RefusedDecided 09 January 2020Fingal County Council

F19A/0538: Construction of 3 no. terraced dwelling houses, consisting of 2 no. 3 storey terraced dwellings, and 1 no. 2 storey terraced dwelling/townhouse, vehicle and pedestrian entrance gates, bin store & bicycle rack provision, and associated site works, with in curtilage parking provision to each dwelling, accessible via existing vehicle entrance from Thomas Hand Street.

Site of former Public House, Carpark to rear of, No. 3 Church St, Sker
DecisionRefuse permission
Decided09 January 2020
Application typePermission
Source documents7

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4refusal reasons0conditions8nearby records

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Planning analysis

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Refusal reasons

Residential Amenity

3-storey design/scale on a restricted site, poor amenity for House A, overlooking/overshadowing to north and east properties, and overbearing impacts due to inadequate separation distances to east and west.

Objective DMS39, Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023
results in a proposal which would seriously injure the residential amenities of and depreciate the value of property in the vicinity
Visual Amenity

3-storey design and scale would seriously injure the visual amenities of the area and the Skerries Architectural Conservation Area.

Objective DMS157, Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023
would seriously injure the visual amenities of the area and the Skerries Architectural Conservation Area
Residential Amenity

Sets an undesirable precedent for similar developments which would cumulatively harm residential amenities and depreciate property values.

None specified
would set an undesirable precedent for other similar developments, which would in themselves and cumulatively be harmful to the residential amenities of the area
Traffic Sightlines

Insufficient information submitted regarding transportation requirements, which would constitute a traffic hazard if permitted.

Proper planning and sustainable development of the area
The applicant has not submitted sufficient information in relation to transportation requirements... would constitute a traffic hazard

Conditions

No conditions

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