Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes urban-generated housing in a highly sensitive rural mountain area (HA-DM zoning) without a demonstrated social or economic need, contravening local, regional, and national settlement policies while posing significant risks to landscape character and road safety.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development represents urban-generated housing in a rural area under strong urban influence, lacking a demonstrable economic or social need to reside in the Dublin Mountains contrary to the National Planning Framework and Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy.
- The proposal would negatively impact a high-value landscape area (River Dodder and Glenasmole) and contravene zoning objectives intended to protect the natural character of the HA-DM zone through inappropriate scale and visual prominence.
- The project would exacerbate ribbon development on a substandard rural road network, creating a traffic hazard and setting an undesirable precedent for the uneconomic provision of public services in a rural area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy H20Objective HA-DMPolicy HCL7Section 11.5.5(i)Policy G2 Objective 9Policy G2 Objective 13Policy H27
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for a dormer bungalow and domestic garage at Lower Castlekelly Road, Bohernabreena, located within the sensitive Dublin Mountains (HA-DM) zone. South Dublin County Council refused the application on nine grounds, primarily citing the lack of justification for a rural dwelling under Policy H20 and the National Planning Framework's focus on compact growth. The decision highlighted the proposal's potential to degrade the high-value landscape of the River Dodder an...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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