SD21A/0178
Demolition of detached shed & stables; construction of single storey detached adult residential care home with pitched roof over with 10 roof lights with 4 one bedroom apartments with communal area, care staff accommodation & office - total floor area 332.1sq.m; 6 car parking spaces; waste water treatment unit, percolation area bored well, new gated vehicular entrance & all ancillary works on site.
Refused
Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes unsustainable rural housing in a High Amenity zone that would negatively impact the natural character of the Dublin Mountains, protected views, and traffic safety.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would materially contravene rural housing policies (H20, H21, H27) and the HA-DM zoning objective by introducing dwellings into a protected landscape without exceptional justification.
- Insufficient information was provided to assess the impact on local ecology, bat habitats, and the suitability of wastewater treatment systems in a sensitive high-amenity area.
- The proposal would create a traffic hazard due to substandard visibility splays and would set an undesirable precedent for suburban-type development on a substandard rural road network.
Cited Policies (CDP)
HA-DM zoning objectivePolicy Objective H21Policy Objective H27Policy Objective HCL8Housing Policy H20
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for the demolition of existing outbuildings and the construction of four dwellings at Slievethoul, Brittas, Co. Dublin. The site is situated in a High Amenity (HA-DM) area of the Dublin Mountains. South Dublin County Council refused the application on the grounds that it represents an inappropriate intensification of residential development in a protected landscape, fails to meet rural housing criteria, lacks critical environmental and technical data, and poses...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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