Core Refusal Reason
The proposed first-floor extension was refused due to its excessive scale, massing, and unsympathetic design, which would negatively impact the streetscape and neighboring residential amenities.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development's excessive scale and massing fail to provide a sympathetic extension to the existing dwelling and would be unduly dominant.
- The proposal is considered wholly incongruous within the distinctive and uniform streetscape, causing serious injury to the visual amenities of the area.
- The extension would result in a detrimental overbearing impact on adjoining residential properties, failing to meet development plan standards for sensitive design.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy SPQHP41Objective SPQH045
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought planning permission for the construction of a new first-floor level at 8 Saint Domhnach's Well, Dublin 13. Fingal County Council refused the application on the grounds that the extension's design, scale, and massing were unsympathetic to the existing dwelling and the surrounding uniform residential layout. The planning authority determined that the development would be visually intrusive within the streetscape and would negatively affect the residential amenities of neighbori...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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