Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to its overbearing impact on neighboring properties caused by excessive scale and building line breaches, combined with a failure to provide adequate private open space for future occupants.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development's scale, massing, and breach of the building line on a constrained site would result in an overbearing impact on the residential amenities of adjoining properties.
- The proposal fails to meet the minimum private open space requirements for a four-bedspace dwelling as mandated by SPPR2 of the Sustainable Residential Development in Urban Areas and Compact Settlements Guidelines.
- The project conflicts with the Z1 zoning objective to protect and improve residential amenity and would set an undesirable precedent for substandard development in the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 15.13.3Z1 Sustainable Neighbourhood zoning objective
Decision Document Summary
The application proposed the construction of a new two-storey dwelling within the side garden of an existing semi-detached house at 94 Ashcroft, Raheny, Dublin 5. Dublin City Council refused permission because the constrained nature of the site resulted in a design that breached established building lines and created an overbearing impact on neighbors. Furthermore, the scheme provided insufficient private open space for a four-bedspace unit, failing to meet national planning standards and the re...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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