Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to its location within the Dublin Airport Outer Public Safety Zone where childcare facilities are prohibited, and for creating a traffic hazard through unsafe vehicle manoeuvres.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The site is located within the Outer Public Safety Zone of Dublin Airport, where childcare facilities are explicitly prohibited under public safety land-use policies.
- The development materially contravenes Fingal Development Plan objectives DA13 and DA14, which regulate land use patterns in the vicinity of airport flight paths.
- The proposed creche would result in unacceptable and dangerous reversing manoeuvres by vehicles on the local road network, contrary to Objective DMS94 regarding traffic safety.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective DA13Objective DA14Objective DMS94Table 6.1 of the ERM Report
Decision Document Summary
The application proposed a ground floor extension to the side and rear of a residential property at 6 The Green, Bellingsmore, Dublin 15, for the purpose of establishing a childcare facility. Fingal County Council refused permission primarily because the site falls within the Dublin Airport Outer Public Safety Zone, a designation that precludes high-occupancy uses like creches to mitigate risk. Additionally, the planning authority determined that the intensification of use would lead to hazardou...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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