2650/21
The development will consist of:- 1) Demolition of existing warehouse building and all other structures on site; 2) The construction of 8 no. residential houses in 2 no. blocks; 3) The proposed blocks consist of the following: a. 2 no. 2-storey, 2-bedroom semi-detached houses; b. 6 no. 2-storey plus attic level, 4-bedroom terraced houses; 4) Associated access road widening car parking spaces; & 5) Bicycle parking, refuse stores, landscaping, boundary treatments and all associated site development works and services.
Core Planning Reasoning
The proposed development, due to its narrow backland configuration and isolated nature, results in a sub-optimum layout with a poor outlook for future residents and lacks sufficient linkage or visual connectivity with the community amenity space of the wider development site.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- While the reduction in unit numbers and removal of end-on parking along the lane addresses previous traffic safety concerns, the fundamental issues regarding poor outlook and sub-optimum residential amenity for future occupants have not been resolved.
- Block 4 is particularly problematic as it faces onto end-on car parking serving the wider development, which fails to provide a high-quality residential environment or a noticeable improvement over the previously refused scheme.
- Omitting Block 4 while permitting Block 5 would result in an isolated building at a remove from the main development, failing to create a coherent residential scheme or address concerns regarding a lack of linkage to the permitted development to the north.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Decision Document Summary
This report concerns an appeal against Dublin City Council's decision to grant permission for 8 dwellings (2 no. semi-detached and 6 no. terraced) following the demolition of an existing warehouse at 5 Walkinstown Road, Dublin 12. The site is a 0.24-hectare backland strip located between the rear gardens of existing residences. It was previously part of a larger application (ABP-307186-20) where the Board issued a split decision, refusing permission for the southern portion (the current appeal s...PDF Document Missing
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