WEB1250/26
(i) demolition of commercial buildings at Nos. 1-7 Templeogue Road (Eircode No. D6WW611) and unnamed commercial building fronting Templeogue Road (Eircode No. D6WX688); (ii) demolition of the party boundary wall and non-original single-storey rear returns to the residential buildings at Nos. 16-18 Terenure Road West and provision of new party/ boundary walls to the rear of these properties; (iii) construction of a part-four part-five storey mixed-use block with frontage to Terenure Road West and Templeogue Road comprising 36 no. apartments (13 no. one-bedroom & 23 no. two-bedroom units) and 165sq.m of commercial floor space; (iv) construction of a three storey residential block within the centre of the site comprising 9 no. apartments (2 no. one-bedroom & 7 no. two-bedroom units); (v) provision of an ESB substation accessible via Terenure Road West and provision of service/loading bay and new footpath on Terenure Road West; (vi) provision of surface level carparking areas (20 no. car spaces, 3 no. motorcycle spaces & 1 no. service bay) accessible via Templeogue Road; (vii) all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development including boundary treatments, landscaping, SuDS drainage works, construction of pedestrian infrastructure, provision of bin/bicycle storage. All residential apartments will be served by private amenity space in the form of a balcony/terrace and will have shared access to an area of communal amenity space at surface level between the proposed blocks.
Core Refusal Reason
The demolition of historic 'Roundtown' structures and the implementation of a design whose scale and massing fail to respect the site's unique heritage context and streetscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The demolition of the last remaining structures of the historic Roundtown development would result in the loss of buildings with significant local and regional historical interest, contrary to heritage preservation policies.
- The proposed development fails to adequately respond to the unique historic circular-plan context of the site, resulting in a seriously adverse visual impact on the Terenure Village streetscape.
- The scale and massing of the proposal are visually discordant and fail to provide an appropriate transition between the urban village and the adjoining residential areas.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the demolition of commercial buildings at a prominent corner site in Terenure Village, Dublin 6W, including structures associated with the historic 'Roundtown' development. The application was refused by the local authority because the demolition would remove buildings of significant historical interest that contribute to the unique character of the area. Additionally, the planning authority found that the proposed replacement development was inappropriate in scale and mass...PDF Document Missing
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