Core Refusal Reason
Overdevelopment of a restricted site resulting in adverse impacts on residential amenity, inadequate public open space, and significant traffic safety hazards.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development constitutes overdevelopment that would negatively impact the residential amenities of adjoining properties through overshadowing and overlooking, while also failing to prove legal access to the site.
- The scheme fails to meet standards for public open space, car parking, and bin storage, contravening both local development plan objectives and national sustainable residential guidelines.
- The absence of pedestrian footpaths and poor visibility at the site entrance creates a traffic hazard, and granting permission would set an undesirable precedent for similar substandard developments.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective PM44Objective DMS57B
Decision Document Summary
This application proposed an infill development of four two-storey terraced houses on a site at Cloch Choirneal, Balrothery. Fingal County Council refused permission on the grounds that the proposal represented overdevelopment of a restricted site, which would harm the amenities of neighboring residents and fail to provide sufficient open space or parking. Additionally, the development posed a traffic hazard due to poor pedestrian infrastructure and visibility, and the applicant failed to demons...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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