Blackrock scheme given approval by local council

Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has granted planning permission for a 41-unit apartment scheme for the Frascati Centre in Blackrock.

Last August, IMRF II Frascati Ltd Partnership lodged plans for the apartments as part of the overall development plan for the Frascati Centre on Frascati Road.

The 41-unit scheme is comprised of 15 studios, 18 one-bed units and eight two-bed units in a U-shaped residential block, arranged around a central communal courtyard space.

In giving the 41-unit scheme approval, the local authority said that that the proposal “would not significantly detract from the amenities of the area”.

The council said the scheme “is consistent with the provisions of the current Development Plan”.

However, a group of local residents strongly objected to the scheme saying that the development will damage residential amenities and house valuations.

The association argued that the scheme “will mean a life-changing loss of privacy for residences in Frascati Park”.

The group said that residents most affected by the development will suffer a “simple transfer of wealth and amenity from their primary residential dwelling to the developer.”

IMRF II Frascati Ltd has also filed for permission for another 98 apartments at the Frascati site, which is also being opposed by locals.

A decision is due on that proposal later in the year.