Core Planning Reasoning
The development is considered acceptable in nature, design, and scale, as it respects the established pattern of development in the Skerries Architectural Conservation Area and does not endanger traffic or pedestrian safety.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The financial contribution (Condition 13) should be reduced to E15,950.39 to reflect the accurate gross floor area of 123.8sqm.
- Condition 6 (Part V) is moot and should be omitted as an Exemption Certificate has already been granted to the applicant.
- The requirements to omit on-site car parking and cede land to Fingal County Council (Conditions 5 and 7) are unreasonable and lack a statutory basis or evidence of an active road scheme.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029Zoning TC Town and District CentreTable 14.4 Infill DevelopmentObjective DMSO31Zone 1 (Parking Standards)
Decision Document Summary
This report pertains to a first-party appeal under Section 139 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 against five specific conditions of a planning grant for a two-storey infill house in central Skerries. The site, situated between Nos 15 and 16 The Square, is within an Architectural Conservation Area (ACA) and was previously occupied by a 19th-century stone shed. The Inspector's assessment focused on the Planning Authority's demands for the applicant to omit a parking space and cede a portio...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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