Core Refusal Reason
Traffic hazard on a substandard road network and failure to meet rural housing policy requirements for a sensitive landscape area.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would endanger public safety by creating a traffic hazard on a substandard rural road network with poor sightlines and inadequate infrastructure.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate sufficient social or economic justification for a rural dwelling in the Dublin Mountains Zone, contrary to national and local settlement strategies.
- The proposal would negatively impact the Dodder and Glenasmole Valley Landscape Character Area and exacerbate haphazard ribbon development in a sensitive rural setting.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy H16Policy H19H19 Objective 1Policy H23Policy CS1Policy CS11
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought permission for a detached two-storey house, site entrance, and sewage treatment facility at Friarstown Lower, Bohernabreena. The Planning Authority refused the application primarily because the site is served by a substandard road network incapable of catering for further ribbon development or intensification. Furthermore, the development was found to be in conflict with the South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, as the applicant did not meet the strict criteria for ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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