Core Refusal Reason
The proposal failed to demonstrate compliance with the 'sheltered accommodation' zoning objective, provided substandard residential amenity and parking, created a traffic hazard due to inadequate sightlines, and lacked sufficient ecological assessment for its location within a protected buffer zone.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development materially contravenes the CI zoning objective as it fails to adequately demonstrate the specific 'sheltered accommodation' use required by Local Objective 44, appearing instead as general residential development.
- The proposed layout results in substandard open space, car parking, and pedestrian facilities, while also involving unacceptable encroachment into Greenbelt (GB) zoned lands.
- The project constitutes a traffic hazard due to insufficient sightlines and lacks the necessary ecological information to ensure no undue impact on the Malahide Estuary SAC and SPA buffer zone.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Local Objective 44CI Zoning ObjectiveObjective WT12Objective DMS171Objective DMS77GB Zoning ObjectiveObjective DMS165
Decision Document Summary
The application proposed the demolition of an existing structure and the development of sheltered accommodation for the elderly on lands at Swords Road, Malahide. The local authority refused permission because the applicant failed to prove the development met the specific community and social infrastructure requirements of the CI zoning, effectively proposing a general residential scheme instead. Additionally, the site layout was deemed substandard in terms of amenity and parking, the proposed a...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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