Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development constitutes overdevelopment on a restricted site and fails to demonstrate that it would not seriously injure the residential amenity of future occupants and adjoining properties due to a lack of detail regarding open space, parking, refuse management, and building line compliance.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The application fails to provide sufficient detail regarding the provision of private open space and refuse management to serve both the proposed house and the existing apartment and doctor's surgery on the site.
- The proposed house would break the established building line along Flemingstown Park, resulting in an overbearing and incongruous development that negatively impacts the streetscape.
- The Board is not satisfied that the development would not seriously injure the residential amenity of the area, thereby materially contravening the zoning objective for the protection and improvement of residential amenity set out in the County Development Plan.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 8.2.3.4(v) Corner/Side Garden SitesSection 8.2.4.9 (Vehicular entrances and exits)Section 8.2.8.2(i) (Open space standards)Table 8.2.3 (Parking standards)
Decision Document Summary
This report concerns an appeal against Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council's decision to refuse outline permission for a two-storey house in the rear garden of 123 Churchtown Road Lower, Dublin 14. The site is currently occupied by a doctor's surgery and an apartment, with primary access from Flemingstown Park. The Planning Authority's refusal was based on the proposal being out of character, breaking the building line, and posing a traffic hazard. While the Inspector noted that traffic issues...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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