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AN BORD PLEANÁLA

Location: Windmill site at Digital Hub, Thomas Street, Dublin 8. Proposed development: 269 apartments with offices, retail, restaurant, crèche, gymnasium and associated site works. Application includes alterations and refurbishment of protected structures. Applicant: P Elliot and Co Ltd. Appellant(s): John Cane, P Elliot and Co Ltd, Paul O'Mahony.

Location: John Player House, 276-288 South Circular Road, Dublin 8. Proposed development: office units, 13 retail units, retail supermarket, two restaurants/cafés, school building, crèche, community centre and 484 apartments with all site works. Applicant: Players Square Ltd. Appellant(s): Christopher Dowling, Karl Dowling, Catherine McSweeney, Sean and Anne Doyle, Christopher and Gillian Plockelman, Gavin Lyons, Kay Nugent, Una Sugrue.

Location: Milltown Park, Ranelagh, Dublin 6. Proposed development: demolish single storey nursing home for a two-storey nursing home and a four-storey accommodation building with all ancillary site works. Applicant: The Jesuit House of Studies. Appellant(s): Gwenda McInerney and others, Pat Leahy.

Location: Loughbarn, Skerries, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 30-metre antenna support structure carrying three panel antenna and two transmission link dishes, together with associated equipment container, enclosed within fencing. Applicant: 02 Communications Ltd. Appellant(s): Georgine O'Grady and others, Parents Council Committee.

Location: 7 Limekiln Drive, Terenure, D12. Proposed development: demolish bungalow and garage for six apartments. Applicant: Mr and Mrs Harmon. Appellant(s): Diamuid and Josephine Flood, Audrey and Sheila Simpson.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Bolton Hall (protected structure), Ballyboden Road and 163 Ballyboden Road, Rathfarnham, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish dwelling for 34 residential units with car-parking, new vehicular access and site works. Applicant: Michael Burke and John Staunton (with conditions).

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: former Bank of Ireland site, Clonkeen Road and Kill Lane, Deansgrange, Co Dublin. Proposed development: one-storey ancillary structure on the footing of previously permitted PL06D.206884/D04A/0085 for a bank premises and food discount store and associated works. Applicant: Lidl Ireland.

DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN

Location: Old Wesley Rugby Club, Kilgobbin Lane, Stepaside, Dublin 18. Proposed development: demolish clubhouse and removal of pitches for 281 dwellings, including 52 houses (20 three-bed two-storey houses, three two-bed two-storey houses, three three-bed dormer bungalows, two four-bed two-storey houses and 24 four-bed three-storey houses); 24 duplex units in three three-storey blocks (12 three-bed duplex houses and 12 three-bed duplex apartments); 57 "gateway apartments" in five blocks of four to six storeys (18 one-beds, 38 two-beds and one three-bed); 148 apartments in seven blocks of four to six storeys over semi-basement car-parking (37 one-beds, 98 two-beds and 13 three-beds) with 207 semi-basement car-parking spaces; 228 surface car-parking spaces; associated site development works and landscaping. Applicant: Castlethorn Construction.

Location: Sandyford Gateway at Beacon Court, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Sandyford, Dublin 18. Proposed development: mixed-use scheme at the Sandyford Industrial/Business Estate and a new community building on open space adjoining the Moreen Estate, the reordering of the carriageway, verges and footpaths on Bracken Road. The Sandyford Gateway at Beacon Court development will consist of eight buildings. Building R1: single storey podium building of local and neighbourhood shops, arcade, plant areas and office entrance foyers. Building B1: 12-storey office building. Building R2: single storey podium building with local and neighbourhood shops. Buildings A1-A4: from 14 to 18 storeys and will consist of residential units. Building C: 23 storeys (19 storeys of residential accommodation incorporating a sky garden, leisure facilities and café) over a services transfer floor and two to four-storey podium consisting of health and leisure uses, library, crèche, café/bars/restaurants and podium terrace. The overall floor space will be 121,690sq m (over 1.3 million sq ft). Residential accommodation will comprise of 565 units with three basement levels to include 1,563 car-parking spaces and 900 cycle spaces, associated landscaping and site development works. Applicant: Landmark Developments.

Location: lands at Brighton Road, Leopardstown Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18. Proposed development: 49 detached houses (21 four-beds, seven five-beds and 21 six- beds) ranging in height from two to four storeys. A total of 84 car-parking spaces together with 17 visitor car-parking spaces and all landscaping and associated site development works. Applicant: Castlethorn Construction.

Location: The Old School House, Eblana Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish Old School House building and 3 Eblana Avenue for a mixed-use residential/commercial development. Three-storeys to the block adjacent to 4 Eblana Avenue, four storeys to the block adjacent to rear of 2-9 Marine Road, five storeys to the Harbourmasters Lodge/council office blocks and five storeys plus two setback penthouse levels to the Eblana Avenue blocks. Residential development will consist of 71 apartments (one studio apartment, 12 one-beds, 51 two-beds, and seven three-beds). Provision of 62 car-parking spaces at basement level and 52 spaces at sub-basement level and site development and landscaping works. Applicant: Montana Properties Ltd.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Kilmacud House (protected structure), Upper Kilmacud Road, Stillorgan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish two-storey extension to the house, all outbuildings and metal fire escapes on the original house, concrete flat asphalt roof on the original house and concrete block front wall and gates to Kilmacud Road. Remove basement communal kitchens, laundry and rear stair. Relocate part of service stairs and screens for office under main stairs. Remove some partitions on ground, first and second floor. Refurbish original house to consist of: pitched slate roof; refurbish facade, windows and lantern roof light over stairs; four two-beds, one three-bed and one one-bed; alter west wing to provide a separate townhouse with own-door access, new windows where required to the west facade and a first floor bathroom extension. Erect two new blocks to provide for 16 two/three-bed duplexes and three one-bed units, six two-bed units and seven three-bed units over two basement and surface car-parking area providing 57 car spaces, site works and landscaping. Applicant: Victory Christian Fellowship.

