Core Refusal Reason
The loss of public on-street parking to facilitate a private vehicular entrance is contrary to city development policies regarding kerbside management and residential amenity.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposal would result in the loss of on-street parking, conflicting with the planning authority's mandate to manage kerbside activity for the collective needs of residents, visitors, and businesses.
- The reduction in available on-street parking would negatively impact the convenience of road users and diminish the residential amenity of the surrounding area.
- Granting permission would set an undesirable precedent for similar developments, which would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the locality.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy SMT25Section 8.5.7
Decision Document Summary
The application proposed widening a pedestrian entrance at 68 Derrynane Gardens, Sandymount, to create a new private vehicular access. Dublin City Council refused the development because it would require the removal of public on-street parking spaces, violating Policy SMT25 and Section 8.5.7 of the Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028. The decision-maker concluded that the loss of public parking would harm local residential amenity and road user convenience while establishing a negative preced...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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