#UrbanRegeneration

by Stephen Davis on Jun 25th, 2021 - 2387 Views

Five million Euro for restoration of Dublin City Council flats. The Department of Housing and the County Council announced Wednesday that €5 million has been put aside for the restoration of 100 derelict flats before the end of 2021. The flats include ones located at Pearse House, Oliver Bond House... 

by FRG.ie Admin on May 14th, 2021 - 1949 Views

Weekly Planning List 18/21 (04/05/2021-07/05/2021) All applications received will be considered by the Planning Authority to determine their validity in accordance with Planning and Development Regulations 2001. Any application pending validation listed hereunder, and subsequently declared to be invalid,... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Aug 22nd, 2016 - 3683 Views

AREA 2 COMMERCIAL:       Area Area 2 – South Central Application Number 3063/16 Application Type Permission Applicant Davian Investments Ltd. Location Block B, Brabazon Court, Cork Street, Dublin 8 Proposal Change of use of basement (276 sq.m) and ground floor (312.8 sq.m)... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Oct 12th, 2015 - 3634 Views

Plans That Never Were & Plans That Are The Irish Government, MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and MediaLab Europe were the bodies back in 1999 who came together to initiate the Digital Hub Project. This was to be put in place as part of the Local Area Plan (LAP) for the regeneration of... 

by Alan Finn on Mar 3rd, 2015 - 2166 Views

Goodbye to Theresa’s  It has been on the cards for so long, shelved, promised, and shelved again but finally, the St Theresa Gardens regeneration project has begun with the demolition of the flats, a process they expect top finish by the end of the second week of March. I spent a lot of my... 

by Gillian Kelly on Feb 27th, 2015 - 2875 Views

Credit to the Tallaght Photographiy Society member – Ray Mallon Demolition of flats at St Teresa’s Gardens in Dublin 8 begins St Teresa’s Gardens, beside the Coombe Maternity Hospital is going to be demolished due to a €12.5 million Dublin City Council social housing regeneration scheme. ... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Feb 27th, 2015 - 4303 Views

  The planning permission updates for the period 02/02/15 – 06/02/15     COMMERCIAL:   Area Area 2 – South Central Application Number 2151/15 Application Type Permission Applicant Como Properties Co LTD Location 75-78 Cork Street, Dublin 8 Proposal Mixed use development... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Feb 18th, 2015 - 3770 Views

A Living City – Living with what?   In this article, Eoghan Brunkard discusses the “Living City Initiative”, its positives, its negatives.  Since 2012, the Government has proposed a tax incentivising scheme to rejuvenate some of the State’s city centres in the guise of the “Living... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Feb 6th, 2015 - 3543 Views

D8 Planning Updates – Week Starting 12/01/15 – 26/01/15   The news in this month’s planning applications. The Solid Rock Church of God has resubmitted for permission to build a religious community centre in Goldenbridge Industrial Park off Tyrconnell Road.  The plan will see the conversion... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Jan 15th, 2015 - 3798 Views

(The Bank of Ireland in Inchicore Village is to be converted into retail/residential units) Due to the Christmas Break, we have four weeks of planning proposals for your perusal this week. Don’t get too excited! Among the big submissions this time are the following: The Hueston South Quarter development... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Jan 14th, 2015 - 3994 Views

  (Image Credit Irish Times)  Iveagh Markets from Jurassic Park to Convent Garden? In this article Eoghan Brunkard talks about the proposals for the rejuvenation of the Iveagh Markets The Iveagh Markets have long resembled a set from Jurassic Park, covered with weeds, plants and well, ivy (no... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Dec 18th, 2014 - 3749 Views

D8 Planning Updates – Week Starting 24/11/14 – 12/12/14   Eoghan Brunkard takes us through the last three weeks of planning permissions.   Due to the Christmas Break and the rush of work that always entails, this planning permission article encloses the last three weeks.   First up, the student... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Dec 8th, 2014 - 3509 Views

Site of new proposed student accommodation on Cork Street D8 Planning Updates – Week Starting 10/11/14 – 21/11/14  The Alltech Micro Distillery, which is hoping to develop on the St James’ Church of Ireland site has provided additional information to the DCC on its proposed plans.  The site... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Nov 18th, 2014 - 3492 Views

D8 Planning Updates – Week Starting 27/10/14 – 07/11/14 In this bi-monthly planning update, proposals include two major residential developments, a student accommodation complex, a science laboratory and a HSE Primary Care Centre.   In the Brickfield Lane/Cork Street, a large two site development... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Nov 6th, 2014 - 3264 Views

Dublin’s Housing Bubble In this article, Eoghan Brunkard discusses rising rents and property prices following the release of Daft.ie’s quarterly report.  The Government/Local Authorities approach to the problem are discussed as are alternatives.  Is Ireland and more Specifically Dublin... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Oct 30th, 2014 - 3447 Views

      D8 Planning Updates – Week Starting 13/10/14 – 24/10/14 All the planning updates for the Dublin 8 area for the last two weeks    13/10/14 – 17/10/14   AREA 2   COMMERCIAL:   Area Area 2 – South Central Application Number 3232/14 Application Type Permission Applicant Bernard... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Oct 20th, 2014 - 4661 Views

D8 Planning Updates – Week Starting 29/09/14 – 10/41/14   There have been a number of important applications and decisions in the last two weeks of planning proposals. The old Crumlin swimming pool (incidentally where I learned to swim and spent many a happy time) has been closed for the last... 

by David Carr on Oct 6th, 2014 - 3189 Views

A Garden Story – Fatima’s Geodesic Dome It was back in 2011 when the Rialto community group ‘ Back of the pipes’ first started talking about the empty field. It sat, unused at the end of Reuban Street and in its day had gone from being block E of Fatima Mansions to an empty rubble... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Sep 30th, 2014 - 3361 Views

Children from the Multi – Denominational school in Griffith Barracks  D8 Planning Updates – Week Starting 15/09/14 – 19/09/14 IN this week’s planning applications, there are three proposals of note.  A new office block will be built on the site of 32 -36 Thomas Street (beside “Plus... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Sep 19th, 2014 - 3568 Views

D8 Planning Updates – Week Starting 01/09/14 – 12/09/14 Below are the planning proposals for the last two weeks, most notable are large scale apartment developments in Blackpitts.   AREA 2 01/09/14 – 07/09/14   COMMERCIAL:   Area Area 2 – South Central Application Number 3322/14 Application...