SD16A/0061/EP
Building 'A' fronting Main Street (as per previously granted planning permission, Reg. Ref. S00A/0732) - change of use of first floor 124sq.m of office to 2 x 1 bed apartments of 51sq.m & 55sq.m plus circulation with minimal alterations to the rear elevation only. Also Building 'B' to rear (as previously granted planning permission, Reg. Ref. SD02A/0474) - change of use of part ground floor from office 47.8sq.m to 1 x 1 bed apartment with the addition of one window to the east elevation. The subject site adjoins Protected Structures RPS Ref. 2-203 & 2-204. Car parking (as per Reg. Ref. SD02A/0474) within the development to the rear to remain with 1 space and 1 visitors space to be allotted to each proposed apartment. All site boundaries, landscaping, ramps, steps and access including right of way to be retained. Revisions now made at this Additional Information stage are - Building 'A' is identified and highlighted as as protected structure RPS Ref. 318 - Adjoining protected structures references revised from RPS Ref. 2-203 & 2-204 to RPS Ref. 319 & 326.
Core Refusal Reason
Failure to comply with the statutory requirements for an Extension of Duration under Section 42 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended).
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The application failed to meet the mandatory legal criteria set out in Section 42 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) for extending the duration of a planning permission.
- The planning authority determined that the applicant did not provide sufficient evidence or justification to satisfy the statutory tests required for such an extension.
- Due to the non-compliance with the relevant legislative framework, the local authority was unable to grant the requested extension for the development.