Core Planning Reasoning
The Inspector recommends a grant of permission, concluding that the proposed development is designed in compliance with relevant development plan guidelines and would not have an undue impact on the residential or visual amenities of neighboring properties, specifically dismissing the need for a restrictive condition on the extension's depth.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed extension is not disproportionate in scale to the existing house or surrounding properties, noting that the area's large plot sizes afford significant development potential.
- Overshadowing impacts on No. 37 are deemed not unduly severe, as significant shadowing is limited to the winter solstice period and is considered acceptable within an urban environment.
- The Planning Authority's Condition 3, which sought to reduce the first-floor extension depth to 4.2m, is unwarranted as the proposed depth has negligible impact on neighbors but would significantly compromise the intended living space.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Dublin City Development Plan 2022 – 2028Appendix 18: Ancillary residential AccommodationSection 1.0 Residential ExtensionsSection 1.1 General Design PrinciplesSection 1.2 Extensions to RearSection 1.4 Privacy and AmenitySection 1.6 Daylight and SunlightSection 15.11
Decision Document Summary
This report concerns an appeal at 35 Bantry Road, Drumcondra, a mid-terrace house with a long rear garden. The applicant proposed a substantial part-two-storey/part-single-storey rear extension (extending 12.5m at ground level) and an attic conversion with a dormer. The Planning Authority granted permission but imposed a condition (Condition 3) to reduce the depth of the first floor to protect neighboring amenities. This prompted a third-party appeal from No. 37 and an observation from No. 33 re...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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