Core Refusal Reason
The retention of the single vehicular entrance materially contravenes a condition of the parent permission and is traffic safety substandard due to inadequate sight visibility splays.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development materially contravenes a condition of the parent permission (Reg. Ref. F07A/1695) which mandated a dual entrance configuration for the dwelling.
- The entrance is substandard in design and fails to provide the required sight visibility splays for exiting vehicles due to obstructions from existing hedgerows and roadside boundaries.
- The proposal is contrary to Objective SPQHO54 of the Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029 and is inconsistent with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective SPQHO54
Decision Document Summary
This application sought the retention of a single vehicular entrance at Adamstown, Garristown, Co. Dublin, to serve an existing dwelling in place of a dual entrance arrangement previously authorized under Reg. Ref. F07A/1695. Fingal County Council refused the proposal on the grounds that it materially contravenes a condition of the parent permission and presents a traffic hazard. The entrance was deemed substandard due to insufficient sightlines caused by boundary obstructions, thereby failing t...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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