Core Refusal Reason
The retention of a 4.54m wide vehicular entrance exceeds the maximum 3.0m limit permitted under the Dublin City Development Plan, creating pedestrian safety hazards and reducing on-street parking capacity.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The entrance width of 4.54m significantly exceeds the 3.0m maximum standard, facilitating hazardous vehicle maneuvering and extensive footpath dishing that endangers pedestrian safety.
- The excessive widening negatively impacts the existing supply of informal on-street parking and restricts the future provision of formal on-street parking spaces.
- The development sets an unacceptable precedent for the area and is contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development objectives of the Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Volume 2, Appendix 5Policy SMT25
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought the retention of a widened vehicular and pedestrian entrance at 45 Ellesmere Avenue, Dublin 7. Dublin City Council refused the application primarily because the 4.54m entrance width violates the 3.0m maximum threshold established in the City Development Plan. The planning authority determined that the scale of the entrance creates a traffic hazard, compromises pedestrian safety through increased maneuvering speeds, and depletes valuable on-street parking resources, thereby co...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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