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Approval granted for 1,182 apartments in two schemes in Dublin

Bord Pleanála approves 779-apartment scheme across nine apartment blocks on grounds of St Vincent’s hospital in Fairview

A crane at a residential construction site in Sandyford, south Dublin, Ireland, on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The mass purchase of affordable houses — on the market for about 400,000 euros ($490,000) — set off a public firestorm and highlights the growing tension over the squeeze in urban housing and the role of large investors. Photographer: Paulo Nunes dos Santos/Bloomberg

Applicants for the scheme at St Vincent’s hospital in Fairview, Dublin, had originally sought planning for 811 apartments. However, Dublin City Council reduced the number of apartments to 785, which involved the reduction in height of the tallest block at 13 storeys to 11 storeys. Photograph: Bloomberg

Gordon Deegan
Fri Oct 20 2023 - 18:53

An Bord Pleanála has granted planning permission to two contentious Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) schemes in Dublin that will comprise a combined 1,181 apartments.

In Fairview the appeals board approved a €300 million, 779-apartment scheme across nine apartment blocks on the grounds of St Vincent’s hospital despite five third-party appeals being lodged against the council’s original permission. Separately, the board has also given permission to Shannon Homes UC for 402 residential units in Ballyboden at Taylors Lane and Edmondstown Road.

Applicants for the scheme on the grounds of St Vincent’s hospital in Fairview in Dublin 3 had originally sought planning for 811 apartments. However, Dublin City Council reduced the number of apartments to 785, which involved the reduction in height of the tallest block at 13 storeys to 11 storeys.

The appeals board has upheld the council’s decision to reduce the 13-storey block to 11 storeys and has reduced the overall number of apartments from 811 to 779.

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he board also cut a six-storey block to five storeys and a five-storey block to four storeys. The 10-year planning permission now covers 375 one-bed units, 332 two-bed units, 54 three-bed units and 18 studios. Appeals board inspector in the case, Irené McCormack concluded that the site has sufficient capacity to accommodate the increased height and density proposed.

The scheme on the 23.4 acre site is being developed by Royalton Group, a British property development firm, in partnership with the board of St Vincent’s Hospital Fairview. Under the terms of the deal, Royalton is to construct a new 73-bedroom mental health facility for the hospital

Gordon Deegan

Gordon Deegan

Gordon Deegan is a contributor to The Irish Times

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