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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2560432 - Significant FI News Paper NoticeGLEN HANSARD 1970 - 2026 Thursday July 30 2026 €3.10 IS FEARR AN STAR ● Oscar-winningFrames star dies in motorbike crash ● ‘Miss you forever’ as tributes pour infrom around globe ONCE OFF LEGEND: Glen Hansard on stage and (above) in the film Once with Marketa Irglova; (below) pair at Oscars after win for song Falling Slowly SHOCK: Glen with son Christy; (above) tributes at scene of crash in Lucan SEE PAGES 2,3,4,5,6&7 IS FEARR AN STAR BUMPER RACING PULLOUT IS FEARR AN STARIS FEARR AN STAR TOP TIPS INSIDE...GALWAY FESTIVAL - DAY THREE WILLIE HAS A LOT ON HIS PLATE SEE PAGES 12,13 & SPORT RECEIVED: 12/08/2026 DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL- CASTLETHORN OLD CONNA ULC Intends to apply for Permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development on a site (c. 6.9 Ha) at Lands North of Old Connaught Avenue, in the Townland of Old Connaught, Bray, Co. Dublin. The proposed residential development site forms the first phase provided for under the Old Connaught Local Area Plan. The site is generally bounded by agricultural lands to the north, the M11 to the east, Old Connaught Avenue to the south and Festina Lente equestrian centre to the west. The proposed development is referred to as Old Connaught Phase A1. The proposed development comprises 271no. dwellings, in a mix of houses, duplex units and apartments, 1no. creche (c.574 sq m), and all associated and ancillary site development, landscape and boundary treatment works. The proposed housing mix comprises: 103no. houses (22no. 4-bed, 68no. 3-bed and 13no. 2-bed) ranging from 2 to 3 storeys. 162no. apartments and 6no. duplexes accommodated in a terrace and 4no apartment blocks, including: Block 1: 54no. apartments total (19no. 1-bed, 4no. 2-bed (3-person), 25no. 2-bed (4-person)) in 1no. 1 to 5-storey building and 6no. 3-bed duplex units in a 3-storey terrace; Block 2: 41no. apartments total (9no. 1-bed, 9no. 2-bed (3-person). 23no. 2-bed (4-person)) in 1no. 1 to 5-storey building; Block 3: 38no. apartments total (13no. 1-bed, 11no. 2-bed (3-person), 14no. 2-bed (4-person)) and the ground floor creche (574 sqm) with associated outdoor play area (c.225.4 sq m), in 1no. 1 to 5-storey building; Block 4: 35no. apartments total (8no. 1-bed, 11no. 2-bed (3-person), 16no. 2-bed (4-person)) in 1no. 1 to 4-storey building. Associated and ancillary site development and infrastructure work, include: On-site attenuation; hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatment works including public open space (totalling c. 4,519 sq m) in 2 areas identified as POS1 (1,232 sq m) and POS2 (3,287 sq m) incorporating the existing veteran Oak tree to be retained; communal open space (totalling c. 1,154 sq m) in 3 areas identified as COS1 (253 sq m), COS2 (723 sqm) and COS3 (178 sq m); components of the regional attenuation pond to the north east of the site; 4no. ESB substations. Vehicular site access from Old Connaught Avenue, via a proposed new primary North-South street that includes active travel infrastructure and a 7m wide LUAS reservation corridor running parallel to the east of the primary North- South street. A section of the East-West link road, including active travel, will also be provided for along the northern boundary of the site. A total of 289no. car parking spaces comprising 241no. surface spaces (inclusive of 11no. visitor spaces, 2no. ESB spaces, 2no. Go-Car (shared) spaces, and 9no. disabled spaces) and 48no. undercroft spaces (inclusive of 2no. disabled spaces), 20% of residential car parking spaces equipped with Electric Vehicle charging points. 435no. bicycle parking spaces, including 351no. resident spaces and 84no. visitor spaces. 12no. motorbike parking spaces., Ancillary stores serving the houses, duplex units and apartments. The proposed development includes the construction of a new pumping station, twin rising mains extending c.400m along Old Connaught Avenue to connect to the existing gravity foul network on Old Connaught Avenue c.125m east of the M11 bridge, and associated storage, together with all associated enabling site development and reinstatement works. The Planning Application may be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.OldConnaughtPhaseA1LRD. ie The planning application may be inspected or purchased for a fee not exceeding a reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority, Marine Road, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, during its public opening hours of Monday to Friday from 10:00am to 4:00pm. