a ground floor licensed premises and two retail units, 19 apartments (16 two-beds and three one-beds), three roof terraces and basement car-parking for 23 cars and 30 cycle spaces and all associated site works. Applicant: Malacca Inns Ltd.

Location: Texaco station on corner of Drimnagh Road and Slievebloom Road adjacent to 88 Drimnagh Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12. Proposed development: demolish service station for 31 apartments (nine one-beds, 20 two-beds and two three-beds) over four ground floor retail units with 36 basement car-parking spaces and all associated site works. Applicant: Phonsie Miley and Pat Mangan.