Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development's excessive scale and massing would be visually overbearing for neighboring properties and materially contravenes the Fingal Development Plan's residential amenity policies.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The massing, scale, and design are considered excessive and would be visually overbearing when viewed from adjacent rear gardens.
- The proposal fails to comply with residential extension policies intended to protect and improve residential amenity in 'RS' zoned areas.
- The development would result in poor quality design that adversely affects visual amenities and depreciates the value of surrounding properties.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy SPQHP41Objective SPQHO45Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029
Decision Document Summary
The application sought permission for development involving demolition and likely extension works at 17 Hastings Court, Balbriggan, a site zoned for residential use. Fingal County Council refused the application primarily because the proposed structure's scale and design were deemed excessive, creating an overbearing impact on neighboring residential amenities. The decision noted that the project materially contravenes specific policies of the Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029 regarding domestic...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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