WEB1481/23
Reconfiguring and extending to change from 1no. 4 bedroom dwelling house over 2 storeys [area: 146 square metres] to 2 no. three bed apartments over three floors. Apartment A will be 120 square metres and Apartment B, 95 square metres. Works include retaining of existing stone front and rear elevations along with pedestrian and vehicular entrances, internal demolitions, 2 no. new ground floor courtyards at entrance level, balcony on first floor for each apartment behind the front stone wall, set back three storey brick façade with glazing and flat roof in the central massing and 2 storey set back brick facades with glazing and flat roof on either side.
Core Refusal Reason
Insufficient private amenity space and overdevelopment of the site.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development fails to provide the minimum required quality private amenity space for the two houses as mandated by the Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028.
- The scheme represents an overdevelopment of the subject site that would fail to protect the residential amenity of future occupants and contravene local zoning objectives.
- Granting permission would establish a highly undesirable precedent for residential development in the city and would be contrary to proper planning and sustainable development.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involved the reconfiguration and extension of an existing four-bedroom dwelling at 4 Belville Mews, Donnybrook, to create two separate houses. Dublin City Council refused the application on the grounds that the development did not meet the design standards for private open space set out in Section 15.11.3 of the Development Plan. The planning authority determined that the proposal constituted overdevelopment, which would result in poor residential amenity for future residents and se...PDF Document Missing
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