Core Refusal Reason
The development is refused due to the loss of public on-street parking, potential damage to a mature street tree, and the negative impact on the character of a Residential Conservation Area through the removal of historic boundary features and excessive entrance width.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The removal of on-street parking to facilitate a private vehicular entrance violates the presumption against such developments in residential areas and sets an undesirable precedent.
- The development fails to provide adequate clearance for a mature street tree, conflicting with tree protection policies and lacking exceptional circumstances for such an impact.
- The widening of the entrance and loss of historic railings and plinth are inconsistent with Z2 conservation objectives and exceed the 2.6-metre width limit for conservation areas, harming the area's visual character.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy SMT25Section 4.1 (On Street Parking)Section 15.6.9 (Trees and Hedgerows)Appendix 5 (Transport and Mobility)Z2 zoning (Residential Neighbourhood-Conservation area)Section 4.3.5 of Appendix 5Section 4.3.7 of Appendix 5
Decision Document Summary
This application sought retention permission for a widened vehicular access and front parking at 11 Cowper Road, Dublin 6, a property situated within a Z2 Residential Conservation Area. Dublin City Council refused the proposal on three primary grounds: the loss of public on-street parking contrary to Policy SMT25, the risk posed to a mature street tree due to insufficient clearance, and the detrimental impact on the historic streetscape caused by the removal of original railings and the excessiv...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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