Dublin's first co-living housing block has been refused planning permission.
An Bord Pleanála said the rejected development at Cookstown Way in Tallaght is not an "acceptable living environment".
Bartra Capital wanted to build 222 en-suite bedrooms, which would be marketed towards young professionals.
Planning officials weren't happy with the number of people who would share communal spaces.
Effectively, around 40 people would have to share a kitchen a living space.
An Bord Pleanála also raised concern about the location of the proposed development, at an industrial estate.
It also listed a lack of proper roads and paths for cars, cyclists and pedestrians as a reason for not approving the application.
There has been widespread controversy about co-living developments in recent months.
The Housing Minister, Eoghan Murphy, was criticised for telling young workers they should be "excited" by the idea.
He claimed young people are happy to make "certain sacrifices around space" for "more affordable rent".
However, one housing charity said it didn't believe co-living rents would be more affordable.
Speaking to 98FM News, John Mark McCafferty from Threshold said:
"Let's not be fooled, co-living offers a platform for maximum profits for developers.
These are for the high-end market. I guess they're kind of the grown up equivalent of the purpose-built student accommodation", he said.
Bartra said its development would have also included a cinema and a gym.
The company is still waiting for a decision to be made on a second, similar, development in Dun Laoghaire.
The Department of Housing said co-living style accommodation "will appeal to a specific renter cohort"."
"Shared living projects are not envisaged as an alternative or replacement to the more conventional apartment developments", the department said in a statement.
It said its updated Apartment Guidelines "respond to the changing housing needs of future demographics".
Follow @98FM on Twitter for the latest Dublin news
