Core Refusal Reason
The development would lead to an intensification of commercial activity resulting in noise and disturbance impacts on adjacent residential properties, failing to protect amenities in a transitional zone and potentially creating traffic hazards.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The car wash would seriously injure the residential amenities of neighboring properties, particularly No. 67 Kimmage Grove, due to noise, spray, and general nuisance.
- The applicant failed to robustly demonstrate that the proposal would not be detrimental to the more environmentally sensitive 'Z1' residential zones bordering the site.
- The on-site circulation and queuing layout are likely to cause traffic conflicts and hazards for road users and pedestrians on the heavily trafficked Kimmage Road Lower.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 14.7.3Section 14.6Section 15.14.15Section 14.3.1Appendix 5Section 13.7.1
Decision Document Summary
This appeal relates to a proposal by Circle K Ireland Fuels for a new automatic brush car wash and plant room at the Sundrive Service Station in Kimmage, Dublin 6W. While the site is zoned 'Z3' (Neighbourhood Centre), it is located at a sensitive transition boundary with 'Z1' residential lands. The Inspector's primary concerns center on the proximity of the car wash to residential dwellings (less than 10m from some private amenity spaces) and the inadequacy of the provided Noise Impact Assessmen...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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