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Permission for the following (I) Demolition of existing single-storey rear extension, (II) To construct a single and two-storey rear and side extension, (III) High level window to northern elevation, (IV) Elevational changes, (V) The existing front porch to be built in, (VI) Construction of a low level front boundary wall with fence on top and vehicular entrance gate to match and all associated site development works.
Core Planning Reasoning
The large, non-retractable awning is refused as it constitutes a visually obtrusive and discordant feature that materially and adversely affects the character of NIAH-listed buildings, the setting of the adjacent Everyman Theatre (a Protected Structure), and the special character of the MacCurtain Street Architectural Conservation Area (ACA).
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The awning's excessive scale, rigid cantilevered structure, and non-retractable nature make it a visually obtrusive and strident feature that obscures the historic ground floor façade and disfigures the first floor of the NIAH-listed properties.
- The development is injurious to the architectural integrity and symmetry of the MacCurtain Street ACA and the setting of the Everyman Theatre, establishing an undesirable precedent for similar disorderly development.
- The proposal materially contravenes the qualitative standards of the Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028, specifically Section 11.193, which mandates that canopies should be of traditional design and retractable materials.