Core Refusal Reason
Refusal is recommended due to the proposal's unacceptable overbearing impact on neighboring properties in Church Court and its negative encroachment on the character and setting of 'The Elms' and the Castleknock Architectural Conservation Area (ACA).
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proximity and massing of the proposed dwellings result in an unacceptable crowding effect on 'The Elms', a historic building of regional interest, thereby undermining the character of the Castleknock ACA.
- The development's height and bulk, combined with significant ground level differentials, creates a domineering and overbearing relationship with the existing residents of the Church Court estate.
- The layout provides for a qualitatively deficient and substandard private amenity space for the proposed 3-bed terraced house (Unit 3) due to its constrained configuration.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 14.6.6.4Objective DMSO32Objective DMSO31Section 14.10.1Policy HCAP14Objective DMSO187Objective DMSO27Objective DMSO23Table 14.4Table 14.24
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involves the construction of 4 dwellings (3 terraced and 1 detached) within the side garden of 'The Elms', a 19th-century detached house in Castleknock village. The site is situated within an Architectural Conservation Area (ACA) and is bounded by Church Court to the north, which sits at a lower ground level. While residential development is acceptable in principle under the 'RS' zoning, the Inspector argued that the specific layout and scale are inappropriate for this sensitive inf...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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