South Dublin residents say they will object to the building of over 100 additional apartments at a large housing development.
Planning permission for 163 houses and 262 apartments was initially granted to Viscount Securities in 2016 as part of Clay Farm in Ballyogan.
But locals were shocked this week when it emerged that the developer had lodged an application with An Bord Pleanala to build a total of 192 apartments in place of 56 apartments and 10 houses at the site.
Permission granted to build almost 1,000 new residential units in Ballyogan
When completed, the entire development will consist of over 1,000 homes and a number of amenities.
Councillor Lettie McCarthy told Dublin Live she was against the proposed changes.
She said: "People need to look at the planning legislation that's coming in from Government.
"They are encouraging very high density and building up as high as you want and all of that.
"But certainly from my experience people are looking for houses and we have enough apartments.
"Anybody with a family, an apartment is not suitable for them. It's houses that we need to built."
Councillor McCarthy added that it was unfair on those who have already bought properties at the site to alter the design of the development.
She continued: "I think whatever goes on the plans should be what is and I don't like it one bit."
The Labour rep said she plans to submit an objection to the proposed changes.
Locals took to social media to voice their opposition to the plan, which one woman slammed as "absolute madness".
She said: "Over crowding the area with not enough infrastructure as it is."
Another man added: "It doesn't seem appropriate to me that we are building 6 storey high apartment blocks with very little parking in areas outside the M50.
"The people living here will end up commuting into town through low density suburbs.
"It all sounds cack handed and upside down - these should be built in the city where the demand is and the density should taper towards the suburbs."
Written submissions in relation to the application can be made to An Bord Pleanala for the next five weeks.
A decision on the application is expected to be made by Tuesday, August 13.
