3189/24

The development will consist of the following: (i) demolition of a detached single storey ancillary garage; (ii) the construction of a detached, two-storey, open gable roofed, two-bedroom dwelling of contemporary design; (iii) provision of new vehicular entrance adjacent to the existing pedestrian entrance to service the existing dwelling at no. 7 Serpentine Park, providing 1 no. in curtilage parking space; (iv) reuse of existing vehicular entrance of no. 7 Serpentine Park to serve proposed dwelling, providing 1 no. in curtilage parking space; and (v) all ancillary works inclusive of drainage, landscaping and boundary works necessary to facilitate the development.

Granted

Core Planning Reasoning

The Inspector recommended granting permission (reversing the Planning Authority's restrictive conditions) as the proposal represents an appropriate use of zoned urban land that provides for sustainable intensification while maintaining acceptable standards of residential and visual amenity.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The proposed detached dwelling is a high-quality contemporary response to the built character of the area that successfully balances densification with the protection of neighbouring amenities.
  • The stepping forward of the building line is visually acceptable on this corner site and does not create a significant overbearing impact or a negative 'terracing effect'.
  • The new vehicular entrance is justified as a 'space swap' between on-street and off-street parking, satisfying policy SMT25 and meeting necessary road safety standards.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Objective Z1 (Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods)Section 5.5.2 (Regeneration, Compact Growth and Densification)Policy QHSN6 (Urban Consolidation)Section 5.5.7 (Specific Housing Typologies)Policy QHSN37 (Houses and Apartments)Section 8.5.7 (Car Parking)Policy SMT25 (On-Street Parking)Section 9.5.3 (Flood Risk Management)Section 15.5.2 (Infill Development)Section 15.5.3 (Alterations, Extensions and Retrofitting)Section 15.11 (House Developments)Section 15.11.3 (Private Open Space)Section 15.13.3 (Infill/Side Garden Housing Developments)Appendix 3 (Height Strategy)Appendix 5 (Transport and Mobility)Appendix 5, Section 4.1 (On Street Parking)

Decision Document Summary

The development consists of the demolition of a garage and the construction of a two-storey, two-bedroom detached dwelling at 7 Serpentine Park, Sandymount. The site is a corner plot of c.0.05ha within Flood Zone A. While Dublin City Council initially granted permission, they imposed conditions to set back the building line by 1m and omit a new vehicular entrance. The Inspector reviewed appeals from both the applicant (seeking to remove these restrictions) and third parties (citing overdevelopme...
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