Core Refusal Reason
The proposal provides substandard residential amenity, features a design and scale incompatible with the site's character, and fails to ensure the timely conservation of a protected structure as required by a previous planning condition.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The design and layout of private open space and boundary treatments fail to provide a high standard of amenity for future occupants of the renovated protected structure.
- The scale, massing, and materials of the proposed development are inconsistent with the surrounding area and would undermine the future viability and character of the protected structure.
- The proposal materially contravenes a previous planning condition (F23A/0404) by seeking to remove the requirement for conservation works to be completed prior to occupation, risking the deterioration of the historic thatched cottage.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 14.8.3Objective DMSO27Objective DMSO72Objective DMSO31Section 5.3.2SPPR 2
Decision Document Summary
Cabot Land Holdings Ltd sought permission for development at Ball’s Cottage, Garristown, a site containing a protected thatched cottage. The application was refused primarily because the proposed layout provided inadequate private open space and the design was deemed visually injurious to the character of the area and the protected structure. Additionally, the planning authority found that the proposal sought to circumvent a critical condition from a previous grant of permission which ensured th...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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