Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes a substandard residential design that fails to provide independent access or open space, while materially contravening a previous planning condition that designated the site as open space for an adjoining development.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The design solution fails to sufficiently address street connectivity and the prevailing pattern of development, resulting in a substandard layout injurious to residential amenities.
- The development would materially contravene Condition 2 of planning reference 22/748, which required this specific land to be omitted from construction and utilized as open space.
- The application lacks necessary infrastructure within its own boundaries, relying on access and open space arrangements on adjoining lands that are not part of the current planning unit.
Cited Policies (CDP)
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Decision Document Summary
The applicant proposed the construction of three 2-bedroom terraced houses at Cosmona, Loughrea, on a site that was previously conditioned to remain as open space under planning reference 22/748. Although the land is zoned for residential use, the Planning Authority refused permission because the proposal relies on external infrastructure for access and fails to provide adequate internal open space. Additionally, the layout was considered a disorderly pattern of development that would negatively...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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