Core Refusal Reason
The proposed two-storey extension is considered overbearing and visually obtrusive due to its excessive scale and design, negatively impacting local residential amenities and contravening development plan objectives.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The extension's scale, mass, and design are overbearing and dominant on the roof slope, resulting in a visually obtrusive structure.
- The development would negatively impact the residential amenities of the surrounding area and contravene the RS zoning objective.
- Approval would set an undesirable precedent for similar developments and materially contravene specific objectives of the Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Objective SPQHP41Objective SPQHO45Section 14.10.2.4
Decision Document Summary
The application sought permission for the demolition of an existing structure and the construction of a two-storey extension at 1 Station Road Cottages, Sutton. The local authority refused the proposal on the grounds that the extension's excessive scale and massing would be visually dominant and detrimental to the character of the area. It was found to be in material contravention of the Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029 and the residential zoning objectives, potentially setting a negative prece...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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