An Bord Pleanála has refused plans for a “unique tourism product” on the Burren that, according to the applicants, had the potential to generate €3 million a year and create up to 18 jobs.
This follows the planning board upholding an appeal by An Taisce against a decision by Clare County Council to grant planning permission to Fintan O’Brien, Kieran Casey and Brian O’Shaughnessy to construct a wellness centre near Ruan.
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Monday, 29 August 2011
Thursday, 9 July 2009
An Bord Pleanála rejects Dunleer schemes
AN TAISCE has won its third successive appeal against decisions by Louth County Council to grant permission for residential-led developments in Dunleer, with An Bord Pleanála overturning all three of the proposed schemes.
The latest decision by the appeals board relates to a revised plan by Tony Mallon, of A1 Design Services, for 12 townhouses, five apartments and three shops, car parking and a service road on a site adjoining the former railway station.
Refusing permission, the board said it was “not satisfied that the development of the site in the manner proposed would facilitate the reopening of Dunleer railway station”, which it noted is an objective of the county development plan. This was because of “the absence of a coherent proposal for the lands in this overall area providing for access for cars, buses, pedestrians and car-parking” associated with the station.
Accordingly, it would be “contrary to proper planning and sustainable development”.
Another reason cited by the board was that the proposed layout “would deliver a scheme with poor residential amenity for future occupants by reason of the poor quality of open space, both private and public, and poor disposition of [car] parking”.
In December 2007, also on foot of an appeal lodged by Gerry Crilly, a local member of An Taisce’s national council, An Bord Pleanála overturned an earlier, significantly larger scheme for the site by the same developer, for similar reasons.
In that case, the board said it would “result in the over-development of this land at a higher density than is found in the environs of the site and would result in a form of development which would be incongruous in this part of the town”. A much larger scheme of 167 apartments and 12 retail units in 11 buildings rising to five storeys in height, which had also been approved by the county council for a site off Main Street, Dunleer, was also appealed successfully by An Taisce in 2007.
In this case, An Bord Pleanála said the proposed development would “constitute a significant, high density and intensive expansion relative to the existing town and, by reason of its design, would fail to integrate with the existing settlement of Dunleer”.
The board was also “not satisfied that development of this site in the manner proposed would not prejudice the comprehensive redevelopment of the station and its environs”. As a result, it would be contrary to proper planning and sustainable development.
Commenting on the board’s latest decision, Mr Crilly said Dunleer had “won a very important battle” and now had an opportunity to develop community and local amenities “with the needs of the local people at the core of all plans that will be developed in the near future”.
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The latest decision by the appeals board relates to a revised plan by Tony Mallon, of A1 Design Services, for 12 townhouses, five apartments and three shops, car parking and a service road on a site adjoining the former railway station.
Refusing permission, the board said it was “not satisfied that the development of the site in the manner proposed would facilitate the reopening of Dunleer railway station”, which it noted is an objective of the county development plan. This was because of “the absence of a coherent proposal for the lands in this overall area providing for access for cars, buses, pedestrians and car-parking” associated with the station.
Accordingly, it would be “contrary to proper planning and sustainable development”.
Another reason cited by the board was that the proposed layout “would deliver a scheme with poor residential amenity for future occupants by reason of the poor quality of open space, both private and public, and poor disposition of [car] parking”.
In December 2007, also on foot of an appeal lodged by Gerry Crilly, a local member of An Taisce’s national council, An Bord Pleanála overturned an earlier, significantly larger scheme for the site by the same developer, for similar reasons.
In that case, the board said it would “result in the over-development of this land at a higher density than is found in the environs of the site and would result in a form of development which would be incongruous in this part of the town”. A much larger scheme of 167 apartments and 12 retail units in 11 buildings rising to five storeys in height, which had also been approved by the county council for a site off Main Street, Dunleer, was also appealed successfully by An Taisce in 2007.
In this case, An Bord Pleanála said the proposed development would “constitute a significant, high density and intensive expansion relative to the existing town and, by reason of its design, would fail to integrate with the existing settlement of Dunleer”.
The board was also “not satisfied that development of this site in the manner proposed would not prejudice the comprehensive redevelopment of the station and its environs”. As a result, it would be contrary to proper planning and sustainable development.
Commenting on the board’s latest decision, Mr Crilly said Dunleer had “won a very important battle” and now had an opportunity to develop community and local amenities “with the needs of the local people at the core of all plans that will be developed in the near future”.
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Saturday, 23 August 2008
35-storey hotel planned in docklands rejected
PLANNING PERMISSION has been refused for a proposed €300 million 35-storey hotel in Dublin's docklands, the project's backers said yesterday.
