Core Planning Reasoning
The proposed development is located on serviced urban lands and is consistent with the residential zoning objective and development standards for corner/side garden sites in the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Development Plan 2016-2022, without adversely impacting residential amenity or traffic safety.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed scheme is adequately subservient to the parent building and provides a sympathetic design response that will not overwhelm the streetscape or neighboring amenities.
- The development complies with the parameters for corner/side garden sites, meeting the minimum accommodation and private open space standards for both the new and existing dwellings.
- The site provides safe vehicular and pedestrian access that will not result in a traffic hazard within the established residential cul-de-sac.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Zoning Objective ASection 8.2.3.4 (v) Corner/Side Garden Sites
Decision Document Summary
The proposal seeks permission for a detached two-storey house (84sqm) on a sub-divided side garden site at 1 Highland Grove, Cabinteely. The application follows a previous Board refusal (ABP-307685) for a larger three-storey house. The current design reduces scale and mass, setting the house back from the boundary to better integrate with the existing pattern of semi-detached development. The Inspector finds that the site is a compact serviced urban location where increased density is appropriat...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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