Core Refusal Reason
The applicant failed to provide sufficient technical detail and design assessments to demonstrate compliance with national apartment standards and to protect the residential amenity of neighboring properties.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The application lacks a comprehensive Housing Quality Assessment and detailed floor plans necessary to verify compliance with the Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments (2022).
- The documentation fails to adequately illustrate the relationship between the proposed development and adjoining properties, specifically regarding potential overshadowing and overlooking impacts.
- There is insufficient justification for the proposed design integration, scale, and massing, alongside a failure to demonstrate technical compliance for ventilation and fire safety in specific units.
Cited Policies (CDP)
CPO 4.68DMS 16.58DMS 16.59Table 16.1Chapter 4Chapter 16Section 16.4.4.10SPPR3
Decision Document Summary
The applicant, Louis Herterich Junior, proposed the demolition of storage sheds and the construction of four own-door apartments at the rear of No. 37 and 38 Ballymahon Street, Longford. Although the site is zoned 'Town Core' where residential use is encouraged, the Planning Authority found the application deficient. The decision was deferred (effectively refused at this stage) due to a lack of detail regarding internal layouts, private amenity space, and the impact on the residential amenity of...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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