Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused due to inadequate wastewater treatment separation distances and the negative visual impact of the extension's scale on the existing vernacular cottage.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed wastewater treatment system fails to meet the minimum separation distances required by the EPA Code of Practice, posing a risk to public health.
- The scale, design, and massing of the two-storey extension would significantly detract from the character and setting of the original single-storey cottage.
- The development is contrary to heritage policies intended to protect vernacular buildings and nineteenth/twentieth-century features of the county.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 12.10.3.1Section 11.4.3.2 Policy Objective HER20Section 11.4.3.3 Policy Objective HER21
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved a 75sqm two-storey rear extension to an existing 41sqm single-storey cottage at 4 Thornhill Road, Bray. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council refused permission because the proposed wastewater treatment system did not comply with EPA separation standards, and the extension's scale was deemed visually dominant and harmful to the heritage value of the original dwelling. Consequently, the development was found to be in breach of public health requirements and specific heritage...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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