Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes overdevelopment of a constrained site, providing substandard residential amenity and failing to meet minimum internal standards and access requirements.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development fails to meet the minimum requirements for room sizes and storage space as set out in the Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023, resulting in a poor level of amenity for future occupants.
- The constrained nature of the site and haphazard vehicular and pedestrian access arrangements would negatively impact the residential amenity of both the existing and proposed dwellings.
- Granting permission would set an undesirable precedent for similar substandard developments that would cumulatively harm the character of the area and depreciate local property values.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RS zoning objectiveTable 12.1Table 12.3
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought permission for a single-storey detached dwelling with parking at 19 St. Maurs Park, Rush, Co. Dublin, on lands zoned 'RS' for residential development. Fingal County Council refused the application on the grounds that the proposal represented overdevelopment of a constrained site. The decision was based on the project's failure to comply with internal space standards (Tables 12.1 and 12.3), the creation of haphazard access arrangements, and the potential for the development t...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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