Core Refusal Reason
The proposal fails to meet minimum residential standards for unit size and amenity space, while the physical scale of the extension would negatively impact the residential amenities of neighboring properties.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed 1-bed apartment unit fails to comply with mandatory standards regarding unit size, layout, and the provision of both private and communal amenity space.
- The excessive length and scale of the first-floor extension would result in undue overbearance, overshadowing, and loss of daylight for the occupants of adjoining properties.
- The development would set an undesirable precedent for similar substandard developments and would likely lead to the devaluation of neighboring properties.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Section 14.7.1Section 15.9.2Section 15.9.7Section 15.9.8Section 15.11.3Section 15.9.16.1Section 15.9.18
Decision Document Summary
The application sought permission for a first-floor rear extension at 59 Clonliffe Road, Dublin 3, to accommodate a 1-bed apartment unit within a Z1 residential zoned area. Dublin City Council refused the application on two primary grounds: firstly, the proposed residential unit failed to meet the minimum qualitative and quantitative standards for internal layout and open space as defined by the City Development Plan and national guidelines. Secondly, the physical massing and positioning of the ...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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