Core Refusal Reason
Traffic hazard due to inadequate set-down facilities and non-compliance with Objective DMS94 regarding pre-school safety.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development lacks a suitable set-down area or collection point serviced by a circulatory route as required for facilities near pre-schools.
- The absence of proper traffic management infrastructure would necessitate dangerous reversing manoeuvres in a sensitive area.
- The proposal constitutes a traffic hazard and fails to align with the proper planning and sustainable development of the Skerries area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective DMS94
Decision Document Summary
The applicant proposed a single-storey extension to the rear of an existing dwelling at 37 Ballygossan Park, Skerries. The local authority refused the application primarily on traffic safety grounds related to the site's proximity to a pre-school. It was determined that the proposal failed to meet the requirements of Objective DMS94 of the Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023, as it did not provide a safe circulatory route or set-down area, thereby creating a risk of hazardous reversing manoeuvres ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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