The planning application for the 440-bedroom hotel was lodged last December and described by backers Treasury Holdings and CIÉ as an integral part of the proposed national conference centre in Spencer Dock.
The application was opposed by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA), the Railway Procurement Agency and An Taisce, among others.
Dublin City Council refused to confirm yesterday that a decision had been made on the project.However, a spokeswoman for the developer said notification of a refusal of planning permission had been received.
Treasury Holdings Ireland managing director John Bruder said the decision was "extremely disappointing" as the project was of huge importance to Ireland and north Dublin. "It is particularly disappointing, coming at a time when Ireland needs projects that will help recover growth in the economy, especially in the construction sector," he said.
The hotel, which was to be operated by the Ritz Carlton group, was designed by Shay Cleary and Associates. It was envisaged that 300 people would have been employed in construction, with an additional 600 jobs to be created when the hotel opened.
Accommodation was to include 178 standard bedrooms, 279 hotel suites and 10 large-scale duplex suites on floors 33 and 34. The 35th floor was for a function room, bar/lounge, meeting rooms, garden and terrace. Treasury Holdings described the proposal as a "high-quality architectural landmark tower in the docklands".
The national conference centre, which, Treasury says, has been designed to be a new "world-class convention facility", is scheduled to open in the second half of 2010.
According to a KPMG economic impact report commissioned by Treasury in support of the hotel, the convention delegate market is worth €40 billion per annum internationally.
Ireland currently has a share of less than 1 per cent of this market due, according to the report, to a lack of facilities. The report also pointed to Birmingham, where the conference centre is joined by a bridge to a 329-bed, four-star Hyatt Regency hotel. It also pointed to similar examples in Cape Town and Barcelona.
The DDDA, which commissioned senior counsel's opinion on the proposed hotel, concluded that the 35-storey tower would be "untenable".
The docklands authority has previously said it was in favour of a hotel to accompany the national conference centre, but it said this should rise to just 13 floors with a gross floor area of less than 20,000 square metres - about one-third the size of the Treasury Holdings project.
The Railway Procurement Agency said in its objection that it was worried about the construction impact on the Luas extension to the docklands. An Taisce said the project would have an adverse visual impact on the city's Georgian streetscape and would be in conflict with the high buildings strategy.
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The planning application for the 440-bedroom hotel was lodged last December and described by backers Treasury Holdings and CIÉ as an integral part of the proposed national conference centre in Spencer Dock.
The application was opposed by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA), the Railway Procurement Agency and An Taisce, among others.
Dublin City Council refused to confirm yesterday that a decision had been made on the project.However, a spokeswoman for the developer said notification of a refusal of planning permission had been received.
Treasury Holdings Ireland managing director John Bruder said the decision was "extremely disappointing" as the project was of huge importance to Ireland and north Dublin. "It is particularly disappointing, coming at a time when Ireland needs projects that will help recover growth in the economy, especially in the construction sector," he said.
The hotel, which was to be operated by the Ritz Carlton group, was designed by Shay Cleary and Associates. It was envisaged that 300 people would have been employed in construction, with an additional 600 jobs to be created when the hotel opened.
Accommodation was to include 178 standard bedrooms, 279 hotel suites and 10 large-scale duplex suites on floors 33 and 34. The 35th floor was for a function room, bar/lounge, meeting rooms, garden and terrace. Treasury Holdings described the proposal as a "high-quality architectural landmark tower in the docklands".
The national conference centre, which, Treasury says, has been designed to be a new "world-class convention facility", is scheduled to open in the second half of 2010.
According to a KPMG economic impact report commissioned by Treasury in support of the hotel, the convention delegate market is worth €40 billion per annum internationally.
Ireland currently has a share of less than 1 per cent of this market due, according to the report, to a lack of facilities. The report also pointed to Birmingham, where the conference centre is joined by a bridge to a 329-bed, four-star Hyatt Regency hotel. It also pointed to similar examples in Cape Town and Barcelona.
The DDDA, which commissioned senior counsel's opinion on the proposed hotel, concluded that the 35-storey tower would be "untenable".
The docklands authority has previously said it was in favour of a hotel to accompany the national conference centre, but it said this should rise to just 13 floors with a gross floor area of less than 20,000 square metres - about one-third the size of the Treasury Holdings project.
The Railway Procurement Agency said in its objection that it was worried about the construction impact on the Luas extension to the docklands. An Taisce said the project would have an adverse visual impact on the city's Georgian streetscape and would be in conflict with the high buildings strategy.
