Planning & Development

Planning & Development

An Bord Pleanála

APPEALS

Location: Rockey Road, Ballynerrin, Co Wicklow. Proposed development: 481 dwellings, crèche, retail/office neighbourhood centre and site works. Applicant: Chieftain Construction. Appellant(s): Anthony and Fiona Byrne, Chieftain Construction.

Location: Cahiracon, Killadysert, Co Clare. Proposed development: import, manufacture, storage, distribution and export of explosive material, extraction of rockfill, road and six single storey buildings. Applicant: Shanon Explosive Ltd. Appellant(s): Cairde Cill and District, Teo and Margaret Ayes, Kefog, Terence Corry, Noel Corry and John Hurley, An Taisce, Shanon Explosives Ltd.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: St Pancras Works, Mount Tallant Avenue, Terenure, Dublin 6W (protected structures). Proposed development: demolish on-site structures for 152 residential units, retail and site works. Applicant: Doncot Developments Ltd (with conditions).

Location: former Viking Adventure Centre and Museum, 15-19 Essex Street West, Dublin 8 (protected structures). Proposed development: change of use to theatre, bar/café and school of acting, extensions, modifications, alterations and site works. Applicant: Smock Alley Ltd (with revised conditions).

Location: Murphystown and Woodside, Stepaside, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 749 residential units, crèche, community centre, club house, café, 10 retail units and two vehicular accesses off Aikens Village Distributor Road. Applicant: P Elliot and Co Ltd (with revised conditions).

Location: Hermitage Medical Clinic, Old Lucan Road, Fonthill, Co Dublin. Proposed development: one-storey extension to three-storey wing of hospital to provide 17 bedrooms and 77 car-parking spaces. Applicant: Hermitage Medical Developments Ltd (with revised conditions).

Location: Fosterstown North, Swords, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 99 apartments, crèche, car-parking and site works. Applicant: Michael Grant Developments Ltd (with revised conditions).

Location: Drehidenagower Rd, Lifford, Ennis, Co Clare. Proposed development: 241 residential units, crèche and site works. Applicant: Michael Lynch Ltd (with conditions).

Location : Grange, Ovens, Co Cork. Proposed development: demolish house and shed for 161 residential units, crèche, entrance and site works. Applicant: Ruden Homes Ltd (with conditions).

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: corner of Taney Grove and Taney Road, Dublin 14. Proposed development: demolish Shell garage for three retail units and 22 apartments with access off Taney Grove and site works. Applicant: Tansan Properties Ltd.

Location: 366-368 Clontarf Rd, Dublin 3. Proposed development: demolish buildings for 66 apartments in three blocks with site works. Applicant: MKM Developments.

Location: former Siemens site, Ballymoss Road and Blackthorn Avenue, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18. Proposed development: demolish all buildings on site for 71 residential units, site works and retail space. Applicant: CWWB Partnership.

Location: Baldonnel Business Park, Baldonnel, Dublin 22. Proposed development: 21 office units, six light industrial units, refuse compound, boundary railing, car-parking and site works. Applicant: SIAC Construction Ltd.

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: lands at Rocklands, Central Park, Leopardstown Road, Dublin 18. Proposed development: six blocks from eight to 22 storeys with retail units, crèche, leisure centre, 273 apartments (52 one-beds, 146 two-beds, 19 two-bed duplexes, and 56 three-beds), 343 car-parking spaces and site works. Applicant: Clyde Road Partnership.

Fingal

APPLICATIONS

Location: Somerton, The Mall, Malahide, Co Dublin. Proposed development: change of use of BB to a day spa. New two-storey extension to the rear with additional therapy rooms, car-parking, landscaping and site works.. Applicant: Frank Branigan.

Dublin City Council

APPLICATIONS

Location: 5-8 Lad Lane, Dublin 2 (rear of 5-8 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2). Proposed development: remove boundary wall between rear of 5 and 6 Fitzwilliam Square. Remove rear boundary wall along Lad Lane. New stone boundary wall to the rear of the site with two entrances. Three-storey private medical facility with 11 consulting suites/offices, administration offices and two day-case surgical theatres. Basement car-park with 25 car-parking spaces, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Fitzwilliam Square Property and Capital Trust of Tanrago and Eurocare International.