Location: former Softco site, east side of the South County Business Park, off Leopardstown Road, Leopardstown, Dublin 18. Proposed development: aparthotel of three blocks with a four-storey element and rising to 10 storeys at opposite ends of the site and incorporating 177 aparthotel units, a reception area, restaurant/dining area, gym, 197 car-parking spaces, site works and landscaping. Applicant: Edencastle Developments Ltd.

Location: Taney Lawn Tennis Club, Belgravia, 9A Victoria Terrace, Cranford, Taney Park and Lisheen, Taney Park, Dundrum, Dublin 14. Proposed development: demolish three dwelling houses for a nursing home/sheltered accommodation facility comprising three buildings and providing 21 sheltered accommodation units and one three to five-storey block providing 64 nursing home bedrooms, 12 assisted care units and 51 sheltered accommodation units with 138 car-parking spaces at basement level and 14 surface spaces. Applicant: Rector & Select Vestry of Taney Parish.

FINGAL

Location: Stapolin townland, Grange Road, Baldoyle, Dublin 13. Proposed development: 453 residential units, crèche, underground and surface car-parking, civic park, and associated landscaping and works as a further phase in the development of the Baldoyle/Portmarnock Action Plan Lands at Stapolin village. The residential element will consist of seven multi-storey urban blocks, one sector of two-storey semi-detached dwellings and one sector of three-storey terraced dwellings. Applicant: Helsingor Ltd.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Garryknock and Sunday's Well, Carpenterstown Road, Dublin 15. Proposed development: 147 residential units with a crèche in a range of one, two, three and four-storey buildings. The development will comprise of 51 apartments (42 two-beds and nine three-beds) in two four-storey blocks; six six-bedroom detached units; 79 five-bed and five four-bedroom semi-detached units; five five-bedroom and one four-bedroom terrace and end-terrace units; a one and two-storey crèche, site development and landscaping works, including the demolition of two dwellings (Garryknocka and Sunday's Well). Applicant: Cosgrave Developments.

DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL

Location: rear of Russell Court Hotel, 21-25 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2. Proposed development: new five-storey building over basement levels on Camden Place which will be linked to the rear of modern extension at rear of Russell Court Hotel. Proposed extension will consist of a conference and banqueting room, servery and ancillary services at ground floor level, 35 guest bedrooms and ancillary facilities at first, second, third and fourth floor levels with 38 underground car-parking spaces and associated site development works. Applicant: Triglen Holdings Ltd.

Location: 41 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2. Proposed development: change of use of office to members' club to include extension to fire escape stair landing at first and second floor to rear; create fire escape door at first and second floor return; widen pedestrian access in rear boundary wall for fire escape; alter elevation to single storey extension to rear; internal alterations to include new stairs from basement to ground, provision of new toilets at basement, ground, first and second floors, restoration of original front reception room, and new door at second floor of four-storey terraced building which is a protected structure. Applicant: S. Stokes.

Location: 1.13-hectare site comprising the Crosson Open Cars dealership, a Shell petrol filling station and forecourt, and lands to the south of the Shell petrol filling station, all at Newtown, Malahide Road, Dublin 17. Proposed development: development from five to eight storeys with 198 residential units, 6,510sq m (70,073sq ft) of retail accommodation consisting of six retail units; 6,150sq m (66,200sq ft) of office space; 325sq m (3,498sq ft) of crèche accommodation with 422 car-parking spaces at basement level. The development will include the demolition of all structures on the site. Applicant: Deileon Ltd.

Location: 22-23 Cumberland Street South, Dublin 2. Proposed development: demolish two-storey building for a four-storey building with modifications to basement, three office units, four apartments and proposed roof garden complete with single storey access to the roof to include one bike store and apartment/office storage units to the basement complete with access stairs. Two office units to the ground floor, one office unit to the first floor, two two-bedroom apartments to the second and third floors, and new lift accessing all floors. Applicant: Michael McGreevy.

Location: 42 Bolton Street, Dublin 1. Proposed development: demolish four-storey building for a six-storey building comprising storage and toilets at basement level, pub and entrance lobby at ground floor level, bar/lounge at first floor level, one-bedroom apartment at second, third and fourth floors. Applicant: John O'Dolan, Pat Keane and Stephen Mackey.

Location: 126 East Wall Road, East Wall, Dublin 3. Proposed development: demolish two-storey warehouse for a part five-storey, part four-storey apartment development of 26 units, one retail unit and 24 basement car-parking spaces with associated site works. Applicant: Nantwich Ltd.

Location: site bounded to the north by Orchard Lawns, to the south by open space, to the east by Croftwood Crescent and open space, and to the west by Blackditch Road, Cherry Orchard, Dublin 10. Proposed development: 72 two-storey three-bedroom co-operative housing residential development units with associated site development works and landscaping. Applicant: National Association of Building Co-Operatives (NABCO) Society Ltd.

SOUTH DUBLIN

Location: Ballymount Road Lower, Dublin 12. Proposed development: eight retail warehouse units, a garden centre, security office with 274 surface car-parking spaces and associated landscaping and site works. Applicant: Dipcot Holdings Ltd.