Core Refusal Reason
The development exceeds the maximum permitted vehicular entrance width and fails to provide the required minimum soft landscaping for a residential front garden.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The retained vehicular entrance width of 6.92 metres significantly exceeds the 3.5 metre maximum limit permitted for a single residential dwelling.
- The development fails to maintain at least one-third of the front garden as a landscaped or grassed area.
- The proposal is contrary to the County Development Plan 2022-2028 regarding urban greening and Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) requirements.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 12.4.8.1Section 12.4.8.3
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought retention permission for a widened vehicular entrance at 49 Loreto Row, Rathfarnham. The local authority refused the application because the 6.92m entrance width is nearly double the maximum standard allowed under the County Development Plan. Furthermore, the lack of sufficient soft landscaping within the front garden area was deemed a failure to meet essential urban greening and sustainable drainage (SuDS) objectives for residential driveways....SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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