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PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission to construct a new extension at third floor level to an existing apartment building, comprising of a new two-bedroom apartment with new communal amenity space at roof level. All to existing 51/52 Capel Street, Dublin 1, together with all associated works. This building is listed as a protected structure in the current Dublin City Development Plan.
Refused
Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes overdevelopment and poor architectural design that negatively impacts the character of the Protected Structure and the amenity of existing residential units.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The scale and design of the extension represent an overdevelopment of the site that is incompatible with the established layout and injurious to existing residential amenity.
- The proposed development is of poor architectural quality and is unsympathetic to the character, legibility, and setting of the Protected Structure.
- The proposal would negatively impact the Capel Street and Environs Architectural Conservation Area and sets an undesirable precedent for future development.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy 16.2.2.2Section 11.1.5.1 CHC2 (b)Section 11.1.5.1 CHC2 (d)CHC4
Decision Document Summary
The application proposed a new third-floor extension to a Protected Structure located at 51/52 Capel Street, Dublin 1. Dublin City Council refused the proposal primarily because the scale and design were deemed an overdevelopment that would harm the residential amenity of existing occupants. Furthermore, the planning authority found the architectural quality to be insufficient and unsympathetic to the historic fabric of the building and its context within the Capel Street and Environs Architectu...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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