Dublin City Council refuses permission for 82-home scheme at Dublin 8, Dublin

In context

It is one of 139 housing scheme applications Dublin City Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,641 nationally. Of the 3,067 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 78% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 19 March 2024. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Dublin City Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

Planning permission to amend planning permission reg. ref. 2725/21 to convert 308sq.m of gross internal ground floor communal space into 2 x two-bed apartments and 1 x studio apartment, access corridor and storage, to bring the development to a total of 82 apartments. The works include 2 new windows and amendments to 3 permitted windows on ground level to the rear of the development. No changes to the height or footprint of the permitted development are proposed.