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An Bord Pleanála has granted fast track planning permission to a Noel Smyth firm to construct 112 build-to-rent apartments for Rocklawn, Leopardstown in south Dublin.
The appeals board has given Bridgeclip (Developments) Ltd’s Strategic Development Housing (SHD) scheme the green light in spite of a recommendation by Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council that planning permission be refused.
The scheme is made up of 72 one-bedroomed apartments and 40 two-bedroomed apartments in blokc ranging for four to six storeys.
Permission
The council recommended planning permission be refused as the scheme contains no three-bedroom apartments and would therefore fail to provide an adequate mix for a variety of housing needs.
However, the appeals board has granted planning permission after concluding that the proposed development would constitute an acceptable quantum and density of development in this accessible urban location.
The board concluded that the scheme would not seriously injure the residential or visual amenities of the area and would be acceptable in terms of urban design, height and quantum of development.
The inspector in the case, Stephen Rhys Thomas recommended that planning permission be granted after stating that build to rent apartments can provide a viable long term housing solution to households where home-ownership may not be a priority, such as people starting out on their careers .
Stock
On council concerns over the housing mix, Mr Rhys Thomas said that area’s housing stock provides three- and four-edroom units and so the introduction of an alternative form of development in one- and two-bedroom units, give wpild-be residents motre choice.  
Mr Rhys Thomas said that he was satisfied that the overall quality of the facilities provided were satisfactory and that residents would “enjoy an enhanced overall standard of amenity”. 
In its objection, the Leopardstown Height Residents Association (LPHA) claimed that the scheme represented overdevelopment of the site and would give rise to traffic hazards.
The residents association objection, prepared by planning consultant Conor Sheehan, asked that a floor from each apartment block be removed to protect local property values.