Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes substandard backland overdevelopment that fails to provide adequate residential amenity, lacks required parking, and does not comply with development management standards.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed conversion results in a substandard form of residential accommodation with a constrained internal layout and a total lack of defined private amenity space for future occupants.
- The development represents inappropriate backland development that is detached from the established streetscape and fails to respect the existing pattern of development in the area.
- The applicant failed to provide any dedicated car or bicycle parking, which is a mandatory requirement under the County Development Plan for new apartment units.
Cited Policies (CDP)
DMS16.78DMS16.124DMS16.8016.4.4.1016.4.5.3
Decision Document Summary
This application sought permission for the conversion of an existing storage shed into a 37sqm one-bedroom apartment located to the rear of a retail unit on Main Street, Ballymahon. Longford County Council refused the application primarily because the proposal was deemed to be a substandard form of backland development. The Planning Authority cited concerns regarding the constrained internal layout, the absence of private open space, the lack of required car parking, and the potential for the de...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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