A selective guide to developments in your area
AN BORD PLEANÁLA
APPPEALS
Location: 24A Wesley Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6. Proposed development: demolish Kingdom Hall (Church) for a two-storey building with classrooms and attic classroom with three dormer windows for use as Kingdom Hall (church) of Jehovahs Witness for religious assembly/education. Applicant: Rathgar Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. Appellant(s): Rathgar Residents Association, Wesley Road Residents.
Location: 50-64 Quarry Road, Cabra, Dublin 7. Proposed development: demolish industrial unit, entrance pillars and access gate and construct 64 dwellings in a five-storey block. Applicant: Murray Partnership. Appellant(s): Martin O'Leary.
Location: Mountain View Inn, former Mountain View Pitch and Putt Course, Enniskerry Road, Stepaside, Co Dublin. Proposed development: mixed-use development comprising retail units, a public house, restaurant, 26 dwellings with car-parking and associated site development works. Applicant: Richmond Properties Ltd. Appellant(s): Stepaside Park Residents Association, Richmond Properties Ltd.
Location: Town of Illaunawee, Co Galway. Proposed development: installation of a cable link car ferry crossing Lough Corrib from Kilbeg to Knockferry and associated works. Applicant: Shannon Ferry Group. Appellant(s): An Taisce - Galway Association, Kilbeg and District Angling Club, Pat Murphy, Collinamuck Community Action Group and others, Maire Winters, Desmond F Keane, Collinamuck Angling Club, David Scully.
Location: Carnagarve House (protected structure), Moville, Co Donegal. Proposed development: change of use from residential to hotel with spa and meeting rooms, six self-catering cottages and six residential units with a new entrance. Applicant: Regatta Developments Ltd and Red Sails. Appellant(s): Moville/Greencastle Environmental Group.
Location: Cloheen Rural, Clonakilty, Co Cork. Proposed development: 119 houses, two garages, two apartments, a crèche, ESB sub-station and associated works. Applicant: John Fleming Construction Ltd. Appellant(s): Colm O'Mahony and Marie Hanley.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: 59 Orwell Park, Rathgar, Dublin 6. Proposed development: demolish house for 21 residential units in two blocks to include 13 apartments and eight houses with car-parking and ancillary works. Applicant: Brian M Durkan & Co Ltd (with revised conditions).
Location: 101-103 Francis Street, Dublin 8. Proposed development: demolish premises for a five-storey building consisting of two retail units, 13 apartments, an office building and associated works. Applicant: Thomas Kennedy (with conditions).
Location: Tudor House, Oulton Road, Kincora Park, Clontarf, Dublin 3. Proposed development: conversion of house to four apartments, alteration to road entrance and driveway, demolition of outbuildings and all associated works. Applicant: Gerard Gannon (with revised conditions).
Location: McEniff Ard Ri Hotel, Ferrybank, Waterford. Proposed development: extension to hotel and leisure centre to include 160 bedrooms, bar, restaurant, new 61-bed nursing home, 107 apartments in four blocks with car- parking, access and ancillary works. Applicant: View Forth Ltd (with revised conditions).
Location: Sillogue Road, Ballymun, Dublin 11. Proposed development: residential development to include 135 dwellings in 11 blocks with associated site works. Applicant: Ballymun Regeneration Ltd (with revised conditions).
Location: Ozone Terrace, Ballybunion, Co Kerry. Proposed development: 71 hotel suites, eight apart-hotel units, bar, restaurant, retail space, conference areas, 75 car-parking spaces and landscaping at site of former Castle Hotel. Applicant: Ballybunion Beach Hotel Ltd (with revised conditions).
Location: McEniff Ard Ri Hotel, Mount Misery, Kilculliheen, Co Kilkenny. Proposed development: extension to hotel and leisure centre to include 160 bedrooms, bar, restaurant, new 61-bedroom nursing home, 107 apartments in four blocks with car-parking, access and ancillary works. Applicant: View Forth Ltd (with revised conditions).
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: Tudor House, Oultan Road, Kincora Park, Clontarf, Dublin 3. Proposed development: demolish outbuildings for a three-storey building to contain 12 apartments with alterations to driveway and road entrance, car-parking and associated works. Applicant: Gerard Gannon.
Location: Season Park, Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow. Proposed development: mixed-use town centre development to include 40 apartments and 28 car-parking spaces. Applicant: Swan Oak Ltd.
