A selective guide to developments in your area
AN BORD PLEANÁLA
APPEALS
Location: 8b Sunbury Gardens, Dartry and part of rear of 1 Highfield Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6. Proposed development: demolish house for block of seven apartments and site works. Applicant: William and Mary Doyle. Appellant(s): Rathgar Residents Association - Philip O'Reilly, Mary Rafferty and Angela McDermott, Peggy Kelly, Sunbury Gardens Residents Group.
Location: St Pancras Works, Mount Tallant Avenue, Terenure, Dublin 6W. Proposed development: demolish on-site structures for a mixed-use development comprising 152 residential units, retail and site works. Applicant: Dongot Developments. Appellant(s): The Brighton Square Association, Oliver and Mary Maher.
Location: 1 & 2 Station Road, Portmarnock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish two houses for 64 residential units with site works. Applicant: Barina Construction Ltd. Appellant(s): Brenda White, Barina Construction Ltd, Joe White, Brian and Sandra O'Casey.
Location: 78 Avondale Road, Killiney, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish two-storey chalet for three houses. Applicant: Brian and Brendan Murdock. Appellant(s): Bellevue, Glenageary and Rochestown Residents Association.
Location: Malahide Road, Swords, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish derelict cottage and outbuildings for a five-storey scheme of three retail units, a medical consultancy and 12 apartments. Applicant: Michael Bailey. Appellant(s): Seamus Greenan, Michael Bailey.
Location: Bolton Hall, Ballyboden Road, Rathfarnham, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 22 apartments with basement and surface car-parking, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Michael Burke and John Staunton. Appellant(s): Jack O'Farrell and Glendoher and District Residents Association.
Location: adjacent to Hazelhatch Park, Hazelhatch Road, Celbridge, Co Kildare. Proposed development: demolish two dwellings and building for 87 residential units, 54 car-parking spaces and associated site development works. Applicant: Maplewood Developments Ltd. Appellant(s): Declan and Marie Malone, Simmonstown Park Residents Association, Eoin Langan and Angela McSweeney, Tony and Carol Morgan, Iris Jones, David and Cooleen Betson, Emmet Stagg TD, Maplewood Developments Ltd.
Location: Kenmare Old, Gortnadullagh, Sheen Falls Lodge Estate, Kenmare, Co Kerry. Proposed development: seven holiday homes. Applicant: Sheen Falls Estate Ltd. Appellant(s): Seamus Tuohy.
Location: 1-6 Haymarket and 56-58 Smithfield (including Smithfield Chambers), Dublin 7. Proposed development: demolish buildings for a nine-storey mixed-use building. Applicant: Linders of Smithfield. Appellant(s): An Taisce.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: former Sunday Newspapers Ltd site, 18 Rathfarnham Road, Dublin 6W. Proposed development: demolish building for a mixed-use development consisting of retail, offices and 62 residential units. Applicant: Verdon Hall Ltd (with revised conditions).
Location: 15 & 16 Ballsbridge Avenue and 13 & 13A Dodder View Cottages, Dublin 4. Proposed development: demolish on-site structures for four houses and site works. Applicant: Margaret, Conor, Gavin and Barry Sweeney (with conditions).
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: townland of Mornington, Golf Links Road, Bettystown, Co Meath. Proposed development: 146 residential units, crèche and site works. Applicant: Michael Lynch and Meegan Bros Ltd.
Location: Rochford Avenue, Kill Hill, Kill, Co Kildare. Proposed development: 122 residential units, crèche and site works. Applicant: Barina Construction Ltd.
Location: Cooleragh, Corduff House Stud, Co Kildare. Proposed development: 48 houses, two commercial units, four serviced sites and site works. Applicant: Abbey Court Homes.
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL
APPLICATIONS
Location: 247-255 Richmond Road including ERGO Headquarters at 251-255 Richmond Road and 1-3 Richmond Avenue, Fairview, Dublin 3. Proposed development: demolish four residential buildings and industrial/office facility for 55 duplexes and apartments, and 479sq m (5,156sq ft) of ground floor commercial space in three blocks ranging from three to five storeys. The blocks are around a central courtyard. Provision of 69 car-parking spaces at basement level. Applicant: The Richmond Partnership.
