Our research team have identified 80 apartment construction projects granted planning permission in Dublin during 2015. The works consist of 26 alterations schemes, 9 extensions to existing developments and 45 new build schemes.
Total units: 2,733
Total Estimated Build Value: €485 Million
Details on all of these schemes are available to our subscribers and via our free 10 day trial.
Ventac are Ireland’s leading noise control specialists based in their state of the art laboratory facilties in Blessington Co. Wicklow.
How do Ventac specialise for the Irish construction sector?
As a specialist acoustics company Ventac offer a comprehensive range of generic and bespoke building acoustic solutions which can be used at every stage of any construction project. Our range includes products that successfully reduce impact noise, air noise, structure borne noise, reverberation noise as well as containment of construction noise
| · Acoustic Flooring Products | · Acoustic Insulation | · Acoustic Battens |
| · Attenuators and Silencers | · Rigid and Flexible Acoustic Screens | · Rigid or Flexible Acoustic Enclosures |
| · Acoustic Panels – Walls and Ceilings | · Baffles | · Acoustic Louvres |
| · Anti-Vibration Mounts | · Flexible Acoustic Jackets |
Fig. 1 – Ventac Acoustic Louvres
What makes Ventac unique?
Ventac is a complete solution provider to the construction sector for all Acoustic requirements. We design, manufacture and test a full range of bespoke Acoustic solutions. We have one of the most advanced acoustic laboratories in Europe at our headquarters in Blessington.
Our Acoustic Laboratory allows Ventac test and develop components and new products for the Construction market. So if the requirement is for a bespoke solution, we can fully test and evaluate performance before supply. This approach ensures the customer gets the right solution at the right cost, first time.
Fig. 2 – Ventac Acoustic Quilts
The construction industry is emerging from a sustained period of contraction. Where are the growth areas for your business?
The main areas for growth in 2016 will be projects within the Industrial and commercial sector in Ireland. Commercial developments such as hotels, auditoria, prestige office developments or corporate headquarters will often require high end acoustic treatments with a strong emphasis on the aesthetic.
We also see expansion in the food and dairy business as well as the pharmaceutical manufacturers and our acoustic treatments for air management and plant noise would be employed here. Silencers, attenuators, acoustic louvres or full scale acoustic enclosures for roof mounted services such as AHU’s, and Condenser fans.
The biggest growth area for Ventac over the last 30 months has been the Data Centre developments, where the acoustic treatment for air noise is paramount. Temperature levels and cooling requirements are critical to the running of these centres and that demand produces considerable noise levels.The solutions here require a strong knowledge of acoustics and construction, assembly and wind load calculations, being critical when the sheer size of the screens are considered.
Having already delivered acoustic solutions to a small number of data centres over the past two to three years we believe that hard earned experience should be of value when discussing future treatment options on new developments.
Fig. 3 – Ventac Pumping Station Housing
What are the challenges facing your industry?
I see the challenges for our industry falling under three main areas: Enforcement of the noise legislation regulations in Ireland. Capital expenditure for noise control in the workplace. Greater understanding of the benefits of noise control strategy.
I believe the new regulations relating to noise have received a mixed response and appear to be somewhat controversial. Care to expand?
Yes the new BS4142 regulation is proving to be somewhat problematic and in many cases is ignored unless enforced by the local authorities. Its certainly a hot topic both here and the UK with ambiguity in terms of interpretation and enforcements
Fig. 4 – Ventac Acoustic Enclosure
What recent projects have you been involved in?
Unfortunately, a lot of our larger projects are covered by NDA’s. Suffice to say in the last 18 months we’ve been involved in a number of projects within the commercial sector and the industrial manufacturing sector working with companies such as Cooley Distillery, Arabawn Dairies, Facebook, Baxter Healthcare, Stryker Group, Diageo and North Cork Co-Op. Our work with ESB and Bord Gais is something we are particularly proud of and is typical of our ongoing collaborative work with local authorities and semi-state organisations.
Fig. 5 – Ventac Knockraha ESB project work
How optimistic are you going into 2016?
