Core Refusal Reason
Lack of legal interest in the land, traffic safety hazards due to access gradient, and interference with future light rail infrastructure objectives.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate sufficient legal interest or provide necessary landowner consent for the subject site, precluding a grant of permission.
- The substandard and unacceptable gradient of the site access constitutes a traffic hazard that endangers public safety.
- The development would prejudice access to adjoining lands and obstruct the future delivery of light rail infrastructure, materially contravening specific local development objectives.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective Blanchardstown 8Objective MT27
Decision Document Summary
The application sought the retention of restoration works and alterations to a dwelling house located at The Crossroads, Cappogue, Dublin 11. Fingal County Council refused the application on three primary grounds: a fundamental lack of proven legal interest in the lands, significant traffic safety concerns arising from the steep gradient of the property access, and the potential for the development to block future strategic transport projects. Specifically, the proposal was found to conflict wit...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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