Core Planning Reasoning
The proposed extension is considered excessive in scale and length (c. 15.5m depth), which would set an undesirable precedent for the terrace and negatively impact the character and pattern of development in the area, contrary to the Fingal County Development Plan.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed extension is excessive in its scale and length when viewed in the context of the existing house and the surrounding terrace.
- The development would set an undesirable precedent for similar extensions within the terrace that would negatively impact the character and pattern of development in the area.
- The proposal fails to accord with Section 12.4 and Objective PM46 of the Fingal County Development Plan regarding the assessment of domestic extensions and residential amenity.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 12.4Objective DMS42Objective PM46
Decision Document Summary
This report concerns a first-party appeal against Condition No. 2 of Fingal County Council's decision to grant permission for a part single-storey, part two-storey rear extension at 3 St. Patrick's Terrace, Donabate. The condition required the omission of the ground floor living room, effectively reducing the extension's depth from 15.5m to approximately 10.6m. The site is a 2-storey house on a large, irregularly shaped plot. The Inspector noted that a previous Board decision (ABP-307334-20) had...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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