Core Planning Reasoning
The proposed development constitutes overdevelopment of a constrained site, failing to provide an adequate standard of residential amenity for future occupants due to limited daylight and usable amenity space, while seriously injuring the established residential amenities of adjoining properties.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The constrained nature and limited size of the existing building footprint result in a design that compromises the residential amenity of future occupants through inadequate accessible amenity space and limited daylight/sunlight.
- The proposed window positions, located either directly onto or in close proximity to shared boundaries, would seriously injure the privacy and established residential amenities of adjoining properties at West End Terrace and Hegarty's yard.
- Despite the policy shift towards town centre regeneration and compact growth, the site-specific constraints and the resulting impact on demand for on-street parking in a congested area warrant a refusal of permission.
Cited Policies (CDP)
UB-P-1UB-P-6UB-P-7UB-P-9Chapter 16 Technical Standards (Parking Standards)TC-G-P-1TC-G-P-3
Decision Document Summary
The applicant, George McLaughlin, proposed the demolition of single-storey outbuildings and the construction of a two-storey building containing two 1-bedroom apartments on a 0.028 ha backland site off Cockhill Road, Buncrana. While Donegal County Council initially granted permission subject to 12 conditions, the decision was appealed by a third party. The site is located within the designated 'Urban Core' of Buncrana but sits just outside the Architectural Conservation Area. The Inspector argue...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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