Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development failed to meet urban design standards, resulting in a car-dominated layout with poor connectivity, inadequate residential amenity due to noise and overlooking, and a lack of active street frontage.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The layout is excessively car-dominated and fails to provide adequate pedestrian and cycle connectivity or necessary setbacks, contravening national urban design and transport guidelines.
- The development provides a substandard level of residential amenity for future occupants due to noise from the commercial loading bay, overbearing building heights, and unacceptable overlooking between residential units.
- The architectural design fails to provide a high-quality response or active street frontage onto Clonsilla Road, which is contrary to the Town Centre zoning objectives and the Fingal County Development Plan.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective Clonsilla 3Objective Clonsilla 6Objective DMS28Objective PM31TC zoning
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the development of a 2.99-hectare site at Weavers Row, Clonsilla Road, Dublin 15, including residential units and an Aldi store. Fingal County Council refused permission because the scheme prioritized vehicles over pedestrians, lacked essential north-south and east-west connectivity, and failed to provide a satisfactory architectural response. The decision highlighted significant concerns regarding residential amenity, specifically noise impacts from the retail element and ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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