Location: 575 North Circular Road, Dublin 1 (at the junction with St Margaret's Avenue North), site of 1.4 hectares. Proposed development: demolish modern extensions to the rear; internal works and refurbish (including removal of all modern forms of construction/partition and the creation of opes of various sizes in the building). Demolition and modifications of certain lower ground level structures in the west wing of the original building. Change of floor levels in west wing of the original building. External alterations and modifications to include the replacement of modern aluminium windows with new timber windows. Demolition of modern entrance porch fronting onto North Circular Road. Demolition of small portion of garden wall along St Margaret's Avenue North. Remove/alter roofs to east and west wings to allow for the provision of one to two additional storeys over existing roof levels. Change of use from office to residential use to consist of: 20 residential apartment units in one block ranging from three to five storeys. Provision of 13 car-parking spaces, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Communications Workers Union.

Location: site of Alexandra College, Milltown Road, Dublin 6. Proposed development: two-storey building for new sports hall, changing/shower room facilities, fitness room, office, multi-purpose area, viewing gallery, storage facilities and site works to the north of school buildings. Applicant: Council of Alexandra College.

Location: Franciscan Friary, 4-8 Merchants Quay, Dublin 8, on site bounded by Merchants Quay and Winetavern Street (protected structure). Proposed development: internal alterations to provide office and reception accommodation at ground floor, private living accommodation at first floor, and en suite bedroom accommodation at second and third floors. Renewal of mechanical and electrical services and redecoration. Demolish single storey kitchen structure. New reception room and parlour. Changes to fenestration, install new external escape stairs and solar panel. Applicant: Franciscan Friars.

DECISION TO GRANT

Location: 59-60 Clontarf Road, Clontarf, Dublin 3. Proposed development: demolish dwellings and site structures for two U-shaped blocks with three retail units and 44 apartments with shared pedestrian and vehicular access. Block A: part-three and part-four storeys with three retail units, one one-bed, 16 two-bed and thee three-bed apartments. Block B: four storeys with 18 two-bed and six three-bed units. Shared basement car-parking with 45 spaces. Applicant: ODolan International Ltd.

Location: Finglas Inn, Barry Road, Finglas, Dublin 11. Proposed development: demolish two-storey element (pub and off-licence at ground floor level, and first floor store and office area) for retail to single-storey (eight) units. Replace pub and off-licence at ground floor. Additional four storeys with nine duplex three-bed units and 20 apartments (nine one-beds, eight two-beds and three three-beds) with 29 car-parking spaces at basement level and 12 additional spaces at surface level, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Tykillian Valley Ltd.

DECISION TO REFUSE

Location: former Texaco petrol filling station, Bolton Street (between Dominick Street Lower and Kings Inn Street), Dublin 1. Proposed development: demolish petrol filling station for residential and commercial scheme of one six-storey block with 10 two-bedroom apartments, five three-bedroom units, two retail units, 15 car-parking spaces and site development works. Applicant: Paul Tiernan.

Location: junction of Donnybrook Road and Brookvale Road, Donnybrook, Dublin 4. Proposed development: demolish Shell filling station and the Everready centre for an office, retail and residential scheme in two blocks. Block O: office and retail units. Block A: residential units. Block O: part three, five, seven and 11-storey building with five office suites and four retail units. Block A: part three, four and six storeys with 22 apartments (13 two-bedroom and nine three-bedroom units). Provision of 62 car-parking spaces, landscaping and site development works. Applicant: Bryan Cullen and John OSullivan.

Location: 35 New Street South and Long Lane including rear of 33-34 New Street South, Dublin 8. Proposed development: demolish public house for a ground floor public house, entrance lobby to apartments and courtyard. The development will have two one-bedroom, five two-bedroom and two three-bedroom apartments. Applicant: Abbey Building Contractors Ltd.

South Dublin

APPLICATIONS

Location: lands of 0.36 hectares bounded generally by Adamstown Avenue to the north, Castlegate Vale and Castlegate Downs to the east, Adamstown Community College to the south and future development lands to the west in Adamstown, Lucan, Co Dublin. Proposed development: 39 apartments (seven one-beds, 23 two-beds and nine three-beds) in four-storey building with 39 car-parking spaces, landscaping and site works. Applicant: Castlethorn Construction.

Kildare County Council

APPLICATIONS

Location: Castletown House and Demesne, Celbridge, Co Kildare (protected structure). Proposed development: change of use, restoration and extension to farm buildings (formerly used as residential and industrial/storage units, currently used as general workshop for the maintenance of the house and stores) for use as retail units, café and visitor facilities for Castletown House. Conversion, adaptation and restoration of the buildings and associated landscaping works, provision of new doors and windows, new services, modification of mezzanine floors and provision of new internal staircases. New two-storey extension to provide a new lift, stairs and toilet facilities for public access to the farm buildings. Applicant: Commissioners of Public Works.