Core Refusal Reason
Retention is refused due to non-compliance with the 'GB' Greenbelt zoning objective, representing haphazard development, and failing to provide sufficient evidence regarding safe foul drainage and flood risk management.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The structure represents a haphazard and piecemeal form of development that is fundamentally at odds with the Greenbelt zoning objective intended to protect rural character.
- The applicant has failed to demonstrate that the site can adequately manage foul and surface water drainage, posing an unacceptable risk to public health and the local environment, particularly given the proximity to the Ward River and Flood Zone B.
- Granting permission would facilitate the consolidation and intensification of unauthorized development on a sensitive site that is already subject to long-standing enforcement proceedings.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Zoning 'GB' - GreenbeltRural Settlement StrategyTable 12.4 Design Guidelines for Rural DwellingsObjective Z06Objective CH38Objective DA07Development Management Standards and Guidelines
Decision Document Summary
The application seeks retention of a 67.5sqm single-storey office/utility structure in a rural Greenbelt area in Ward Lower, Co. Dublin. The site has a complex history with eight previous refusals for the same development and ongoing enforcement (Ref 16/81B) relating to unauthorized dwellings, sheds, and a commercial tyre business. The Inspector argues that the proposal is part of a pattern of unauthorized intensification on a site with no proven connection to public drainage and significant flo...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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