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for (i) 7 no. houses: 1 no. townhouse with 23.5 private open space to rear on corner with Main Street and a new road providing vehicular & pedestrian access to the development. (House no. 1), (6 no. flat - roofed terrace houses, 1 no. to be two storey with 22m2 private open space (House no.2) and 5 no. (House no.’s 3 -7) to be 3 storey with a set-back third floor with 12m2 roof terraces and 14.2-17.5m2 private open space to rear. (ii) provision of 7 no. on curtilage parking spaces (1 space per dwelling), 4 no. visitor bicycle spaces and amenity areas and, (iii) inclusive of all associated works, landscaping planting and boundary treatments, infrastructure, lighting, foul/surface drainage, site works, necessary to facilitate the development on a site of 1,388m2
Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes overdevelopment and an incongruous design that fails to respect the site's context, lacks adequate green infrastructure, and provides insufficient technical justification regarding drainage and ecological impacts.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development's scale, bulk, and massing in close proximity to the southern boundary represent an overdevelopment that would be injurious to the residential amenity and character of the area.
- The loss of all natural vegetation and the failure to provide a comprehensive, high-quality open space and landscape design fails to meet the requirements for a sustainable residential environment.
- The proposal lacks adequate surface water drainage solutions and failed to provide an Appropriate Assessment screening to evaluate potential impacts on the River Barrow and Nore SAC.