Planning & Development

A selective guide to developments in your area

A selective guide to developments in your area

AN BORD PLEANALA

Location: site bounded by Clarehall Shopping Centre to north-east, Grove Lane to south, "Clare Village" to east/south east, Malahide Road to west, Dublin 17. Proposed development: mixed use development comprising 198 residential units with retail and office space, creche and all associated site works. Applicant: Deileon Limited. Appellant(s): Dominic Sheehan, Levet Limited

Location: lands to the West of Kinsealy Lane, Malahide, Co Dublin. Proposed development: erect 22 houses with parking and all associated site works. Applicant: Birchwell Limited. Appellant(s): Henry Hopkins and Family, Mark Keane and Ruth Byrne

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Location: Inisfree, Townland of Johnstown, Fingal, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish/relocation of house, construction of Dogs re-homing centre with 64 car parking spaces, new entrance to North Road/Ashbourne Road and all associated works. Applicant: Dogs Trust Limited. Appellant(s): Ian Moore

Location: Ballybunion, Co Kerry. Proposed development: erect 101 houses. Applicant: Paul Keating. Appellant(s): Glor na dTonn Residents Association

Location: Half Moon Street, Lavitt's Quay, Park Lane, Park Street, Cork. Proposed development: four-storey over basement retail/office development, demolition of structures (including protected structures), relocation of ESB substation and all site works. Applicant: Ellesmere Properties Limited. Appellant(s): Shirley Burke, Sheila Burke, Aidan and Lil Fitzpatrick, Eugene Buckley, An Taisce.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: 19-21 Spring Garden Street and 2 Annesley Place, Dublin 3. Proposed development: demolish existing house for 24 residential units, coffee bar, betting office and all associated site and landscaping works. Applicant: B R Partnership (with conditions)

Location: junction of Barrack Land and Summerhill Road, Dunboyne, Co Meath. Proposed development: demolish three houses and construct an L shaped building over basement car parking to consist of 30 residential units, two retail units and all associated site works. Applicant: Seamus Portor (with conditions).

Location: Loughbollard Commons, Clane, Co Kildare. Proposed development: construct 200 dwellings units, 20 industrial units and all site works. Applicant: Le Monde Holding Limited (with revised conditions)

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: former "Deerhunter" premises, Falcon House, Q102 and 1-5 Sallynoggin Road, Glenageary, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish buildings for five residential units, 9376 sq m commercial space, 570 sq m community space, 432 car parking spaces and associated works. Applicant: Frank Gilmer

Location: Deansgrange Road, Deansgrange, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish all existing structures on site for a mixed use development comprising commercial including two houses, retail and office use with 49 residential units. Applicant: John Walsh, John McCabe and Richard Murphy

FINGAL

APPLICATIONS

Location: Portmarnock Golf Links, Strand Road and Golf Links Road, Burrow, Portmarnock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: develop an integrated golf course clubhouse facility of two storeys to include a pro-shop facility, a golf academy facility, restaurant/bar,treatment room, committee room, parking, putting area, short game practice area and a driving range area, site development and landscaping works. Applicant: Adara Resources Limited.

Location: approximately 1.5km south-east of Dublin Airport, immediately north-east of M1/M50 interchange and bounded by the N32 ot the South, Clonshaugh, Co Dublin.

Proposed development: erect three office buildings as follows: Gate building will be five and six storeys in height. Atrium Building will be six and seven storey in height and will include a restaurant, coffee shop. Tower building will be 10 storeys in height. Provision of 632 car parking spaces on two levels, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Eastground Investments Limited.

DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL

APPLICATIONS

Location: former Viking Adventures Centre and Museum, 15-19 Essex Street West (including 5-7A Exchange Street Lower, St Michael and St Johns Church and former Girls School, Essex Street West), Dublin 8.

Proposed development: changes of use, extensions and alterations as follows: Girls school area (protected structure) - change of use from exhibition hall/museum to use as a school of acting and associated office spaces. Works include the removal of existing internal stairs and formation of new three storey stairs and stair enclosure to rear courtyard, insertion of new dormer style office at second floor/roof level. Black Box area - formation of new stairs and lift enclosure serving the new theatre in the St Michael and St Johns Church, modifications to the existing theatre space in the Black Box and existing first floor kitchens and servery and conversion to theatre bar/cafe. St Michael and St Joihns Church (protected structure) - change of use from exhibition hall/museum and banquet hall to new 220 seat theatre and associated support spaces. Boys School (protected structure) - change of use from Exhibition hall/museum to use as a school of acting and associated spaces. Applicant: Smock Alley Limited

Location: 778, 780, 782 Howth Road, Raheny, Dublin 5. Proposed development: demolish three houses for 55 apartments (eight three-bed, 31 two-bed and 16 one-bed units) in two blocks. Block A will be range in height from two to five storeys and will comprise 13 one-bed, 26 two bed and eight three-bed units and Block B will be two to three storeys in height and will comprise three one-bed and five two-bed units. Provision of 55 car parking spaces, associated landscaping and site works. Applicant: Lisvale

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Saint Patrick's Close, Dublin 8 (protected structure). Proposed development: Complete cleaning, repair and repointing of the external walls, turrets and parapets to Minot Tower, the west front between Minot Tower and main west window and including north west turret over. Replacement of high level bridge between Minot Tower and Nave, replacement of Belfry ceiling, works to repair and augment the bells and bell frame; repair of external Belfry louvres and installation of additional internal louvres. Redecoration of clock faces. Repair of all windows, removal of storm glazing to ground floor windows and provision of wire guards to protect glazing.

Conservation and repair of the north aisle west window (Mayo Window). Upgrading internal and external doors. Applicant: Board of St Patrick's Cathedral.

Location: Office of Public Works Depot, Jamestown Road, Dublin 8. Proposed development: demolish gate lodge and existing industrial buildings and associated structures on site, with exceptio of the brick chimney which is to be retained and repaired; construct 300 units consisting of 31 one-bed units, 160 two-bed units, 69 three-bed units, three two-bed duplex units, 17 three-bed duplex units, 15 two-bed townhouses, five three-bed townhouses, of which 80 per cent are to be affordable and 20 per cent private; two retail units, a creche and community facility, 147 car parking spaces at ground level and 165 at basement level, associated landscaping, including a civic square residential park and play areas. Applicant: P. Elliott & Co Limited.

SOUTH DUBLIN

APPLICATIONS

Location: Fonthill House, Ballyboden Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14. Proposed development: demolish existing house for four four-bedroom detached houses and site works. Applicant: Patrick McGee

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: sites 16, 18 & 1-23 (odd) Stocking Heath Meadow, Stocking Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16. Proposed development: the omission of 21 approved houses on sites 16 & 18 and 1 - 23 odd Stocking Heath Meadow and 38-50 (even) Stocking Heath Heights (four three-bed houses and 17 four-bed houses) and the construction of 85 houses (31 three-bed and 54 four-bed houses) with car parking and site works. Applicant: Deane Homes Limited.

DUN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN RATHDOWN

APPLICATIONS

Location: 194 New Vale, Shankill, Dublin 18. Proposed development: construct five houses (one three-bed detached and four four-bed detached houses) with two off-street parking spaces. Renovate and extend existing two-bedroom bungalow on site and improve boundary treatment and entrance to New Vale and all associated site works. Applicant: Amanda Bourke.

Location: 81 Furze Road, Sandyford Business Estate, Sandyford, Dublin 18. Proposed development: to construct an eight storey building with office accommodation on the first to seventh floors incorporating an external walkway at each floor with parking, site development works and landscaping. Applicant: Knightspool Limited.