Core Refusal Reason
Substandard residential amenity due to non-compliance with habitable room standards and insufficient private open space provision.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed design fails to meet the minimum standards for habitable rooms as required by Section 12.3.4.2 of the County Development Plan and national quality housing guidelines.
- The provision of private open space is below the minimum threshold established under SPPR 2 of the Sustainable Residential Development and Compact Settlements guidelines.
- Granting permission would result in a substandard level of amenity for future occupants and set an undesirable precedent for similar developments in the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 12.3.4.2Section 5.3.2
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought planning permission for the change of use of an existing home office to a one-bedroom dwelling at Montpelier Cottage, Monkstown. The local authority refused the application because the internal design failed to meet habitable room standards and the external private open space was insufficient according to local and national policy. Consequently, the development was deemed to provide a substandard level of residential amenity and was considered contrary to the proper planning ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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