816 housing units planned for 5.33-hectare Castleknock site: Prolific apartment builder, Park Developments, is seeking permission from Fingal County Council to build a 816-unit housing scheme at Diswellstown in Castleknock, Dublin 15.

The proposal is for a vast scheme laid out in 26 blocks ranging in height from two to seven storeys on a 5.33-hectare site.

The scheme would also have a public open space and a 2,576 sq m (27,728 sq ft) two-storey mixed use building of 10 units with five local shops, including a convenience store, a restaurant, offices, a medical centre and a crèche.

Park Developments is also looking for 1,384 car-parking spaces in a mix of surface and underground spaces.

The development site is bounded by Burnell Park and Mulberry Park, Diswellstown House, which is a protected structure, and Luttrellstown Road.

Proposed village centre causes controversy in Stepaside

A proposal by Richmond Properties to build a neighbourhood village centre comprising of 75 houses and 12 retail units at Mountain Inn and Mountain View Pitch and Putt Course on the Enniskerry Road in Stepaside, Co Dublin is the subject of local controversy.

Planning permission, which was granted by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council for the development, has been appealed by Stepaside Park Residents Association and Stepaside Area Residents Association and Patricia Leonard.

Lidl turned down by appeal

An Bord Pleanála has overturned planning permission granted by South Dublin County Council to German discount supermarket Lidl to demolish an industrial and office premises and build a supermarket and 178 car-parking spaces at Cherry Orchard Industrial Estate, Ballyfermot in Dublin 10.

The decision was made on foot of an appeal by Luke Moriarty, who said that the supermarket would be in contravention with the zoning of the site and that additional right-turning movements onto Ballyfermot Road would add to existing traffic congestion and endanger public safety.