Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to negative impacts on residential amenity, poor design quality, procedural inaccuracies in public notices, and the legal impossibility of granting retention for works not yet completed at the time of application.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The external stairs would result in an unacceptable loss of light and residential amenity for the permitted one-bedroom apartments due to their size, positioning, and proximity to windows.
- The design is of low quality and poor visual aesthetic, creating a disjointed appearance that contravenes the permitted layout and elevations of the parent permission (Reg.Ref. F23A/0114).
- The application is procedurally invalid as the development was not constructed at the time of submission or inspection, and the public notices failed to reference the parent permission or detail all amendments.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Decision Document Summary
This application sought retention permission for as-constructed external stairs and balconies to the front of duplex apartments at Hamlet Wood, Balbriggan. The Planning Authority refused the proposal primarily because the stairs would cause significant overshadowing and loss of amenity to adjacent one-bedroom units and were deemed to be of poor architectural quality. Furthermore, the application was found to be legally and procedurally flawed: the works were not actually completed at the time of...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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