SD22B/0506
The development will consist of 1. Demolition of the existing garage/carport wall attached to the existing house. 2. Construction of a single storey flat roof front extension to consist of a porch and utility Room. 3. Construction of a two storey rear extension with gable ended roof to consist of hall, Lounge/Play room, Master bedroom walk in wardrobe and ensuite on the ground floor and two bedrooms, office and bathroom on the first floor. 4 Construction of court yard in the ground floors proposed to the rear extension and the existing house. 5. General remodel and upgrade of the existing dwelling to suit the proposed layouts. 6. All drainage, structural and associated siteworks to be implemented
Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development was refused primarily due to the inadequate provision of private open space, which falls significantly below the minimum standards of the South Dublin County Council Development Plan, and because the scale and proximity of the two-storey rear extension would seriously injure the residential amenity of the area through an overbearing impact.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The reduction of private open space from 97m² to 32m² is unacceptably below the 60m² minimum requirement for a three-bedroom house as mandated by Table 3.20 of the Development Plan.
- The scale and proximity of the two-storey rear extension, with windows only 5.5m from the boundary, would be unacceptably intrusive and would seriously injure the residential amenity of both future residents and adjoining neighbors.
- The proposed development would materially contravene the 'RES' zoning objective to protect and improve residential amenity and would set an undesirable precedent for similar substandard development in the area.