Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to significant technical omissions regarding traffic safety, heritage protection, and design quality, alongside concerns that the layout would create a traffic hazard and negatively impact residential amenity.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development constitutes a traffic hazard due to the lack of a Road Safety Audit, DMURS compliance, and evidence of adequate sightlines, while also failing to demonstrate how existing parking for the Balrothery Inn and Castlekeep centre would be maintained.
- The applicant failed to submit mandatory Architectural Heritage and Archaeological Impact Assessments required for a site located within an Architectural Conservation Area and a Zone of Archaeological Notification.
- The proposed design, specifically the podium level, would adversely impact the daylight, sunlight, and visual amenity of adjoining blocks, and the application lacked essential Design Statements and Building Lifecycle Reports.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective DMSO187Table 14.24Objective DMSO188Table 14.25Objective HCAO25Objective DMSO168Objective DMSO169Objective DMSO5
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for a mixed-use development on lands adjoining The Balrothery Inn, Coach Road, Balrothery. Fingal County Council refused the proposal primarily because the applicant failed to provide critical technical documentation, including a Road Safety Audit, an Architectural Heritage Impact Statement, and an Archaeological Impact Assessment. The Planning Authority determined that the development would result in a traffic hazard on a constrained road network, displace ess...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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