Core Refusal Reason
Overdevelopment and substandard residential amenity resulting from poor internal layout, windowless rooms, and inadequate private open space.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development provides substandard accommodation featuring undersized and windowless rooms with a poor internal layout.
- The proposal constitutes overdevelopment of a constrained site and fails to provide adequate private amenity space for occupants.
- The retention of the works would seriously injure the residential amenities of the site and adjoining properties, setting an undesirable planning precedent.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Z1 zoning objectiveAppendix 18 of the Dublin City Development Plan (2022-2028)
Decision Document Summary
The application sought retention permission for a 12m2 single-storey kitchen extension and the conversion of a garage shed at 12 Windmill Road, Crumlin. The planning authority refused the proposal on the grounds that it represents overdevelopment of a constrained site. When assessed alongside the existing multi-occupancy use, the development was found to offer a substandard level of residential amenity due to inadequate internal layouts and insufficient private open space, contrary to the Z1 zon...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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