Core Refusal Reason
Overdevelopment of a constrained site resulting in substandard residential amenity and significant overbearing impacts on neighboring properties.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposal constitutes overdevelopment of a constrained site, failing to meet minimum standards for private open space and internal floor areas as set out in the Development Plan and Ministerial Guidelines.
- The inadequate separation distance of less than 9.5 metres between the existing and proposed dwellings would result in mutual overbearing impacts and negatively affect the amenities of No. 19 St. Patrick’s Road.
- The two-storey height and positioning of the development on the party boundary would cause significant overbearing impacts and depreciate the value of adjacent residential property.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Dublin City Development Plan 2016-22Z1 zoning objective
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the construction of a two-storey infill residential dwelling in the rear garden of an existing house at 21 Saint Patrick's Road, Dublin 9. The local authority refused permission because the development was considered an over-intensification of a constrained site, leading to shortfalls in required private open space and internal floor areas. Additionally, the proximity of the new structure to the existing house and the boundary of No. 19 was found to create unacceptable over...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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