Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes overdevelopment of the site, resulting in substandard residential amenity for occupants and a traffic hazard due to inadequate parking provision.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The lack of adequate parking would lead to overspill onto the adjacent roadway, creating a traffic hazard and obstructing pedestrians and other road users.
- The development represents overdevelopment of the site, resulting in substandard private open space for the existing dwelling and compromised, narrow open space for the proposed unit.
- The proposed dwelling fails to meet minimum internal standards for bedroom sizes, which would be injurious to residential amenity and set an undesirable precedent for similar substandard developments.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 16.10.2
Decision Document Summary
The application sought permission to convert an existing two-storey side extension at 61 Collinswood, Whitehall, into a separate two-bedroom dwelling. Dublin City Council refused the proposal primarily because it failed to provide sufficient off-street parking, which would likely result in hazardous roadside overspill. Additionally, the development was deemed overdevelopment as it failed to meet the Dublin City Development Plan standards for private open space and national guidelines for interna...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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