Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to traffic safety hazards, significant visual impact on a highly sensitive coastal landscape, inadequate environmental screening, and failure to address coastal erosion risks and procedural documentation requirements.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would create a traffic hazard due to substandard access arrangements and inadequate sightlines at the junction of Sandy Lane and South Shore Road.
- The height and massing of the proposed dwellings would be visually obtrusive within a Highly Sensitive Landscape and would negatively impact the character and scenic value of Rush beach.
- The application failed to provide sufficient technical evidence regarding Appropriate Assessment, coastal erosion risks, and mandatory housing standard documentation.
Cited Policies (CDP)
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Decision Document Summary
This application sought planning permission for residential development at Thalassa, Sandy Lane, Rush, Co. Dublin, involving the replacement of an existing dwelling and additional infill housing. The site is situated in a highly sensitive coastal area near Rush beach. Fingal County Council refused the application on five grounds: traffic safety hazards arising from poor access, significant visual injury to the sensitive landscape, inadequate environmental screening (AA), failure to address coast...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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