#PlanningApplications

by Eoghan Brunkard on Feb 26th, 2014 - 2667 Views

  Commercial Rowing Club has been granted permission for new gym   Some good news for the communities of Driminagh and Bluebell this week as planning permission has been submitted for two new all weather football pitches.  Keeping with the sports theme, the Commercial Rowing Club near Islandbridge... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Feb 19th, 2014 - 2680 Views

Old Kilmainham Road (Image Credit to Panoramio) Below is this week’s planning permission update from Dublin City Council for the Dublin 8 area. Not a huge amount of news apart from a noteworty, large scale, part commercial/part residential development where the present day remnants of Des Donnelly... 

by Damien Hughes on Dec 19th, 2013 - 1860 Views

There is not too much planning activity this week in Dublin 8. An application has been made to turn a street-front office on Usher’s Quay into a residential unit. There are quite a few empty offices on that part of the Quays, so it is no surprise to see landlords changing their usage, particularly... 

by Damien Hughes on Dec 18th, 2013 - 5212 Views

You may wonder why we added the Dublin City Council (DCC) Public Notice yesterday? Well, after going through them for months, this is the first time that I have seen a public notice being publicised through the weekly planning updates section of the DCC website. So it is an unusual occurrence to see... 

by Dublin City Council on Dec 17th, 2013 - 2755 Views

Dated: 11th December 2013 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000, AS AMENDED (SECTION 13) PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 2001 – 2012 NOTICE OF PROPOSED DRAFT VARIATION NO.16 OF THE DUBLIN CITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2011 – 2017 Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 13 of the Planning and... 

by Damien Hughes on Dec 6th, 2013 - 2164 Views

St. James’s Hospital have applied to implement large signs at both the James’s Street and Rialto entrances/exits. This is the first tangible visual sign locally of the impending new National Children’s Hospital, which is planned to be built on the St. James’s Hospital campus.... 

by Damien Hughes on Dec 5th, 2013 - 1849 Views

The Irish Planning Institute (IPI) is holding a special event in the city centre tomorrow, which is aimed at explaining the planning process here in Ireland to the general public. The IPI hope to be able to ‘demystify’ the whole process for everyday folks, with the hope that we may walk... 

by Damien Hughes on Dec 4th, 2013 - 3178 Views

St. James’s Hospital have applied for planning permission to erect signs at the James’s Street entrance, and at the Rialto entrance near the rear of the hospital. These signs are to display information about the development of the planned National Children’s Hospital, and appear to... 

by Damien Hughes on Dec 2nd, 2013 - 3583 Views

Planning-wise, there is only one show in town this week! The big story is that the Teeling Whiskey Company have been granted permission to develop a new distillery in Newmarket, Dublin 8. We have been invited to an information meeting with the distillery, and we will be sure to report back with all... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 26th, 2013 - 2537 Views

The only new commercial planning application in Dublin 8 this week is from the Emerald Waste Company, who would like to add a portable waste compactor to their Inchicore premises, at the Goldenbridge Industrial Estate. However, there were some notable decisions made, including permission to redevelop... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 14th, 2013 - 1945 Views

There are two interesting new planning applications this week, and they concern two of the biggest employers in this corner of the city; The Digital Hub and St. James’s Hospital. The Digital Hub has applied to convert a piece of land to create 50 additional car parking spaces, along with a bicycle... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 5th, 2013 - 2409 Views

Additional information has been required for two new buildings, proposed for Windmill Site at The Digital Hub. The buildings, to be called Block E and Block F will contain 100 apartments for students (housing 493 students in total), along with commercial areas which are set to be used by the Digital... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 5th, 2013 - 2445 Views

This week St Audoens National School, on Cook Street, Dublin 8, have applied to build a new entrance to their pre-school, which includes a new pedestrian gate. The school first opened in 1756, but the current building has been used for the school since 1954. The school is part of a major archeological... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 2nd, 2013 - 13698 Views

As it stands the National Children’s and Maternity Hospital is to be built on the St. James’s Hospital site, which would lead to some regeneration of the area, and added local employment too of course. If you havn’t already viewed the plans put forward by St. James’s Hospital, and... 

by Damien Hughes on Oct 30th, 2013 - 2815 Views

Not a huge lot going on planning-wise in Dublin 8 this week, apart from the DCC turning down an extension relating to the Windmill Site at the Digital Hub. This site is 3.2 acres in size – huge for an inner city vacant plot – and is home to the largest surviving Smock Windmill in Europe.... 

by Damien Hughes on Oct 22nd, 2013 - 9099 Views

Our articles which relate to Urban Regeneration have been getting a lot of attention recently, so we have decided to run a brand new feature which highlights the major new planning applications for the Dublin 8 area, plus the planning decisions finalised during each week. Here is the 1st installment! NEW... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Oct 22nd, 2013 - 7203 Views

The Fountain Newswire has learned that Teeling Whiskey have applied for planning permission for the conversion of a warehouse in New Market Square into a new micro distillery and tourist centre. Founded by Jack Teeling Teeling Whiskey originated in Marrowbone Lane in 1782. At this time, the James’s/Thomas... 

by Damien Hughes on Oct 21st, 2013 - 2277 Views

The Thomas Street Business Association (TSBA) have come up with a handy guide to help you navigate through the various issues involving planning and development on Thomas Street. Stephen Coyne and the TSBA have put together the presentation below, which also includes details of protected structures,... 

by Damien Hughes on Oct 8th, 2013 - 5292 Views

Pearse Lyons, a Dundalk native who emigrated to the US in 1976, has applied to use the old James’ Street Church of Ireland church as a whiskey distillery. His multinational corporation, Alltech, has recently applied for planning permission to convert the building for use as a new distillery. With...