Core Refusal Reason
The proposed vehicular entrance would negatively impact the character of the Architectural Conservation Area, threaten a protected street tree, and result in the loss of public on-street parking.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The removal of original boundary treatments would adversely affect the character and setting of the dwelling within the Greystones-Delgany Architectural Conservation Area.
- The proximity of the proposed entrance to a mature street tree conflicts with Objective T09 of the Local Area Plan which seeks to protect such heritage features.
- The development would result in the loss of public on-street parking and set an undesirable precedent for similar inappropriate development in the locality.
Cited Policies (CDP)
CPO 8.21CPO 8.22Objective HER12Objective T09
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought to create a new vehicular access and two off-street parking spaces at Springmount House, Church Road, Greystones, involving the partial removal of a front garden wall and railings. The site is located within the Greystones-Delgany Architectural Conservation Area (ACA). The application was refused as the Planning Authority determined that the loss of historic boundary treatments would harm the ACA's character, the entrance would endanger a protected street tree, and the projec...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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