The Irish Times
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Thursday, 21 August 2008
Council cites flood fears in refusal of planning approval for €50m retail park
CLARE COUNTY Council yesterday refused planning permission for a €50 million retail park on the outskirts of Ennis because the proposal is located on a floodplain.
In 2003, councillors voted to rezone the proposed development site "commercial" as part of the Ennis Development Plan, vastly increasing the value of the lands. Two years later the 48-acre site was purchased by Galway developer Stephen Harris for €18 million from local landowner JJ McCabe.
Clare councillor Brian Meaney (Green) yesterday questioned why the floodplain was zoned commercial in the first place. He said: "There may be even compensatory issues in relation to these matters as this large tract of land was bought on the basis of the rezoning."
In refusing planning permission to Mr Harris for the application, which was two years in the planning process, the council stated that the site is at risk of flooding due to the site being located on the Lower Fergus floodplain.
The council also refused planning permission due to the inability of the area's current sewerage infrastructure to deal with the development.
A flooding report commissioned by Clare County Council subsequent to the rezoning and completed earlier this year stated that the site comprises lands that are designated as a 100-year flood risk.
The lands will only be developed if the Government sanctions a €14 million flood defence scheme for the outskirts of Ennis.
However, the planner's report released yesterday stated: "Until such time as these works are completed, these lands remain as floodplain and at risk of flooding.
"Therefore, to permit development on lands currently functioning as floodplain would not be in the interests of sustainable development."
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In 2003, councillors voted to rezone the proposed development site "commercial" as part of the Ennis Development Plan, vastly increasing the value of the lands. Two years later the 48-acre site was purchased by Galway developer Stephen Harris for €18 million from local landowner JJ McCabe.
Clare councillor Brian Meaney (Green) yesterday questioned why the floodplain was zoned commercial in the first place. He said: "There may be even compensatory issues in relation to these matters as this large tract of land was bought on the basis of the rezoning."
In refusing planning permission to Mr Harris for the application, which was two years in the planning process, the council stated that the site is at risk of flooding due to the site being located on the Lower Fergus floodplain.
The council also refused planning permission due to the inability of the area's current sewerage infrastructure to deal with the development.
A flooding report commissioned by Clare County Council subsequent to the rezoning and completed earlier this year stated that the site comprises lands that are designated as a 100-year flood risk.
The lands will only be developed if the Government sanctions a €14 million flood defence scheme for the outskirts of Ennis.
However, the planner's report released yesterday stated: "Until such time as these works are completed, these lands remain as floodplain and at risk of flooding.
"Therefore, to permit development on lands currently functioning as floodplain would not be in the interests of sustainable development."
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Sunday, 13 July 2008
D16 apartment plan rejected
A proposal to build over 300 apartments on Harold's Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, has been shot down by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. Developer Rod McGovern wanted to demolish seven houses and build 301 apartments and duplexes, a creche, neighbourhood shop and cafe in six blocks rising to seven storeys. The local authority has ruled that its layout and design, bulk, height, scale and density "would be visually incongruous at this location". The development would "fail to provide a high standard of amenity for future occupants" because of the proximity of balconies to major roads, it said.
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Landmark's Sandyford plan refused
DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN County Council has refused Landmark Developments planning permission for its Sandyford Gateway development at Beacon Court, Dublin 18.
The council says the size of the development proposed is in excess of anything estimated under the Sandyford and Stillorgan Land Use and Transportation Study published in December 2006.
Landmark Developments, controlled by Paddy Shovlin and brothers Pat and Tony Fitzpatrick, was looking to build 35,077sq m (377,565sq ft) of office accommodation, 375 apartments, a library, creche, local shops, cafe and 7,745sq m (83,366sq ft) of open landscaped space.
The tallest building would have been 24 storeys and there would also would also have been 19 floors of residential units and a sky garden.
Three other buildings of between 12 and 16 storeys would have residential units.
In its decision, the local authority says that as a result of the massing, scale, height and siting at this pivotal location on the periphery of Sandyford Business Estate, the proposed development would be "intrusive, overbearing and would be perceived to overshadow and depreciate the value of adjacent properties".
Another reason given was that it would be visually obtrusive and to permit it would set an undesirable precedent for similar developments within the Sandyford Business Estate.
It also said the existing road network, public transport and environmental infrastructure does not have the capacity to cater for the scale of development proposed.
The developer's original proposals for the 6.4-acre site were refused permission by the council last year on a number of grounds, including height and lack of open space.
That scheme incorporated a 23-storey tower, 565 residential units and office and leisure facilities in eight blocks.
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The council says the size of the development proposed is in excess of anything estimated under the Sandyford and Stillorgan Land Use and Transportation Study published in December 2006.