Very optimistic! there are a number of key projects already under way and we see this continuing for 2016. We have seen through the number of new enquiries we have had this year that the Irish economy is rebounding strongly.
You’ve recently subscribed to Building Info – has it been beneficial to date?
Absolutely – BuildingInfo gives us a platform to promote Ventac and engage with the construction market. Our product offering is quite specialised so talking to the right people at the right time in terms of project development and solution options is paramount. BuildingInfo give us that level of information and visibility.
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Details on Ventac range of services, products and expertise can be found on their website.
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Published recently by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland in conjunction with Future Analytics the Q3 Housing Developments Monitor, which examines housing developments in Co. Dublin of greater than 25 units, shows that in Q3 planning permission was granted for only 13 schemes.
The monitor also highlights
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As the construction industry continues to grow, the aim of this quarterly Building Information Index is to provide the Construction Industry with reliable and consistent data on the regional aspects to recovery, the sectors which are recovering quickest and how the recovery is being funded.
The value of construction project Commencements in the first nine months of 2015 has grown by +67% when compared to the same period of 2014. While the Q1-Q2 year on year comparison showed a growth of 41%, continued growth into Q3 2015 brings the total 9 months Commencements to €4.25bn compared to €2.55bn in 2014. All sectors registered growth with the exception of Education (-7%) and Social (-12%). Commercial and Retail recorded strong growth with Commencements up +99% (to €830m) on 2014 figures. Industrial was similarly up +99% to €482m. Residential, the largest and most significant sector also almost doubled in volume with growth of +98% year on year and with the value of Commencements in the first 9 months of 2015 at €2.09bn.
The value of construction project Applications also show consistent growth of +26% (Comparable figures in the previous index showed growth at +27%). The value in 2015 stands at 11.27bn, compared to just under €9bn in the first nine months of 2014. All sectors, again with the exception of Social, have recorded increases in Applications with the largest jump percentage wise in Industrial (€935m) up +95% on 2014. Volume wise again Residential is the largest sector, with the growth rate up +29% on 2014 with total Applications of €5.58bn in 2015 compared with €4.33bn in the first nine months of 2014.
The Building Information Index is measured by factors that correlate with the phases in a construction project. The first is project Commencements which relate to projects that are in progress on-site and where construction activity has started. The second is Applications which are a real time barometer of sentiment in the construction sector and relate to all projects yet to be approved for planning. Thirdly we look at projects that have been granted permission. This show projects that are further along in the cycle, and being approved, they show more short term potential in the market.
Full details on all projects referenced in compiling the Building Information Index can be found on our construction projects database
In the article featured in today’s Sunday Business Post Michael Brennan and Fearghal O’Connor look at how Ireland’s labyrinthine planning system, rising rents and changing demographics are contributing to the housing crisis and investigate if these problems be fixed? 
The article examines how in recent years, the building industry industry in Ireland was on its knees. However now, demand for housing is increasing rapidly, but supply is lacking? Right across Dublin there are sites with planning permission – sites where developers could build the homes needed to meet demand and solve the housing crisis. But the number of homes built in the capital in the first nine months of 2015 fell 14 per cent to 2,057. It raises the question: what is going wrong? The Sunday Business Post spoke to builders, housing experts and top officials in all four Dublin councils, to investigate the housing crisis. Data provided by planning information resource Building Information Ireland shows the scale of the challenge. Even when builders get planning permission, it still takes them more than three years to complete a home. But a soon-to-be-published third quarter study by Building Information Ireland suggests the situation may have improved in recent weeks. There were planning applications for 14,600 housing units in Dublin up to the end of last September, a 97 per cent increase on the previous period last year. According to Building Information Ireland chief executive Danny O’Shea, there were also 5,048 housing units under construction up to the end of last September, which was up 75 per cent from the same period in 2014. But this is still well short of the average of 7,000 to 8,000 new homes per year which the Housing Agency estimates is needed to meet demand in Dublin up to 2018.
