Core Refusal Reason
The development provides substandard residential accommodation failing to meet national apartment standards and features an incongruous external design that negatively impacts the streetscape character.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The 2-bed apartment unit fails to comply with the 2023 Design Standards for Apartments, resulting in a substandard level of residential amenity for occupants.
- The external finishes and window placement used to infill the former shopfront are considered incongruous and detrimental to the character and setting of Prussia Street.
- Granting permission would establish an undesirable precedent for similar substandard developments and would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
QHSN3615.92022-2028 Dublin City Development Plan
Decision Document Summary
This application sought retention permission for the change of use of a ground floor commercial retail unit to a residential apartment at 7A Prussia Street, Stoneybatter. Dublin City Council refused the application because the resulting two-bedroom unit fails to meet the minimum requirements of the 2023 Design Standards for Apartments, providing inadequate residential amenity. Furthermore, the physical alterations to the shopfront were deemed visually unsympathetic to the existing streetscape, c...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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