Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to inappropriate design within an Architectural Conservation Area, failure to demonstrate safe car parking and access, and visual incompatibility with the surrounding character.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed design is considered an inappropriate solution for a site within the Skerries Architectural Conservation Area, as it fails to positively contribute to the area's character and detracts from nearby vernacular structures.
- The applicant failed to adequately demonstrate how car parking could be safely provided, leading to concerns regarding traffic hazards and public safety due to restricted sightlines and difficult access/egress.
- The atypical architectural form of the front and rear elevations is deemed to be of limited aesthetic merit and would set an undesirable precedent for development that is visually out of character with the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective DMS157Objective PM44Objective PM45
Decision Document Summary
The application proposed the demolition of a vacant dwelling and the construction of a replacement at 8 The Cross, Skerries, a prominent site terminating a street vista within an Architectural Conservation Area (ACA). Fingal County Council refused the application on three main grounds: the design was deemed harmful to the heritage character and vernacular context of the ACA; the proposal failed to provide a safe parking and access solution, posing a traffic hazard; and the specific architectural...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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