FINGAL
APPLICATIONS
Location: townlands of Baltrasna and Borranstown, Garristown, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 232 two-storey houses, 132 three-storey houses, a single storey crèche and commercial development. Applicant: Declan Barrett.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: lands bounded by the M50 to the north and St Margaret's Road to the south, Finglas, Dublin 11. Proposed development: demolish two dormer bungalows, remove existing trees and hedgerows, and construct 162 residential units (69 apartments, 44 duplexes, 49 terraced houses) and one crèche. Provision of 251 surface car-parking spaces and a new access road off St Margaret's Road. All associated site works and landscaping. Applicant: Durkan Residential Ltd.
Location: Westtown lands, Balbriggan Road, Naul Village, Co Dublin. Proposed development: residential development comprising 80 houses with all associated site and landscaping works. Applicant: Brian O'Farrell.
Location: Ratoath Road, Hollystown, Dublin 15. Proposed development: 89 dwellings comprising 29 four-bedroom detached houses, 30 four-bedroom semis, 30 three-bedroom semis, a single storey crèche, upgrading of laneway access from Ratoath Road and all associated site works. Applicant: Hollystown Developments Ltd.
SOUTH DUBLIN
APPLICATIONS
Location: Weston Airport, Lucan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: Aviation Museum consisting of aircraft display areas, equipment display areas, reception area, coffee dock, library, souvenir shop, lecture rooms, administration offices and 269 car-parking spaces. Applicant: Weston Ltd.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Ashfield College, Templeogue Road, Templeogue, Dublin 6W. Proposed development: demolish buildings on site, including the main school building and prefabricated portacabins (but not including Palmville building/old stable block complex at the south of the site which will be retained); the widening of vehicular entrance and the construction of a three-storey apartment block containing 45 apartments with 59 basement car-parking spaces. Applicant: Joe Griffin.
DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN
APPLICATIONS
Location: 15 Castle Street, Dalkey, Co Dublin (Old Tramyard). Proposed development: demolish warehouses (former tram sheds) and associated buildings and site works for a development consisting of 23 apartments and a commercial/retail space in three three-storey blocks arranged around an open courtyard and all over a basement car-park. Applicant: J and P Monaghan and R Sheils.
Location: 12 Longford Villas, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: five two-bedroom townhouses with five off-street car-parking spaces and associated site development works on lands to the rear. Applicant: Paul Johnston.
Location: Albany Lodge, Shanganagh Road, Shankill, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish dwelling for 16 two-bedroom apartments on four floors with 17 basement car-parking spaces. Applicant: M A Mulvaney.
Location: South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18 (site to south-east of roundabout number one). Proposed development: erect two six-storey office blocks with set back penthouse levels and one five-storey office block with a two-storey car-parking structure for 84 cars. Applicant: Mercury International Services Ltd.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: 30a Olivemont Road, Windy Arbour, Dundrum, Dublin 14. Proposed development: 12 residential units with 28 car-parking spaces. Applicant: Donal Gannon.
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL
APPLICATIONS
Location: St Michael's House, Dundrum Road, Dundrum, Dublin 14. Proposed development: demolish two office buildings and outbuildings andconstruct a 10-storey building comprising of 24 residential units and three upper levels of office accommodation over a ground floor office reception, apartment entrance lobby and retail unit with associated accommodation. The development will also provide 35 car-parking spaces and 49 bicycle parking spaces. Applicant: Tracey Enterprises (Macadam) Ltd.
Location: 24 Gardiner Street Upper and site on Kelly's Row to the rear of 24, 23 and 22 Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin 1. Proposed development: demolition of a one-storey residential flat in the garden and the demolition of printing works shed at Kelly's Row to the rear of 22 Upper Gardiner Street and construct 16 apartments in a building of five-storeys over basement. Applicant: The Gardiner Street Partnership.
Location: 152-154 Sheriff Street Upper and 1-2 Castleforbes Road, Dublin 1. Proposed development: demolish five houses and construct a mixed-use development comprising of a ground floor retail unit fronting on to Castleforbes Road and Sheriff Street Upper and ground floor entrance foyer to apartments fronting Sheriff Street Upper with nine storeys of apartments over, providing 34 units and 14 car-parking spaces. Applicant: Danninger Chapel House.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: 169 Drumcondra Road Lower, Drumcondra, Dublin 9. Proposed development: demolish buildings on site and construct a part two, part three, part four, part five, part six-storey apartment building consisting of a restaurant/bar, one three-bedroom townhouse, 24 apartments and underground car-parking for 26 cars. Applicant: The BK Partnership.
