Core Refusal Reason
Refusal is recommended due to significant overdevelopment of a constrained site, resulting in a discordant design that is overbearing to neighbors, alongside insufficient evidence regarding wastewater treatment capacity and a shortfall in parking provision.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed extensions represent significant overdevelopment that would result in an incongruous and bulky element, causing a detrimental overbearing impact and loss of privacy for adjacent residential properties.
- The applicant failed to provide adequate information to demonstrate that the existing private wastewater treatment system (WWTS) can satisfactorily accommodate the additional loading from the proposed granny flat.
- The development fails to meet the minimum car parking requirements of 3.25 spaces, and any attempt to provide additional on-site parking would negatively impact the open landscaped character of the estate.
Cited Policies (CDP)
County Donegal Development Plan 2024-2030Policy RH-P-9.b.ivPolicy TS-P-1Table 16.8 (Car Parking Standards)Policy UB-P-9Chapter 16 (Technical Standards)Chapter 6 (Housing)Policy RH-P-8 (Ancillary Accommodation for Dependant Relatives)
Decision Document Summary
The application seeks permission for a two-storey granny flat and substantial first-floor extensions to an existing holiday home at 7 Harbour Heights, Portsalon. The site is a constrained plot within a cluster of uniform holiday homes, characterized by a steep bank to the rear. The Inspector concludes that the proposal would nearly double the floor area of the original house, creating a discordant form that fails to respect the established design and layout of the estate. Key arguments include t...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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