Core Planning Reasoning
The Inspector recommended amending the disputed planning conditions (6(ii)(f) and (g)) because the Planning Authority's requirement for window retention and timber framing was based on an erroneous classification of the existing windows as original sash windows; the Inspector found that the existing 20th-century utilitarian structure can accommodate contemporary high-quality materials and window replacements without detracting from the character of the protected main dwelling.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The existing garden room windows are not historic sash windows but rather fixed timber frames dating from approximately the 1920s, making the Planning Authority's requirement for their retention and upgrade unnecessary and based on a factual error.
- The proposed minimalist aluminium-framed design for the greenhouse/extension is an appropriate contemporary contrast that avoids pastiche and does not negatively impact the integrity of the protected structure's curtilage.
- Condition 6 should be amended to allow for the replacement of windows with high-performance slim-profiled units (maintaining the original 14-pane configuration) and to permit the use of powder-coated aluminium framing subject to color agreement.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Z2 Zoning ObjectiveRPS Ref: 5978Policy CHC1Policy CHC2Policy CHC4Section 16.2.1Section 16.2.2.3Section 16.10.2Section 16.10.12Section 16.2.2.4Appendix 17Section 17.3Section 17.4Section 17.5Section 17.7Section 17.10
Decision Document Summary
This report concerns a first-party appeal against conditions attached to a grant of permission for an extension and alterations to a detached garden room at 37 Oakley Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, which is a protected structure. The proposed development seeks to expand an existing 33sqm garden room/garage into a 56sqm garden room and greenhouse. The subject site features an unusual L-shaped rear garden. The Planning Authority granted permission but imposed conditions requiring the retention of exist...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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