Core Refusal Reason
The proposed 1.8m high front boundary wall would detract from the visual and residential amenities of the area and materially contravene conditions of previous planning permissions (16/615 and 22/273) that restricted boundary treatments forward of the building line.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The height and location of the proposed wall would negatively impact the visual and residential amenity of the prominent site within the Cnoc an Oir development.
- The proposal directly contravenes specific conditions (Condition 14 of 16/615 and Condition 6 of 22/273) attached to previous grants of permission for the site which prohibited structures forward of the front building line.
- Granting permission would establish an undesirable precedent for similar developments, which would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Waterford City & County Development Plan 2022-2028Zoned Existing Residential [RS]
Decision Document Summary
Grace Jacob John sought permission to construct a 1.8m high front boundary wall with 2.0m high piers and an entrance gate at Site No. 3, Cnoc-An-Oir, Williamstown Road, Waterford. The site is located in a prominent position within a residential area zoned 'Existing Residential'. Waterford City and County Council refused the application because the wall's height would detract from the area's visual amenity and, crucially, it would materially contravene conditions of the parent planning permission...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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