Core Refusal Reason
Negative visual impact on a highly sensitive landscape and unsafe vehicular access due to restricted sightlines.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would have a negative visual impact on a 'Highly Sensitive Landscape' and fails to utilize less sensitive lands available within the family landholding.
- The proposal materially contravenes Objective DMS51 of the Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023, which requires new dwellings to be sited in close proximity to the existing family home.
- The restricted sightlines in a southerly direction at the proposed vehicular entrance would create a traffic hazard and endanger public safety.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective DMS51
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the construction of a part single-storey, part two-storey split-level dwelling at Ballyboghil, Ballyboughal, Co. Dublin. The application was refused by the local authority primarily because the site is located within a 'Highly Sensitive Landscape' where the development would cause significant visual harm, especially given that more suitable alternative locations existed on the family land. Furthermore, the development failed to meet specific siting objectives for rural hous...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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