Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development would negatively impact residential and visual amenities, create a traffic hazard, and lacks sufficient information regarding surface water management and biodiversity protection.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The dwelling's excessive scale and proximity would cause significant loss of light, overlooking, and an overbearing impact on neighboring properties while providing substandard amenity space for both the new and existing residents.
- The design fails to integrate with the surrounding context, resulting in an incongruous feature that detracts from the visual character of the area and sets an undesirable precedent.
- The proposed vehicular access and parking layout pose a traffic hazard, and the application lacks critical technical information regarding surface water drainage and the impact on existing street trees.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RES zoning objectivePolicy H11Policy H13Policy H15Policy HCL15
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a two-storey, two-bedroom dwelling in the rear garden of 5 Knocklyon Avenue, Dublin 16, including a new vehicular entrance. The Planning Authority refused the application because the building's height and depth would result in a material loss of residential amenity through overshadowing and overlooking, while also creating a poor-quality living environment for future occupants. Furthermore, the development was deemed a traffic hazard due to its substandard acce...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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