Core Refusal Reason
Non-compliance with Rural Cluster settlement strategy and inappropriate scale/design of the proposed extension relative to the existing vernacular cottage.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient information to demonstrate compliance with the Rural Settlement Strategy and the local need requirements of the 'RC - Rural Cluster' zoning objective.
- The scale, height, and design of the proposed extension are considered visually obtrusive, overbearing, and out of character with the existing pattern of development in the vicinity.
- The development would result in the loss of historic fabric and materially contravene policies regarding the protection of vernacular dwellings and the proper planning of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
RC - Rural ClusterPolicy SPQHP54Objective HCAO36HCAP25
Decision Document Summary
The proposal sought the demolition and development of an extension at 13 Hackettstown Cottages, Skerries, a site located within a 'Rural Cluster' zoning. Fingal County Council refused the application on two primary grounds: first, the applicant did not demonstrate they met the specific local need criteria required for new residential development in rural clusters; and second, the proposed extension was deemed architecturally incompatible with the existing cottage. The planning authority conclude...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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