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A GROUP OF Dublin 4 residents have made a bid to have the green light for a €50m luxury apartment plan in Donnybrook by a company backed by billionaire Denis O’Brien overturned.
This follows residents from Nutley Square lodging an appeal with An Bord Pleanála against a decision by the City Council to give planning permission for the five five storey apartment blocks containing 90 apartments.
In its ruling, the City Council ordered that the top floor in the 5th block be omitted.
O’Brien acquired the site from UCD in 2008 when he gave UCD €15m in cash and another three acre site at Roebuck to the college in a land-swap plus cash deal.
However, O’Brien’s Purleigh – in a bid to maximise the return on the investment – lodged plans for the 90 unit development at the end of last year to replace a previous 71 unit plan granted planning permission by the appeals board.
Now, the residents’ appeal is the last remaining barrier facing Purleigh in its plans to cash in on the stellar prices now being commanded for new homes in one of the most sought after addresses in the country.
In their objection against the plan, Nutley Square Management Co claim that the Purleigh development to be overbearing, out of scale and out of character in terms of its appearance with the exiting housing in the area.
The residents group argues that the Purleigh proposal “does not respect the existing character, context and urban form of the surrounding area”.
The residents have also stated that the development does nothing to protect, provide or improve the residential amenities of our neighbourhood.
The argue that the development “is compatible in relation to character, height and density within existing developments in the area”.
In the planner’s report recommending that planning be granted, the planner stated that the proposal is considered to be acceptable and in line with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Consultants for Purleigh, Hughes Planning and Development Consultants told the City Council that the height of the plan increased from 13.8 metres to 16 metres “thus remaining within the permissible height for sites in the ‘Outer City’ area”.
The consultants also claimed that “the development proposal seeks to deliver a high quality residential development at a scale and density which makes the most efficient use of serviced land within Dublin’s metropolitan area”.
The consultants also pointed that the development seeks to enhance the appearance of the area through high quality design “and more importantly, seeking to protect the residential amenity of adjacent properties”.
The consultants further stated that the development seeks to protect the residential amenity of surrounding residents and create a high standard of accommodation for future residents.
A decision is due on the appeal in September of this year.
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Be nice to see some social housing in that area.
@Dave Purnell: 10000000%
@Dave Purnell: More chance of the Ringsend incinerator being moved to that site than that happening!
No lower classes allowed in D4!
@Dave Purnell: eh Beechgodknowswhere hill? Where that garda car got entrapped and all the planning regs for housing estates got changed to have a second escape
@Dub_Right: Ringsend is in D4.
@Dave Purnell: stop! Your’e killing me! Funniest line ever!
@Dub_Right: except the ones in Ringsend.
@Phil Sheppard: That was a separate comment about the incinerator and then the lower classes…(not being allowed in D4)
@Dub_Right: “No lower classes allowed in D4!” – que? This apartments will be 600-800k if not more. Wouldn’t call it “lower class”.
@cortisola: Check response to poster Dave Purnell re: social housing
@Dave Purnell: Why would you want to build social housing in D4? Just to annoy the well off? Those in social housing will also be annoyed to have to live beside wealthier neighbors.
Bad sign for the housing situation when Denis O’Brien thinks the property market is the way to go.
Jesus even the D4′s are sick of Denis
We don’t need more “luxury apartments” with multiple-thousands per month rents!
We need AFFORDABLE housing.
If developers aren’t going to develop the housing the market needs, they should be denied planning permission, full stop!
Part of “planning” is PLANNING what sorts of housing is needed where. I wish city and county councils, and an Bórd Pleanála would do their jobs in this regard. :(
There is something fishy about his dealings with UCD, he reportedly paid the College 4 times the market value for the site they bought from the Little Sisters of the Poor…..anybody want to enlighten us…
@Rachel Didleu: l asked for enlightenment not 24 thumbs up…..details please l won’t tell anybody
@Rachel Didleu: Fishy and DOB you seem surprised! !
@Steve Austin: any particular fish associated with him
Fg set the market up nicely for DOB.
Hope they have deep pockets.
@Tony Skillington: Of course they do!
@Dub_Right: deeper than Dinny’s?
@Tony Skillington: D4 residents association? Probably!
If this doesn’t go ahead he could always upgrade the old Malta tax bolt hole.
Dont you lot get it? People with money chose to live in that particular small area so that they dont gave to mix with/tolerate/put up with, “social housing”!! Crikey! The whole purpose of having money is you can choose not to share your “space” with proles. Grow up!!
@Ricardo Shillyshally: So true.. These Liberal idiots want social housing next to people ho have sacrificed much, got educated and bettered themselves and social standing – no doubt pay plenty of tax on earnings.. Why should they have to live next to spongers??? WHERE is the incentive to work and better oneself in that society???
And comments closing in 3… 2… 1…
Disgraceful. Let the man build.
@Alan: only if he builds what the market needs, which isn’t what he’s planning. :/
@Alan: Anyone can build like that. Give me permission to build 50 story apartment block there and I’ll do – I can even manage money for that.
He has abput 70 million in it all ready.
They wont be cheap.
Beech hill is social housing
Liberal idiots want social housing next to people who have sacrificed much, got educated and bettered themselves and social standing – and no doubt pay plenty of tax on earnings.. Why should they have to live next to spongers??? WHERE is the incentive to work and better oneself in that society???
Is DOB really Wilson Fisk..?
O k let’s take this down to a basic level…..why do F G / F F / The Gardiners /Bill Clinton / Lowry et all oblige Dinnie s’againne….what are they getting out of it…..none of the above are known for being overly altruistic (sorry about spelling) so why did Lowry make sure Dinnie s’againne got the phone gig….
And please do not insult our collective I telligencies by saying he got a conservatory built out of his house.
……when we know why we will most likely how.!!!!!!.
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