Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development was refused due to inappropriate design, scale, and massing that would negatively impact the Architectural Conservation Area (ACA) and residential amenities.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development fails to respect the established building line and sylvan character of the Architectural Conservation Area, representing an insensitive infill.
- The proposal would set an undesirable precedent for disorderly and haphazard development that compromises the integrity of the designated ACA.
- The scale and massing of the structure would result in an unduly overbearing impact on the residential amenities of adjoining properties.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective SPQHO39Objective HCAO24Table 14.4Objective DMSO186Objective DMSO187RS Zoning Objective
Decision Document Summary
The application proposed a residential development at 'Tenebo', 144 Dublin Road, Sutton, a site situated within a designated Architectural Conservation Area. Fingal County Council refused the application on the grounds that the design and positioning constituted a substantial breach of the established building line and an inappropriate loss of the site's sylvan setting. The planning authority concluded that the development's scale and massing would be overbearing for neighbors and that the propo...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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