Core Refusal Reason
The development's design and layout are overbearing and negatively impact the visual amenities and property values of the surrounding residential area.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The structure's design and layout adversely affect the visual amenities of the area and neighboring properties.
- The development constitutes an overbearing feature that injures residential amenities and depreciates property values.
- The proposal conflicts with specific Fingal County Development Plan policies and would set an undesirable precedent for similar developments.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy SPQHP41Objective SPQHO45
Decision Document Summary
This application sought retention permission for a rear structure at 8 Lohunda Drive, Clonsilla, Dublin 15. The local authority refused the application because the development's design and scale were deemed overbearing to adjacent properties and detrimental to the visual character of the neighborhood. Furthermore, the project was found to be in direct conflict with Policy SPQHP41 and Objective SPQHO45 of the Fingal County Development Plan 2023-2029, posing a risk of setting a negative planning p...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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