An application to build a five-storey student accommodation complex in Waterford has been refused.
The plans for a 94-bed block near Templars Hall, on the Lacken Road in Kilbarry had been submitted in June.
Concerns had been raised by local residents that the scale of the development, proposed by a Mr Tony Robinson, would be too big.
And it seems the council's planning inspectors agreed.
They felt the development would be out of scale with the surroundings and wouldn't have a positive impact on the neighbourhood and streetscape.
They also said the apartment block might have an "over dominating presence" on the residential area around it.
Another concern that residents had raised was that their good work in terms of addressing some anti-social behaviour problems at Templars Hall might be undone.
64 submissions were made to the council about this planning application before the deadline at the end of July.
A letter notifying Mr Robinson of the decision to refuse the application was issued on Thursday last.