Landmark Developments, controlled by Paddy Shovlin and brothers Pat and Tony Fitzpatrick, was looking to build 35,077sq m (377,565sq ft) of office accommodation, 375 apartments, a library, creche, local shops, cafe and 7,745sq m (83,366sq ft) of open landscaped space.
The tallest building would have been 24 storeys and there would also would also have been 19 floors of residential units and a sky garden.
Three other buildings of between 12 and 16 storeys would have residential units.
In its decision, the local authority says that as a result of the massing, scale, height and siting at this pivotal location on the periphery of Sandyford Business Estate, the proposed development would be "intrusive, overbearing and would be perceived to overshadow and depreciate the value of adjacent properties".
Another reason given was that it would be visually obtrusive and to permit it would set an undesirable precedent for similar developments within the Sandyford Business Estate.
It also said the existing road network, public transport and environmental infrastructure does not have the capacity to cater for the scale of development proposed.
The developer's original proposals for the 6.4-acre site were refused permission by the council last year on a number of grounds, including height and lack of open space.
That scheme incorporated a 23-storey tower, 565 residential units and office and leisure facilities in eight blocks.
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Friday, 20 June 2008
Council rejects scheme of 76 apartments for Killiney site
THE TORC Group has been refused planning permission by Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council to demolish Culgrenagh House, Rochestown Avenue, Killiney in Co Dublin and build 76 apartments.
Torc Group – which is owned by Billy Murphy, John Pugh and Michael Doran – was looking for planning permission to build an apartment building rising from two storeys to a setback fourth storey level, as well as a crèche.
The development would have included the reconfiguration of the roundabout at the intersection of Rochestown Avenue, Church Road, Avondale Road and Sallyglen Road.
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council refused permission because the drainage proposals submitted “are contrary to the proper and sustainable drainage of the area”, in that they drain this site “against the steep fall of the land via Church Road, thereby incurring grossly excessive depths of sewer with future attendant health and safety dangers to maintenance operatives, and a possible structural stability threat to Church Road”.
It also has “serious concerns” about the south-west elevation of a rear protruding element of the building which has a blank wall at second, third and fourth floor levels, and “would be visually over dominant and would constitute a visually overbearing feature when viewed from both within the proposed development site and when viewed from adjacent property”.
It would also “fail to exploit the opportunity to afford apartments at this location good south-westerly aspects”.
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Torc Group – which is owned by Billy Murphy, John Pugh and Michael Doran – was looking for planning permission to build an apartment building rising from two storeys to a setback fourth storey level, as well as a crèche.
The development would have included the reconfiguration of the roundabout at the intersection of Rochestown Avenue, Church Road, Avondale Road and Sallyglen Road.
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council refused permission because the drainage proposals submitted “are contrary to the proper and sustainable drainage of the area”, in that they drain this site “against the steep fall of the land via Church Road, thereby incurring grossly excessive depths of sewer with future attendant health and safety dangers to maintenance operatives, and a possible structural stability threat to Church Road”.
It also has “serious concerns” about the south-west elevation of a rear protruding element of the building which has a blank wall at second, third and fourth floor levels, and “would be visually over dominant and would constitute a visually overbearing feature when viewed from both within the proposed development site and when viewed from adjacent property”.
It would also “fail to exploit the opportunity to afford apartments at this location good south-westerly aspects”.
Irish Times
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Sunday, 27 April 2008
Durkan Group denied planning permission
The Durkan Group has been refused planning permission to redevelop a site on Harcourt Terrace in central Dublin, which it acquired from the state in return for nearly 200 affordable housing units in west Dublin.
The developer had sought permission to demolish the existing Garda station, film censor’s office and other buildings and to build a mixed-use residential and office development of more than 18,000 square metres, including car parking.
It would have included 43 apartments and just under 14,000 square metres of office space.
However, An Bord Pleanála decided that two of the apartment buildings ‘‘would fail to respect [their] context’’ opposite Regency period buildings and adjoining Victorian houses.
The board said the blocks ‘‘would adversely impact on the setting of the protected structures opposite and would not be of the standard required to justify the removal of the existing Garda station building on the site’’.
Therefore they would ‘‘seriously injure the visual and residential amenity of the area and. . .be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area’’.
The main office block proposed ‘‘would be visually obtrusive’’, the board said, and ‘‘overbearing’’.
It also said that the rear office block proposed would ‘‘seriously injure the residential amenities of adjoining property in this residential conservation area’’.
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The developer had sought permission to demolish the existing Garda station, film censor’s office and other buildings and to build a mixed-use residential and office development of more than 18,000 square metres, including car parking.
It would have included 43 apartments and just under 14,000 square metres of office space.
