Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development is considered substandard in its overall form and layout due to the design, scale, and separation distances of specific houses (2 and 7) which would be injurious to neighboring residential amenities, combined with a layout dominated by car parking contrary to national guidelines.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The siting and massing of House 2 and House 7 would cause undue overbearance and injury to the residential amenities of adjacent properties at Southwinds and 54A Ulverton Road.
- The extent of car parking (2 spaces per unit) is excessive for this 'Urban Neighbourhood' context and results in an undesirable layout dominated by vehicles, contravening SPPR 3 of the 2024 Sustainable Residential Development Guidelines.
- While the principle of residential development is acceptable under the site's zoning, the specific design fails to respect the restricted configuration and context of the backland site.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective A (Zoning)Section 12.3.7.6 (Backland Development)Section 12.3.7.7 (Infill)Policy PHP3Policy PHP18Policy PHP19Policy PHP20Policy PHP35Policy PHP40 (Shared Space Layouts)Section 12.1 (Amenity and Quality Design)Section 12.8.7 (Private Amenity Space)Section 12.4 (Transport)HER13HER21
Decision Document Summary
The applicant sought permission for 6 houses on an unkempt 0.226ha backland site in Dalkey, accessed via a narrow private lane. While the Inspector found the principle of infill development acceptable under the 'Objective A' zoning, the specific proposal was deemed an overdevelopment. The Inspector's primary concerns centered on House 2 (7.75m height) and House 7, which were positioned too close to existing boundaries (setbacks of 1.2m and 1.01m respectively), creating an overbearing impact on e...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
Note: If code appears below, the council site is blocking the preview. Please open the original file.
PDF Document Missing
The original decision document for this case could not be linked. This often happens for older cases or those with restricted documentation.
Search for case on ABP