Location: site at junction of Malahide Road and Marino Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3. Proposed development: 17 residential units (four one-bed, seven two-bed, two three-bed and four three-bed townhouses), 705sq m (7,589sq ft) of commercial space including a pub, off-license, café/shop and office. Demolish all structures on site, including four habitable houses, for a three-storey scheme with mixed-use corner blocks, a three-storey residential terrace with second floor set back addressing Marino Avenue. Provision of 22 basement car-parking spaces, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Mark and Paddy Grainger.
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: site at 52, 54, 56 & 58 Station Road (beside Ashcroft housing estate), Dublin 5. Proposed development: demolish four houses, shed and boundary walls for 60 apartments (four three-beds, 47 two-beds and nine one-beds) in three four-storey blocks and 60 car-parking spaces. Applicant: Earlsfort Centre (Developments).
Location: 159/161 Lower Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6. Proposed development: demolish terrace of houses to the front and auction halls to the rear for 13 one-bed, 21 two-bed and four three-bed apartments in three interlinked blocks of four to six storeys, connected by a ground floor building incorporating auction rooms and storage area to the back and a pub and office fronting Rathmines Road. Provision of 48 car-parking spaces. Applicant: David Herman.
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: Seapoint House (corner of Irishtown Road and Pembroke Street), Ringsend, Dublin 4. Proposed development: four-storey building with 16 apartments (four one-beds, nine two-beds and three three-beds), public bar and restaurant, and underground car-parking for 17 cars. Demolish two-storey building currently used as a pub. Applicant: McQuaid Developments.
FINGAL
APPLICATIONS
Location: 4.98 hectares site in the townland of Stapolin, Grange Road, Baldoyle, Dublin 13. Proposed development: 422 residential units (four one-bed, 128 two-bed, 235 three-bed and one four-bed apartment, 18 three-bed duplex townhouses, two four-bed duplex townhouses, 14 three-storey three-bed live-work units, seven three-storey four-bed houses and 13 three-storey five-bed houses). The units will be in nine buildings from three to nine storeys. Three-storey crèche, six two-storey ground and basement level retail units, 151 car-parking spaces at surface level and 692 underground parking spaces, associated landscaping and site development works. Applicant: Regents Park Developments Ltd.
Location: Malahide Road and Baskin Lane, Kinsealy, Coolock, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 30 detached and semi-detached houses (12 five-bed detached, 14 four-bed detached and four three-bed semis), 106 car-parking spaces, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Alhans Ltd.
DUN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: 70 Mounttown Lower, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish office building, light industrial and office units for a three-storey building of two one-bed apartments and one two-bed duplex. Two three-storey buildings to the rear of main location containing three three-bed units, 20 two-bed units and one one-bed unit. Provision of 30 car-parking spaces, single storey pavilion and site works. Applicant: Michael McCormick and Hilary McCormick.
DECISION TO REFUSE
Location: Woodlawn and Smallacre, Church Road, Killiney and 43 Watson Road, Killiney, Co Dublin. Proposed development: demolish two houses (Woodlawn and Smallacre) for two four-storey apartment blocks providing 44 apartments and seven houses. Applicant: Highland Estates (Prospect) Ltd.
Location: lands at Rocklands (Central Park), Leopardstown Road, Dublin 18. Proposed development: two office buildings of 11 storeys over three basement levels with 355 car-parking spaces, 26 motorbike spaces and 363 cycle-parking spaces. These blocks are to replace Block G granted planning permission (Reg Ref D98A/0886). Applicant: Clyde Road Partnership.
Location: St Michael's House, Dundrum Road, Dublin 14. Proposed development: demolish buildings for a 2,521sq m (27,136sq ft) four and five-storey office scheme with 30 car-parking spaces, associated site works and landscaping. Applicant: Treacy Enterprises Macadam Ltd.
SOUTH DUBLIN
DECISION TO GRANT
Location: Firhouse shopping centre, Firhouse, Dublin 24. Proposed development: demolish shopping centre for a village centre in three blocks around a landscaped square. Revised accommodation to include a single level underground car-park of 227 car-parking spaces. Block A: three storeys with 11 retail units including an anchor supermarket with stores and staff welfare accommodation, takeaway, pharmacy and post office, a new day-care centre for Central Remedial Clinic, crèche, fitness centre, office space and 30 two-bed residential units. Block B: three storeys with seven retail units, betting office and nine one-bed, 11 two-bed and three three-bed residential units. Block C: restaurant/café unit. Provision of 19 surface car-parking spaces, site works and landscaping. Applicant: J Regan.