Core Refusal Reason
The development fails to provide adequate permeability and connectivity, while materially contravening a condition of a previous planning permission.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The layout results in poor permeability and linkages, failing to meet urban design and accessibility standards required by the County Development Plan.
- Granting retention would establish an undesirable planning precedent for developments that restrict connectivity within the wider residential area.
- The development materially contravenes Condition 1 of a prior planning permission (Ref. D16A/0863, PL06D.248396), undermining the proper planning of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
8.1.1.1 Policy UD1: Urban Design Principles (i) Permeability8.2.3.1 Quality Residential Design8.2.8.3 Public/Communal Open Space- Quality (ii) Accessibility and Permeability
Decision Document Summary
The application sought the retention of construction works at The Court, Hazelbrook Square, Churchtown, Dublin 14. The local authority refused permission because the development's layout restricts permeability and linkages, contrary to urban design and public open space policies in the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Development Plan 2016-2022. Additionally, the proposal was found to materially contravene a condition of a previous grant of permission (D16A/0863), which is considered contrary to th...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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