Core Refusal Reason
The proposal exceeds the maximum floor area for family flats and would negatively impact a highly sensitive landscape and the Howth Special Area Amenity Order due to excessive scale and massing.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed family flat exceeds the 60sq.m floor area limit prescribed by Objective DMS43 of the Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023.
- The development's excessive height and massing would be visually intrusive within the Howth SAAO and would negatively impact protected views from the Upper Cliff Path.
- The proposal would set an undesirable precedent that would cumulatively erode the distinctive character and visual amenities of this highly sensitive landscape.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective DMS43Objective PM46Objective NH40Objective DMS152Policy 2.1.1 of the Howth Special Area Amenity Order
Decision Document Summary
The application proposed the extension and subdivision of an existing house at Durling, Bailey Green Road, Howth, to create a grannie flat. The site is situated within a highly sensitive landscape and the Howth Special Area Amenity Order (SAAO). Fingal County Council refused the application because the flat's size exceeded the 60sq.m limit for such developments and the proposed structure's scale was deemed too dominant. The decision noted that the development would interfere with protected views...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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