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Derryroe Limited is seeking permission to modify a previously consented large-scale residential development in Ballsbridge, reducing the overall number of apartment units from 95 to 87.
At nos. 36, 38 and 40 Herbert Park and 10 Pembroke Place, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
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