Core Refusal Reason
The proposed first-floor extension is a detached structure disconnected from the main dwelling, resulting in a haphazard development that negatively impacts neighboring residential amenities through loss of light and overbearing appearance.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The detached nature of the first-floor room, separated by a deck from the main apartment, constitutes a haphazard form of development.
- Granting permission would set an undesirable precedent for similar disconnected residential extensions in the locality.
- The structure would cause significant injury to the residential amenities of adjacent properties due to its overbearing nature and resulting loss of light.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involves the construction of a first-floor living room and WC extension at 21 Tyrconnell Road, Inchicore. The design features a detached room located to the rear of a flat-roofed deck area, physically separated from the primary apartment. Dublin City Council refused the application because the disconnected layout represents haphazard development and would set a negative precedent. Furthermore, the physical massing of the extension was deemed to have an unacceptable overbearing impac...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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