3075/23

RETENTION PERMISSION: the development will consist of the retention of the change of use from residential to a storage yard, 5 shipping containers for storage, creation of a hard standing and a minor increase in the height of some of the boundaries by the addition of timber fencing at the site to the rear of 70 Newgrange Road (accessed via laneway St. Iosif off Dowth Avenue), Cabra, Dublin 7.

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposed retention of a storage depot is a non-permissible use under the Z1 zoning objective and negatively impacts the visual and residential amenities of the area.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The use of the site as an open storage depot is not permissible or open for consideration under the Z1 'Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods' zoning objective.
  • The physical structures, including shipping containers and increased wall heights, fail to integrate with the surrounding residential context and cause significant visual injury.
  • The development would set an undesirable precedent for similar incompatible uses in residential areas and depreciates the value of neighboring properties.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Z1Z2Dublin City Development Plan 2022 – 2028

Decision Document Summary

This application sought retention permission for a change of use to an open storage depot, including five shipping containers and a hardstand area, located at the rear of 70 Newgrange Road in Cabra. The site is situated within a Z1 residential zone and adjacent to a Z2 conservation area. The local authority refused permission because the commercial storage use is fundamentally incompatible with the residential zoning objective. Furthermore, the industrial nature and scale of the development were...
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