Core Refusal Reason
The proposed second vehicular entrance would result in an excessive total entrance width exceeding the 3.6-metre maximum permitted under the City Development Plan, leading to the loss of on-street parking and damage to the streetscape.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposal would create an overall vehicular entrance width of over 5 metres, significantly exceeding the 3.6-metre maximum limit set out in the Dublin City Development Plan.
- The development would result in the loss of a public on-street car parking space and the potential loss of an existing street tree, negatively impacting the public realm.
- The removal of the front garden boundary would be detrimental to the visual amenity of the area and would set an undesirable precedent for similar developments that depreciate property values.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Appendix 5 of the 2016-2022 City Development PlanParking Cars in Front Gardens
Decision Document Summary
The application proposed the creation of a second vehicular entrance with kerb dishing at 3 Nanikin Avenue, Dublin 5. Dublin City Council refused the application primarily because the resulting total entrance width would exceed 5 metres, violating the 3.6-metre maximum standard defined in the 2016-2022 City Development Plan. The proposal was deemed contrary to proper planning as it would necessitate the removal of the front garden boundary, eliminate an on-street parking space, and potentially d...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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