Core Refusal Reason
The retention of the storage units would be visually intrusive and detrimental to the character of the area due to poor quality design and materials, setting an undesirable precedent and contravening the residential amenity objectives of the Z1 zoning in the Dublin City Development Plan.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The storage units are visually prominent and of low quality, failing to respect the architectural character of the historic Edwardian terrace and streetscape.
- The applicant has failed to justify the necessity of front-of-house storage given that previous planning history (Reg. Ref. 4142/19) provided for more appropriate storage to the rear.
- The proposed development would set an undesirable precedent for similar inappropriate development, leading to visual clutter and the erosion of the residential amenity of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Zoning Objective Z1Section 15.9.13
Decision Document Summary
The application seeks retention of two timber storage units for bins and bicycles in the front patio of a multi-unit property at 1 Sydenham Road, Ballsbridge. The property is a converted end-of-terrace Edwardian house located in a cul-de-sac zoned Z1 (Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods). While the applicant argued that only one of the five units has rear access and that the units help manage refuse, the Inspector noted that site history (Ref 4142/19) already accounts for rear storage. The In...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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