Core Refusal Reason
Non-compliance with the Rural Settlement Strategy, inappropriate design for the Greenbelt setting, and the unnecessary creation of an additional vehicular access point.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide the mandatory supplementary documentation and sworn affidavit required to demonstrate compliance with the Rural Settlement Strategy for 'GB' zoned lands.
- The scale, massing, and design of the dwelling are considered visually obtrusive and incongruous with the rural character, and the application lacked a required Visual Impact Statement.
- The proposed additional vehicular entrance is deemed unnecessary and would result in an undesirable proliferation of access points, contravening safety and design guidance.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 3.5.15.3Section 3.5.15.5Objective SPQHO81Table 3.5Objective DMSO41Table 14.9Objective SPQHO85Objective DMSO42Objective GINHO56Objective SPQHO54Objective 28 (National Planning Framework)
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for a new detached dwellinghouse at Secret Garden, Flemington, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, on lands zoned as 'GB - Greenbelt'. The proposal was refused by Fingal County Council primarily because the applicant did not demonstrate a local housing need in accordance with the Rural Settlement Strategy. Additionally, the planning authority found the architectural design to be poorly integrated into the rural landscape and objected to the creation of a new vehicular entr...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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