Site
College Business and Technology Park
Blanchardstown Road North
Blanchardstown
Dublin 15
Floor Area: 30,994 Sq M
Value: €42 Million
Commenced: 8th September 2015
Permission for development at College Business & Technology Park. The proposed industrial construction development is for Phase 2 of the biopharmaceutical manufacturing campus (Phase 1 is currently under construction and pursuant to planning permission under Fingal County Council planning register reference FW14A/0020 and FW14A/0138), comprising the construction of a manufacturing building, warehouse extension, central utilities building and all associated site development works. The proposed development, with a total floor area of 30,994 square metres, specifically provides for the following:- A four storey 21,869 square metre and 42.5 metre high manufacturing building including intermediate level mezzanines and boiler flue stack (to 48.5 metres height) located to the north of the Phase 1 data centre; A single storey 3,626 square metre and 16 metre high warehouse extension to the east and north sides of the Phase 1 warehouse building; A two storey 4,563 square metre and 13.5 metre high central utilities building located to the north of the Phase 1 warehouse; A utilities yard and wastewater treatment area to the rear (north) of the Phase 2 area. The ancillary external utilities within the utility yard will consist of a single storey control building, single storey pump house, single storey drum storage building, single storey electrical building, process water and waste water storage tanks, bunded water treatment chemical tanks, bunded fuel storage tank, retaining wall and backup electrical generators, each of these facilities will be accessible via a single storey internal access corridor running through the spine of the campus with elevated utility rack, a staff entrance lobby extension to the western elevation of the Phase 1 internal access corridor. Car parking for an additional 220 vehicles is proposed in an area to the west of the campus. An electrical substation building with separate access off the Cruiserath Road, continued provision of temporary construction access off the Cruiserath Road to be maintained as an emergency vehicle access and egress following construction with the main access serving the proposed development to be from the south of the site as per Phase 1 permission. The proposals provide for ancillary site works including additional internal access roads, an additional fire water sprinkler tank, underground services, lighting, 70 bicycle parking spaces, 10 motor-cycle spaces, CCTV, soft and hard landscaping and increase to size of surface water attenuation pond to the south-east of the site and all on a site measuring approximately 16.8 hectares. An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. The EIS will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of The Planning Authority. The proposed development is for the purposes of an activity requiring an application to the Environmental Protection Agency for a licence under the Industrial Emissions Directive.
Applicant
Alexion Pharma International Trading Ltd.
Block 10A Beckett Way
Park West Business Park
Nangor Road
Dublin 12
01 2546400 | alexion.ireland@alxn.com | alxn.com
Agent
PM Group
Tony McGrath
LoughMahon Technology Park
Blackrock
Co.Cork
021 435 8922 | cork@pmgroup-global.com | www.pmgroup-global.com
Contractor
PM Group
LoughMahon Technology Park
Blackrock
Co.Cork
021 435 8922 | cork@pmgroup-global.com | www.pmgroup-global.com
Consultant
ARC Architectural Consultants
30 Dalkey Park
Dalkey
Co. Dublin
01 2350525 | info@arc.ie | www.arc.ie
Consultant
Mitchell & Associates
3rd Floor
148 Phibsboro Road
Phibsboro
Dublin 7
01 4545066 | info@mitchellassoc.net | www.mitchell.ie
Consultant
Scott Cawley Environmental Consultants
Suites 401-404
127 Lower Baggot Street
Dublin 2
01 6769815 | info@scottcawley.com | www.scottcawley.com
The map below plots the locations of over 100 Nursing Home Construction projects submitted for planning since January 1st this year. Full details on all of these Nursing Home projects are available on our online construction projects database
Building Information Ireland research and publish data on all Nursing Home Construction projects in Ireland. Details on all building projects we cover can be found on our website.
