Core Refusal Reason
The development significantly impacts the visual and rural character of a high amenity area through hedgerow removal, site alterations, and inappropriate vehicular access infrastructure.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The removal of boundary hedgerows and site level alterations significantly harm the visual amenities and environmental conservation objectives of the high amenity area.
- The provision of a splayed vehicular entrance and three parking spaces degrades the rural character that defines the subject area.
- The development materially contravenes specific landscape and high amenity policies of the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Development Plan 2016 – 2022 and the site's 'G' zoning objective.
Cited Policies (CDP)
LHB6LHB19LHB26LHB4Zoning Objective G
Decision Document Summary
The application sought permission for the retention of development works at Kellystown Road, County Dublin, located within a designated high amenity zone. The works involved significant site clearance, level alterations, and the removal of boundary hedgerows, alongside the creation of a splayed entrance and parking area. The planning authority refused the application on the grounds that these interventions severely degrade the rural character and visual amenities of the area, failing to comply w...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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