Core Refusal Reason
Overdevelopment of the site due to excessive scale and massing, resulting in overbearing impacts on residential amenities and visual prominence.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development's scale, massing, and layout constitute overdevelopment and would set an undesirable precedent for similar structures in confined rear gardens.
- The structure's prominent location results in an overbearing impact on neighboring residential amenities and property values, materially contravening objective SPQHO45 of the Fingal County Development Plan 2023-2029.
- The development's visual prominence seriously injures the amenities of the area and is contrary to the 'RS' residential zoning objective and the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
SPQHO45RS zoning objective
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought planning permission for a new single-storey building in the rear garden of 32 Hollywoodrath Drive, Hollystown, Dublin 15. Fingal County Council refused the application on the grounds that the structure's scale and massing represent overdevelopment of the site. The decision highlights that the building would have an overbearing effect on neighboring properties, negatively impact property values, and contravene the 'RS' residential zoning objective and specific policy SPQHO45 o...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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