RefusedDecided 21 January 2020Fingal County Council

F19A/0558: Retention for construction of single storey detached replacement dwelling, and associated site works.

Six Cross Lane, North Shore, Rush, Co Dublin
DecisionRefuse permission for retention
Decided21 January 2020
Application typeRetention
Source documents7

Site

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7refusal reasons0conditions8nearby records

Decision details

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Planning analysis

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Refusal reasons

Rural Housing Need

Applicant failed to demonstrate exceptional health circumstances or rural-generated need required for HA-zoned lands.

Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023 Table RFO3(iii); National Planning Framework NPO 19
applicant has not demonstrated their need for a dwelling in the rural area of Fingal on the basis of exceptional health circumstances
Zoning Contravention

No evidence submitted to meet criteria for replacement/conversion of coastal chalets into permanent residences.

Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023 Objective RF42
applicant has not submitted evidence to demonstrate compliance with this objective
Residential Amenity

Poor internal amenity due to northern boundary proximity and overlooking onto adjoining southern property.

Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023
poor level of amenity which would be afforded to the occupants... degree of overlooking... seriously injure the residential amenities
Traffic Sightlines

Substandard narrow cul-de-sac access with severely restricted sightlines and dwelling located 2m from road edge.

Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023
endanger public safety by reason of traffic hazard due to substandard pedestrian and vehicular access and substandard sightlines
Wastewater Percolation

Site area (518 sqm) significantly below 2000 sqm minimum for on-site treatment plant; insufficient separation distances.

Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023 Objective DMS54
application site is significantly below the minimum area required to accommodate an on-site treatment plant and fails to provide sufficient separation distances
Premature Services

No satisfactory surface water drainage proposal submitted.

Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023
In the absence of satisfactory details in relation to surface water, the development to be retained would be prejudicial to public health
Ecology

Absence of Appropriate Assessment Screening prevents determination of significant effects on nearby European sites.

Planning and Development Regulations 2001; Rogerstown SAC/SPA
in the absence of an Appropriate Assessment Screening, it has not been demonstrated... that the proposed development would not have a significant effect on Rogerstown SAC and SPA

Conditions

No conditions

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