Core Reason for the Refused Part
The Inspector recommended refusal for the entire development due to the applicant's failure to demonstrate sufficient legal interest in a shared roof structure and the potential for the car port conversion to create haphazard parking and traffic hazards in a restricted shared courtyard.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The Board is not satisfied that the applicant has the necessary legal interest to modify the shared pitched roof structure at the rear of numbers 10 and 12 Hansted Way.
- The conversion of the car port into a bedroom would increase parking demand while removing an existing space, leading to haphazard parking that endangers public safety.
- Although the Planning Authority initially granted the rear extension, the Inspector recommends refusal of the entire application based on the combined legal and traffic safety concerns.
Cited Policies (CDP)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2016-2022Zoning RES - To protect and/or improve residential amenityTable 11.20 (Private open space standards)Table 11.24 (Maximum car parking standards)
Decision Document Summary
This report concerns a first-party appeal against a split decision by South Dublin County Council regarding a development at 10 Hansted Way, Adamstown. The proposal involved a rear flat-roofed extension and the conversion of an existing front car port into a bedroom. The site is a terraced house accessed via a shared courtyard. The Inspector argues against the development on two main grounds: first, that the rear extension interferes with a shared roof return with the neighboring property, and t...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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