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the Planning Authority, on payment of a fee of €20 within 5 weeks of receipt of the application by the Planning Authority and such submissions or observations will be considered by the Planning Authority in making a decision on the application. The Planning Authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions or may refuse to grant permission. KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL LARGE SCALE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT We, Leixlip and Newbridge SPV Limited, intend to apply for planning permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) on a site of approximately 4.26 hectares (gross) at lands located in the townland of "Confey", Leixlip, Co. Kildare. The main development site is bounded to the north by R149 road, Confey GAA Club to the west, Royal Canal to the south and agricultural lands to the east. The application site also includes a section of the Royal Canal towpath extending from Cope Bridge to the south-western boundary of the site to facilitate surface improvement works. The proposed development will consist of 125 no. residential units comprising 81 no. houses, 22 no. duplex units and 22 no. apartments. The proposed housing will comprise of 56 no. 3-bedroom houses and 25 no. 4-bedroom houses, in a mix of detached, semi-detached, terraced and end-of-terrace dwellings ranging in height from 1 to 3 storeys. The proposed duplex accommodation will comprise of 11 no. 2-bedroom units and 11 no. 3-bedroom units, provided in 11 no. buildings ranging in height from 1 to 3 storeys. The proposed apartment accommodation will comprise of 5 no. 1-bedroom units and 17 no. 2-bedroom units, provided in a single apartment building ranging in height from 4 to 5 storeys. All residential units will be provided with private amenity space in the form of private rear gardens and/or balconies, as appropriate. The development will also provide public and communal open space, including a linear park parallel to the Royal Canal. The proposed development will be served by two new vehicular access points from the R149 and a new pedestrian access via the Royal Canal. The development will also include 175 no. car parking spaces and 384 no. cycle parking spaces, public, communal and private open spaces, landscaping, boundary treatments, waste management and cycle storage areas, 2 no. ESB substations; Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) areas, and all associated site development works, site services and infrastructure, including connections to the Uisce Éireann water supply and wastewater networks. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of Kildare County Council, Áras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas, Co. Kildare, during its public opening hours or on their website www.kildarecoco.ie. The application may also be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.confeylandslrd.ie. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the Planning Authority on payment of the prescribed fee (€20.00) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Planning Authority of the application and such submissions or observations will be considered by the Planning Authority in making a decision on the application. The Planning Authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions or may refuse to grant permission. Kildare County Council Significant Further Information Name of Applicant: Stephen Garvey Location, townland or postal address: Nicholastown, Kilcock, Kildare, W23 Y6WT. Planning Register number: 26/60011 Development description per original notice: I, Stephen Garvey, intend to apply for full planning permission to (1) extend and modify an existing dormer bungalow dwelling to become a storey and half type dwelling, including extending and modifying the internal floor areas and altering the external elevations, (2) to construct 2 No. single storey outbuildings in a courtyard arrangement to the side of the existing dwelling to accommodate new domestic plant and store rooms, a gym and an indoor pool, (3) provision of ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels (4) demolish existing garage sub-structure, (5) landscaping works including the provision of a paddle court and 3G pitch and associated enclosures, together with the installation of a new waste water treatment plant, and percolation area and all associated site works at Nicholstown, Kilcock, Co. Kildare. Significant further information has been submitted. The significant changes proposed i.e Change in proposal consists of the renovation and extension of an unfinished one-off dwelling. Significant further information is available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority during public opening hours of the Planning Department. A submission or observation in relation to the revised plans may be made in writing to the Planning Authority on payment of the prescribed fee within 2 weeks (within 5 weeks if the application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment), from receipt of new notices by the Planning Authority (this fee is not applicable to persons who made original observations/submissions). MONAGHAN COUNTY COUNCIL SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION/ REVISED PLANS GEDA Construction Company