Core Refusal Reason
Non-compliance with Dublin City Development Plan standards for ancillary family accommodation due to lack of connectivity and re-integration potential.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development fails to provide direct connectivity to the host house or scope for future re-integration as required by the Development Plan.
- The detached structure represents a haphazard form of development that negatively impacts the residential amenity of adjoining properties.
- Granting permission would set an undesirable precedent for similar developments and contravene proper planning and sustainable development.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 7.0 ‘Ancillary Family Accommodation’ (Appendix 18)
Decision Document Summary
This application for retention permission concerns a single-storey detached ancillary family accommodation unit at 118 Mourne Road, Dublin 12. The planning authority refused the development primarily because it fails to meet the criteria set out in Appendix 18 of the Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028, specifically regarding the lack of internal connectivity to the main house. The detached nature of the building was found to be a haphazard addition that harms the amenity of neighboring resid...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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