Core Refusal Reason
The proposed garage was refused due to its excessive scale and height causing significant negative impacts on residential amenity and for exceeding maximum car parking standards.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The garage's siting and bulk would result in a visually obtrusive and overbearing structure that causes overshadowing and loss of daylight to the neighboring property at 24 Loughcommon Lane.
- The development materially contravenes residential amenity policies and objectives of the Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029, setting an undesirable precedent for the area.
- The provision of three car parking spaces exceeds the maximum standard of one space permitted for such dwellings under the current development plan, representing an unacceptable intensification of parking.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy SPQHP41Objective SPQHO45Table 14.19
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought planning permission for a detached garage at 54 Station Road, Lusk Village, Co. Dublin. Fingal County Council refused the application because the structure's scale and height would be seriously injurious to the visual and residential amenities of the area, specifically impacting the property to the rear through overshadowing and an overbearing presence. Furthermore, the development was found to violate car parking standards by providing three spaces where only one is permitte...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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