Core Refusal Reason
The development was refused primarily due to substandard vehicular access and sightlines, inadequate on-site parking provision leading to traffic hazards, excessive loss of mature trees and sylvan character, and inappropriate scale and design causing overdevelopment and loss of residential amenity for neighbors.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed access onto Yellow Walls Road is substandard and lacks adequate sightlines, which, combined with the shortfall in car parking, would create significant traffic hazards and endanger public safety.
- The removal of 43 mature trees and several hedgerow groups would effectively erode the site's established sylvan character and fail to protect the area's visual amenities and biodiversity.
- The three-storey scale and the reliance on upper-floor balconies for private open space represent overdevelopment that would result in undue overlooking and visual overbearance for adjoining residential properties.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023Objective DMS77Objective PM64Objective DMS87Objective DMS39Objective PM44Objective DMS28Objective SS17Strategic Policy 6
Decision Document Summary
This report assesses a proposal by Calabash Investments Limited to demolish two existing houses and construct 12 three-storey terraced dwellings on a 0.366ha backland site at Yellow Walls Road, Malahide. While the Inspector acknowledges the site's suitability for residential intensification under its 'RS' zoning, the specific proposal is deemed unacceptable. The Inspector identifies critical flaws in the access arrangements, noting that required sightlines cannot be achieved without works on thi...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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