Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes urban-generated housing demand on high-amenity rural lands that fails to meet the strict criteria for exceptional circumstances required by local, regional, and national planning policies.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development fails to satisfy the criteria for a new dwelling on 'HA-DM' zoned lands and represents urban-generated housing demand contrary to the National Planning Framework and County Development Plan.
- The scale and elevated positioning of the proposed 385 sq.m house are out of character with the sensitive Dublin Mountain landscape and would result in a haphazard form of development.
- The proposed dwelling would endanger public safety by creating a traffic hazard on a substandard rural road network that is incapable of catering for further ribbon development.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy H19H19 Objective 1Policy H16H23 Objective 1NCBH14NCBH11 Objective 5
Decision Document Summary
The application sought permission for a large 5-bedroom dormer house and septic tank on elevated lands in Rathcoole, Dublin 24. The local authority refused the proposal primarily because it represents urban-generated housing in a high-amenity rural area where the applicant failed to demonstrate exceptional circumstances. Furthermore, the excessive scale of the dwelling, the removal of natural hedgerows, and the reliance on a substandard road network were deemed contrary to the proper planning an...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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