WEB2425/25

Permission is sought by Dr Margaret Hannan for the following works; New gateway to provide vehicular access and provision of 1 no. off street parking space and electric car charging point from Pembroke Park including alterations to existing railings and plinth wall to the front garden and associated site works at No.1 Pembroke Park, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, D04HD74 which is a semi detached house.

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposed vehicular entrance would result in the loss of an on-street parking space in an area with high public demand, which is contrary to Policy SMT25 and Section 4.1 of Appendix 5 of the Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The removal of a public on-street parking space would disadvantage the wider community and visitors to nearby amenities such as Herbert Park, the RDS, and the Aviva Stadium.
  • The provision of an in-curtilage EV charging point is not sufficient justification to override the established policy presumption against removing on-street parking spaces.
  • Granting permission would set an undesirable precedent for similar developments, which would cumulatively erode the availability of public on-street parking in the area.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Policy SMT25Section 8.5.7Appendix 5, Section 4.3.1Policy SMT29Objective Z2Section 14.7.2Appendix 5, Section 4.1

Decision Document Summary

This report concerns a first-party appeal regarding the refusal of permission for a new vehicular gateway and one off-street parking space with EV charging at 1 Pembroke Park, Donnybrook. The site is located within a Z2 Residential Neighbourhood (Conservation Area). Dublin City Council originally refused the application due to the loss of on-street parking and excessive entrance width. While the appellant offered to reduce the gate width to 3m to meet technical standards, the Inspector maintaine...
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