Ltd has submitted significant further information/ revised plans in relation to Planning Application Ref: 25/60432 at Tully [DED: Monaghan Rural], Monaghan Co. Monaghan The further information/ revised plans submitted includes the following: •Revised Road Safety Audit •Revised Site Layout Plan •Revised Storm Sewer Plan •Revised Foul Sewer Plan •Revised Site Sections •Revised Storm Sewer Sections •Revised Foul Sewer Sections •Revised Watermain Layout •Revised Public Lighting Plan •Revised House Type E1 plans •Revised Landscaping details •Updated Uisce Éireann Pre-Connection Enquiry •Additional House Type F - 2 bed single storey dwelling •Water Protection Plan Checklist •Further Information Response. That significant further information or revised plans, in relation to the application have been furnished to the planning authority, and are available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of Monaghan County Council, Planning Office, 1 Dublin Street, Monaghan during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the further information/ revised plans may be made in writing to the planning authority not later than 2 weeks after the receipt of both the newspaper notice and site notice by the planning authority. A submission or observation must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20, except in the case of a person or body who has already made a submission or observation. Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council We, Cairn Homes Properties Ltd, intend to apply for Planning Permission to amend a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) permitted by Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Reg. Ref. LRD25A/0985/WEB at this site measuring c.0.13 hectares known as Ashwood Farm located on Glenamuck Road South, Carrickmines, Dublin 18. The development will consist of: The addition of one storey to a permitted apartment block resulting in a maximum building height of 6 storeys. The additional storey will contain 12 residential apartments, incorporating 6 no. 1-bedroom units and 6 no. 2-bedroom units, all with private amenity space in the form of balconies. The development will also include all other ancillary site works necessary to facilitate the proposed development. The planning application may be inspected or purchased for a fee not exceeding a reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority, Marine Road, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, during its public opening hours of Monday to Friday from 10:00am to 4:00pm and viewed on the Council's website - www.dlrcoco.ie. The planning application may also be inspected at the following website set up by the applicant: http://www. ashwoodfarmlrdamendment.com/ A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the Planning Authority, on payment of a fee of €20 within 5 weeks of receipt of the application by the Planning Authority and such submissions or observations will be considered by the Planning Authority in making a decision on the application. The Planning Authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions or may refuse to grant permission. Agent: Paula Galvin, McCutcheon Halley Chartered Planning Consultants, 4th Floor, Kreston House, Arran Court, Arran Quay, Dublin 7, D07 K271 Dublin City Council KW Real Estate ICAV for and on behalf of its sub fund Capital Dock Residential Fund intends to apply for Permission for development at a site (c. 0.22ha), at Block F, Capital Dock, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2 and otherwise generally bounded by permitted development under Dublin City Council Reg. Ref. DSDZ2546/15 (as amended) to the east, south, west, and Sir John Rogerson's Quay to the north. The development will consist of a change of use of an existing ground floor level unit (c. 712.5 sqm GFA) in Block F from a convenience store/food hall to a gym (c. 712.5 sqm GFA), an ancillary external area (c. 57.4 sqm) to the east of the unit, along with all ancillary site works. The existing unit is situated on the north side of Block F, with the ground floor level facing towards Sir John Rogerson's Quay to the north. The building was permitted/constructed under DSDZ2546/15 (the 'parent permission' - as amended by DCC Reg. Ref. DSDZ2145/18, DCC Reg. Ref. DSDZ3834/18, DCC Reg. Ref. DSDZ4159/18, DCC Reg. Ref. DSDZ2121/19, DCC Reg. Ref. DSDZ2513/19, DCC Reg. Ref. DSDZ2310/19 and DCC Reg. Ref. DSDZ4100/23). This application relates to proposed development within the North Lotts & Grand Canal Dock Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme area. