RefusedDecided 08 December 2020Fingal County Council

F20B/0261: Planning Permission is sought for a raised timber fence topper for screening purposes to the existing boundary wall located to the rear of garden along a section of the eastern boundary with adjoining No. 27.

26 The Moorings, Malahide, Co. Dublin.
DecisionRefuse permission
Decided08 December 2020
Application typePermission
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Refusal reasons

Visual Amenity

The proposed fence topper is incongruous with the surrounding character, visually intrusive and overbearing on the neighbouring property's private amenity space, negatively impacting visual and residential amenities.

Objective DMS44, Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023
introduce a feature which would be incongruous with the surrounding character of the area, would be visually intrusive and overbearing upon the private amenity space serving the neighbouring property
Residential Amenity

The 2.4m height would set an undesirable precedent and detract from the residential amenity of adjoining No. 27, particularly regarding loss of light and overbearing scale on shared rear amenity space.

Objective DMS44, Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023
visually overbearing and intrusive upon the amenity space serving no. 27 The Moorings

Conditions

No conditions

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