Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to its detrimental impact on residential amenity through overlooking and overshadowing, and significant traffic safety concerns arising from a substandard access laneway.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would seriously injure the residential amenities of adjoining properties on Clareville Road and Kenilworth Park by way of overlooking, overshadowing, and an overbearing physical presence.
- The proposal fails to comply with the Z2 zoning objective and Policy BHA9 of the Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028 regarding mews developments in residential conservation areas.
- The constrained width and lack of turning space on Laundry Lane would necessitate hazardous vehicle reversing onto Harold’s Cross Road, endangering public safety.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Z2 residential conservation zoning objectivePolicy BHA9Section 15.13.5Section 15.13.5.4Section 4.3.8 of Appendix 5
Decision Document Summary
The application proposed the construction of a two-storey mews dwelling on a site to the rear of 1 Clareville Road, Dublin 6W, located within a Z2 Residential Conservation area. The planning authority refused permission because the development's scale, height, and orientation would negatively impact the privacy and light of neighboring gardens. Furthermore, the access via Laundry Lane was deemed substandard, as its narrow width and lack of manoeuvring space would create a traffic hazard by forci...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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