Site
Bolands Mills
Ringsend Road/Barrow Street
Grand Canal Dock
Dublin 4
Floor Area: 36,759 Sq M
Residential Units: 42
Planning Granted: 1st July 2015
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: We Versus Ltd. (In Receivership), Abbono Ltd. (In Receivership), Beckton Properties Ltd. (In Receivership) & Candourity Ltd. (In Receivership) (each acting by the Joint Receivers Mark Reynolds & Glenn Crann), Savills, 33 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2. Intend to apply for Planning Permission For development at a site of 1.056 ha known as The former Boland’s Mill incorporating 33 & 34 Barrow Street together with 35A Barrow Street & 35 Barrow Street (Car Park) at Ringsend Road and Barrow Street, Dublin 4, bounded to the north by Ringsend Rd., to the south by adjacent office development (Mason Hayes Curran (“South Bank House”) and the Warehouse), to the east by Barrow Street and to the west by Grand Canal Dock. The site accommodates 4 protected structures including; Block B referred to as 1 Ringsend Road (RPS 7377); Block D comprising no’s 33 and 34 Barrow Street (RPS 483, 484); two storey brick gables of warehouses to south of Boland’s Mill (the ‘factory’ building) (RPS 485). These will be refurbished and incorporated into the overall development. There will be internal and external interventions to all protected structures. The development consists of: A mixed use scheme with a gross floor area above ground of some 36,759 sq. m. (comprising office (28,762 sq. m.), residential (42 no. units including 31 no. 2 bed units and 11 no. 3 bed units; 6,050 sq. m.), restaurant/cafe (1,184 sq. m.), retail (214 sq. m.) and cultural and exhibition (549 sq. m.) uses; provision of incidental parking, storage, plant and related uses at basement area of 11,477 sq.m. (overall gross floor area of scheme is some 48,236 sq. m.). The development includes 2 no. new build office buildings; 1 no. new build residential building; the restoration of existing Blocks A, B, C, D and the redevelopment of the Factory Building. The proposed development includes the demolition of structures on the site, including the former silo structures (Blocks E, F and G) as well as blocks H, J, K and L. The detailed description of the development is set out below: 1. Building A (2 storeys) located at the junction of Ringsend Rd. and Barrow St. will be retained and restored for retail (to include off licence use)/restaurant/cafe use. Interventions to include: reinstatement of roof and window opes; new windows to be installed to match original on north and south facades; new entrance door to Ringsend Rd. facade and new doors to be installed in existing opes in south facade. 2. Building B (comprising B1 – B5) (RPS 7377) (5 – 8 storeys) located on Ringsend Rd. will be retained and restored for office use. Restaurant/cafe/retail use to be provided at ground floor of B4 to B5. Interventions to include: reinstatement of timber roof trusses and roofs, with lantern roof to B5 (a later addition) to be removed; new windows to be installed on all facades to match original; window opes at ground floor north facade to be modified; new entrances to be provided on north and south elevations; removal of section of first floor to provide atrium; floors to be reinstated at original levels other than the removal of second floor in B3/B4 and the lowering of the existing ground floor in B4/B5; new metal roof . enclosure to B3; removal of plant enclosure at roof level over B3, projecting canopy and associated ducts / equipment over former truck loading area on Ringsend Rd. and metal roof cowels to ducts over B4 & B5. 3. Building C (6 storeys) fronting the Dock will be retained and restored for restaurant/cafe/retail use at ground floor and residential above to include 9 no. 3 bed units and 1 no. 2 bed unit. Interventions to include: replacement of later metal roof with natural slate roof; insertion of new floors; addition of new window opes on the W, N and S facades; enlargement of window opes on west facade to facilitate living spaces; addition of balconies to west elevation. 4. Building D (RPS 483, 484) (2 storeys plus basement) located on Barrow Street will be retained and restored for retail/cafe/ restaurant use. New glass and copper wrap around extension to existing building. Interventions to include: refurbishment/repair of roof and windows; addition of glazed rooflight at rear wall; restoration of floors at original levels; internal fabric refurbishment; repair of steps and railings and front area to Barrow Street. 