Core Refusal Reason
The development is premature due to critical road infrastructure deficiencies and exhibits poor design quality regarding massing, street frontage, and amenity space integration.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development is premature pending the delivery of the Glenamuck District Distributor Roads Scheme, as the existing road network has reached capacity and cannot support further intensification.
- The excessive massing, uninterrupted length of the blocks, and lack of active street frontage would create a monolithic and overbearing impact that fails to integrate with the local character.
- The layout provides substandard public and communal amenity spaces due to poor integration with the dwellings, negatively impacting the residential amenity for future occupants.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 12.8.3.1Section 12.8.3.2Section 10.6 of the Kiltiernan/Glenamuck Local Area Plan
Decision Document Summary
This application proposed a residential development at Lands North of The Bridge, Enniskerry Road, Kilternan. The local authority refused permission primarily because the area has reached its capacity for residential units until the Glenamuck District Distributor Roads Scheme is completed, making the proposal premature under the Local Area Plan. Furthermore, the design was criticized for its monolithic appearance, lack of animation along Enniskerry Road, and abrupt height transitions relative to...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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