Core Refusal Reason
The development fails to demonstrate a genuine rural housing need, contravenes zoning objectives for the Dublin Mountains, provides substandard residential accommodation, and lacks essential technical information regarding traffic safety and environmental protection.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate a genuine economic or social need to reside in a rural area, resulting in urban-generated housing that contravenes local, regional, and national policies.
- The dwelling provides substandard residential amenity by failing to meet minimum floor area and room size requirements, while also contributing to undesirable ribbon development and the erosion of the Dublin Mountains' natural character.
- Insufficient technical data was provided to ensure traffic safety (sightlines), public health (wastewater treatment), and environmental protection (Appropriate Assessment screening).
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy H23Objective 1 of policy H23Section 11.3.1Table 11.20Policy H20Section 11.3.4 (ii)
Decision Document Summary
This application sought the retention of a single-storey dwelling and permission for vehicular access at McDonagh's Lane, Brittas, Co. Dublin, within the HA-DM (Dublin Mountains) zoning objective. South Dublin County Council refused the application on multiple grounds, primarily because the applicant did not establish a rural housing need or exceptional circumstances required for this sensitive landscape. Furthermore, the dwelling was deemed substandard in size, the proposal would exacerbate rib...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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