WEB1538/21
Single storey with attic (two story) family apartment extension to rear comprising: bedroom and bathroom at first floor, utility room, storeroom, kitchen/ dining room and living room at ground floor, internal circulation spaces, detailed design measures to provide for lifetime use, with windows at first floor facing north, and west, and windows at ground floor facing north and east. Associated works modifications to existing structure for access and circulation, bin storage, and hard landscaping.
Core Refusal Reason
The proposed extension is an overbearing and dominant development that is not subordinate to the main dwelling, negatively impacting the residential amenities of adjacent properties and conflicting with the Z1 zoning objective.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The extension's scale, height, and siting along shared boundaries would create an overbearing and dominant impact on adjacent properties, particularly 299 Swords Road.
- The proposal is not subordinate to the main dwelling and fails to meet the standards for extensions and alterations set out in Section 16.10.12 of the Development Plan.
- The development is out of character with the local area and would set an undesirable precedent for similar two-storey rear extensions, undermining the Z1 zoning objective.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for a two-story family apartment extension to the rear of an end-terraced house at 301 Swords Road, Whitehall. Dublin City Council refused the application on the grounds that the extension's massing and height would be visually intrusive and overbearing for neighbors. The planning authority concluded that the design was not sufficiently subordinate to the original structure and would negatively affect the residential amenity of the area, thereby failing to comp...PDF Document Missing
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