Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes overdevelopment that fails to maintain the GP surgery as a subordinate use to the residential dwelling and provides substandard residential amenity.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The design and layout would result in the creation of two separate and independent uses on the site rather than a medical practice subordinate to the main residential use.
- The proposed development provides inadequate private amenity space for the occupants, resulting in a substandard form of residential accommodation.
- The proposal represents overdevelopment of the site and materially contravenes Objective DMSO83 of the Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029 regarding medical practices in residential areas.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective DMSO83
Decision Document Summary
The application proposed demolitions and alterations at 16 Orchard Grove, Blanchardstown, to facilitate a GP surgery and a residential unit. The planning authority refused permission because the layout effectively created two independent uses on the site, violating the requirement that medical practices in residential areas remain subordinate to the primary dwelling. Additionally, the development was deemed to be a form of overdevelopment that provided insufficient private open space for residen...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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