Core Refusal Reason
The development is a visually incongruous and dominant feature that negatively impacts residential amenity and fails to meet specific garden room standards under the Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The scale, internal layout, and design of the structure result in a visually incongruous and dominant feature on a restricted site, causing significant negative impacts on the residential amenity of surrounding properties.
- The development fails to comply with the specific Development Management Standards for Garden Rooms as defined in Section 14.10.4 of the Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029.
- Granting permission would materially contravene the RS Residential zoning objective for the area and set an undesirable precedent for similar developments that are contrary to proper planning and sustainable development.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 14.10.4RS Residential zoning objective
Decision Document Summary
The application sought retention permission for an existing single-storey building and proposed extension works in the rear garden of a residential property at 81 The Way, Hunters Run, Dublin 15. Fingal County Council refused the application on the grounds that the structure's scale and design are overly dominant and visually intrusive within the restricted site context. The decision highlights that the development fails to meet the required standards for garden rooms and would negatively affect...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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