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Studio apartments on the way with new planning rules
Studio apartments on the way with new planning rules
In June 2015, Alan Kelly the Minister for the Environment, sent a small warning to Dublin City Council, telling it not to put any “unreasonable or excessive” requirements in the city development plan which could damage the commercial viability of housing.
Just the next month in July, the council published its proposals for changes to the apartment standards for the development plan due to come into force at the end of 2016. This new category would be known as a studio, reducing the numbers of dual-aspect apartments, but retaining the overall size of apartments.
The City Council didn’t exactly get the message, therefore the Minister Alan Kelly, and his department decided to simply give them easier instructions in the form of the “Planning Guidelines on Design Standards for New Apartments”. These are now mandatory and it reduced the minimum size of apartments which could be built in Dublin city by 10-20% per cent.
How to find a house or apartment to rent
How to find a house or apartment to rent
Before viewing an accommodation you should always think of these few decisions to consider:
- How much you can afford in rent and utility bills
- The quality of the house or apartment to rent
- The Building Energy Rating (BER) of the property
- The location of the property
- How long you plan to stay there
- Whether you wish to share a bedroom/bathroom/kitchen etc.
The Eden Centre – Investment Opportunity
The Eden Centre
The Eden Centre is a landmark two storey investment building in Rathfarnham and comprises of ground floor retail and first floor offices. The first floor offices include cat 5E internet cabling, tile carpets and storage heating. The floor plates are separated into nine separate offices. Access is provided by a stairwell located to the front of the building. This is a fantastic investment opportunity that has already created some following.
The ground floor comprises five separate retail units to include restaurant, crèche, fitness studio, Montessori and hairdressers. The building is well designed internally, in its purposeful layout and externally with its red brick stone fronted façade.
Where is Dundrum Town Centre going?
The future plans for Dundrum Town Centre
It would be impossible to match the sounds of walking down Grafton Street and city centre streets. A place where there are no musicians playing, no charity clipboards, no traffic noises, no rain, no wind, no cold. But instead, there are sounds of shuffling Ugg boots, the smooth roll of Bugaboo buggy wheels, the low sound of conversation chattering, the muffled clatter of coffee cups and cutlery, these are the sounds of Dundrum Town Centre.
Firstly, it’s not the same as shopping in Dublin city centre or in your local town, but we have changed our buying and shopping habits, we are not the same people we were before Dundrum Town Centre opened ten years ago. With the levels filled with bed-head hair “South County Dublin” teenagers and “Yummy Drummy” mummies, we have decided to use Dundrum Town Centre as our local towns.