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of Dublin City Council, Planning Department, Block 4, Ground Floor, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8, during its public opening hours (9.00a.m - 4.30p.m). A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee (€20.00) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission. DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL I, John Acheson, intend to apply for planning permission for For development at this site 20 Errigal Rd, Drimnagh, Dublin, D12 RX66. The development will consist of: 1) The partial demolition of the existing single-storey rear storage extension, together with the construction of a new single-storey flat-roof storage extension with 4 rooflights to the rear of the dwelling; 2) The construction of a first-floor rear extension with a depth of 2.1 metres and a total floor area of 20.6 square metres. The extension will provide an enlarged open-plan living, kitchen and dining accommodation, alongside internal reconfiguration of the existing first-floor bedroom layout; 3)Roof level alterations including the removal of sections of the existing hipped roof and replacement with a new gable roof structure. The proposal also includes the construction of two new timber-framed dormer extensions at attic level to facilitate a new playroom (31 m²) and bathroom, together with all associated site development and finishing works. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of Dublin City Council, Planning Department, Block 4, Ground Floor, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8 during its public opening hours (9.00 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.). A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee (€20.00) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission. Meath County Council We Ruth and Alan Brannick intend to apply for retention permission for development at this site at Longtown, Kilcock, Co. Meath W23 H92D. The development consists of the following: Retention of conversion and change of use of ground floor of existing garage to use as family apartment and ancillary works. Retention of conversion of first floor for use as private domestic gym/family recreation room, home office and washroom. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority during its public opening hours, and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the Planning Authority on payment of the prescribed fee (€20.00) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Planning Authority of the application. The Planning Authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions or may refuse to grant permission. LAOIS COUNTY COUNCIL LA RETAIL PRIVATE LIMITED intend to apply for PERMISSION for development at this site at MAIN STREET, PORTARLINGTON, CO. LAOIS The development will consist of: PERMISSION FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN OFF- LICENCE AREA FOR THE SALE OF BEER AND SPIRITS OFF THE PREMISES, INSTALLATION OF A PIZZA TAKEAWAY FACILITY WITHIN THE EXISTING SHOP AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. The Planning Application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation may be made to the Planning Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application. Prepared by WHYTE PLANNING CONSULTANTS Ltd, info@derekwhyte.ie, 0866001194 Kildare County Council We, Tesco Ireland Limited, intend to apply for permission for development at a c. 0.12 ha site at Tesco, Monread Shopping Centre, Monread Road, Naas, Co. Kildare. The development will consist of: (i) the provision of a new vehicular access to the western portion of the existing car park; (ii) works to facilitate a left-turn lane into the car park; (iii) the removal of 18 no. existing car parking spaces and 1 no. trolley bay to accommodate the revised layout; (iv) installation of associated traffic control and directional signage, bollards and fencing to match the existing; (v) associated road markings; and (vi) all associated site development works. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application. FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL We, Vantage Towers Limited intend to apply for planning permission to replace an existing 18m telecommunications support structure with a new 24 metre multi-user monopole type telecommunications support structure carrying antenna and dishes together with associated ground equipment cabinets and associated site works at Donabate Golf Club, Balcarrick, Donabate, Co. Dublin. The Planning Application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation may be made to the Planning Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application. DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL I, Karen Kyne intend to apply for Planning Permission for development at this site address 37 Merton Drive, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, D06 F5C8. The development will consist of the widening of the existing vehicular entrance/ access to the front driveway, alterations to the existing front wall and pier and all associated landscaping works to the front garden area. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of Dublin City Council during its public opening hours and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application. ISEIR IRISH DAILY STAR, Thursday, July 30, 2026 35 RECEIVED: 12/08/2026