However, An Bord Pleanála decided that two of the apartment buildings ‘‘would fail to respect [their] context’’ opposite Regency period buildings and adjoining Victorian houses.
The board said the blocks ‘‘would adversely impact on the setting of the protected structures opposite and would not be of the standard required to justify the removal of the existing Garda station building on the site’’.
Therefore they would ‘‘seriously injure the visual and residential amenity of the area and. . .be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area’’.
The main office block proposed ‘‘would be visually obtrusive’’, the board said, and ‘‘overbearing’’.
It also said that the rear office block proposed would ‘‘seriously injure the residential amenities of adjoining property in this residential conservation area’’.
Sunday Business Post
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Thursday, 24 April 2008
Council rejects Bray apartments
A COMPANY made up of Irish developers Anthony Durkan, Christopher Bennett, Joan Pierce and Conor Kevany has been refused planning permission by Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council to build 78 apartments in two-storey blocks at the former Solus factory at Corke Abbey in Bray, Co Dublin.
Two years ago An Bord Pleanála refused permission for 88 apartments on the site. The site's former owner, Lidl, was refused permission in 2004 for a discount store on the site.
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Two years ago An Bord Pleanála refused permission for 88 apartments on the site. The site's former owner, Lidl, was refused permission in 2004 for a discount store on the site.
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Thursday, 3 January 2008
Retention permission for tank driving at karting track refused
A karting track which features a tank driving and car-crushing ride has run into problems with the planning authorities in Co Donegal.
Donegal County Council has refused retention permission for tank driving and "drifting" to continue at the Castlefin X-treme Karting Centre.
Marcus Griffin was refused permission for the retention of a drifting area, an off-road vehicle circuit incorporating army tank driving and extended opening hours at Sessiagh Long, Castlefin.
Drifting is when a car begins sliding and that slide is maintained using the throttle. It is also known as power-sliding. The aim is for the driver to get the car sideways, keep it there and use their skills to complete a circuit as quickly as possible.
Two local residents appealed the application claiming Mr Griffin had failed to comply with planning permission already granted. They also complained of noise pollution and "antisocial driving" in the area while events were taking place at the track.
On its website, the centre touts its tank driving package as "Ireland's first tank driving and car crushing experience".
The blurb reads: "Step behind the controls of an ex-military FV432, powered by a Rolls Royce engine, for one of the most exhilarating drives of your life.
The centre offers tank-driving packages from €50 to €350 on its website. Council planners said the proposed development was considered premature as conditions of permission already granted had not been complied with by the current application.
They also found that the proposed development was in a rural area with houses and farm lands surrounding the site.
Having regard to the nature of the proposed development, to the traffic movements, noise and other activities which would arise as a result of an intensification of the proposed development by extending opening hours and types of vehicles to utilise the facility, the planners' report said: "The absence of any sound barriers and certified reports regarding the impact of the proposed development on the nearest residential receptors in terms of (a) noise and (b) air pollution, arising from anticipated traffic generation, the proposal would seriously injure the privacy and residential amenities of third-party properties."
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Donegal County Council has refused retention permission for tank driving and "drifting" to continue at the Castlefin X-treme Karting Centre.
Marcus Griffin was refused permission for the retention of a drifting area, an off-road vehicle circuit incorporating army tank driving and extended opening hours at Sessiagh Long, Castlefin.
Drifting is when a car begins sliding and that slide is maintained using the throttle. It is also known as power-sliding. The aim is for the driver to get the car sideways, keep it there and use their skills to complete a circuit as quickly as possible.
Two local residents appealed the application claiming Mr Griffin had failed to comply with planning permission already granted. They also complained of noise pollution and "antisocial driving" in the area while events were taking place at the track.
On its website, the centre touts its tank driving package as "Ireland's first tank driving and car crushing experience".
The blurb reads: "Step behind the controls of an ex-military FV432, powered by a Rolls Royce engine, for one of the most exhilarating drives of your life.
The centre offers tank-driving packages from €50 to €350 on its website. Council planners said the proposed development was considered premature as conditions of permission already granted had not been complied with by the current application.
They also found that the proposed development was in a rural area with houses and farm lands surrounding the site.
Having regard to the nature of the proposed development, to the traffic movements, noise and other activities which would arise as a result of an intensification of the proposed development by extending opening hours and types of vehicles to utilise the facility, the planners' report said: "The absence of any sound barriers and certified reports regarding the impact of the proposed development on the nearest residential receptors in terms of (a) noise and (b) air pollution, arising from anticipated traffic generation, the proposal would seriously injure the privacy and residential amenities of third-party properties."
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