Core Refusal Reason
The proposed replacement house, due to its excessive mass, height, and scale on an elevated site within an Area of High Amenity, would be detrimental to the landscape quality and contrary to development plan policies for landscape protection and rural design.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The scale, mass, and height of the proposed dwelling fail to respect the sensitive landscape character of the Barnacullia Historic Landscape Character Area.
- The development would result in a visually dominant and incongruous feature on the wider horizon, setting a poor planning precedent for replacement dwellings.
- The proposal materially contravenes the provisions of the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Development Plan 2022-2028 regarding High Amenity zones.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Zoning Objective GPolicy Objective GIB2Policy Objective GIB5Section 12.3.10.2Section 12.3.10.4Section 12.3.9Policy Objective CA6Appendix 8
Decision Document Summary
This appeal concerns a proposal for the demolition of a 3-bedroom vernacular bungalow and the construction of a replacement two-storey, four-bedroom detached house at Fuchsia Lodge, Dublin 18. The site is located on the sensitive northeastern slope of Three Rock Mountain within the Barnacullia Historic Landscape Character Area, zoned as an Area of High Amenity. While the Inspector accepted the justification for demolishing the existing dwelling due to poor structural health and lack of formal pr...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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