Core Refusal Reason
The development exceeds maximum vehicular entrance width standards and lacks required soft landscaping, resulting in pedestrian safety risks, loss of on-street parking, and negative visual impact on the streetscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The vehicular entrance width of 3.5m exceeds the 3.0m maximum permitted under the Development Plan, creating pedestrian safety hazards and reducing available on-street parking.
- The total coverage of the front garden in asphalt without soft landscaping is visually obtrusive and fails to meet the standards for sustainable drainage and streetscape character.
- The development materially contravenes conditions of a previous planning permission (WEB1409/23) and would set an undesirable precedent for the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028 Appendix 5Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028 Policy SMT25Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028 Appendix 5.4.3.4
Decision Document Summary
This application sought the retention of a full-surface tarmacadam driveway and front garden at 85 Dunluce Road, Dublin 3. The local authority refused permission because the 3.5m wide entrance exceeds the 3.0m limit set in the Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028, posing risks to pedestrian safety and on-street parking. Additionally, the lack of soft landscaping and the use of asphalt across the entire garden area were deemed visually incongruous and contrary to previous planning conditions, n...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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