John Gormley

Dublin City Council has decided to grant permission for the demolition of ‘Dunluce’, 21 Anglesea Road, to be replaced with a 5/6 storey apartment building, comprising 36 apartments.

There are a number of conditions attached to this decision, and a copy of the full decision can be downloaded from the link below.

Dublin City Council decision on planning application at 21 Anglesea Road (TIFF format)

An Bord Pleanála have announced that they will hold an oral hearing into the proposed redevelopment of Lansdowne Road Stadium on 11th December 2006. The hearing will take place from 10am to 5pm in the Gresham Hotel, and any member of the public may attend, although only those who have already made a submission to An Bord Pleanála on the case will be heard.

You can view my own submissions to Dublin City Council and to An Bord Pleanála on the proposed redevelopment of Lansdowne Road below. I will be attending the oral hearing and hope to expand on the issues raised in these submissions.

Submission to Dublin City Council on Lansdowne Road Stadium (15 February 2006)
Submission to An Bord Pleanála on Lansdowne Road Stadium (20 September 2006)

Following a meeting with the developer, Sean Dunne, this evening in the Berkeley Court to discuss his proposals for the development of this key site in the heart of Ballsbridge, Green Party Chairman and TD for Dublin South East John Gormley has raised a number of concerns. Mr Dunne is proposing a major mixed-use scheme incorporating residential, retail and office uses for the site of the Jury’s and Berkeley Court hotels. (more…)

Dublin City Council are currently drafting a Local Area Plan for Ballsbridge. They have invited submissions from the public in advance of drawing up the draft plan. I made a brief submission to this pre-draft stage, which you can read below.
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