Core Refusal Reason
The development functions as an unauthorized separate residential unit that contravenes national guidelines and local development plan standards regarding garden rooms, private open space, and residential amenity.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The internal layout of the structure creates an independent living unit, violating national residential development guidelines and local policies governing garden rooms.
- The proposal constitutes overdevelopment of the site due to the inadequate provision of functional private open space for the occupants.
- Permitting the development would establish a negative precedent for substandard housing in restricted rear gardens, conflicting with the 'RS' zoning objective to protect residential amenity.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 14.10.4DMSO32Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029
Decision Document Summary
This application sought retention permission for a structure at 45 Willow Wood Grove, Hartstown. The planning authority refused the application because the building's layout effectively creates a separate dwelling unit rather than an ancillary garden room. This was found to contravene the Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029 and national guidelines, representing overdevelopment with insufficient private open space. Ultimately, the development was deemed injurious to the residential amenity of the a...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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