Core Planning Reasoning
The proposed development represents a significant underutilisation of a prominent city centre brownfield site due to its limited two-storey height and its failure to provide the mandatory 20% residential floor area required for new developments in the city centre zone.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The two-storey height of the building represents a significant underutilisation of a prime city centre site located within a designated Key Growth Area, contrary to local and national compact growth policies.
- The development fails to meet the 20% residential floor area requirement for the City Centre zone; even the modified proposal only reached 10.8%, constituting a material contravention of Objective CGR O3(d).
- The applicant failed to provide a detailed financial rationale to support the claim that a higher-density, multi-storey development was not viable on this site.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy CGR P1 (Compact Growth and Revitalisation)Objective CGR O3 (Urban Lands and Compact Growth)Objective CGR O3(d)Objective CGR O4 (Active Land Management)Objective ECON O17 (Strategic Employment Locations)Policy BH1 (Building Height)Policy BH6 (Building Height Strategy)Newtown Pery Area Objective 2
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought permission for a two-storey mixed commercial and retail building on a 0.047-hectare brownfield corner site in Limerick City. The site, previously cleared of buildings, currently houses a temporary structure. While the redevelopment of the site is acceptable in principle under the 'City Centre' zoning, the Inspector found the scale and design to be deficient. The primary argument is that the proposed two-storey height does not maximise the site's potential or adhere to the Bu...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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