Two appeals lodged with ABP over residential development plan
By Aideen O'Flaherty
TWO third-party appeals have been lodged with An Bord Pleanala by Rathcoole residents objecting to South Dublin County Council’s decision to grant permission for the construction of a contentious 69-unit residential development last April.
Applicant Comoville Developments submitted a planning application last September, which attracted 28 third-party submissions, outlining plans for a residential development consisting of 52 two-storey houses in a mix of terraced, semi-detached and detached houses, and 17 apartments.
The site in Rathcoole
It was proposed that there would be six three-bedroom houses, eight three-bedroom houses with a study and 38 four-bedroom houses, while there were plans for the apartment units to consist of four one-bedroom units, 12 two-bedroom units and one three-bedroom unit in three blocks of three storeys.
It was proposed that car parking would be provided by 132 surface car-parking spaces, in a combination of in-curtilage and grouped parking, while the apartment units would benefit from 21 sheltered bicycle parking spaces.
The submission included plans for the proposed development to have a gross floor area of 10,086 sq. m at the approximately 2.4-hectare site.
The proposed site also included part of the Rathcoole Boys’ Football Club lands and Forest Hills required for connection to the sewer network, and South Dublin County Council decided to grant permission for the development on April 9.
Two groups of residents each lodged appeals with An Bord Pleanala in early May, objecting to the council’s decision to grant permission for the development.
In their appeals, the residents voiced concerns about the impact the development could have on their area, including “grave concerns” about the development leading to residents in the adjoining St Anne’s Terrace estate having a “curtain of masonry” at their back gardens if the development goes ahead.
Other issues which were raised in the appeals include the potential for overlooking and a loss of privacy for St Anne’s Terrace residents, the potential loss of public open space and concerns about flooding, drainage and traffic.
A decision on the appeal has not yet been made by An Bord Pleanala.
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