The Irish Times

New regulations which would compel developers to increase apartment sizes in Dublin by up to 25 per cent in order to secure planning permission are due to be approved by Dublin City Council tonight. The new apartment guidelines stipulate minimum standards in relation to floor size, ceiling height, storage space and play areas etc. However, they stop short of laying down conditions in relation to the size of schemes and building heights. The guidelines, published last May, were released for public consultation and must now be ratified by the council. About 90 per cent of all new homes in the city will be apartments, the council said, and new regulations were necessary because of "high levels of dissatisfaction" among current apartment residents in relation to the size and quality of their homes.