Core Refusal Reason
The development results in the loss of public on-street parking and the removal of a front garden boundary within a conservation area, which negatively impacts residential amenity and sets an undesirable precedent.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The widening of the entrance facilitates private vehicular access at the expense of public on-street parking, which is contrary to city policy regarding the management of kerbside activity and road user convenience.
- The removal of the front garden boundary wall fails to comply with development standards for parking within conservation areas, resulting in serious injury to the visual and residential amenity of the area.
- Granting retention would set an undesirable precedent for similar unauthorized or inappropriate developments on Inchicore Terrace North and surrounding streets, undermining sustainable development goals.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy SMT25Section 8.5.7Section 4.3.7
Decision Document Summary
This application sought retention permission for the widening of a pedestrian entrance from 1.29m to 3.6m at 17 Inchicore Terrace North, Dublin 8. Dublin City Council refused the proposal primarily because the resulting loss of on-street parking spaces conflicts with the Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028 policies on managing public kerbside resources. Furthermore, the substantial removal of the front boundary was deemed harmful to the character of the conservation area and the overall resid...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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