Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development would result in the loss of on-street parking to accommodate a private vehicular entrance, which is contrary to Dublin City Development Plan policies aimed at managing kerbside activity and preserving residential amenity.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The required pavement dishing and set-back for the 3m wide entrance would result in the loss of at least one on-street parking space in an area with a high demand for permit parking.
- The property already has an existing gated vehicular entrance to the rear that can accommodate parking and EV charging; an additional entrance would exceed the maximum standard of one parking space per dwelling.
- The development would set an undesirable precedent for similar removals of on-street parking, detracting from the convenience of road users and the character of the residential conservation area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy SMT25Section 8.5.7Appendix 5 Section 4.1Zoning Objective Z2Objective BHAA 9Policy SMT2Policy SMT27Table 2 Car parking StandardsSection 4.3 Parking in Front Gardens
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involves creating a new vehicular entrance at the front of 32 Palmerston Gardens, Rathmines, a detached house on a corner site within a Residential Conservation Area (Zoned Z2). Dublin City Council refused the application, a decision upheld by the Inspector. While the appellants argued that the entrance would not remove on-street parking and would facilitate EV charging, the Inspector found that the physical works (dishing) would inevitably reduce available kerbside space. Crucially...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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