Since 2008, the Sentinel building in Sandyford, Dublin has remained empty and derelict; it was originally intended to be an office building, but has remained unused for 15 years now. On the 27th July, Dante Property Company Ltd applied for planning permission to turn the tower into an apartment block. Read more here.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has secured planning permission for contentious plans to construct three new data centres in north Dublin. This follows Fingal County Council giving the go-ahead to AWS firm, Universal Developers LLC, for the three new data centre buildings with a combined power load of 73MW for the AWS data centre campus on […]
Pharmaceutical company Astellas Pharma is to submit a planning application to build a new €330 million state-of-the-art facility in Tralee, Co Kerry. When fully operational, the facility will create more than 100 highly specialised science, engineering and technology roles, with potential for continued growth. Read more here.
Construction inflation is easing as a slowdown in office building and planning bottlenecks cool demand, new figures show. Irish-headquartered quantity surveyors’ firm Linesight predicts the building industry will slow this year but says the longer-term prospects look positive. Read more here.
Planners have signed off on the single biggest residential development plan in Cork city centre. Leeside Quays Limited, which is a subsidiary of O’Callaghan Properties, lodged an application with Cork City Council earlier this summer seeking permission to develop more than 1,300 residential units at the Goulding’s site, Centre Park Rd and Monahan Rd, in the city’s […]
The Government has published a plan to boost employment in the construction sector. The ‘Careers in Construction Action Plan’ highlights the need for the construction industry to recruit and retain a higher number of workers than is currently provided for through education, apprenticeships and current retention levels. It sets out a series of actions aimed […]
A controversial Bill addressing systemic problems in the planning process and long delays in the completion times of developments will be enacted by Christmas, Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien has said. Read more here.
Seabren Developments has secured planning permission for a €70 million, 152-unit residential scheme for Crumlin in Dublin 12. The award of permission comes after Seabren’s third application in respect of the site to the southwest of St Agnes Rd, Crumlin, Dublin 12. The company, led by Michael Moran of the Red Cow Moran Hotel in […]
A major industrial facility to make timber frame homes is being planned for Kildare. A planning application was submitted to Kildare County Council by Nua Manufacturing MMC Limited for the development on the Nurney Road (R415) at Greyabbey near Kildare town. Being proposed for the Kildare site are two light industrial buildings of 61,472 square […]
An Bord Pleanála has granted planning permission to Cairn Homes for a €345 million, 608-unit apartment scheme on former RTÉ lands at Donnybrook in Dublin 4. However, in a split decision the appeals board has refused permission for the 16-storey tower component of the scheme that was to include a 192-bedroom hotel and 80 apartments. […]