Core Refusal Reason
The proposal fails to meet minimum private open space and internal room width standards, resulting in poor residential amenity and a material contravention of the RS zoning objective.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development would leave the parent dwelling with insufficient private open space, failing to meet the requirements of Objective DMS87.
- The proposed internal layout violates Objective DMS24 due to inadequate room widths, compromising the quality of the living environment.
- The proximity of the dwelling to the eastern boundary wall would result in substandard residential amenity for the habitable rooms along that elevation.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective DMS87Objective DMS24RS zoning objective
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the construction of a single-storey detached two-bedroom house at 10 CherryField Park, Clonsilla. Fingal County Council refused permission because the development would result in the original parent dwelling having inadequate private open space and the new dwelling failing to meet mandatory internal room width standards. Furthermore, the site layout was deemed to provide poor residential amenity for future occupants due to the building's proximity to the site boundary, repr...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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