5. Factory Building (RPS 485 two-storey brick gables): It is proposed to partially demolish the rear of the Factory Building and reconstruct the east gables in a line that generally aligns with the footprint of the adjoining Block C. The dockside gables will be restored. The Factory Building will accommodate cultural/exhibition use. Interventions include: section of side walls to be removed; existing stone gabled east facade to be disassembled and reconstructed in its new position, including realignment of arched openings and windows and formation of new door; new viewing window to be formed in south facade; new rooflight; existing balcony on the waterfront facade to be replaced with new balcony and second matching balcony to be installed on western gable. 6. Development to include all other associated internal and external works to Blocks A, B, C, D and the Factory Building. 7. New Office Building 1 is a 5 storey building fronting Barrow Street increasing to a maximum height of 14 storeys to accommodate (max. building height 53.65 m.) office accommodation and ancillary facilities including reception, meeting rooms and staff restaurant. Enclosed plant area at level 13. Roof terraces to be provided at floor levels 5, 11 and 12. 8. New Office Building 2 is a 5 storey building fronting Barrow Street increasing to a maximum height of 13 storeys (max. building height 49.85 m.) to accommodate office accommodation and ancillary facilities including reception, meeting rooms, plant and staff restaurant. Roof terraces to be provided at floor levels 5 and 11. 9. New Residential Building 3 is a 15 storey building (max. building height 47.8 m.) accommodating reception and plant at ground floor, gym at first floor and 30 no. 2 bed units and 2 no. 3 bed units above. A semi enclosed roof terrace is provided at 14th floor. Balconies on E, W, S elevations. 10. Three new pedestrian routes from Barrow Street (two of which also provide for service and emergency vehicle access/egress). New civic waterfront square adjacent to the Dock. A bridge link along the dock is proposed connecting the square to Mc Mahon Bridge, Ringsend Rd. Second open space to the south of the Factory Building. Development to include all hard and soft landscaping, lighting and planting. 2no. new mooring points for vessels, along the Grand Canal Dock – East Quay Wall. 11. Three levels of basement area are to be provided under Buildings 1, 2 and 3 to accommodate 136 no. car parking spaces, 350 no. of bicycle spaces and ancillary locker and shower facilities and plant. Basement to include lifts and stair cores. 12. Development to include new replacement basement vehicular access/egress ramp from Barrow Street. This is the main exit and entrance to the basement car park. Closure of existing basement ramp located adjacent to Mason Hayes Curran building (South Bank House). The new ramp will provide for continued vehicle access/egress to the existing South Bank House car park which adjoins the subject site to the immediate south. 13. Development to include demolition of existing ESB substation located adjacent to the Warehouse and Dock and new additional internal substations, all site development and ancillary works. An EIS will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the planning application and the EIS will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority. The application relates to a proposed development within a Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme area.
Architect
BKD Architects
6/7 Harcourt Terrace
Dublin 2
01 6182400 | architecture@bkd.ie | www.bkd.ie
Consultant
John Spain Associates
50 Upper Mount Street
Dublin 2
01 6625803 | info@johnspainassociates.com | www.johnspainassociates.com
Consultant
Mitchell & Associates
3rd Floor
148 Phibsboro Road
Dublin 7
01 4545066 | info@mitchellassoc.net | www.mitchell.ie
Consultant Engineer
Arup Ltd.
50 Ringsend Road
Dublin 4
01 2334455 | dublin@arup.com | www.arup.ie
Site
6-8 Hanover Quay
Grand Canal Dock
Dublin 2
Floor Area: 4,414 Sq M
Value: €8.8 Million
Planning permission for development on a site of c.1.952 hectares consisting of modifications to the existing warehouse buildings (comprising basements and ground floor totalling c. 3,629 sqm) to provide a new office use (class 3). The proposed development will include removal of internal walls and structures to provide an open plan office layout across 3 floors (2 storeys over lower ground floor with central atrium) Retention/repair/restoration of external facades and re-opening/extension of windows and other opes. Provision of a new roof structure with maximum ridge height of c+15.25m. Provision of a ground floor internal courtyard (c.106.4sqm) and 1st floor, south-facing balcony (c.7.2sqm) Provision of ESB substation & switch room (c.26sqm). Provision of 44 no. bicycle parking spaces. Total gross floor area of development is c.4,414sqm. All associated site development and landscaping works.
