Core Planning Reasoning
The development is considered to be in accordance with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area as it constitutes appropriate infill residential development on zoned land that respects the character of the existing neighborhood without causing undue injury to visual or residential amenities.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The principle of infill development on this residentially zoned site is established and aligns with national, regional, and local policies promoting compact urban growth.
- The contemporary design, including the proposed 'living green wall', is of an appropriate scale and massing that successfully integrates with the steeply sloping site and respects the character of the surrounding streetscape.
- Potential impacts regarding overlooking, overshadowing, and traffic safety are sufficiently mitigated by the building's orientation, separation distances, and the low-density nature of the existing cul-de-sac.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Zoning Objective APolicy Objective PHP 18Policy Objective PHP 19Policy Objective PHP 20Section 12.3.7.5 (Corner/side garden sites)Section 12.3.7.7 (Infill dwellings)Policy Objective HER 8 (Architectural Heritage)Section 2.6.2.1 (Compact growth and regeneration)Section 2.3.4 (Building height strategy)Section 12.7.4 (Car parking)
Decision Document Summary
The application proposes the subdivision of an 0.08ha residential site at Chinook, 6 Knocknacree Grove, Dalkey, to facilitate the construction of a new two-storey, 157sqm detached flat-roof dwelling. The site is located in a mature residential area characterized by steep north-eastward slopes. The Inspector addressed third-party appeals concerning overdevelopment, devaluation of property, and visual impacts on protected views and the nearby 'Lismore' protected structure. Key arguments in the rep...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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