Core Planning Reasoning
The Inspector recommended granting permanent permission by omitting Condition 3, concluding that a temporary period was unnecessary as the impacts on traffic, parking, and residential amenity are already known and acceptable for the existing in situ development.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The use of the prayer room and sheltered patio is considered ancillary to the primary residential use and does not conflict with the Green Belt zoning objective which allows for such uses under consideration.
- The scale of the activity, involving approximately 25-30 attendees for two hours on Sundays, is manageable within the site's footprint without causing undue impact on the residential amenities of the area.
- A temporary permission is not warranted because the development is already in situ, and its impacts regarding traffic, parking, and noise are sufficiently understood and deemed compliant with planning standards.
Cited Policies (CDP)
GB Green Belt Zoning ObjectiveSection 14.10.2 Additional Accommodation in Existing Built-up AreasSection 14.10.4 Garden RoomsSection 14.10.5 Home Based Economic ActivitySection 14.14.4 Places of WorshipObjective DMSO81Objective DMSO82Table 14.19 Parking Standards
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involves the retention of a freestanding prayer room (114sqm) and a sheltered patio (100sqm) located in the southeastern corner of a 0.4-hectare residential site in Kinsealy, Co. Dublin. The site is situated on the R107 Malahide Road within a 'Green Belt' (GB) zone. Fingal County Council granted permission for retention but limited the duration to three years (Condition 3) to monitor impacts. The first-party appeal sought the removal of this temporal restriction. The Inspector found...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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