An appeal has been lodged with An Bord Pleanála over rejected plans for a commercial development of retail, offices, and a restaurant in the city’s westend.
Planning permission was sought for the demolition of a former garage on Munster Avenue in the city, and to build a four storey mixed-use building in its place.
The city council refused planning permission for the development in June, citing concerns about the “excessive scale, height, and density” of the proposal, as well as potential road safety issues.
That decision has now been appealed to An Bord Pleanála, which is due to rule on the case by November 7 of this year.
The proposed development would have consisted of a retail unit on the ground floor, and a restaurant on the first floor.
The top two floors of the building would have comprised office space, which a cover letter for the planning application stated would be aimed at startup of small businesses sharing facilities.
The city council refused planning permission for the development in June, citing concerns about the “excessive scale, height, and density” of the proposal, as well as potential road safety issues.
The cover letter stated that the site was not suited to residential usage due to the lack of room for amenity space, and because efforts to avoid overlooking would limit development to two storeys.
