Core Refusal Reason
The development provides a substandard level of residential amenity due to poor design, inadequate access to communal open space, and failure to meet required open space standards for the existing units.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed extension and covered passageway represent a poor design response that creates unsatisfactory access to communal open space for existing residents.
- The development fails to comply with private and communal open space standards, resulting in a substandard form of living accommodation that injures residential amenity.
- Granting retention would set an undesirable precedent for similar substandard developments and is contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Decision Document Summary
This application sought the retention of a single-storey extension at 277 South Circular Road, Dublin 8, a property characterized by existing substandard bedsits. The proposal was refused by the local authority primarily because the design, including a new covered passageway, restricts access to communal gardens and fails to meet minimum open space requirements. The planning authority concluded that the development would further degrade the residential amenity for occupants and establish a negat...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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