The proposed development at 43-50 Dolphin’s Barn Street, Dublin 8 seeks to demolish the unused buildings on the site and proposes a mixed-use development comprising 120 BTR apartments from ground to seventh floor level. It is proposed 9 storeys building overall where the top floor level will provide residents amenity facility and a communal outdoor space. At ground floor level it is proposed to provide two commercial units with street frontage onto Dolphin’s BarnStreet, resident’s communal areas and access to a south facing external amenity space and 28 surface parking spaces.
The design of the proposed development is informed by its context and the extant permission under Reg. Ref.: 3853/17 and ABP Ref.: 302149-18 for a part three to part seven storey residential and retail building on the site, including the stepped approach to building heights to avoid abrupt transition in scale in the context of the adjacent 2 storey properties in the area.