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Applicant
Target Investments Opportunites PLC
Architect
RKD Architects
59 Northumberland Rd
Ballsbridge
Dublin 4
01 6681055 | mail@rkdarchitects.com | www.rkd.ie
Agent
McGill Planning Ltd.
1st Floor
No. 7 Fitzwilliam Street Upper
Dublin 2
01 2846464 | info@mcgplanning.ie | www.mcgplanning.ie
Consulting Engineer
O’Connor Sutton Cronin
9 Prussia Street
Dublin 7
01 8682000 | ocsc@ocsc.ie | www.ocsc.ie
Contractor
Bennett Construction Ltd.
Forest Park
Mullingar
044 9346000 | info@bennettconstruction.ie | www.bennettconstruction.ie
Site
The Exo Building
Point Village District Centre
North Wall Quay & East Wall Road
Dublin 1
Floor Area: 19263 Sq M
Value: €38 Million
Planning Applied: 15th September 2015
Paul McCann and Steve Tennant, Joint Statutory Receivers, acting for the Specified Assets of Henry A. Crosbie c/o Grant Thornton, 24-26 City Quay, Dublin 2 intend to apply for permission for a development at a site of 1.1507 ha at the junction of North Wall Quay and East Wall Road, Dublin 1. The site is bounded by North Wall Quay to the South, East Wall Road to the East, the 3Arena to the West and The Point Village District Centre to the North. The overall site is located within City Block 5 and 10, as identified in the North Lotts & Grand Canal Dock SDZ Planning Scheme. The development consists of the following: Construction of a commercial office building ranging in height from 8 storeys to 17 storeys (including one level of plant) at the northern end. The total gross floor area above ground of this building will be circa 19263 sq.m. The building is raised at ground level to 8m and supported by three elliptical cores. Access via dedicated northern and southern glass entrance foyers. As part of the development there will be an external roof terrace and plant at eighth floor level. Construction of one level of basement beneath the proposed commercial building connecting to the existing constructed basement beneath the Point Village Square (as constructed under Section 25 DD478) accommodating 300 bicycle parking spaces, plant, staff facilities, storage areas and other associated facilities. Cycle access to the basement will be via a dedicated, access controlled cycle ramp in the central core. Reconfiguration of the existing basement level -1 beneath the Point Village Square to facilitate 48 No. car parking spaces at -1 level, plant, storage areas and other associated facilities. This will also involve associated structural reconfiguration of existing basement levels -2 and -3. Vehicular access to the basement will be via the existing ramped access on Sheriff St servicing the Point Village District Centre. The reconfiguration of the basement will involve the removal of the existing external stairs from the Point Village Square to existing underground bar located at -1 level. Construction of 14.5m high restaurant/bar glass box with mezzanine level located within the Point Village Square. The total above ground gross floor will be circa. 519.4 sq.m. Permission is also sought for revisions to the Point Village Square Public Realm including proposed hard and soft landscaping works. This includes a new bus shelter, taxi shelter, 5 number glass screens and the relocation of existing Point Village Signage on East Wall Rd. The proposed development includes all associated and ancillary works, including site development works.
Applicant
Grant Thornton
24-26 City Quay
Dublin 2
info.@ie.gt.com | www.grantthornton.ie
Architect
Shay Cleary Architects
18 Palmerston Park
Rathmines
Dublin 6
01 4125090 | info@sca.ie | www.sca.ie
Consultant Engineer
O’Connor Sutton Cronin
9 Prussia Street
Dublin 7
01 8682000 | ocsc@ocsc.ie | www.ocsc.ie
Consultant
Mitchell & Associates
3rd Floor
148 Phibsboro Road
Dublin 7
01 4545066 | info@mitchellassoc.net | www.mitchell.ie
Consultant
Brady Shipman Martin
Block 6, Belfield Office Park,
Clonskeagh,
Dublin 14
01 208 1900 | mail@bradyshipmanmartin.com | www.bradyshipmanmartin.com
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