Core Refusal Reason
Overdevelopment of a restricted backland site resulting in significant adverse impacts on residential and visual amenities and material contravention of development plan objectives.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposal constitutes overdevelopment of a restricted backland plot and represents haphazard and piecemeal development.
- The scale, extent, and proximity to boundaries would result in significant adverse impacts on the visual and residential amenities of adjoining properties.
- The development would materially contravene Objective SPQHO42 of the Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029 and is contrary to proper planning and sustainable development.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective SPQHO42Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought planning permission for a development at the rear of 29 and 31 Lower Main Street, Rush, Co. Dublin, on lands zoned for Town and District Centre use. The application was refused by the local authority as it was considered an overdevelopment of a restricted backland site. The decision maker found that the scale and positioning of the development would negatively affect the amenities of neighboring properties and would result in a haphazard development pattern that fails to comp...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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