Two appeals lodged with ABP over Ballyroan House development plans
By Aideen O'Flaherty
TWO appeals have been lodged with An Bord Pleanala about the planned development of residential units on the site of Ballyroan House in Ballyroan Heights.
Applicant Homeland Investments Limited outlined plans to build 21 houses and two apartments as part of a residential scheme, varying from one- to three-storeys in height, in their original application for planning permission.
It is proposed that three of these residential units, of two- to three-storeys in height, would be facilitated by the vertical separation and restoration of Ballyroan House, while the construction of 18 house units and two apartments are proposed for the site surrounding the house.
The proposed accommodation units will be in the form of one- to four-bedroom units in a combination of detached, semi-detached, terraced and apartment units across the site.
There are provisions for 43 car-parking spaces, private open-space areas in the form of side and rear gardens, courtyards, balcony and terrace spaces, and public lighting.
The submission includes plans for a new pedestrian access point to the adjoining park and the use of the existing access point from Ballyroan Heights for vehicular and pedestrian access.
The plans include the demolition of extensions to Ballyroan House, including a single-storey extension to the rear, a two-storey block work extension and the removal of an old ruin.
South Dublin County Council granted permission for the development on August 18, with a number of conditions.
These conditions include in the omission of three of the residential units which were included in the application for planning permission.
This month two separate appellants, one of whom is a first party applicant representing Homeland Investments Limited and the other of which is a third party who live in an area near the proposed development, lodged appeals with An Bord Pleanala.
The first party applicant lodged an appeal relating to a section of the council’s conditions for granting planning permission for the development which required the omission of three of the proposed residential units.
The appellant is seeking the removal of this condition, stating that “these units are generally located to the north of the protected structure of Ballyroan House”, and that “the principle of the residential location at this development is acceptable in principle.”
The third-party appeal has been lodged by Ingrid and Aidan Furlong, who live near the subject site, expressing an objection to the council’s decision to grant permission for the development.
They outlined a number of reasons for their objection to the proposed development, including “the height, style, close proximity, loss of amenities, removal of trees and deep excavations”, as they “do not respect the adjoining houses and the quality of life of their neighbours.”
A decision on the appeal has not yet been made by An Bord Pleanala.
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