Core Planning Reasoning
The proposal constitutes a sustainable intensification of a zoned residential site located along a high-frequency public transport corridor. The addition of one floor level and eight apartments is considered to be in accordance with the Building Height Strategy, the Compact Settlement Guidelines, and the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Development Plan 2022-2028, and it will not significantly injure the residential or visual amenities of the area.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed increase in height from 4 to 5 storeys and the resulting density of 75.5uph are acceptable and consistent with national policy promoting compact urban growth on underutilized zoned land.
- The design of the additional floor, which includes significant setbacks and the absence of side-facing habitable windows, ensures that adjacent residential properties will not experience undue overlooking, overshadowing, or overbearing impacts.
- The existing permitted access onto the N11 and the provision of 1.22 car parking spaces per unit are sufficient to meet the needs of the expanded development without compromising road safety or creating significant traffic hazards.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy Objective BHS3Policy Objective PHP18Policy Objective PHP19Policy Objective PHP27Policy Objective PHP42Policy Objective PHP44Policy Objective T1Policy Objective T16Policy Objective T17Policy Objective T18Policy Objective T26Section 4.3.1Section 5.4.1Section 12.4.6Appendix 5 (Building Height Strategy)
Decision Document Summary
The proposal seeks modifications to a previously permitted apartment development (ABP-303816-19) at a 0.477ha site in Foxrock, Dublin 18. The primary amendment is the addition of a 5th floor to the permitted 4-storey block, increasing the total unit count from 28 to 36 apartments. The site is located on the western side of the N11 Stillorgan Road and is zoned 'A' (Residential). Third-party appellants argued that the increased height would be monolithic, overbearing, and cause excessive overshado...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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