Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development fails to meet the minimum internal floor area and room size standards required by the Fingal Development Plan, resulting in substandard residential amenity.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed subdivision fails to comply with the minimum floor areas, room sizes, and widths specified in Objective DMS24 and Table 12.3 of the Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023.
- The development would provide a substandard level of residential amenity for future occupants and materially contravenes the RS zoning objective for the area.
- Granting permission would set a poor precedent for similar substandard developments and would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective DMS24Table 12.3RS zoning objective
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission to subdivide an existing house at 6 Saddlers Avenue, Mulhuddart, into two separate dwellings. Fingal County Council refused the application because the resulting units did not meet the mandatory minimum internal space standards for floor areas and room dimensions as set out in the County Development Plan. The planning authority determined that the development would provide inadequate residential amenity, contravene the local zoning objectives, and create a negative...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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