Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes overdevelopment of a corner site, resulting in substandard residential amenity, poor visual integration with the streetscape, and significant traffic safety hazards.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The design and layout fail to respect the corner site context, providing inadequate garden depths, insufficient building separation, and a lack of dual frontage for Unit 3, which contravenes development plan standards.
- The development would be injurious to the residential and visual amenities of the area by way of overlooking, shadowing, and a scale that is out of character with the established pattern of development.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate safe vehicular access, with inadequate sightlines and a failure to provide required road widening and pedestrian footpaths, creating a significant traffic hazard.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective DMS40Objective DMS29Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023
Decision Document Summary
The application proposed the removal of an existing timber cabin and the construction of a multi-unit residential development at the corner of Sundrive Road and Sandy Lane in Rush. The Planning Authority refused the application on the grounds that the scheme represented overdevelopment, failing to meet minimum standards for private open space and separation distances. Additionally, the proposal was deemed visually intrusive and a threat to public safety due to substandard sightlines and the lack...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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