Core Refusal Reason
The proposed additional dwellings would result in a substandard layout with inadequate separation distances, poor residential amenity for future and existing residents, and would be visually out of character with the permitted development.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The inclusion of two additional single-storey units is visually inconsistent with the character and pattern of the surrounding residential development permitted under the governing permission 18/561.
- The proposed layout, siting, and orientation result in substandard residential amenity due to inadequate separation distances and excessive proximity to 2m high boundaries and neighboring gables.
- The development would adversely affect the residential amenities of future occupiers of both the proposed and neighboring permitted dwellings, setting an undesirable precedent for the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for minor boundary alterations and the addition of two single-storey dwellings at Milleencoola, Bantry, Co. Cork, within an estate currently under construction. The Planning Authority refused the application primarily because the proposed units were deemed visually out of character with the existing permitted layout. Furthermore, the siting and orientation of the new dwellings were found to provide inadequate separation distances and poor residential amenity, p...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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