Housing plan for 24 new Clondalkin homes refused by council

A PROPOSAL for a housing development on a site to the rear of St Brigid’s Cottages and facing Knockmeenagh Lane in Clondalkin has been refused permission by South Dublin County Council.

According to the decision report, the plans, which would have seen 24 houses constructed, had “significant issues” which could not “be overcome through a request for additional information”.

Two objections were submitted on the application from residents of St Brigid’s cottages, citing concerns surrounding over-development, the impact the development would have on local infrastructure and the narowness of the street at St Brigid’s cottages.

Concerns were also raised around the sewerage system, the lack of private amenity space, the lack of visitor parking and the potential for anti-social use of proposed open spaces.

The council said that the area was “isolated” due to a “lack of overlooked, lit pedestrian connectivity to public transport and community facilities along Monastery Road and the wider Clondalkin area”.

Reasons for refusal included the overdevelopment of the rear of gardens 13, 15 and 16 in St Brigid’s cottages.

The report found that the overdevelopment would be “out of character with the surrounding environment”, the levels of traffic would “overload the undersized, narrow shared surface street at St Brigid’s cottages” and the development would overload the existing foul water system which is currently operating at capacity.

Other reasons for refusal include the “prematurity” of the development ahead of a “more effective vehicular route” for Knockmeenagh Lane.

A lack of provision of a usable public open space, the inadequacy of the existing watermains that will serve the proposed development and the “substandard” provision of living space within the dwellings were also listed as reasons for refusal.

The decision to refuse permission was given by South Dublin County Council on July 27.